Inside Bergen County's 5 Most Expensive Homes Inside Bergen County's 5 Most Expensive Homes
Inside Bergen County's 5 Most Expensive Homes Mahwah or Alpine? Take your pick. The five most expensive residential listings in Bergen County are in the township and the borough, according to Zillow listings. Of the five, the least expensive is on the market for almost $15.1 million, and the most is at $36 million. Take a look inside. Alpine: 7 beds, 10 baths, 11,117 square feet, $15.088 million: The opulent French Estate in Rio Vista is ideal for entertaining, with nearly 2 acres of land, an outdoor patio and hand-painted murals throughout the sprawling house. 12 The Esplanade, AlpineSotheby's International Real Estate 12 Th…
Authorities: Georgia Dad Who Fled To Alpine With Kidnapped Son, 6, Expected To Surrender Authorities: Georgia Dad Who Fled To Alpine With Kidnapped Son, 6, Expected To Surrender
Authorities: Georgia Dad Who Fled To Alpine With Kidnapped Son, 6, Expected To Surrender A father who fled to Bergen County from Georgia with his 6-year-old son earlier this year was expected to surrender on Thursday, following a police search Wednesday night that ended with the boy safe at a relative’s home in Alpine, authorities said. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office pinged the father’s cellphone Wednesday night at first to Closter Plaza, then to Closter Dock Road and Anderson Avenue in Alpine and, finally, to Hemlock Drive, responders said. The dad -- whose identity was temporarily being withheld pending his surrender -- told the boy’s mother that he was taking him to visi…
Paterson Man Captured After Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged In Ridgewood Crime Spree Paterson Man Captured After Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged In Ridgewood Crime Spree
Paterson Man Captured After Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged In Ridgewood Crime Spree A Paterson man captured in Paramus after a wild stolen car chase that went through several Bergen County towns was responsible for a series of vehicle thefts and burglaries, as well as home break-ins in Ridgewood, authorities said. John Chavan Johnson, 32, remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest two days earlier. He’s charged with five counts of burglary, six of theft, three of resisting arrest among 19 offenses in all, most of them in Ridgewood. Also still being held was Johnson’s alleged accomplice, Samantha Boseski, 30, of Clifton. She was charged with&nbs…
VIDEO: Judge Releases Rockland Driver Who Rammed Police Car At GWB After Multi-Town Chase VIDEO: Judge Releases Rockland Driver Who Rammed Police Car At GWB After Multi-Town Chase
Video: Judge Releases Rockland Driver Who Rammed Police Car At GWB After Multi-Town Chase VIDEO: A Rockland driver who was captured by Fort Lee police on the George Washington Bridge after he rammed a patrol car at the toll plaza during a wild chase through several Northeast Bergen towns was ordered released by a judge less than 24 hours later. Demarest police tried to stop a Toyota Camry driven by 29-year-old Joseph Russo, of Leif Boulevard in Congers, at 4:30 p.m. Friday. Russo kept going, nearly hitting a police officer, as well as a PSE&G employee, authorities said. Demarest officers pursued the vehicle south on Route 9W before Englewood Cliffs and Palisades Interstate …
VIDEO: Wild Multi-Town Police Chase Ends In Crash, Arrest At GWB VIDEO: Wild Multi-Town Police Chase Ends In Crash, Arrest At GWB
Video: Wild Multi-Town Police Chase Ends In Crash, Arrest At GWB VIDEO: A Rockland driver who was captured on the George Washington Bridge after he rammed a police car at the toll plaza during a wild chase through several Northeast Bergen towns was ordered released by a judge less than 24 hours later. Demarest police tried to stop a Toyota Camry driven by 29-year-old Joseph Russo, of Leif Boulevard in Congers, at 4:30 p.m. Friday. Russo kept going, nearly hitting a police officer, as well as a PSE&G employee, authorities said. Demarest officers pursued the vehicle south on Route 9W before Englewood Cliffs and Palisades Interstate Parkway Police pick…
Motorcyclist, 31, Killed In PIP Crash Motorcyclist, 31, Killed In PIP Crash
Motorcyclist, 31, Killed In PIP Crash UPDATE: A 31-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a Saturday afternoon crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine, authorities said. Civilians at the scene began first aid and CPR on the Brooklyn victim after his motorcycle struck a railing on the southbound Exit 4 ramp shortly before 3 p.m., PIP Police Lt. Jock Watkins Jr. said. PIP police officers used a defibrillator before responding paramedics from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Rockland County, Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps and the South Orangetown Ambulance Corps took over patient care, he said. The vi…
