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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
News
Night-Riding Bicyclist Struck Near Hasbrouck Heights Hilton
A 50-something bicyclist who was struck by a sedan just off Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights admitted to police that he'd been drinking, responders said. The Hackensack cyclist was on a stretch of Terrace Avenue not intended for crossing when he was struck by a two-door Audi near the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights Meadowlands shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, they said. The driver immediately called 911 and remained at the scene, records show. Police, firefighters and EMS responded. The bicyclist was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-thre…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
News
Woman With Handgun Seized At Konica-Minolta HQ Off Route 17
Ramsey police quickly defused an anxious situation when they seized a woman with a loaded gun at the Konica Minolta headquarters just off Route 17, authorities said. The facility on Williams Drive briefly went into a shelter-in-place as officers responded to a report of a suspicious person with a firearm on the grounds shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, Detective Jaclyn Sabatelli said. These included officers in tactical gear, employees said. Police seized Charisma Bryant, 28, of Newark without incident moments later, Sabatelli said. The incident occurred the same day that Vice Pr…
Paramus, NJ
News
'Bling Bishop' From Bergen Accused Of Faking Docs To Finance Paramus Mansion: 'FBI Set Me Up'
A flashy Brooklyn bishop who lives in Bergen County – and was infamously robbed at gunpoint during a live-streamed church service last year – claims the FBI set him. Lamor Whitehead was already facing charges of swindling a female parishioner out of $90,000 in retirement money when a new indictment this week accused him of fabricating bank records to try and finance his million-dollar mansion in Paramus. Whitehead made it appear on paper that he controlled an LLC that had an average balance of more than $2 million when it actually had less than 10 bucks, the indictment returned in the Sout…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
News
Vehicle In Route 17 Crash Bursts Into Flames
A driver refused medical attention for a hand injury following a fiery crash that jammed a busy stretch of Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights. A Dodge Neon caught fire after colliding with a Toyota Camry at the jughandle in front of the White Castle shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 6. Borough firefighters doused the flames and the Neon was towed. Witnesses said the Camry driver ran the light at the jughandle and T-boned the southbound Neon into the northbound lane. Borough police said they're investigating. They handled traffic control and summoned the state Department of Transportation b…
Paramus, NJ
Business
Shuttered Paramus Barnes & Noble To Reopen In Former Toys R Us Store
The shuttered Paramus Barnes & Noble is coming back to life. The treasured book store that long stood at 765 Route 17 south on the Ridgewood border will be replacing Big Lots! on Route 17 northbound, the store announced on Facebook. Big Lots ! is set to close in May, store associates tell Daily Voice. The space was formerly home to Toys 'R' Us. "While we are sad to leave this location, we are excited for our next chapter," the store said. Barnes & Noble of Paramus broke hearts last January when it announced it would be closing.
Paramus, NJ
News
Paramus Sanitation Truck, Jeep Collide Just Off Route 17
A Jeep crashed through a fence and landed on its side after a collision Tuesday morning with a Paramus sanitation truck just off Route 17. The 23-year-old Jeep Compass driver climbed out on the passenger side with what responders described as a minor hand injury following the crash on East Ridgewood Avenue shortly after 9 a.m. March 7. He was taken to a nearby hospital by a Paramus EMS unit. Paramus police are investigating the cause of the Tuesday morning crash on East Ridgewood Avenue just off Route 17.Boyd A. Loving None of the borough workers were injured in the collision, which on…
Hackensack, NJ
News
One-Man Crime Wave: Arrest Made In Armed Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies In Four Bergen Towns
Authorities charged an Essex County man with robbing three gas stations and two convenience stores in Bergen County at gunpoint – four of them in one night. Thomas Johnson, 30, of East Orange brandished a handgun while holding up two gas stations in Mahwah, another in Paramus and a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn of several thousand dollars in less than half an hour late last month, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Johnson did it again three nights later, robbing a 7-Eleven in Elmwood Park of $650 as two employees locked themselves in the bathroom and called police, the prosecutor said. T…
Paramus, NJ
News
Five Out-Of-Towners Seized After Paramus Stolen Car Pursuit Ends In Englewood Crash
An Essex County quintet was arrested by Paramus police following the pursuit of a stolen Dodge Challenger that crashed in Englewood. Officer Slavko Bajovic spotted the stolen muscle car on southbound Route 17 after hearing an alert that it was involved in an attempted vehicle theft in Ridgewood shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Bajovic tried to stop the Challenger after a computer check showed that it had been reported stolen out of Old Bridge, the chief said. The driver refused to stop, however, and continued down Route 17 onto eastbound …
Paramus, NJ
News
Update
: Gunman Robs Gas Stations, 7-Eleven In Paramus, Fair Lawn, Mahwah In Under 30 Minutes
UPDATE: Law enforcement agencies in two states were sharing information in the search for a masked gunman who robbed two gas stations in Mahwah, another in Paramus and a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn of several thousand dollars in less than a half hour. The spree ended with back-to-back holdups of two gas stations on northbound Route 17 in Mahwah barely a couple of minutes from the Rockland County border. The robber entered the Valero station near Route 202 at 11:05 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, Mahwah Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. He “brandished a handgun at the staff at the register and demanded mone…
Paramus, NJ
News
Plans For $97M Route 17 Bottleneck Project Revealed
Preliminary plans for the $97 million Route 17 Bottlebeck Project have been released, and county officials are urging the public to weigh in. A third lane of travel, additional bridges, and improvements to some local streets are among the changes that Bergen County officials hope will relieve some of the congestion along the highway running through Paramus, Rochelle Park and Maywood. The southern project limit is at the Essex Street interchange in Maywood, and the northern limit is at the driveway for the Garden State Plaza Mall along the southbound side of Route 17. The general public ha…
Paramus, NJ
News
Did Driver Suffer Medical Episode Before Route 17 Crash?
A driver whose SUV crashed off Route 17 in Paramus might have suffered a medical episode, responders said. Patrons and employees at a Starbucks near Century Road found him unconscious after the GMC Envoy crashed off the southbound highway near Century Road around 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15. Members of the Paramus Police Emergency Services Unit had to break a back window to get to him. The GMC Envoy crashed off southbound Route 17 near Century Road in Paramus around 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15.Boyd A. Loving He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in an undetermined condition. The S…
Northern Highlands, NJ
News
Update
: Sedan Crashes Off Route 17
A sedan flew over a guardrail on Route 17, sending its driver to the hospital. The 2013 BMW ended up in a wooded area just past a bus shelter on the southbound side near Sheridan Avenue in Waldwick shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, Police Lt. Troy Seifert said. Waldwick firefighters freed the 48-year-old driver from Newark, who suffered a suspected head injury, the lieutenant said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by members of the Waldwick Volunteer Ambulance Corps. The BMW ended up in a wooded area on the other side of the guardrail on southbound Route 17 in…
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