Compactor Fire Clears Route 4 Mall Compactor Fire Clears Route 4 Mall
Compactor Fire Clears Route 4 Mall The Shops at Riverside off Route 4 in Hackensack was evacuated Tuesday as city firefighters doused a compactor blaze. Sprinklers temporarily kept the fire in check before firefighters took over on the Macy's loading dock beneath the parking garage shortly before 2 p.m. A DPW truck pulled the contractor out so they could extinguish the blaze. The fire didn’t spread to the interior of the mall, responders said. Teaneck and Bogota firefighters provided mutual aid. At the scene.Jerry DeMarco At the Shops at Riverside off Route 4 in Hackensack.Jerry DeMarco
UPDATE: Worker Shot At Englewood Apartment Complex Undergoes Emergency Surgery, Gunman Sought UPDATE: Worker Shot At Englewood Apartment Complex Undergoes Emergency Surgery, Gunman Sought
Update: Worker Shot At Englewood Apartment Complex Undergoes Emergency Surgery, Gunman Sought SEE ANYTHING? A construction worker was struck Monday by stray gunfire at an Englewood apartment complex, said authorities who were searching for the shooter. The innocent bystander was struck by at least one bullet deliberately fired through the window of a second-floor apartment at the Rock Creek Terrace Apartments between Routes 4 and 95 around 10 a.m., responders said. Family members were home at the time, but the worker -- who was part of a crew working there -- was the only one injured, they said. The victim underwent successful emergency surgery at Hackensack University Medical Cent…
Weekend North Jersey Motorcycle Crashes, Fatalities Pile Up: Route 280, Route 3, Elsewhere Weekend North Jersey Motorcycle Crashes, Fatalities Pile Up: Route 280, Route 3, Elsewhere
Weekend North Jersey Motorcycle Crashes, Fatalities Pile Up: Route 280, Route 3, Elsewhere Several weekend motorcycle crashes in North Jersey – including at least one fatality – began Friday when a Newark motorcyclist was killed on Route 280. Charles L. Henderson III was ejected when his motorcycle overturned on the westbound highway in Roseland, New Jersey State Police said. Henderson was pronounced dead at the scene, State Police said, adding that no other vehicles were involved. A 35-year-old motorcyclist from Paterson was critically injured when his 2017 Honda CBR collided with a 2011 Honda CR-V operated by a 59-year-old Ridgewood Marilyn Basile. The motorcyclist, Ahmed Bas…
Cross-County Stolen Car Chase From Mahwah Through Paramus Ends With Haworth Crash, Arrest Cross-County Stolen Car Chase From Mahwah Through Paramus Ends With Haworth Crash, Arrest
Cross-County Stolen Car Chase From Mahwah Through Paramus Ends With Haworth Crash, Arrest A pre-dawn cross-county pursuit Monday through nearly a dozen towns began in Mahwah, continued through Paramus and ended on a Haworth dead end street when the driver bailed out while the stolen car was moving. The 2014 Honda Accord slammed into a fire hydrant after grazing a cruiser driven by a Haworth police sergeant, who seized the passenger – a self-proclaimed gang member from Newark. The driver fled. It began when a Mahwah police officer began chasing the Honda -- reported stolen out of Linden -- shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday on Route 287. Paramus Police Officer Michael Mordaga pick…
Fitness Center In Englewood Warns Members Of Possible COVID-19 Exposure Fitness Center In Englewood Warns Members Of Possible COVID-19 Exposure
Fitness Center In Englewood Warns Members Of Possible Covid-19 Exposure The owner of THE GYM of Englewood on Wednesday warned members who took certain classes earlier this month that they may have been exposed to someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. The specific classes were the March 3 9:30 a.m. Spin and 10:30 a.m. Total Body Sculpt at the Nordhoff Place facility off Route 4 and South Van Brunt Street, said founder, owner and Vice President of Operations Jeff Rivers. "We have been told that the risk of infection is extremely limited as the person was asymptomatic at the time of exposure and did not show symptoms until March 5," Rivers wrote in an e…
Pedestrian Struck Crossing Route 46 In Saddle Brook Pedestrian Struck Crossing Route 46 In Saddle Brook
Pedestrian Struck Crossing Route 46 In Saddle Brook A Saddle Brook man was struck crossing Route 46 Monday afternoon, authorities said. The middle-aged victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening after he was struck around 4 p.m. Police Chief Robert Kugler said. He was in the crosswalk when he was struck on the westbound side of the highway outside the Saddle Brook Center, Kugler said. No summonses were immediately issued, the chief said, adding that police were still investigating. ****** ALSO SEE: The occupants of a car that overturned Monday afternoon on westbound Rou…
Tire-Toting Tractor Trailer Splits, Tying Up Traffic Off GWB Tire-Toting Tractor Trailer Splits, Tying Up Traffic Off GWB
Tire-Toting Tractor Trailer Splits, Tying Up Traffic Off GWB A tractor-trailer buckled and bent at the westbound Route 4 ramp to Route 95 in Fort Lee during Monday’s morning rush. The mishap occurred shortly before 7:30 a.m., jamming traffic. The delays continued more than an hour while the cargo – used tires – was offloaded to another truck before the trailer could be towed. Fortunately, they'd been stacked in a way that kept them from rolling down the highway. ABC Towing handled the job. No injuries were reported.
