Englewood, NJ
News
Crash Splits 9W Pole: Cliffside Park Driver, Cresskill Passenger OK, Road Closed Nearly All Day Crash Splits 9W Pole: Cliffside Park Driver, Cresskill Passenger OK, Road Closed Nearly All Day
Crash Splits 9W Pole: Cliffside Park Driver, Cresskill Passenger OK, Road Closed Nearly All Day UPDATE: Route 9W finally reopened nearly 14 hours after a vehicle slammed into a utility pole in Englewood Cliffs early Sunday, authorities said. Wires were strung across Sylvan Avenue after the pole split in two and fell onto the road in the mid-morning crash north of Charlotte Place, borough police Detective Lt. Ronald Waldt said. The driver, a 20-year old Cliffside Park man, complained of pain, but he and his apparently uninjured 19-year-old male passenger from Cresskill both declined medical attention at the scene, Waldt said. Route 9W (Sylvan Avenue) was closed between Charlotte P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
News
UPDATE: Wires Downed In Crash That Split Pole Closes Route 9W Nearly All Day UPDATE: Wires Downed In Crash That Split Pole Closes Route 9W Nearly All Day
Update: Wires Downed In Crash That Split Pole Closes Route 9W Nearly All Day UPDATE: Route 9W remained closed in Englewood Cliffs for nearly 14 hours Sunday after a vehicle slammed into and split a utility pole. Wires were strung across Sylvan Avenue north of Charlotte Place after the pole topped onto the road in the mid-morning crash on the road's southbound side. The driver, a 20-year old Cliffside Park man, complained of pain, but he and his apparently uninjured 19-year-old male passenger from Cresskill both declined medical attention at the scene, borough police Detective Lt. Ronald Waldt said. Route 9W (Sylvan Avenue) was closed between Charlotte Place and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
News
Bergen Businessman Admits Paying $100,000 Bribe To Korean Official For Defense Contracts Bergen Businessman Admits Paying $100,000 Bribe To Korean Official For Defense Contracts
Bergen Businessman Admits Paying $100,000 Bribe To Korean Official For Defense Contracts A Bergen County businessman admitted Thursday that he bribed a high-ranking Korean defense official to get and keep defense contracts with the country. Deck Won Kang, 50, a U.S. citizen from Englewood Cliffs, was an officer, director, employee, and agent of two closely held New Jersey companies when he promised “something of value” to a high-ranking official in the Korean Navy when he left office. The official had worked for a state-owned and -controlled agency within the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of National Defense, federal authorities said. FBI agents arrested Kang after he sent $10…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Schools
SNOW DAY: These Bergen, Passaic County School Districts Have True Snow Days Thursday SNOW DAY: These Bergen, Passaic County School Districts Have True Snow Days Thursday
Snow DAY: These Bergen, Passaic County School Districts Have True Snow Days Thursday School districts across North Jersey have started announcing closures and early dismissals ahead of the Nor’easter storm expected to pummel the region Wednesday and Thursday. While some districts still expect students to work remotely, others are giving them a day off. Some are half-day virtual and half-day off. The following schools in Bergen and Passaic County have true, good ol' fashion snow days on Thursday. Becton High School Bloomingdale Demarest (virtual half day) Elmwood Park Englewood Cliffs Fair Lawn Hackensack Lodi Mahwah (likely, district says) New Milford Oakland Paramus Rams…

