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Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Video
: Police, Marchers Clash In Englewood, Four Arrested
Tensions were quickly escalating Saturday when the organizer of a peace march in Englewood and a city police officer went chest-to-chest. Then things got out of hand. The officer was one of several who apparently were trying disperse a march early Saturday evening, repeatedly telling participants and onlookers to back up, after what appeared to be a separate incident that occurred along the route several minutes into the event. That's when he and Ainsworth Minott faced off, video shows (see below). Almost instantly, the officer and others push forward. Some marchers are forced to the grou…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
News
Bergen Prosecutor Asks Parents To Check After Youth Program Director Swaps Nude Pics With Kid
UPDATE: The recently-hired director of a before- and after-school program in Saddle Brook exchanged nude images with a victim under 16 and had conversations on social media with several juveniles that "included sexually explicit dialogue," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday. Jack T. Anderson, 25, of Fair Lawn, also met with one of the minors at least three separate times, the prosecutor said. Anderson has worked extensively with youngsters the past several years in New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts, records show. Musella asked that any parent or guardian who determ…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
News
Director Of Saddle Brook School Program Jailed On Child Sex Abuse Charges
UPDATE: The recently-hired director of a before- and after-school program in Saddle Brook exchanged nude images with a victim under 16 and had conversations on social media with several juveniles that "included sexually explicit dialogue," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday. Jack T. Anderson, 25, of Fair Lawn, also met with one of the minors at least three separate times, the prosecutor said. Anderson has worked extensively with youngsters the past several years in New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts, records show. Musella asked that any parent or guardian who determines …
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Judge Releases Hackensack Woman Accused Of Killing Newborn
UPDATE: A judge in Hackensack on Tuesday released a Hackensack woman less than 24 hours after she was booked into the Bergen County Jail on charges of killing her newborn son. Kimberly Aponte, 19, hid the unwanted pregnancy from her family, authorities said. Aponte gave birth before dawn Saturday to a full-term boy whom she then wrapped in a towel and stuffed into a hamper, they said. Aponte's father called city police to the family's Hackensack Avenue apartment Saturday afternoon, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. There, the officers found the lifeless child, he said. Aponte,…
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Palisades Park Police Sergeant Accused Of Stealing $10K From Resident Suspended
A Palisades Park police sergeant accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a borough resident was suspended from his job, authorities said Thursday. The police department received a complaint from a resident saying Christopher Sambogna, 50, stole $10,000 for them, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The sergeant, in his 16th year with the department, broke into the resident's safe to steal the money March 1, according to a criminal complaint. Police received a complaint from the resident the following day, documents show. Sambogna was arrested Aug. 12 and charged with thef…
Middletown, NJ
News
Covid-
19: Here's Where You Can Get Tested In North Jersey
As expected, the number of coronavirus cases has increased with the opening of testing sites across New Jersey. And that number is only going to increase, Gov. Phil Murphy said. "As the testing regime expands, we’re going to see these numbers go up in a big way," he said. "We are getting a clearer and better sense of how far the coronavirus has already spread.” Here's a list of coronavirus testing sites in New Jersey: Officials are urging New Jersey residents to keep these testing sites open to those who need it saying that if you feel okay, stay home and rest. You'll need state ID…
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Covid-
19: Fort Lee Shuts Down Senior Citizen Center
The Fort Lee Senior Center will be closed for two weeks, beginning Thursday, as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus, officials said Wednesday. Arrangements have been made with the “Meals on Wheels” program sponsored by Bergen County to provide qualified seniors with lunch during the closure period, Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich said. "This measure is strictly preemptive and is not in response to any presumptive or additional confirmed cases of individuals in the Borough of Fort Lee contracting COVID-19," Sokolich said. Fort Lee will still provide free shuttle bus service to i…
Northern Highlands, NJ
Police & Fire
Deadlocked Jurors End Child Sex Assault Trial Of Upper Saddle River Business Owner
The child sex assault trial of a former construction company owner from Upper Saddle River ended with jurors in Hackensack unable to reach a verdict. Bergen County prosecutors said they will seek a new trial against Louis Tantillo, 55, following the mistrial. The jury of eight men and four women began deliberating Tuesday morning. Early Wednesday, they told Superior Court Judge Robert M. Vinci they didn't think they could reach the required unanimous decision. After a few more hours of deliberations, the judge accepted the deadlock. This comes after judges previously dismissed two indic…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Bergen Grandfather Playing With Child Paralyzed In Fall From Park Slide
A Palisades Park grandfather was paralyzed when he fell from a slide while playing with his grandchild at Overpeck County Park in Ridgefield Park, authorities confirmed. The 65-year-old victim was playing with the youngster when he got stuck and fell off the slide shortly before 5 p.m. Monday, Bergen County Sheriff’s Chief of Staff Derek Sands said. “He was breathing, alert, and conscious but was unable to move his body,” Sands said Wednesday. The child wasn’t injured, he said. Palisades Park police and sheriff’s officers responded, along with Englewood Hospital and Medical Center BLS and…
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Third Fire In 38 Months Ravages Garden Center Greenhouse In Paramus (
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The third fire in a little over three years at a Paramus garden center severely damaged a greenhouse Wednesday night. Flames erupted at Denny Wiggers Landscapes and Garden Center on Paramus Road across from Bergen Community College shortly before 7:30 p.m. Firefighters quickly knocked it down, with no injuries reported. The cause wasn’t immediately determined. A fire in November 2016 seriously damaged a back corner of the main building. Four months later, a blaze that blew through the roof of a woodshed. Paramus Road was temporarily closed in both directions between Midland Avenue and Ce…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Bergen County Jail In Total Lockdown, Five Inmates Quarantined With Mumps
The entire Bergen County Jail was in lockdown after five inmates were quarantined with suspected mumps, authorities reported Tuesday night. "Isolation means no additional inmates accepted and no one out until we're comfortable that there's no risk of exposure," County Executive Jim Tedesco said during a news conference in Hackensack.No staffers have shown any signs of infection, Tedesco said, adding that 1,000 doses of a vaccine were ordered for staff and inmates. "Inmates who are scheduled to get out [Wednesday] need to be inoculated," Tedesco said. "We want to make sure we don’t put this…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Prank? Foul Play? Handyman Says Set Of Woman’s Clothing Found In Fair Lawn Woods
It’s a mystery, for sure, why a set of women’s clothing apparently wound up in a wooded section of Fair Lawn – only to be discovered months later near a handyman’s garage. “If anybody has any information that could help, we ask that they call us,” Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said Monday afternoon, as social media shares and comments began gaining steam. Handyman David Carota laid out each item after his wife, young daughter and two other kid found them rolled up near his garage. He took photos and posted them on Facebook, along with theories on how the set of jeans (size 28), Ra…
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