Hackensack, NJ
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Crack Found, Dad Seized, Child Taken, Rochelle Park Police Say
A wanted Rochelle Park man was arrested and his young child placed with a guardian after police caught the dad trying to discard a bag of crack, authorities said. Sharod Naji Gandy, 33, had actually gone to Rochelle Park police headquarters on his own to file a police report on an unrelated matter on Sunday, April 17, Detective Lt. James M. DePreta said. He quickly ducked out, however, after officers did a quick computer check and learned that Gandy was wanted on an outstanding warrant, DePreta said. Officer Chris Kiszka found Gandy at a local hotel the very next night, the lieutenant said…
Newark, NJ
News
Here's When NJ's Legal Weed Sales Begin
New Jersey has set a date for the legalization of marijuana sales, state officials announced Thursday, April 14. Starting on Thursday, April 21, "adults ages 21 and up will be able to legally purchase cannabis and cannabis products without a medical card," Gov. Phil Murphy said. The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission announced that it will grant licenses to seven alternative treatment centers (ATCs) to begin weed sales, which will include 13 retail dispensaries. The specific locations of the sales are being withheld by state officials until the ATCs confirm their opening dates, a ne…
Hackensack, NJ
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Police: Rochelle Park Officer Seizes 100 Ecstasy Pills From Hackensack Driver With History
A Rochelle Park police officer found a Hackensack driver with a criminal history carrying 100 Ecstasy pills in a shoulder bag during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka stopped the Volkswagen sedan on Passaic Street because it was missing a front license plate and had heavily tinted windows, Lt. James DePreta said. “Nervous behavior” by Jason Pollard, 37, prompted Kiszka to request – and receive – consent to search the bag, DePreta said. Pollard has a criminal history stretching back more than 15 years, nearly all for minor drug or arrears arrests. He was charged this t…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Rochelle Park Police Sergeant Pops Pair With Stolen Credit Cards, Cellphones, SIM Cards, Cash
A Rochelle Park police sergeant nabbed two out-of-state men with 20 stolen credit cards and more than a dozen cellphones with post-it notes identifying each user during a traffic stop, authorities said. Sgt. Jared Shatkin also found stolen mail, stolen bank checks, SIM cards and $5,850 in cash after stopping the black Mercedes for motor vehicle violations around 1 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, Lt. James M. DePreta said. Shatkin got permission to search the vehicle after the stories told by the driver, Luis Ortega, 27, of the Bronx and passenger, Jorge Castillo-Peralta, 26 of Milwaukee, WI, didn’t…
Paramus, NJ
News
Traffic
Nightmare
: Truck Hauling Prosecco Knocked Over, Southbound Route 17 Shut Down
UPDATE: A notorious stretch of southbound Route 17 remained closed after a tractor-trailer knocked a box truck onto its side at the border of Paramus and Rochelle Park. So was the exit from eastbound Route 4 onto 17. An International tractor-trailer hauling cases of prosecco was in the left lane at the bottleneck headed into Rochelle Park when it was clipped on the right by a Freightliner around 11:15 a.m. Monday, April 11, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The impact knocked the International into the median and onto its side, gashing a saddle tank that wound up spilling …
Hackensack, NJ
News
Fire Ravages Maywood Home
What began as a basement fire severely damaged a Maywood two-family house. The two-alarm blaze broke out on East Hunter Avenue just off Maywood Avenue around 4 p.m. Friday, April 1. It grew so intense that traveled through walls and burned away the first floor in the rear of the building, responders said. 11 East Hunter Avenue, MaywoodJo Fehl for DAILY VOICE The fire was officially declared under control shortly before 5:30 p.m. No injuries were reported. Flames ran through the walls after igniting in the basement of the Maywood home on East Hunter Avenue.Tony Greco for DAILY VOIC…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
News
Firefighters Knocked Back When Propane Tank Explodes In Elmwood Park House Blaze
An explosion during a pre-dawn fire that gutted an Elmwood Park home knocked three firefighters to the ground, authorities said. All three were checked out at a local hospital before being released without injury, said Michael Foligno, who is the borough's police chief and business administrator. The homeowner and a roommate tried to douse the flames after the fire ignited in a first-floor computer room on Palsa Avenue just off River Drive near Route 46 around 4:30 a.m. Monday, March 28, Foligno said. But "the fire became larger, which forced them to evacuate," he said. A propane tank…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Reported On Route 17
A multi-vehicle crash on Route 17 injured at least one driver. The left lane remained open immediately after the crash on the southbound highway at the Essex Street exit in Rochelle Park shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, March 13. Two cars and a tractor-trailer were involved, witnesses said. The injured driver climbed out before being taken to the hospital, they said. Rochelle Park and Maywood police, as well as medics and an ambulance, both from Hackensack University Medical Center, were among the first responders.
Paramus, NJ
News
Trucker Freedom Convoy Passes Through Bergen County (
Photos
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If a planned massive convoy of trucks turns into mostly cars, SUVs and pickups honking clown horns, does it make a sound? Parts of Route 17 were briefly closed as the North Jersey leg of a "freedom" convoy rolled through the area Saturday, March 5, as part of a national protest headed to the nation's capital. Throngs of supporters lined up along the highway and stationed on overpasses. Some waved flags or gave the thumbs up with one hand and held a cellphone in the other, recording the speedy procession. The trucker convoy drew the young and old to Bergen County vantage points.Boyd A. …
Hackensack, NJ
News
Booster
Bags
: Police Say Bergen Shoplifting Crew Did Some Serious Thieving
GOTCHA! Three women and a teenager used motorized handicap shopping carts and "booster" bags to swipe hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from Bergen County-area stores, Rochelle Park police said. Security at the ShopRite on West Passaic Street grabbed one of them -- Jada McIntosh, 22, of Paterson -- and turned her over to Lt. Jim DePreta and Officer Joe Buono around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19. The others left her behind and fled in a black BMW sedan with bogus license plates. Maywood police helped Officer Zim Zenock and Sgt. Doug Arendacs capture the trio, who'd parked on a cul-de-s…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Mechanic Living Across From Hackensack HS Collected 5,155 Child Porn Files, Authorities Charge
A divorced mechanic who lives across the street from Hackensack High School was charged with trafficking child porn after detectives found 5,515 illegal images during a raid on his apartment, authorities said. Juan C. Rodriguez, 41, “used the Internet to view, download, and possess” the files of “nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Friday, Feb. 18. He also shared files online, the prosecutor said. Rodriguez was arrested Thursday and charged with possession and distribution of child pornography following a raid on his Dawn Mano…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
News
Child Porn Probe Nets Mahwah Man
An unemployed Mahwah man was caught collecting and trafficking child porn, authorities said. Christopher Troiano, 37, was arrested after Cyber Crimes Unit investigators raided his Konight Court home in the Pond Meadow Condominiums between Pulis and Fardale avenues, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Troiano “used the Internet to view, download, and possess more than 1000 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Musella said. He shared them too, the prosecutor said. Troiano remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail pendi…
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