Fierce Fire Destroys Trailer, Several Vehicles, Sends Smoke Column Skyward In Fort Lee Fierce Fire Destroys Trailer, Several Vehicles, Sends Smoke Column Skyward In Fort Lee
Fierce Fire Destroys Trailer, Several Vehicles, Sends Smoke Column Skyward In Fort Lee Investigators were probing the cause of a fire early Saturday that engulfed a storage trailer and several vehicles behind a Fort Lee gas station. Huge columns of black, then gray, then white smoke could be seen from Washington Heights and Upper Manhattan after the fire broke out in the office-like trailer behind Fort Lee Getty on Palisade Avenue around 6 a.m. Fort Lee firefighters confined the rampaging blaze, protecting the gas station and other nearby buildings and vehicles. Assisting were their colleagues from Cliffside Park and Ridgefield. Eight vehicles in all were reportedly either…
GUILTY: Kidnapping Rapist Who Cancelled Plea Deal Convicted In Rampage Through PA, NJ, NY GUILTY: Kidnapping Rapist Who Cancelled Plea Deal Convicted In Rampage Through PA, NJ, NY
Guilty: Kidnapping Rapist Who Cancelled Plea Deal Convicted In Rampage Through PA, NJ, NY An ex-con who kidnapped and raped his ex-girlfriend in Pennsylvania, torched a used car dealership in Paterson and crashed a stolen SUV into police cars on either side of the George Washington Bridge rolled the dice and lost. After originally pleading guilty to several charges, Luis Figueroa, 41, withdrew his plea and took his chances with federal jurors in Newark. They ended up convicting him following a two-week trial. So now, instead of the 26-year deal that he originally accepted from the government, Figueroa could be sentenced to nearly 50 years in federal prison. The rampage had an “…
UPDATE: Suspicious Fire Near NJ Turnpike In Ridgefield Engulfs Box Trucks, Tire Stacks UPDATE: Suspicious Fire Near NJ Turnpike In Ridgefield Engulfs Box Trucks, Tire Stacks
Update: Suspicious Fire Near NJ Turnpike In Ridgefield Engulfs Box Trucks, Tire Stacks A suspected arson fire consumed the cabs of four box trucks and multiple stacks of large tires in an industrial area along Overpeck Creek in Ridgefield, responders said. Billowy black smoke could be seen from the nearby New Jersey Turnpike to the west and Route 46 to the north after the fire broke out on Bell Drive -- off Edgewater Avenue and Bergen Turnpike -- shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday, May 21. Temperatures that broke 90 degrees required additional manpower supplied by firefighters from Fort Lee, Palisades Park and Ridgefield Park. Their colleagues from Cliffside Park and Fairview prov…
Turnpike Gas Station Sells $10K Mega Millions Winner Turnpike Gas Station Sells $10K Mega Millions Winner
Turnpike Gas Station Sells $10K Mega Millions Winner A lottery ticket from the Friday, April 22 Mega Millions drawing was sold at a gas station on the New Jersey Turnpike in Bergen County. The $10,000 winner matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn.  The winning numbers were 07, 28, 29, 58, and 59. The Gold Mega Ball was 10, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03. The ticket was purchased at Sunoco #701 on the New Jersey Turnpike Milepost 116E/115W, Ridgefield in Bergen County.