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by Cecilia Levine
Englewood, NJ
News
Feds Charge Pair In Luxury-Watch Robbery Spree Involving Kardashian BFF Feds Charge Pair In Luxury-Watch Robbery Spree Involving Kardashian BFF
Feds Charge Pair In Luxury-Watch Robbery Spree Involving Kardashian BFF Federal authorities have captured two men wanted for robbing luxury watches at gunpoint from, among others, a close reality-TV friend of Kim Kardashian’s known as "Foodgod" in Englewood Cliffs. Victor Rivera, 29, and Michols Pena, 38, were identified and captured with significant help from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, said Audrey Strauss, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Strauss also thanked police from Englewood Cliffs, Weehawken and Nassau County for their assistance. Rivera, who was captured in Miami, is accused of robbing Jonathan Cheban of a $2…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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PD: Fort Lee DWI Driver Found With Smashed Car, Crack Says He Was Robbed Buying Drugs In NYC PD: Fort Lee DWI Driver Found With Smashed Car, Crack Says He Was Robbed Buying Drugs In NYC
PD: Fort Lee DWI Driver Found With Smashed Car, Crack Says He Was Robbed Buying Drugs In NYC An intoxicated Fort Lee driver with cocaine residue on his lips told Palisades Interstate Parkway police that he crashed his car in Washington Heights when he was robbed at gunpoint after going there to buy drugs, authorities said. Officers responding to a call at the northbound Mobil service area in Englewood Cliffs found Jeffrey D. Choi near the convenience store, a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, shortly after 2 p.m. Friday, PIP Police Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. HisHyundai, parked near the gas pumps, had damage to the front right side, as well as a shredded front righ…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
News
Englewood Cliffs Man Gets 14 Years In Fed Pen For $7.8M Law Firm Swindle, Huge Cocaine Deal Englewood Cliffs Man Gets 14 Years In Fed Pen For $7.8M Law Firm Swindle, Huge Cocaine Deal
Englewood Cliffs Man Gets 14 Years In Fed Pen For $7.8M Law Firm Swindle, Huge Cocaine Deal An Englewood Cliffs man was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison Friday for a pair of high-priced schemes – one to steal $7.8 million from two high-powered law firms where his wife was a partner and another to traffic more than 44 pounds of cocaine. Both Melvin Feliz, 54, and Keila Ravelo, 55, previously admitted that they’d formed two limited liability companies that purported to provide litigation support for Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Hunton & Williams -- but, in fact, didn't. Ravelo, who’d been a partner with both firms, approved invoices submitted by her husband. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
News
Palisades Parkway PD: Fleeing Newark Car Thieves Captured After Calling Uber To Cliffs Palisades Parkway PD: Fleeing Newark Car Thieves Captured After Calling Uber To Cliffs
Palisades Parkway PD: Fleeing Newark Car Thieves Captured After Calling Uber To Cliffs Palisades Interstate Parkway police waited out a pair of teenage thieves from Newark who bailed from a stolen vehicle, hid in the woods along the cliffs above the Hudson River, then called an Uber to pick them up. An officer tried stopping the Audi A5, reported stolen out of Livingston, on the northbound parkway in Alpine early Monday afternoon, Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. The same vehicle had been chased by police in Madison before dawn that same day, he noted. The parkway driver hit the gas before quickly exiting onto Henry Hudson Drive and heading down the hill into the Alpine…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Infamous ‘James Bond Gang’ Of Burglars Is Back In NJ Authorities: Infamous ‘James Bond Gang’ Of Burglars Is Back In NJ
Authorities: Infamous ‘James Bond Gang’ Of Burglars Is Back In NJ They’re the criminal version of such musical oldies acts as the Temptations and Quiet Riot. The infamous James Bond Gang of burglars is back in several New Jersey counties, authorities say – only without their original members. It was in the mid-1990s that David Kirkland hooked up with Teaneck High School buddy Terence Lawton, who owned a detailing shop in Englewood where he created a car that gave the founding burglary crew its nickname. Pricey homes in Paramus, Englewood Cliffs and elsewhere yielded the gang an average of $30,000 in cash and valuables during what investigators said were …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
News
Mayor Rescinds $2,500 Police Overtime Bill Sent To Teen Bergen County BLM Protest Organizer Mayor Rescinds $2,500 Police Overtime Bill Sent To Teen Bergen County BLM Protest Organizer
Mayor Rescinds $2,500 Police Overtime Bill Sent To Teen Bergen County BLM Protest Organizer The Englewood Cliffs mayor rescinded a $2,500 invoice sent to an 18-year-old resident for overtime police work at a Black Lives Matter rally she organized, just one day after making national headlines. "I have researched the issue further with my own counsel and I am hereby rescinding the bill," Mayor Mario Kranjac told NorthJersey.com, "subject to our Council’s ratification of my action." Emily Gil notified authorities ahead of her July 25 rally outside of the borough's municipal building but denied local officials' requests for a meeting over COVID-19 fears, NJ.com initially reported. Da…

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by Cecilia Levine
Englewood, NJ
News
Teen BLM Protestor Organizer Has $2,500 Police Overtime Bill Rescinded By Mayor Teen BLM Protestor Organizer Has $2,500 Police Overtime Bill Rescinded By Mayor
Teen BLM Protestor Organizer Has $2,500 Police Overtime Bill Rescinded By Mayor The Englewood Cliffs mayor rescinded a $2,500 invoice sent to an 18-year-old resident for overtime police work at a Black Lives Matter rally she organized, just one day after making national headlines. "I have researched the issue further with my own counsel and I am hereby rescinding the bill," Mayor Mario Kranjac told NorthJersey.com, "subject to our Council’s ratification of my action." Emily Gil notified authorities ahead of her July 25 rally outside of the borough's municipal building but denied local officials' requests for a meeting over COVID-19 fears, NJ.com initially reported. Da…

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by Cecilia Levine
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Gunman Robs $250,000 Watch From Kardashian Pal In Englewood Cliffs, Police Issue Sketch Gunman Robs $250,000 Watch From Kardashian Pal In Englewood Cliffs, Police Issue Sketch
Gunman Robs $250,000 Watch From Kardashian Pal In Englewood Cliffs, Police Issue Sketch A bandit robbed the man known as "Foodgod" of a $250,000 watch at gunpoint on an Englewood Cliffs street, said authorities who turned to the public Monday for help. A close friend of Kim Kardashian who legally changed his name from Jonathan Cheban, "Foodgod" told police he was with his mother and a friend when they were accosted in the friend's driveway on East Bayview Avenue near Sylvan Avenue (Route 9W) around 8:30 p.m Sunday. The robber asked what time it was before pointing a silver-colored semiautomatic handgun at the 46-year-old Fort Lee native, his mother and a friend, he said. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco