Tractor Trailer Driver Points ‘Handgun’ In Wood-Ridge Road Rage Incident, Police Say
A tractor-trailer driver was arrested after allegedly pointing what appeared to be a handgun during a road rage incident in Wood-Ridge, police said.
Tommy Tyner, 59, of East Windsor, pointed a black handgun at another driver at 1 Passaic St. in Wood-Ridge, on Thursday, Feb. 26, Capt. Joseph Biamonte said.
Officers Timothy Janz, Mark Torsiello and Christian Hutchison, along with Detectives David Marchitelli and Roberto Cangialosi, responded to the scene and immediately located the tractor-trailer outside a factory within the Curtiss-Wright Complex, Biamonte said.
The driver’s side door was …
Builder Buys Gotham City Diner Where He Raised His Kids: Here's What It Will Soon Become
Mahmoud “Mike” Elayan still remembers the table in the corner.
It was where he and his wife sat with their kids at Gotham City Diner in Ridgefield for nearly a decade.
“That was our spot,” said Elayan, who now lives in Washington Township and runs ECS Homes.
The family had their usual orders: London broil, a Greek salad wrap, chocolate chip pancakes and chicken wings, he said. “It was a comfortable place, with familiar faces, and we had terrific experiences."
Now, Elayan, a Bergen County home builder and managing partner of MAJ Hospitality, is preparing to write a new chapter fo…
AG Identifies 18-Year-Old Driver In Route 1 Pursuit Crash That Killed Teen Girl
Authorities have identified the 18-year-old driver involved in a police encounter last week that led to the death of his 17-year-old passenger on Route 1 in Woodbridge.
The driver of the civilian vehicle has been identified as Mikael Salman, of Iselin, according to a release issued by the Attorney General’s Office. Salman’s passenger, Karla Gamero, an Edison High School student, was pronounced dead on Friday, Feb. 20, following the encounter, as previously reported by Daily Voice.
According to the preliminary investigation, on Feb. 19, shortly before 12 a.m., Woodbridge Police Officer …
Video: Massive Police Procession Honors Late Englewood Cliffs Police Capt. Keith Wicker
A massive police procession made its way through multiple Bergen County towns on Thursday, Feb. 26, as Englewood Cliffs Police Capt. Keith Wicker was laid to rest.
Videos shared by the Paramus Police Department's motor unit show the escort from Becker Funeral Home in Westwood to St. Pius X Church in Old Tappan, and then to George Washington Cemetery in Paramus (scroll for a list of participating agencies).
Wicker, 51, of Old Tappan, died on Friday, Feb. 20, after a years-long brain cancer battle andmore than 25 years on the force. He is survived by his wife, Amy, and their ch…