CAPTURED! Prisoner Who Escaped From Palisades Park Police HQ Nabbed In Rhode Island CAPTURED! Prisoner Who Escaped From Palisades Park Police HQ Nabbed In Rhode Island
Captured! Prisoner Who Escaped From Palisades Park Police HQ Nabbed In Rhode Island GOTCHA! The manhunt for a purported MS-13 gang member who escaped from Palisades Park police headquarters in handcuffs three days ago ended with his capture in Rhode Island, authorities announced. Working around the clock, Palisades Park police "were right with" Adilson Estrada-Garcia of Cliffside Park when he arrived in Providence to stay with a cousin, Detective Lt. Alex Monteleone said. Members of the US Marshals Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force were notified and nabbed the 24-year-old Guatemalan national without incident at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, March 6, Monteleone said. Estrada-G…
MANHUNT: Prisoner Escapes From Palisades Park Police HQ MANHUNT: Prisoner Escapes From Palisades Park Police HQ
Manhunt: Prisoner Escapes From Palisades Park Police HQ GOTCHA! The manhunt for a purported MS-13 gang member who escaped from Palisades Park police headquarters in handcuffs three days ago ended with his capture in Rhode Island, authorities announced. Working around the clock, Palisades Park police "were right with" Adilson Estrada-Garcia of Cliffside Park when he arrived in Providence to stay with a cousin, Detective Lt. Alex Monteleone said. Members of the US Marshals Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force nabbed the 24-year-old Guatemalan national without incident at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, March 6, Monteleone said. Estrada-Garcia -- whose fami…
Driver Reports Rented Range Rover Stolen From Outside Bergen Restaurant With $70G Inside Driver Reports Rented Range Rover Stolen From Outside Bergen Restaurant With $70G Inside
Driver Reports Rented Range Rover Stolen From Outside Bergen Restaurant With $70G Inside An out-of-towner who stopped for some Korean barbecue in Ridgefield told police he emerged to find his rented Range Rover missing -- along with $70,000 in cash that he said a friend had loaned him. The 50-year-old Asian traveler from Chicago said he'd gotten the vehicle from the Enterprise-Rent-A-Car at O'Hare Airport, Ridgefield Police Chief Thomas Gallagher said. He told police he'd stopped in Philadelphia to visit a friend who loaned him the fat stacks. Last week, he grabbed dinner at the Dae Ji Ssonday restaurant in the HMart shopping center on Broad Avenue. He told police he came…
Driver Pulled From Crashed, Burning Car Off Route 46 Dies Driver Pulled From Crashed, Burning Car Off Route 46 Dies
Driver Pulled From Crashed, Burning Car Off Route 46 Dies A driver was pronounced dead at a local hospital after police pulled him from his crashed, burning car on an industrial road off Route 46 in Ridgefield. Witnesses said the victim first drove down Linden Avenue along Willis Park off Grand Avenue shortly before 5:30 p.m. Monday. He then backed up, revved the engine and hit the gas, crashing the sedan into a pile of metal debris near the CSX tracks, they told responders. Responding police officers pulled him from the vehicle before a small fire was doused. The officers and firefighters tried reviving the unresponsive driver with CPR. A …
Fierce Fire Destroys Palisades Park Home Fierce Fire Destroys Palisades Park Home
Fierce Fire Destroys Palisades Park Home Two firefighters were injured Sunday in a ferocious blaze that destroyed a 96-year-old Palisades Park home. Responders were met by heavy fire and smoke at the West Harwood Terrace home around 1 p.m. They eventually had to go to an exterior operation as flames blew out the roof and through windows. The fire was declared under control around 2:40 p.m. Firefighters had to go to exterior operations at the West Harwood Terrace blaze in Palisades Park.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The injuries weren't initially considered serious. Mutual aid responders at the scene or in coverage included f…
Ridgefield Man, 18, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Fairview Pre-Teen Ridgefield Man, 18, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Fairview Pre-Teen
Ridgefield Man, 18, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Fairview Pre-Teen An 18-year-old unemployed Ridgefield man was charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a Fairview pre-teen. Billy Garcia remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail, pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, following his arrest the day before, records show. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said members of his Special Victims Unit began investigation after being alerted by Fairview police last month. Garcia is charged with 10 counts of sexual assault on a victim under 13, one of aggravated sexual assault of a victim under 13 and nine counts…
SWAT STANDOFF: Barricaded Ridgefield Man Seized With Knives, Grenade, Young Daughter In Home SWAT STANDOFF: Barricaded Ridgefield Man Seized With Knives, Grenade, Young Daughter In Home
SWAT Standoff: Barricaded Ridgefield Man Seized With Knives, Grenade, Young Daughter In Home A troubled Ridgefield man was seized after barricading himself in his home with his 12-year-old daughter, authorities said. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team joined local officers during the Maple Avenue standoff, which ended when Osvaldo Salas-Kechichian, 44, was taken into custody shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday, nearly three hours after it began, Ridgefield Deputy Chief Robert Meurer said. His roommate had come to headquarters earlier to report that Salas-Kechichian threw his belongings outside and threatened him with a knife, Meurer said. Salas-Kechichian, who was known to have several …
Motorcyclist Pursued By Police Charged With Reckless Driving In Cliffside Park Crash Motorcyclist Pursued By Police Charged With Reckless Driving In Cliffside Park Crash
Motorcyclist Pursued By Police Charged With Reckless Driving In Cliffside Park Crash UPDATE: A motorcyclist who was severely injured when he slammed into a sedan in Cliffside Park following an aborted police pursuit in a neighboring town was charged with reckless driving, authorities said. Kyle J. Rodriguez, 23, of Jersey Avenue was hospitalized with a broken arm and leg, among other injuries, following the Tuesday afternoon crash. An officer in Ridgefield initially reported seeing Rodriguez "recklessly" operating a 2019 Kawasaki on Bergen Boulevard more than 10 minutes earlier, according to a police report in that town. The officer reported trying to catch up but said he …