Lyndhurst, NJ
News
Gang Of 5 Caught Trashing Lyndhurst School
Two adults and three juveniles broke in and trashed a former Lyndhurst school, then surrendered after police surrounded the building and threatened to send a dog in after them, authorities said. Only one member of the group, a 17-year-old boy, is from Lyndhurst, they said. The rest are from Passaic County. They climbed in through an unsecured window of the old Lincoln School on Ridge Road at Gutheil Place around midnight Sunday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. A passerby on Ridge Road heard the sound of breaking glass and called police, the lieutenant said. The group ignored orders to …
Lyndhurst, NJ
News
Impaired Pharmacist Had Bottles Of Unlabeled Pills, Front-End Damage, Lyndhurst Police Charge
A pharmacist from Passaic County whose luxury SUV had fresh front-end damage also was impaired and had several unlabeled bottles of prescription drugs in the vehicle when Lyndhurst police stopped him, authorities said. Paresh Gandhi, 51, of Totowa was trying to parallel park his Audi Q3 on Ridge Road when Summer Avenue when he was found by Officers Anthony Giaquinto and Michael Carrinoa as they responded to a call of a drunk driver around 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. They and Carrino, Giaquinto and Officer Matt Dudek discovered a half-dozen plastic bottles of p…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Obituaries
Support Rises For Family Of Beloved Sussex County Dad Who Lost COVID Battle On Christmas Eve
Support is on the rise for the family of beloved Sussex County father John A. Anthony, who lost his battle with COVID-19 on Christmas Eve at the age of 46. Born in Jersey City, Anthony lived in Bayonne before moving to Lyndhurst and settling in Sussex in 2017, his obituary and Facebook pages say. Anthony worked for more than two decades in the food supplier industry as a transportation router — first at Sysco Foods in Jersey City, then Krasdale Foods in the Bronx, and most recently at Driscoll Foods in Wayne, his memorial says. Anthony was remembered as a talented left-handed guitaris…
Lyndhurst, NJ
News
Lyndhurst Man Fires Gun At Officer, Then Fatally Shoots Self, Responders Say
A disgruntled Lyndhurst man fired a shot at a borough police officer, then turned the gun on himself Sunday, multiple sources told Daily Voice. The 36-year-old resident was outside his Post Avenue home -- a block and a half off Ridge Road -- when the officer encountered him while responding to a 911 call of a domestic disturbance around 8 a.m., responders said. The resident, who records show had no criminal history, fired a round at the officer before apparently shooting himself, they said. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital a short time later. Daily Voice was temporarily with…
Lyndhurst, NJ
News
Lyndhurst PD: Car Stolen Out Of Connecticut Recovered Thanks To Speeding Westchester Driver
A speeding driver from Westchester was behind the wheel of a car stolen out of Connecticut when she was stopped by Lyndhurst police, authorities said. With patrols stepped up approaching Labor Day weekend, Officers Thomas Seickendick and Anthony Morreale spotted the Chevy Spark speeding north on Ridge Road around 4 a.m., Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. They followed the hatchback until the driver -- identified as Aminata Sangare, 22, of Elmsford -- stopped near Valley Brook Avenue, he said. Lt. Richard Holicki and Officers Elizabeth Hollenbeck and Michael Walker assisted after police le…
Lyndhurst, NJ
News
Driver Charged With Trying To Lure Lyndhurst Girl Says He 'Did Nothing Wrong'
A 15-year-old Lyndhurst girl kept walking when a driver pulled up and asked if she wanted a ride to the park. Moments later, she said, he approached her on foot. Police were called, but the stranger had gone. Later that day, Officer Matt Giunta stopped a Toyota Camry on Ridge Road that matched the vehicle described by the frightened girl. Giunta and backup Detective Nick Abruscato arrested the driver, whom the teen later identified as her stalker, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. MD Sikder, 29, of Lyndhurst claimed he tried talking to the girl and “did nothing wrong,” Auteri said. He w…
