Hackensack PD: Homeless Man Steals Little Ferry Car To Sleep In, Buy Pot Hackensack PD: Homeless Man Steals Little Ferry Car To Sleep In, Buy Pot
Hackensack PD: Homeless Man Steals Little Ferry Car To Sleep In, Buy Pot HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A homeless man who last month left two court summonses behind in a vehicle he'd just burglarized was caught driving a stolen car, Hackensack police said. Released under New Jersey's bail reform law, 32-year-old Anthony Burks was stopped by city detectives Thursday afternoon on Lodi Street, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. “I took it from a gas station last night,” Busciglio said Burks told them. The car was, in fact, taken from a gas station in neighboring Little Ferry around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, the captain said. ****** ALSO SEE: An Elmwood Park man who stabbed himself an…
Bergen Prosecutor: 'Helping Hand' Continues To Reach Opioid Addicts Bergen Prosecutor: 'Helping Hand' Continues To Reach Opioid Addicts
Bergen Prosecutor: 'Helping Hand' Continues To Reach Opioid Addicts HACKENSACK, N.J. – More than three dozen heroin users arrested in Bergen County over a four-day period got more than summonses to appear in court: They were each also offered the opportunity to connect with a recovering addict who could one day help save his or her life. Of the 37 users given the chance, 19 of those charged with heroin agreed to work with a “recovery specialist” -- – a recovering addict who has remained clean and knows how to help them find treatment, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. A dozen of them completed 5-day detox and had long-term treatment options …
Popcorn Machine Clears Paramus AMC; Off-Duty Firefighter Jumps Into Action Popcorn Machine Clears Paramus AMC; Off-Duty Firefighter Jumps Into Action
Popcorn Machine Clears Paramus AMC; Off-Duty Firefighter Jumps Into Action An off-duty firefighter helped knock down a fire that broke out in the AMC Garden State 16 Friday caused by a faulty popcorn machine, authorities said. Paramus Volunteer Firefighter Billy Rice Jr. was watching a movie with his wife when a commercial popcorn machine began to malfunction -- filling the theater with smoke, Fire Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Rice -- a paid firefighter for the Hackensack Police Department -- grabbed several fire extinguishers and used them to knock the fire down until the  Paramus Fire Department arrived, the chief said. Firefighters evacuated the theater, whic…
Hackensack Middle Schooler Brings BB Guns To School Hackensack Middle Schooler Brings BB Guns To School
Hackensack Middle Schooler Brings BB Guns To School HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A Hackensack Middle School student who brought two BB guns in with him on Monday was detained by police and then sent home, authorities said. A source with knowledge of the situation said it was the second time it had recently happened at the Union Street school, which has roughly 1,500 students in grades 5-8. The situation was handled without incident, Acting Schools Supt. Rosemary Marks said in a letter to parents (see photo above).  The Hackensack Police Department's school resource officer responded to the school and took the sixth grader into custody before he was …
Prosecutor: Hackensack Penthouse Raid Finds Steroids, LSD, Date-Rape Drug Prosecutor: Hackensack Penthouse Raid Finds Steroids, LSD, Date-Rape Drug
Prosecutor: Hackensack Penthouse Raid Finds Steroids, LSD, Date-Rape Drug HACKENSACK, N.J. – A raid on a Hackensack penthouse produced an assortment of drugs – including anabolic steroids, LSD and mushrooms – and an arrest, authorities said Thursday. Ryan W. Rohlfs also had the date-rape drug Ketamine, as well as hash oil and marijuana in his Prospect Avenue apartment when it was raided last week, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. “A handgun and drug paraphernalia also were seized during the search,” he said. Knowing authorities were searching for him, Rohlfs turned himself in at the prosecutor’s Paramus office on Tuesday, Calo said. The North …
Hackensack Police: Scammed? Here's How To Get Your Money Back Hackensack Police: Scammed? Here's How To Get Your Money Back
Hackensack Police: Scammed? Here's How To Get Your Money Back The Hackensack Police Department is warning the public of scammers. Anyone who may have lost money to a scammer using Western Union between Jan. 1, 2004 and Jan. 19, 2017 can claim to get their money back following the link below. CLICK HERE The deadline to file a claim is May 31, 2018. Contact the Western Union remission administrator at 1-844-319-2124. 
Update: Female Body Pulled From Hackensack River Update: Female Body Pulled From Hackensack River
Update: Female Body Pulled From Hackensack River Authorities recovered a female body from the Hackensack River on Sunday, local police said. UPDATE: Body Pulled From River ID'd As Missing Woman, 26 First responders arrived just after 10 a.m. following a report of an unidentified body in the water behind the Shops at Riverside, authorities said. The body was recovered at 12:20 p.m., Hackensack Lt. Darrin Dewitt told Daily Voice. Responders including the Hackensack police and fire departments, Oradell Fire Department, Bergenfield Fire Department and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office worked for more than two hours to recover the body.
UPDATE: Female Body Pulled From Hackensack River UPDATE: Female Body Pulled From Hackensack River
Update: Female Body Pulled From Hackensack River This story has been updated. HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Authorities recovered a female body from the Hackensack River on Sunday, local police said. First responders arrived just after 10 a.m. following a report of an unidentified body in the water behind the Shops at Riverside, authorities said. The body was recovered at 12:20 p.m., Hackensack Lt. Darrin Dewitt told Daily Voice. Responders including the Hackensack police and fire departments, Oradell Fire Department, Bergenfield Fire Department and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office worked for more than two hours to recover the body.
EXCLUSIVE: Hackensack Terminates Five Police Officers EXCLUSIVE: Hackensack Terminates Five Police Officers
Exclusive: Hackensack Terminates Five Police Officers HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Five members of the Hackensack Police Department involved in illegally searching a city apartment were terminated Friday by City Manager Ted Ehrenburg, Daily Voice has learned. Detective Rucco Duardo, Detective Mark Gutierrez, Detective Joseph Gonzales, Sergeant Justin de la Bruiyere and Officer Victor Vazquez received termination notices Friday. The five were involved in a warrantless search of a Prospect Avenue apartment, leading to several pending criminal cases being dismissed by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. “These five officers betrayed their oath and br…