NJ Releases List Of Cops Suspended, Fired In 2024: See Why NJ Releases List Of Cops Suspended, Fired In 2024: See Why
NJ Releases List Of Cops Suspended, Fired In 2024: See Why The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has released its 2024 Major Discipline Report, giving the public a detailed look into disciplinary actions taken against law enforcement officers across the state. The report — published Monday, July 7 — lists the names of 543 officers from 172 agencies who were suspended for more than five days, demoted, or fired last year. The release is part of a broader transparency initiative launched in 2021, aimed at increasing public access to police misconduct records. The searchable report, available on the Attorney General’s website, includes summaries des…
Teen Shot In Broad Daylight In Elmwood Park, Police Say Teen Shot In Broad Daylight In Elmwood Park, Police Say
Teen Shot In Broad Daylight In Elmwood Park, Police Say A 15-year-old was hospitalized after being shot in the hand and leg over the weekend in Elmwood Park, authorities said. Officers responded to Donor Avenue just after 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 5, where they found the teenage victim suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. The teen was taken to a nearby hospital and listed in stable condition, Angermeyer said. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Elmwood Park Police Department launched a joint investigation, with …
Movie Starring Scarlett Johansson Filming In Bergen County This Week, Mayor Says Movie Starring Scarlett Johansson Filming In Bergen County This Week, Mayor Says
Movie Starring Scarlett Johansson Filming In Bergen County This Week, Mayor Says Bergen County will serve as the backdrop for scenes in Scarlett Johansson’s new movie, filming this week. Scenes from "Paper Tiger," a new crime thriller starring Scarlett Johansson, Miles Teller, and Adam Driver, will be filmed in Teaneck on Tuesday, July 8, according to Teaneck Mayor Mark Schwartz. Filming will take place midday on Griggs Avenue, and in the morning and evening at Beatrice and Belle Avenues, the mayor said. "Paper Tiger" follows two brothers pursuing the American dream who become entangled in a dangerous Russian mafia scheme. The story explores family loyalty and betrayal…
SoJo Masseur Sexually Assaults Woman During Massage, Prosecutor Says SoJo Masseur Sexually Assaults Woman During Massage, Prosecutor Says
SoJo Masseur Sexually Assaults Woman During Massage, Prosecutor Says A Teaneck man was arrested after authorities say he sexually assaulted a woman while giving her a massage at a Bergen County spa. Dong H. Oh, 55, of Teaneck, digitally penetrated the woman's vagina during a massage on Tuesday, June 3 at the SoJo Spa Club in Edgewater, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. Oh was arrested on Wednesday, July 2 in Edgewater on charges of second-degree sexual assault. He was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, officials said. Anyone with information is asked to call t…
Verizon Manager In Mahwah Accessed Customer's Private Data, Police Say Verizon Manager In Mahwah Accessed Customer's Private Data, Police Say
Verizon Manager In Mahwah Accessed Customer's Private Data, Police Say A Verizon store manager in Bergen County has been charged with computer crime after police say he accessed a customer's personal and financial information without permission. The incident happened on Tuesday, June 24, when a woman went to a Verizon store in Mahwah to purchase a new phone, the Mahwah Police Department said in a press release. She reported that employees transferred data from her old phone to her new one. After she left the store, she noticed a locked note containing sensitive personal and financial information was open on the screen of her old phone, which had been returned …
Where To Watch Fireworks And July 4 Festivities In Bergen County Where To Watch Fireworks And July 4 Festivities In Bergen County
Where To Watch Fireworks And July 4 Festivities In Bergen County Bergen County is gearing up for a full slate of parades, fireworks, live music, and family fun this Fourth of July. Here’s where you can catch the action around the area: Allendale:  Allendale's Fourth of July Celebration is the borough’s biggest annual event. The festivities begin at 7 a.m. and end with an award-winning fireworks show at Crestwood Lake. Bergen County’s Star-Spangled Spectacular in Overpeck County Park: The county’s second annual Star-Spangled Spectacular returns to Overpeck County Park in Ridgefield Park on Thursday, July 3. County Executive Jim T…
New Mugshot Shows Vespa Rider Who Led Wild Backyard Chase Through Glen Rock: Cops New Mugshot Shows Vespa Rider Who Led Wild Backyard Chase Through Glen Rock: Cops
New Mugshot Shows Vespa Rider Who Led Wild Backyard Chase Through Glen Rock: Cops A 19-year-old Paterson man took police on a wild run through Glen Rock backyards after ditching a helmetless, unregistered scooter, authorities said. Ericson Abreu was riding a Vespa Fly Wing 200 Super scooter without a helmet or license plates on Lincoln Avenue around 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday, July 1, when Glen Rock Police Officer T.J. Graziani tried to pull him over, Chief Dean Ackermann said. Instead of stopping, Abreu turned suddenly onto Holt Avenue, riding through yards on Holt Avenue and Holt Court, police said. When the officer confronted him on a front lawn, “the driver dumped the scoo…
Armed Robbery Suspect Caught After Holdup At Garnerville Business: Police Armed Robbery Suspect Caught After Holdup At Garnerville Business: Police
Armed Robbery Suspect Caught After Holdup At Garnerville Business: Police A New Jersey man is behind bars after allegedly robbing a Hudson Valley, NY business at gunpoint, police said.  Bergen County resident Nelson Morales, age 45, of Cliffside Park, was arrested on Tuesday morning, July 1, following an armed robbery last week in Garnerville, the Haverstraw Police Department announced.  Police said the robbery happened around 9:15 p.m. at a Garnerville business on Wednesday, June 25. Officers quickly responded to the scene and began investigating.  Morales was located and taken into custody around 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday in Orangetown, according to …
$1M Scratch-Off Winner Sold At Bridgewater Wegman's $1M Scratch-Off Winner Sold At Bridgewater Wegman's
$1M Scratch-Off Winner Sold At Bridgewater Wegman's It was a terrific Tuesday for a Somerset County lottery player. A lottery player in Bridgewater won $1 million in the 100x Cash Blitz Scratch-Off game on Tuesday, June 24. The ticket was sold at a Wegmans at 724 Route 202 South in Bridgewater.  Wegman's wasn't the only supermarket that sold massive prizewinners last week. In Bergen County, the ShopRite in Lyndhurst sold a $10,000 scratch-off and a $50,000 Powerball ticket.
Lidl Opening Fourth Bergen County Store: Here's When And Where Lidl Opening Fourth Bergen County Store: Here's When And Where
Lidl Opening Fourth Bergen County Store: Here's When And Where Get your shopping carts ready, Hackensack — Lidl is coming to town. The German grocery chain is opening its newest Lidl US location at 150 River St., on Friday, July 25, with a grand opening celebration set to start at 7:40 a.m., according to a company announcement. Doors open with the sunrise, and the store promises free coffee and freshly baked croissants for early birds. The Hackensack location will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. This will be Bergen County's fourth Lidl, with locations already in Paramus, Bergenfield, and Elmwood Park. Known for its wallet-friendly prices and Eur…
Rookie Wallington Cop Helps Capture Ski-Masked Suspect Near Carjacked Mercedes: PD Rookie Wallington Cop Helps Capture Ski-Masked Suspect Near Carjacked Mercedes: PD
Rookie Wallington Cop Helps Capture Ski-Masked Suspect Near Carjacked Mercedes: PD A man wearing a wool ski mask was caught by a pair of cops, including a rookie, near a stolen Mercedes SUV following a brief foot chase through a Bergen County housing complex, police said in a report released Monday, June 30. Wallington Police Officers Wojciech Kulbabinski and Konrad Blasiak, who were both sworn into the department last September with Kulbabinski having transferred from Paterson, were notified around 2:53 a.m. of a 2023 Mercedes G30 that had been carjacked and was actively pinging near Al Ventura Road, police said in the release. The officers drove to the Jasontown complex…
Fatal Team Activated In Cliffside Park Crash Involving Motorcycle, Prosecutor Says Fatal Team Activated In Cliffside Park Crash Involving Motorcycle, Prosecutor Says
Fatal Team Activated In Cliffside Park Crash Involving Motorcycle, Prosecutor Says Several people were hospitalized, some with serious injuries, after a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle in Cliffside Park, authorities said. The collision happened around 6 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at the intersection of Edgewater Road and Anderson Avenue, according to Jeff Angermeyer, Deputy Chief of Detectives for the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Responding officers from the Cliffside Park Police Department requested assistance from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit, according to Angermeyer. “Investigators from the Bergen …