Alleged Coverup Probed After Saddle Brook Officer Leads Ridgefield PD On High-Speed Chase Alleged Coverup Probed After Saddle Brook Officer Leads Ridgefield PD On High-Speed Chase
Alleged Coverup Probed After Saddle Brook Officer Leads Ridgefield PD On High-Speed Chase A Saddle Brook police officer was suspended without pay and two of his colleagues suspended with pay Thursday following a reckless high-speed chase and alleged subsequent coverup. Saddle Brook Officer Andres Morales, 28, was off duty when a uniformed officer in Ridgefield tried to stop his speeding BMW on Broad Avenue 2:35 a.m. Oct. 3. Morales kept going, however, exiting onto Route 46 and then onto westbound Route 80, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. At the Route 80 split, Morales suddenly veered from the right local lane across several lanes into the express lanes, apparently …
Driver, Dog Die After Car Swerves To Avoid Hitting Animal On Route 495 Driver, Dog Die After Car Swerves To Avoid Hitting Animal On Route 495
Driver, Dog Die After Car Swerves To Avoid Hitting Animal On Route 495 A man and a dog have died in a car crash on Route 495 after the driver apparently swerved to avoid hitting an animal on Monday, Oct. 12. Massachusetts State Police responded to a report of a one-vehicle accident on Route 495 in Bolton on Monday around 8:30 p.m., police said. The accident occurred when the driver swerved to miss an animal and lost control of the car - a 2007 Mini Cooper. The vehicle went off the road to the right and struck a small tree, police said. The driver, Seyhan Isik, 31, of Bogota, New Jersey, died at the scene of the accident, police said. He was wearing a seatbelt…
Victim Clinging To Life, Assailant Sought In Stabbing Outside Englewood Church Victim Clinging To Life, Assailant Sought In Stabbing Outside Englewood Church
Victim Clinging To Life, Assailant Sought In Stabbing Outside Englewood Church A man was hospitalized with a life-threatening stab wound and his assailant was being sought following a fight Sunday afternoon outside an Englewood church. Officers who responded to at Mt. Cavalry Baptist Church on West Demarest Avenue applied a tourniquet before an ambulance took the victim, 31, to Hackensack University Medical Center shortly before 3 p.m., Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. The victim may have been attending a social event when a fight broke out and he was stabbed, Halstead said. His assailant remained at large and may have fled the scene in a dark-colored vehic…
SEE ANYTHING? Hidden Camera Shows Burglary Trio Ransacking Englewood Home SEE ANYTHING? Hidden Camera Shows Burglary Trio Ransacking Englewood Home
SEE Anything? Hidden Camera Shows Burglary Trio Ransacking Englewood Home A surveillance camera captured video of three burglars ransacking an Englewood home, said police who asked the public's help finding those responsible. Police responding to a 9:22 p.m. burglar alarm Friday in the 100 block of Chestnut Street found a rear kitchen door forced open, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. Backups helped canvass the area with negative results, Halstead said. The homeowner, who was away, gave detectives surveillance footage showing the intruders "running around the interior of the residence," he said. A list of missing items was being compiled, the deputy …
Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Bergen, Essex Counties Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Bergen, Essex Counties
Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Bergen, Essex Counties A pair of lottery tickets each good for $10,000 were sold in Bergen and Essex counties. The tickets from Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn. The tickets were sold at the 7-Eleven on Palisades Avenue in Bogota and Lou's Corner Liquor Mart in Newark. The winning numbers were 07, 10, 15, 31, and 57. The Gold Mega Ball was 21, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02. In addition to the third-tier prizes won, 22 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500.  Three of those tickets wer…
Violent Hackensack Home Invaders Rob Couple Of $20,000 Watch, Jewelry While Child, 3, Sleeps Violent Hackensack Home Invaders Rob Couple Of $20,000 Watch, Jewelry While Child, 3, Sleeps
Violent Hackensack Home Invaders Rob Couple Of $20,000 Watch, Jewelry While Child, 3, Sleeps Two home invaders, one armed with a handgun, smashed their way into a Hackensack apartment overnight Thursday and robbed a couple of $53,000 worth of jewelry while their 3-year-old daughter slept in another room, authorities said. The robbers broke the door frame, a lock and glass when they crashed into the Tracy Place apartment around midnight, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. One of them pointed a revolver at a female tenant’s head, ordering her to sit in a chair, DeWitt said. The gunman then forced the male tenant to the ground and “demanded to know where the money is,” DeWitt said. When the …
Bogota PD: Teaneck Driver Masturbated, Shouted Obscenities At Women From His Car Bogota PD: Teaneck Driver Masturbated, Shouted Obscenities At Women From His Car
Bogota PD: Teaneck Driver Masturbated, Shouted Obscenities At Women From His Car A Teaneck motorist shouted obscenities at women while masturbating in his car, Bogota police charged. Juan D. Hernandez-Morales, 19, was charged with lewdness and making harassing comments by borough detectives following victims' complaints, authorities said. "Hernandez-Morales habitually harassed and made lewd acts to females within the borough while driving by them on the roadway," a post by the department says. He was released pending a court hearing.
