Tags
Subscribe
Subscribe
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Neighbors
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Events
Traffic
Legal
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Subscribe
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Neighbors
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Events
Traffic
Legal
Real Estate
Readers Choice
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2026 Cantata Media
West Milford, NJ
News
SUP'T: Fair Lawn Schools Offer Counseling After Thomas Jefferson Student Fatally Struck
Fair Lawn schools will be offering counseling Tuesday following the sudden death of a Thomas Jefferson Middle School student, district officials said. The 12-year-old boy was fatally struck by a Bergen County Sheriff's Officer on Route 208 in Fair Lawn Sunday night while attempting to cross the highway divider, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The officer was traveling southbound in the left lane on routine patrol when he struck the boy -- who was with several other juveniles -- near the Fair Lawn Avenue exit ramp at 9:08 p.m., Calo said. The officer was taken taken to Ha…
West Milford, NJ
News
Prosecutor: 12-Year-Old Boy Struck, Killed By Bergen Sheriff On Route 208 In Fair Lawn
A 12-year-old boy was fatally struck by a Bergen County Sheriff's Officer on Route 208 in Fair Lawn Sunday night, authorities said. The officer was traveling southbound in the left lane on routine patrol when he struck the boy, attempting to cross the highway divider with several other juveniles near the Fair Lawn Avenue exit ramp at 9:08 p.m. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The officer was taken taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was treated and released, the prosecutor said. The boy was a student at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, district official…
West Milford, NJ
News
Police: 12-Year-Old Boy Struck, Killed By Bergen Sheriff's SUV On Route 208 In Fair Lawn
A 12-year-old boy was fatally struck by a Bergen County Sheriff's Officer on Route 208 in Fair Lawn Sunday night, authorities said. The officer was traveling southbound in the left lane on routine patrol when he struck the boy, attempting to cross the highway divider with several other juveniles near the Fair Lawn Avenue exit ramp at 9:08 p.m. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The officer was taken taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was treated and released, the prosecutor said. The boy was a student at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, district officials…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Trying To Stay Fresh? Glen Rock PD Says Pair Stole Deodorant, Gum In Bulk
Two Glen Rock police officers chased down a shoplifting duo – one from Lyndhurst, the other from Hawthorne -- who swiped 63 containers of deodorant and nearly two dozen packs of gum from a local CVS, authorities said. Both had fled the Rock Road store, but Sgt. Bryan Scott grabbed one on Main Street near Bradford Street 208 after an employee described them to a 911 operator, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Sgt. Scott McGovern got the other trying to flee along the NJ Transit Main Line railroad tracks under Route 208, Ackermann said. Officers recovered $168 of $666 worth of items taken bu…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Franklin Lakes Police Continue Picking Drivers With Drugs, Outstanding Warrants Off Route 208
Numbers continue rising of drivers found with drugs or outstanding warrants after being stopped on Route 208, say Franklin Lakes police who’ve been arresting them. According to Capt. John Bakelaar: Officer Eric Rosado arrested 24-year-old Chadwick Quinones of Hewitt for possession of heroin around 9:45 p.m. Monday. Eight hours earlier, Officer Ryan Sweeney arrested Alicia Gonzalez, 42, of Paterson on an outstanding warrant from the Silk City. An Easton, PA driver, 39-year-old Lateefah Terry, was arrested on Smoke Hollow Trail, just off the highway, around 9 a.m. Monday for outstanding Gle…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Wyckoff PD: Sergeant Stops Drifting Out-Of-State Driver With Heroin, Needle On Route 208
An out-of-state heroin user was arrested after his car drifted across lanes on northbound Route 208 in the middle of the afternoon, Wyckoff police said. William Rueckert, 27, of was nearly 50 miles from his Montgomery home in Orange County, N.Y., when Sgt. Mark Tagliareni pulled him over. Rueckert “appeared to have a difficult time maintaining his lane of travel” in his Volkswagen Jetta, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Police along the Route 208 corridor north of Paterson often stop out-of-state buyers headed back to New York or Pennsylvania. Earlier this year, Franklin Lakes police arrested a…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Fair Lawn PD: Woman Wanted On Warrant Kicks, Spits On Police, Damages Cruiser On Route 208
