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Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Upstate NY Woman Who Drove Onto Teterboro Airport Runways Charged
A 31-year-old upstate New York woman who drove her car across two runways at Teterboro Airport on Tuesday was hospitalized for a psychological evaluation, authorities said Thursday. Ciara Schultz, of Ballston Spa, NY was sent to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus after being processed by Port Authority police on trespassing, obstruction and improper behavior charges, they said. Schultz -- formerly of North Carolina -- got into the airport off Industrial Avenue just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, drove across the runways, then bailed out of her car, authorities said. The security breach brought…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Bergen County Man Fatally Struck Fleeing Crash On Manhattan's FDR Drive: Police
A 50-year-old Bergen County man was fatally struck attempting to flee the scene of an accident by running across Manhattan's FDR Drive early Saturday morning, authorities said. Heward Velez of Moonachie side-swiped a Jeep in his Honda Civic near the 96th Street exit before taking off on foot across the busy highway -- when he was hit by a Cadillac SUV at approximately 5 a.m., the NYPD said, Velez and the other driver pulled over to the shoulder when Velez attempted to cross the median to the southbound lanes, authorities said. That's when the SUV hit Velez, who was pronounced dead at Metrop…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Moonachie PD: Trio With Drugs All Provided Fake Names
A driver who ran a red light right in front of a Moonachie police officer provided a bogus name – as did two women who were with him – and was found carrying drugs and a crack pipe, authorities said. Officer Daniel Leoncini was on patrol Wednesday afternoon when the driver of the silver Infiniti – identified as Stephon C. Womack, 35, of Newark – made a left from eastbound Route 46 onto Huyler Street through the light, Police Chief Richard Behrens said. Womack, who gave the officer another person’s name, was wanted on an outstanding warrant, Behrens said. He agreed to a search of his car, w…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Bergen 'Mother Of God' Warnings Increase On Facebook -- But Not To Police
Several Daily Voice readers say they've been aggressively approached in a variety of locations throughout Bergen County by members of the World Mission Society Church of God, which has congregations in Bogota and Ridgewood. Local police say there's little they can do, however, if the purported victims don't report the incidents to them. "These people are always at the Paramus Park Mall stopping people," Zeina Mansilla of Rochelle Park said. "At the point when they start talking, I keep walking." "They have approached me several times in the Ramsey Shoprite and in F…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Are Bergen County 'Mother Of God' Warnings Based On Fact Or Fiction?
Local police say there's little they can do about recent Facebook reports that a female group of religious followers is stalking people in Bergen County if the victims don't report the incidents to them. Several readers commented on this story on Facebook, saying that they've been aggressively approached in a variety of locations throughout Bergen County by members of the World Mission Society Church of God, which has churches in Bogota and Ridgewood. None of them reported the incidents to police. "These people are always at the Paramus Park Mall stopping people," Zeina Mansilla …
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Business
Two Friends Open 'Two Pitas' In Moonachie
A pair of friends who met working in a restaurant have opened one one their own in Moonachie. With Ismael Dominguez in the front of the house and Saul Duran in the kitchen, the pair together run Two Pitas, a Mediterranean restaurant that opened recently on Joseph Street. Dominguez of Little Ferry noticed Moonachie had many fine-dining options but few casual grab-and-go places that weren't fast food. He wanted to bring something special to his neighborhood. "I want to bring food with meaning," he said. "Good, healthy and delicious food -- that's what we're doing here." …
Northern Highlands, NJ
Police & Fire
Bergen 200 Club Gives Ho-Ho-Kus Fire Department $2,500 Grant
HO-HO-KUS, N.J. – The Ho-Ho-Kus Volunteer Fire Department has received a $2,500 public safety grant from the 200 Club of Bergen County for the purchase of firefighting equipment. The grant was presented by 200 Club Trustee Dean Catanzaro to Chief Keith Rosazza and Assistant Chief Scott McDermott during the organization’s winter reception last month at The Graycliff in Moonachie. Ho-Ho-Kus Volunteer Fire Department, 52 Sheridan Avenue, (201) 444-4888.
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
Morning Update: Bergen County Schools Announce Wednesday Closings
Projected Snowfall Totals Increase As Fourth Nor'easter Nears The following area school districts and schools have announced they will be closed on Wednesday, March 21 as a result of the latest Nor'easter. Some districts that first announced early dismissals are now closed (Haworth, Little Ferry, Garfield, Closter). REFRESH LINK FOR UPDATES Ben Porat Yosef Bergenfield Bogota Carlstadt Clifton Closter Cresskill Dumont East Rutherford Edgewater Elmwood Park Emerson Englewood Englewood Cliffs Fair Lawn Fairview Fort Lee Franklin Lakes Garfield Glen Rock Hackensack Hasbrouck Heights Haworth …
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Footprints In Snow Lead Little Ferry Police To Suspect Hiding In Shed
LITTLE FERRY, N.J. -- A driver who sped off during a Little Ferry traffic stop crashed his car, ran off, then was found hiding by officers who followed his footprints in the snow, authorities said. Police also recovered a backpack that a witness saw 32-year-old Najee Ray of Lodi toss as he ran, Detective Sgt. Ronald M. Klein Jr. said. Inside was marijuana and packaging bags, he said. Officer John Clark stopped Ray on Franklin Street, got out of his police cruiser and was talking to him Friday when the former Garfield resident sped off, Klein said. He crashed moments later near the corner …
