23-Year-Old Nabbed For Speeding Clocked At 145 MPH On Route 17, State Police Say 23-Year-Old Nabbed For Speeding Clocked At 145 MPH On Route 17, State Police Say
23-Year-Old Nabbed For Speeding Clocked At 145 MPH On Route 17, State Police Say He can’t drive 55. Or even 65. A 23-year-old man was clocked by New York State Police troopers driving a Dodge Challenger 145 mph in a posted 65 mph zone on State Route 17 in Orange County. Troopers from Middletown on patrol at approximately 10:15 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, attempted to stop Jeremy Vanleuvan, 23, of Wanaque, New Jersey when he was spotted speeding up and passing vehicles in a reckless manner, police said. According to police, Vanleuvan was eventually caught by troopers and stopped while speeding westbound on Route NY-17K. Vanleuvan was cited for speeding, and charged with r…
Authorities: Trucker Charged With Setting Pit Bull On Police In Ringwood Dies Of Seizure Authorities: Trucker Charged With Setting Pit Bull On Police In Ringwood Dies Of Seizure
Authorities: Trucker Charged With Setting Pit Bull On Police In Ringwood Dies Of Seizure UPDATE: A Florida tractor-trailer driver who was arrested after authorities said he set his pit bull loose on police during a traffic stop in Ringwood died after suffering an apparent seizure. John Baker, 54, suffered the seizure in the Passaic County Jail's intake unit Tuesday night, said Bill Maer, the spokesman for Sheriff Richard H. Bernik. Baker was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a little over an hour after the 10:08 p.m. call, he said. The cause of death was being investigated. Police had charged Baker earlier with five counts of aggravat…
Police: Drunken Trucker Charged With 5 Counts Of Aggravated Assault In Ringwood Pit Bull Attack Police: Drunken Trucker Charged With 5 Counts Of Aggravated Assault In Ringwood Pit Bull Attack
Police: Drunken Trucker Charged With 5 Counts Of Aggravated Assault In Ringwood Pit Bull Attack UPDATE: A Florida tractor-trailer driver who was arrested after authorities said he set his pit bull loose on police during a traffic stop in Ringwood died after suffering an apparent seizure. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/northpassaic/police-fire/authorities-trucker-charged-with-setting-pit-bull-on-police-in-ringwood-dies-of-seizure/783295/ ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A drunken Florida tractor-trailer driver was charged with five counts of aggravated assault for setting his pit bull loose on police during a Ringwood traffic stop, forcing them to shoot the dog, authorities said. John Baker…
Police Shoot Dog Set Loose By Reckless Tractor-Trailer Driver In Ringwood, Responders Say Police Shoot Dog Set Loose By Reckless Tractor-Trailer Driver In Ringwood, Responders Say
Police Shoot Dog Set Loose By Reckless Tractor-Trailer Driver In Ringwood, Responders Say Police shot a dog who responders said had been set loose by a tractor-trailer driver during a traffic stop early Monday afternoon in Ringwood. ****** UPDATE: A Florida tractor-trailer driver who was arrested after authorities said he set his pit bull loose on police during a traffic stop in Ringwood died after suffering an apparent seizure. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/northpassaic/police-fire/authorities-trucker-charged-with-setting-pit-bull-on-police-in-ringwood-dies-of-seizure/783295/ ****** The rig, which had South Carolina license plates and was toting luxury boats, had been "w…
Franklin Lakes PD: Morris Prostitute, Wanaque Customer Busted On Rt 208 After Brief Abduction Franklin Lakes PD: Morris Prostitute, Wanaque Customer Busted On Rt 208 After Brief Abduction
Franklin Lakes PD: Morris Prostitute, Wanaque Customer Busted On Rt 208 After Brief Abduction A Morris County prostitute and a Wanaque john were both arrested by Franklin Lakes police after he briefly abducted her, authorities said. Eduardo Areche, 43, and Kristie Pattin, 38, of Stirling were both passengers in a vehicle stopped Monday night on Route 208 by Officer Ryan Sweeney, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Pattin was charged with prostitution and possession of both crack and drug paraphernalia, he said. Areche was charged with soliciting prostitution and false imprisonment, the captain said. A police reported alleges that Pattin “did knowingly restrain co-defendant (Pattin) unlawful…
Erratic Driving Stop Of Cadillac Escalade In Rockland Leads To Felony DWI Charge Erratic Driving Stop Of Cadillac Escalade In Rockland Leads To Felony DWI Charge
Erratic Driving Stop Of Cadillac Escalade In Rockland Leads To Felony DWI Charge The driver of an Escalade was allegedly drunk when he was busted driving erratically in the wrong direction in Rockland County, police said. An Orangetown police officer on patrol spotted a 2016 Cadillac Escalade driving erratically at approximately 4:10 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19 on West Washington Avenue in Pearl River, police said. At the time, the officer saw him, the driver was also driving westbound in the eastbound lane. The officer was able to stop the driver, Wanaque, N.J. resident John Kester, 35, who was allegedly intoxicated at the time of the traffic stop, police said. Keister was…
Dogs, Cats Flee, Rabbit Dies In Pre-Dawn Haskell House Fire Dogs, Cats Flee, Rabbit Dies In Pre-Dawn Haskell House Fire
Dogs, Cats Flee, Rabbit Dies In Pre-Dawn Haskell House Fire Two dogs and two cats made it out safely, although a rabbit died in a destructive pre-dawn home fire Monday just off Rainbow Lake in Wanaque. Firefighters by 5 a.m. had contained the blaze to a second-floor bedroom and part of the attic in the 77-year-old, 1,740-square-foot Lakeside Avenue home. Companies from Bloomingdale and Pompton Lakes provided mutual aid at the scene, while Ringwood and West Milford provided borough coverage.