A passenger in a Route 208 traffic stop early Friday kicked and spit on Fair Lawn police as they took her into custody after finding an outstanding warrant, authorities said. Samantha Polanco, 25, of the Bronx “began to attempt to twist away” from Officers Geovanny Buitron and John Rovetto when they told her about the warrant (out of Hackensack) after the 12:45 a.m. stop near Plaza Road, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. “During the struggle, they fell onto the ground.” Metzler said. “From there, Polanco spit at [Buitron] and was kicking the officer before she was brought under control.” The 5-foot…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor Investigating Snow Remover's Plunge Through Route 208 Bridge
UPDATE: Authorities were investigating why a snow removal machine plunged through a pedestrian bridge, smashing into a van and seriously injuring its two occupants on Route 208 below. Both van occupants -- Patrick O'Dell, 64, and John DesLauriers, 22, both of Hawthorne -- remained at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson on Tuesday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief Richard McAuliffe said.The operator of the 4,100-pound Bobcat S100, 42-year-old Don Turner Jr., also of Hawthorne, was released after being treated following the incident. The nor…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Photos
: Snow Remover Falls Through Route 208 Bridge, Hits Van Below, Three Hospitalized
A Bobcat removing snow from a pedestrian bridge on Route 208 in Hawthorne fell through the span and landed on a van on the northbound highway, seriously injuring three people late Monday morning, authorities confirmed. Both van occupants and the driver of the 4,100-pound Bobcat S100 were hospitalized. ****** UPDATE: Authorities were investigating why a snow removal machine plunged through a pedestrian bridge, smashing into a van and seriously injuring its two occupants on Route 208 below. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/southpassaic/police-fire/prosecutor-investigating-snow-removers-p…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Whose Jeep Hit Route 208 Guardrail, Median Was Under Influence, Franklin Lakes PD Says
A driver was under the influence of drugs when her Jeep bounced off the shoulder guardrail and smashed into the center median of Route 208 in Franklin Lakes Tuesday night, authorities said. Aimee Dumont-Peppel, 59, of Chester, NJ (Morris County) was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center following the 9 p.m. southbound crash, Capt. John Bakelaar said Wednesday. The Jeep had just passed the Colonial Road exit when it “veered into the right lane, crossing the rumble strips and striking the guard rail,” he said. It then “crossed all lanes into the left shoulder, approximately 150 feet …
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 65, Struck And Killed In Hawthorne Was Meeting His Daughter For Coffee
A 65-year-old pedestrian struck and killed Wednesday night in Hawthorne was headed to meet his daughter for coffee, a friend said. Calvin Graham of Hawthorne succumbed to his injuries at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center after he was struck around 7:40 p.m. on Goffle Road near the intersection of Douglas Avenue and the southbound exit ramps for Route 208, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief Richard McAuliffe said in a joint release Thursday afternoon. Behind the wheel of the 2011 BMW 328i that hit him was a 17-year-old Little Falls girl. …
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 65, Struck And Killed In Hawthorne Was Meeting Daughter For Coffee
A 65-year-old pedestrian struck and killed Wednesday night in Hawthorne was headed to meet his daughter for coffee, a friend said. Calvin Graham of Hawthorne succumbed to his injuries at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center after he was struck around 7:40 p.m. on Goffle Road near the intersection of Douglas Avenue and the southbound exit ramps for Route 208, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief Richard McAuliffe said in a joint release Thursday afternoon. Behind the wheel of the 2011 BMW 328i that hit him was a 17-year-old Little Falls girl. "The investiga…
Next Page
Archive