Motorcyclist Killed In PIP Crash Motorcyclist Killed In PIP Crash
Motorcyclist Killed In PIP Crash UPDATE: A 31-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a Saturday afternoon crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine, authorities said. Responders said the Brooklyn victim was impaled on a sign on the southbound Exit 4 ramp shortly before 3 p.m. Officers used a defibrillator to try and revive the victim after civilians at the scene began first aid and CPR, PIP Police Lt. Jock Watkins Jr. said. Paramedics from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Rockland County, Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps and the South Orangetown Ambulance Corps responded and took over patient care…
Patriots' Tom Brady Looking At Homes In Alpine: Report Patriots' Tom Brady Looking At Homes In Alpine: Report
Patriots' Tom Brady Looking At Homes In Alpine: Report Tom Brady, the New England Patriots quarterback who led his team to six Super Bowl victories, is house-hunting in the affluent suburbs of New York City with his wife, Gisele Bunchden, The New York Post reports.  The couple have looked at homes in tony Greenwich, Connecticut, as well as Alpine in Bergen County, one of the most expensive zip codes in the nation.  Brady would hardly be the first celebrity to reside in the state's easternmost community: Stevie Wonder, the Yankees' CC Sabathia, Britney Spears, Chris Rock and Jay Z are just a few of the boldface names who own or have ow…
High-Speed Overnight Stolen-Vehicle Chases Continue Through Bergen, Passaic, Essex High-Speed Overnight Stolen-Vehicle Chases Continue Through Bergen, Passaic, Essex
High-Speed Overnight Stolen-Vehicle Chases Continue Through Bergen, Passaic, Essex Police overnight Wednesday chased a sedan reportedly stolen out of Allendale to Newark at speeds of up to 100 miles an hour, in yet another in a series of pre-dawn pursuits throughout North Jersey. Part of the chase went along eastbound Route 46 in Totowa to southbound Route 21 in Clifton around 2:30 a.m. The pursuers lost the black Audi on 13th Avenue near South Orange Avenue in Newark moments later. Vehicles continue to be stolen at an alarming -- and, for police, frustrating -- rate in North Jersey, authorities say. Nearly all of their owners left the vehicles unlocked with the key…
Closter PD: Driver Of Unlocked Stolen Car In Chase Crash Tracked Down In Jersey City Closter PD: Driver Of Unlocked Stolen Car In Chase Crash Tracked Down In Jersey City
Closter PD: Driver Of Unlocked Stolen Car In Chase Crash Tracked Down In Jersey City Closter police tracked down a Jersey City man who they said fled during a stolen-car chase earlier this year. Justin Howard, 19, was charged with eluding, resisting arrest and receiving stolen property stemming from the Feb. 4 incident. Closter police were actually chasing two stolen vehicles around 3 a.m. that morning when the one that Howard was in crashed at the Alpine border, Detective Sgt. Vincent Aiello said. The occupants bailed out, ran through a large estate in Alpine and made their getaway in an unlocked car whose owner left the key fob inside, he said. Working with the Jersey C…
Palisades Parkway PD, Westchester Marine Unit Pluck Injured Fort Lee Hiker Off Alpine Cliffs Palisades Parkway PD, Westchester Marine Unit Pluck Injured Fort Lee Hiker Off Alpine Cliffs
Palisades Parkway PD, Westchester Marine Unit Pluck Injured Fort Lee Hiker Off Alpine Cliffs Members of the Westchester County Police Marine Unit, Palisades Interstate Park police and Piermont EMS and firefighters united to rescue a Fort Lee hiker trapped on the Palisades above the Hudson River, authorities said. The victim, 50, tripped and injured her arm while hiking Sunday along an unmarked trail in Alpine, PIP Police Lt. Jock Watkins said. “She was about 750 feet away from the shore at an approximate angle of 70 degrees,” Watkins said. The victim was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center for treatment, he said.
Bones In Bag Left At State Line Lookout On Palisades Confirmed As Human, More Found Bones In Bag Left At State Line Lookout On Palisades Confirmed As Human, More Found
Bones In Bag Left At State Line Lookout On Palisades Confirmed As Human, More Found UPDATE: Bones found in a bag at the State Line Lookout atop the Palisades in Alpine were identified as human remains -- as well as those found along with some personal items nearby, authorities said Wednesday. "The remains will be submitted to a lab for identification and will be compared to missing persons records," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Employees arriving for work at a lookout snack stand on Monday found the bones in a bag tied to the door, the prosecutor previously said. "The individual who left the bag of remains on the snack stand door was located and directed la…