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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Wyckoff PD: Quik Mart Was Go-To Source For 16-Year-Olds, Other Minors Buying Vapes, Pods
Wyckoff detectives who’d already ordered a convenience store owner and his wife to stop selling vapes and pods to minors could scarcely believe their eyes: Returning to serve them with a summons, the investigators saw a 16-year-old boy buy two packs of pods. It was one of four sales of vape products that police said they witnessed in less than two weeks to 16-year-old boys from Franklin Lakes, Midland Park, Ridgewood and Wyckoff at the same store. Detective Sgt. Kevin Kasak was monitoring the Quik Mart on Feb. 22 when he said he witnessed a sale to a 16-year-old Ridgewood boy. The te…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver After Death Of Pedestrian, 65
UPDATE: A 65-year-old Hawthorne widow now faces vehicular manslaughter charges following the overnight death of a hit-and-run victim who was struck as he crossed a street carrying groceries in Glen Rock nine days ago. The victim, also 65, died Wednesday night at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, family members said. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, in turn, made arrangements for the driver, Marina M. Lee, to surrender to them Thursday afternoon to face upgraded charges. Lee was found with her damaged Chevy Tahoe in a Godwin Avenue parking lot in Midla…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Mystery Solved: Glen Rock Police Find Driver Of 'Stolen' Car Found Smashed, Abandoned
MYSTERY SOLVED (UPDATE): Glen Rock police tracked down an unlicensed Paterson driver who they said crashed a relative’s unregistered, uninsured sedan in town and left it there, authorities said. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/fairlawn/police-fire/mystery-of-sedan-found-smashed-abandoned-in-glen-rock-solved-driver-charged/749342/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: A sedan reported stolen out of Paterson was found smashed and abandoned in Glen Rock at dawn Wednesday. Both front airbags had deployed on the wrecked 4-door Honda Accord, which authorities said had no keys inside. Police did find severa…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Glen Rock Pedestrian Hit-Run Driver Nabbed In Midland Park, Authorities Say
UPDATE: A Hawthorne widow drove off and was eventually caught by police after hitting and critically injuring a 65-year-old borough man in Glen Rock, authorities said. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/fairlawn/police-fire/hawthorne-hit-run-driver-who-critically-injured-pedestrian-65-in-glen-rock-charged/749178/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: A hit-and-run driver who left a victim in Glen Rock hospitalized in serious condition Tuesday night was later arrested in Midland Park, authorities said. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson after being struck by a Ch…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Englewood, Woodcliff Lake Police Get Vital Pet-Oxygen Masks
SNOUT OUT: Police in Englewood and Woodcliff Lake have added specially-designed oxygen masks for pets to their life-saving equipment. Each set donated by at-home pet services provider Canine Company includes masks in three sizes to fit a range of pets, from small mammals to giant breed dogs. The special, cone-shaped resuscitation masks designed for a pet’s snout, which human masks don’t fit. They can be used to resuscitate pets who are suffering from smoke inhalation or were drowning, among other emergencies. Pets are at special risk during home fires because they ar…
Northern Highlands, NJ
Obituaries
Midland Park Teen Serena Merwede Remembered For Her Voice
The Midland Park community mourning the loss of Serena Merwede, who died on Jan. 17. She was 18 years old. A Facebook fundraiser for the family had raised more than $5,500 as of Wednesday evening. "The Merwedes have suffered the unimaginable loss of their only child, Serena," said the campaign, launched by Terri Morse. "Not only is this an emotionally devastating time for them, but the financial burden is something they were not prepared for and we as a community can help." A memorial service will be from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Oakland Memorial Home on Saturday, Jan. 26. Hundreds of pe…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Photos
: Two Hospitalized, RR Sign Smashed In Midland Park Crash
Two victims were hospitalized and a railroad crossing sign was flattened in a Thursday afternoon crash in Midland Park. Both were taken by ambulances to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that responders said weren’t life-threatening after the cross at Goffle Road and Lake Avenue. Midland Park, Wyckoff and Ridgewood police responded, along with Midland Park firefighters and EMS and Wyckoff EMS. A flatbed tow truck removed both wrecks from the scene. A railroad crossing signal belonging to the New York Susquehanna & Western Railway was obliterated. Boyd A. Loving cont…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Photos
: Fire Damages Midland Park Beauty Salon
No injuries were immediately reported in a late Tuesday afternoon fire at a Midland Park beauty salon. The two-alarm blaze ignited on the exterior of the Godwin Avenue building that houses Custom Cut Salon before making its way inside just after 4 p.m. The salon and apartments above it in the three-story building were evacuated safely. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Wyckoff, Waldwick and Ho-Ho-Kus. Sean Sokoly took this photo: The fire broke out on the exterior of the building.COURTESY: Sean Sokoly Boyd A. Loving took the photos below and contributed to this account…
Northern Highlands, NJ
Lifestyle
'People Care So Much': Friend Of Midland Park Couple In Crash Brings Prayer Boxes To Library
The outpouring of love on social media is what indicated to Catie Gackowski of Midland Park that more had to be done for a local couple injured in a wreck last week. The 21-year-old first established a GoFundMe that had raised more than $33,000 for Ryan Moore and Jenna Passero as of Tuesday morning. Still, it wasn't enough. Gackowski her mom, and some of her friends recently came up with the idea for support note boxes, located inside of the Midland Park Library, the contents of which will be delivered to the Passero and Moore families. "We wanted to create something that the town had ac…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Photos
: Glen Rock Basement Blaze Injures Firefighter
A basement fire that sent smoke billowing through a single-family Glen Rock house Thursday night injured a borough firefighter, though not seriously, responders at the scene said. Colleagues from several departments joined borough firefighters or provided backup to the South Maple Avenue blaze. They included Fair Lawn, Hawthorne, Midland Park, Paramus, Ridgewood and Wyckoff. Glen Rock police and EMS also responded. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report. Glen Rock's bravest were assisted by neighboring colleagues.Boyd A. Loving At the scene.Boyd A. Loving Aftermath.Boyd A. L…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Charges Upgraded For Motorist Who Killed Designated Driver, 20, Injured Midland Park Couple
Charges were upgraded against a West Windsor man following the death of a 20-year-old designated driver whose car was struck as he took a group of college students -- including a Midland Park couple -- to an off-campus weekend event in Mercer County. Michael Sot, 20 of Clark, was behind the wheel when a 2018 Kia driven by 22-year-old David Lamar V veered into oncoming traffic in Ewing and slammed into his 2007 Dodge Charger just after 2 a.m. Sunday, authorities said. Lamar, who is now charged with vehicular homicide, among other counts, was impaired at the time, the Mercer County Prosecuto…
Hackensack, NJ
News
North Jersey Couple Among 8 Hospitalized In Weekend Overnight Crash
A 21-year-old Midland Park couple was in critical condition following a weekend collision that injured seven people and killed one. ** UPDATE: A 22-year-old man was charged in the Sunday morning crash that killed a 20-year-old college student and injured seven other people. ** More than $30,000 had been raised as of Wednesday evening on a GoFundMe for Ryan Moore and Jenna Passero. Moore, a senior market major, was among five TCNJ students involved in the Sunday morning crash, who sustained multiple lacerations, concussions, a ruptured bladder and other injuries, the college's st…
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