Paterson Offender In Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged With Fair Lawn Break-Ins Paterson Offender In Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged With Fair Lawn Break-Ins
Paterson Offender In Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged With Fair Lawn Break-Ins A repeat offender from Paterson who was captured in Paramus after a wild stolen car chase that went through several Bergen County towns was charged with a pair of Fair Lawn burglaries. John Chavan Johnson, 32, has been held in the Bergen County Jail since the Sept. 15 chase. In that time, detectives have tied Johnson to car thefts and vehicle and home burglaries in Ridgewood, New Milford -- and, now, Fair Lawn. Less than a week before the chase, Fair Lawn police responded to home burglaries on Morlot Avenue near Canger Place during which electronics, garage tools and a vehicle were taken, …
Rooftop HVAC Short Clears Hackensack Staples Rooftop HVAC Short Clears Hackensack Staples
Rooftop HVAC Short Clears Hackensack Staples A rooftop air conditioning unit malfunctioned at a Staples store in Hackensack mid-Tuesday afternoon. The store was emptied while city firefighters tended to a burnt transformer in the HVAC unit at the Hackensack Avenue store just off Route 4. "Companies ventilated and the store was turned back over to the building owner," the Hackensack Fire Department said. "No injuries." At the scene.Douglas Lee for DAILY VOICE Douglas Lee for DAILY VOICE
Westchester Check Forger Busted In Police Chase That Injured Officer, Authorities Say Westchester Check Forger Busted In Police Chase That Injured Officer, Authorities Say
Westchester Check Forger Busted In Police Chase That Injured Officer, Authorities Say A Mount Vernon check forger was arrested near the George Washington Bridge after a police pursuit in New Jersey that began when an officer was clipped by a getaway car, authorities said Wednesday. A New Milford, NJ police officer responding to a fraud call at a local Bank of America branch tried to stop 21-year-old Sierra Palmer and two accomplices Tuesday afternoon, but he was nicked by the getaway car, authorities said. Fellow officers from New Milford and several area towns chased the vehicle, first to Hackensack and then east on Route 4, before the trio bailed out in Fort Lee, Police C…
Paterson Man Captured After Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged In Ridgewood Crime Spree Paterson Man Captured After Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged In Ridgewood Crime Spree
Paterson Man Captured After Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged In Ridgewood Crime Spree A Paterson man captured in Paramus after a wild stolen car chase that went through several Bergen County towns was responsible for a series of vehicle thefts and burglaries, as well as home break-ins in Ridgewood, authorities said. John Chavan Johnson, 32, remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest two days earlier. He’s charged with five counts of burglary, six of theft, three of resisting arrest among 19 offenses in all, most of them in Ridgewood. Also still being held was Johnson’s alleged accomplice, Samantha Boseski, 30, of Clifton. She was charged with&nbs…
Here's When, Where Labor Day DUI Details Will Be In Connecticut Here's When, Where Labor Day DUI Details Will Be In Connecticut
Here's When, Where Labor Day DUI Details Will Be In Connecticut During the unofficial last weekend of summer, Connecticut State Troopers are reminding drivers to be smart, drive safe and be prepared for thousands of other vehicles on the roads. They're also announcing they will be out in force to check for drunk and drugged drivers, as well as aggressive drivers. To make sure all stay safe, they will begin extra patrols at midnight, Friday, Aug. 30 and continue through 11:59 p.m., Monday, Sept. 2. “The priority of all operators should be arrival at their destination in a safe manner," said Col. Stavros Mellekas, commanding officer of the Conn…