Passenger With Cocaine, Outstanding Warrants Arrested In New Bridge Road Traffic Stop, Cops Say
A 22-year-old Bergenfield man was arrested after a late-night motor vehicle stop led to the discovery of drugs and outstanding warrants, authorities said.
The stop occurred at 1:02 a.m. on Jan. 13, when Officer Brian Johnson conducted a motor vehicle stop on New Bridge Road, according to New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy.
During the stop, Johnson saw a bag of white powder believed to be cocaine sitting in plain view on the passenger’s lap, police said. The passenger was removed from the vehicle and identified as Camilo Puentes, 22, of Bergenfield, according to Clancy.
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Vehicle Rolls Over, Kills Man Working Under It In Brick Township, Police Say
A 61-year-old Brick Township man was found dead after being pinned beneath a vehicle Sunday morning, Jan. 11, authorities said.
Officers responded to the area of Lagoon Drive West around noon for a report of an unconscious man under a vehicle, Brock Township police said.
When officers arrived, they found Robert Grippe partially underneath the passenger side of the vehicle, police said. Grippe was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
A preliminary investigation indicates that Grippe may have been working on the vehicle when it rolled toward him, causing fatal injuries, poli…
Dashcam Shows Head-On Crash Caused By Fleeing Driver That Left 2 Dead In North Bergen
The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has released videos and radio transmissions from a double fatal crash last September on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen caused by a speeding, fleeing driver have been released.
The crash happened at about 11:18 p.m. on Sept. 28, 2025, in North Bergen, when Joseph Aziz, 20, of Jersey City, was fleeing from an officer in a Honda Accord and slammed into a Toyota driven by Bryan Rivera, 24, of North Bergen, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.
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'Dating Partner' Bites, Chokes, Robs Woman In Edgewater, Police Say
A man is in police custody after police say he choked, tackled, bitten, and robbed a woman described as his "dating partner" during a domestic violence incident in Edgewater last fall.
The incident was reported to the Edgewater Police Department on Dec. 28, 2025, at approximately 4 p.m., by the victim, according to a release from Chief Donald A. Martin.
The victim reported that the assault occurred the night before, Dec. 27, 2025, at approximately 11:30 p.m., when she was placed in a choke hold, tackled to the ground, bitten, and robbed of her cellphone by a man identified by police as 41-y…