Wayne Police Officer Braves Flames, Dog Dies In House Fire Wayne Police Officer Braves Flames, Dog Dies In House Fire
Wayne Police Officer Braves Flames, Dog Dies In House Fire Flames and smoke kept a Wayne police officer from rescuing a dog who died in a house fire, authorities said. Township police, firefighters and First Aid Squad members responded to what began as a garage fire on Sycamore Terrace around 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, Detective Capt. Christian Wittig said. A resident told Corporal Robert Feeney that her dog was inside, Wittig said. Feeney went in trying to rescue the dog but had to retreat after several attempts due to the fire and smoke, the captain said. Firefighters retrieved the dog, but resuscitation efforts failed, Wittig said. Corporal Robert Hi…
Troubles Increase For Bergen Businessman Accused Of Squatting In 3 Different Towns Troubles Increase For Bergen Businessman Accused Of Squatting In 3 Different Towns
Troubles Increase For Bergen Businessman Accused Of Squatting In 3 Different Towns Charges continued to mount against a former Bergen businessman who authorities say has been letting himself into pricey homes when their owners aren’t around. In the span of only a few weeks, Peter McElkenney was caught after breaking into homes in Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff, local authorities said. He then skipped his court appearance in Wyckoff but went to court in Oakland – where borough police promptly arrested him on an outstanding warrant. They turned McElkenney, 43, over to their Wyckoff colleagues, who sent him to the Bergen County Jail last Thursday. A judge ordered McEl…
Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 14 Hookers, 27 Johns Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 14 Hookers, 27 Johns
Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 14 Hookers, 27 Johns Female Paterson police posing as prostitutes bagged 27 johns, while their male colleagues snatched up 14 streetwalkers who offered them sex for money, authorities said. Citizen complaints about an open-air prostitution market drove ABC/Vice unit detectives to work both sides of the street, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. They had help from the department’s Narcotics Division and the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department, as well as from counselors with the county prosecutor’s Human Trafficking Unit, he said. Substance abuse counseling also was provided, Speziale said. A total of …
Vandals Destroy Memorial To Lakeland HS Boys Killed In Crash Vandals Destroy Memorial To Lakeland HS Boys Killed In Crash
Vandals Destroy Memorial To Lakeland HS Boys Killed In Crash Friends of two Lakeland High School students died in a car crash in March were shocked to discover a memorial for them was vandalized. Brett Kuiken snapped a photo of the memorial honoring Jonathan Carlson, 17 of West Milford, and Victor Weinpel, 19 of Wanaque. covered in blue, green and yellow spray paint Wednesday. Kuiken called the act disrespectful "not only to the boys who were lost, but also to their friends and family who came together to make the memorial, he said. "I hope you know that you just pissed a whole lot of people off." The spray paint covered photos of Carlson and Weinpe…
Services Set For Former Lakeland HS Teens Killed In Wanaque Crash Services Set For Former Lakeland HS Teens Killed In Wanaque Crash
Services Set For Former Lakeland HS Teens Killed In Wanaque Crash Services are scheduled at the same funeral home this week for two former Lakeland High School students killed last week in a crash in Wanaque. The first service will be held for Victor Weinpel, 19, at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the D'Agostino Funeral Home in Haskell. Visiting hours will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Visiting for John Carlson, 17, will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23, with a memorial service at 3:30 p.m. at the funeral home. D'Agostino's is located at 881 Ringwood Avenue in Haskell. PHONE: (973) 835-4220  More than $15,500 had been raised on a…