Worker Escapes Excavator Mishap In Hackensack Worker Escapes Excavator Mishap In Hackensack
Worker Escapes Excavator Mishap In Hackensack A worker crawled out after an excavator tipped over at a Hackensack demolition site Friday afternoon. The 26-year-old Haledon man refused medical treatment after the mishap around 4:30 p.m. at 11 Passaic Street off River Street, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. "He only had minor scratches," the captain said. City police and firefighters responded, along with a Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit, which removed the fuel from the machine, and city building inspector. OSHA was notified. OopsieHACKENSACK FD
Firefighters Douse Wyckoff House Blaze Firefighters Douse Wyckoff House Blaze
Firefighters Douse Wyckoff House Blaze Flames shot from the attic in a destructive house blaze in Wyckoff. Heavy smoke and flames at the recently-purchased Lafayette Avenue home met them on arrival just after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, responders said. The fire went to three alarms for coverage and was brought under control within an hour. Flames shot from the attic on Lafayette Avenue in Wyckoff.WYCKOFF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT Providing mutual aid at the scene were firefighters from Franklin Lakes, Ho-Ho-Kus, Midland Park and Waldwick and in coverage from Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Haledon, North Haledon, Paramus and Saddle River. No in…
Support Surges For Family Mourning Loss Of Passaic County Mom Nicole Fierro, 48 Support Surges For Family Mourning Loss Of Passaic County Mom Nicole Fierro, 48
Support Surges For Family Mourning Loss Of Passaic County Mom Nicole Fierro, 48 Nicole Patricia Fierro of Hawthorne died on April 29, 2021. She was 48 years old. A GoFundMe launched for Fierro's children had raised more than $10,300 as of May 5. Fierro was hospitalized with COVID-19 in late April and within days was put on a ventilator, according to campaign founder Michelle Mattioli, a friend of one of Fierro's daughters. "Nicole was an amazing mother," Mattioli said. "She raised some of the most amazing people I know.  "She was also one of the most hard working, caring and selfless people I know. She went above and beyond to always make you feel like one…
Police: Ex-Con Wanted In Wayne Burglary String Leads 'Tireless' Chase Before Capture Police: Ex-Con Wanted In Wayne Burglary String Leads 'Tireless' Chase Before Capture
Police: Ex-Con Wanted In Wayne Burglary String Leads 'Tireless' Chase Before Capture An ex-con who’s spent several years in prison led Wayne police first on a car chase – at one point blowing out a tire and riding on a rim – and then through several backyards before they captured him in Haledon. Officers Michael Sweeney and Spencer Schoonmaker were on the lookout near the corner of Ratzer and Valley roads after Detective Michael Polifrone identified William Green, 49 of Paterson as the suspect in a string of recent home burglaries, Capt. Daniel Daly said. Green, who has an extensive criminal history, was released from state prison a year ago this month after serving three y…
Haledon Police Rescue Resident As Fire Consumes Haledon Home Haledon Police Rescue Resident As Fire Consumes Haledon Home
Haledon Police Rescue Resident As Fire Consumes Haledon Home Police rescued a resident from a second-floor window after a Haledon home was destroyed by what began as a pre-dawn car fire. Other occupants also got out safely in the two-alarm blaze, which broke out on John Ryle Avenue around 4 a.m., borough firefighters said. One was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, they said. “Crews made an interior push to the 2nd floor to extinguish the bulk of the fire,” the department said in a post. “Crews then spent about an hour opening up and extinguishing hidden pockets of fire.” Fire Chief Tom Bakker declar…
Paterson PD: Four Dealers, 11 Buyers Busted, Heroin, Crack, Loaded Gun Seized Paterson PD: Four Dealers, 11 Buyers Busted, Heroin, Crack, Loaded Gun Seized
Paterson PD: Four Dealers, 11 Buyers Busted, Heroin, Crack, Loaded Gun Seized Paterson police arrested a quartet of dealers and nearly a dozen buyers, most from out of town, while seizing hundreds of heroin folds, crack and an illegal handgun, authorities said. A street operation by the Narcotics Division on Summer Street between Broadway and Hamilton Avenue ended with Tuesday’s raid on a local home, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Sent to the Passaic County Jail to await first appearances in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson were: Ronmire Jones, 22, who lives in the first-floor Summer Street apartment and was charged with various drug and w…
20-Year-Old Paterson, Haledon Men Shot, Responding Police Sergeant’s Car Struck 20-Year-Old Paterson, Haledon Men Shot, Responding Police Sergeant’s Car Struck