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
PD: Parking Ticket, Spit Lead To Lyndhurst Jewelry Store Burglar Who Stole Costume Bling
A parking ticket and spit led Lyndhurst police to a jewelry store burglar who smashed a display case and fled not with diamonds or pearls, authorities said, but with much cheaper merchandise. Responding Officers Brian Kapp and Tom Seickendick found the back door at Chandel Jewelers on Ridge Road forced open shortly before 6:30 p.m. March 18, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Kapp’s brother, Detective William Kapp, joined them inside, where he found a glass display case shattered and more than a dozen alloy and cubic zirconia rings missing. Total combined value: 100 bucks. The detective t…
Lyndhurst, NJ
News
Supermarket Worker From Kearny Struck By Jeep In Lyndhurst
A 50-year-old Lyndhurst supermarket employee from Kearny was struck and injured walking to work early Saturday, authorities said. The woman apparently had just gotten off a bus at the Kingsbridge train station and was crossing Ridge Road just north of Milton Avenue when she was thrown about 15 feet by a Jeep at 6:30 a.m., Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The 34-year-old driver from Fairfield told police he was coming over the crest of the bridge over the railroad tracks on northbound Ridge Road (Route 17) and “there she was.” The woman hit her head, had facial injuries a…
Rutherford, NJ
Police & Fire
Lyndhurst Police Nab Newark Couple In Stop
Lyndhurst police nabbed a Newark couple for drugs and other offenses following a traffic stop. Brake lights that weren’t working drew the attention of Officers Michael Clifford and Nicollette Villani to an older model Nissan Altima with an expired registration near the corner of Riverside Avenue and Jauncey Avenue, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. That wasn’t all, he said. The driver, Raymond Dock, 30, didn’t have a license, the license plates on the Altima were bogus and the vehicle wasn’t insured, Auteri said. Dock was arrested after a computer check also showed that he was wanted on …
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Manhunt
: Police Flush Out Fleeing Ex-Con Stuck In Swamps Of Lyndhurst
A Newark ex-con driving a stolen car tried to elude Lyndhurst police by dashing into the Meadowlands marshes during an overnight pursuit, but their colleagues from other towns helped capture him, authorities said. Elliot Taylor, 26, floored it after Lyndhurst Police Officer Brian Kapp pulled up behind the already-speeding 2005 Hyundai Elantra on Ridge Road around 3 a.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Taylor made a quick right onto Valley Brook Avenue and raced down Disposal Road toward DeKorte Park, but the Hyundai bottomed out and began smoking, Auteri said. Taylor quickly pul…
Paramus, NJ
Business
Bergen County Restaurant Openings, Closings
While COVID-19 has forced some Bergen County restaurants closed, others are just getting started. Here's a list of what's here, what you can expect to see soon and who to say goodbye to. Urban Bricks, Paramus: The fast-casual pizza chain is opening their first Bergen County location in Paramus sometimes this month or next. Current nearby locations are in Kearny and Secaucus. 315 Route 17, South. 88 Rice Shop, Ridgefield: The Chinese restaurant is the fourth moving into the space on Route 46, and trying to "breathe new life" into Chinese food, without totally reinventing the wheel. Its sis…
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Credit Card Con Artist Takes Advantage Of Kind-Hearted Lyndhurst Salon Owner
A woman who stiffed a kind-hearted Lyndhurst salon owner out of more than $600 by claiming that she had to go to her car to get her debit card was in the middle of a spree of cons, said police who caught her. Christina Riccardelli, 22 of Howell Township, gave detectives a full confession, they said – and then smiled for her mugshot. It began on Dec. 4, when Riccardelli told the owner of Hilights Salon on Ridge Road in Lyndhurst, Tricia DiFranco, that she was “desperate” to have her hair colored for her birthday. “Six hours & 30 ounces of color [later], she was so so happy,” said DiFran…
Next Page
Archive