Body Of Missing Bogota Man, 48, Recovered From Hackensack River Body Of Missing Bogota Man, 48, Recovered From Hackensack River
Body Of Missing Bogota Man, 48, Recovered From Hackensack River UPDATE: A body recovered Thursday afternoon from the Hackensack River was that of a Bogota man who went missing last week, responders said. He'd been in the water for several days, they said. Felix Enrique Martinez, 48, left his home and headed toward Palisades Avenue last Thursday morning (Aug. 20), borough police said at the time.  He appeared in need of medical attention, they said. Responders from Hackensack and Ridgefield Park searched the river soon after Martinez was reported missing without success. Responding this Thursday were Hackensack firefighters, the Bogota and Ridgefield…
SEEN HER? Help Sought Finding Missing River Vale Woman, 74 SEEN HER? Help Sought Finding Missing River Vale Woman, 74
Seen HER? Help Sought Finding Missing River Vale Woman, 74 Authorities sought the public's help Thursday finding a 74-year-old woman with dementia who wandered off from a senior housing complex in River Vale. Video surveillance captured Monica Yun leaving the River Vale Senior Residence at 8:51 a.m. and walking south on Cedar Lane, Police Lt. Peter Martin said. She was seen wearing a blue shirt, white pants, flip-flops and carrying a blue blanket, he said. Yun is 5”5” tall and weighs roughly 150 pounds, Martin said. She may have been in the area of the River Vale Country Club on Rivervale Road. The River Vale Senior Residence…
SEEN HIM? Police Seek Help Finding Missing Bogota Man SEEN HIM? Police Seek Help Finding Missing Bogota Man
Seen HIM? Police Seek Help Finding Missing Bogota Man Authorities turned to the public for help Thursday finding a missing 48-year-old Bogota man. Felix E. Martinez left his home and headed toward Palisades Avenue around 7 a.m. Wednesday, borough police said. He "may be in need of medical attention," they said. Authorities asked residents and merchants to check their surveillance systems for possible images of Martinez. Anyone who has seen him, has video of him or knows where to find Martinez is asked to contact Bogota police at (201) 487-2400 or [email protected].
5 From North Jersey Busted In Lucrative Political Bribery Scheme With Morristown Lawyer 5 From North Jersey Busted In Lucrative Political Bribery Scheme With Morristown Lawyer
5 From North Jersey Busted In Lucrative Political Bribery Scheme With Morristown Lawyer Five North Jersey residents were busted in a major political corruption case that has already produced charges against public officials and political candidates from Hudson and Morris counties. Last month, state officials said Elizabeth Valandingham, 47, had prepared and submitted proposals for the law firm where she worked to the township of Bloomfield for legal services between 2012 and 2016, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Valandingham said the company hadn’t made any political contributions. She was lying, Grewal said. Valandingham and an unnamed co-conspirator “recr…
VIDEO: Hoarding Conditions Accelerate New Milford House Fire, Responders Say VIDEO: Hoarding Conditions Accelerate New Milford House Fire, Responders Say
Video: Hoarding Conditions Accelerate New Milford House Fire, Responders Say UPDATE: Flames ravaged what responders said was a cluttered New Milford home Thursday night. A firefighter sustained a relatively minor injury in the three alarm fire, which began in the basement of the 2½-story Henley Avenue home at the corner of Asbury Street around 9:30 p.m., responders said. No other injuries were reported. Firefighters initially had trouble pinpointing the seat of the blaze because of hoarding conditions -- commonly called "Collyers mansion syndrome" after two wealthy Harlem brothers who died in a 1947 fire amid stacks of newspapers, books, tin cans and rotting trash.…