20-Year-Old Paterson, Haledon Men Shot, Responding Police Sergeant’s Car Struck Easter Sunday had just begun when two 20-year-old men were shot in Paterson and a police sergeant responding to the call had his car struck, responders said. One of the victims, from Paterson, was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center after being struck several times by gunfire near the corner of Godwin Avenue and Summer Street just after midnight, they said. The other, from Haledon, was taken to the hospital via private vehicle, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said Sunday morning. Neither sustained life-threateni…
Indictment: Haledon Man Raped Underage Victim Indictment: Haledon Man Raped Underage Victim
Indictment: Haledon Man Raped Underage Victim A 35-year-old Haledon man who authorities said raped an underage victim was indicted by a grand jury in Paterson. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes didn’t say Wednesday when the indictment on multiple sex assault charges was returned against Salvador Navarro. She also didn't say when he was arrested or by which agency. Valdes did say that a judge at some point allowed Navarro to go free pending the outcome of the case. She also said that the alleged assaults “took place at a residence in the [b]orough of Haledon from February 4, 2018 through November 9, 2019.” Valdes is charged…
Haledon PD: Just-Released Ex-Con Who Did Time For Clifton Beauty Salon Holdup Caught With Gun Haledon PD: Just-Released Ex-Con Who Did Time For Clifton Beauty Salon Holdup Caught With Gun
Haledon PD: Just-Released Ex-Con Who Did Time For Clifton Beauty Salon Holdup Caught With Gun Haledon police caught an ex-con carrying a gun when they stopped him following a drug deal, authorities said. Eric Garcia, 46, of Paterson raised his hands and told Detective Sgt. Timothy Lindberg, Detective Christian Clavo and Lt. George Guzman that he had a gun when they approached him on Belmont Avenue in the middle of the afternoon late last week, Police Chief Angelo J. Daniele said. They took Garcia into custody and found him carrying a 9mm handgun and three vials of crack, Daniele said. Garcia and another man robbed a Clifton beauty salon at gunpoint in 2003, tying up the owner and a…
Authorities: Ring Got 30,000 Painkiller Pills With Prescription Blanks Swiped From NJ Hospitals Authorities: Ring Got 30,000 Painkiller Pills With Prescription Blanks Swiped From NJ Hospitals
Authorities: Ring Got 30,000 Painkiller Pills With Prescription Blanks Swiped From NJ Hospitals Using prescription blanks stolen from hospitals in Bergen and Passaic counties, a crew used a single pharmacy to get its hands on 30,000 high-dose oxycodone pills, including a year’s worth of painkillers prescribed to a dead man, authorities charged. The volume eventually gave them away, state and federal law enforcement officials said. Milagros Santiago, 43, of Haledon, was working as a pharmacy technician at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson when she swiped prescription blanks, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The forged blanks were then filled at Panther Vall…
PD: Haledon Police Capture Convenience Store Burglar From Passaic Carrying Cash, Scratch-Offs PD: Haledon Police Capture Convenience Store Burglar From Passaic Carrying Cash, Scratch-Offs
PD: Haledon Police Capture Convenience Store Burglar From Passaic Carrying Cash, Scratch-Offs A pair of Haledon police officers chased down a 41-year-old repeat offender from Passaic moments after he broke into a local convenience store before dawn Tuesday, authorities said. An activated burglar alarm along with a concerned citizen’s call that someone had broken in through the front door brought Officers Edar Merza and Jake Rutkowski to the Speedy Mart on Haledon Avenue shortly after 4 a.m. They spotted Joseph Holman running from the scene and took off after him – through backyards and over fences – before catching and subduing him following a brief struggle on Clinton Street and No…
Angry Customer Pulls Gun During Argument At Cellphone Store, Haledon Police Charge Angry Customer Pulls Gun During Argument At Cellphone Store, Haledon Police Charge
Angry Customer Pulls Gun During Argument At Cellphone Store, Haledon Police Charge A customer pulled a gun and cycled a round into the chamber during an argument at a Passaic County cellphone store, said police who disarmed and arrested him. Haledon Police Sgt. George Kelly and Officers Michael Palmer and April Latona ordered borough resident Michael Surak, 21, to show his hands after they converged on the Metro PCS Store on Haledon Avenue and found him with a bulge on the left side of his pocket shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday, Lt. George Guzman said. They seized Surak and found him carrying a loaded .22-caliber GSG 1911 American Tactical long-barreled pistol with a deface…