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Bomb Scare At Glen Rock Schools Traced To Franklin Lakes Boy, 13
The caller claimed there was a bomb in a school but didn’t say which one, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. “The message, which appeared to be from a child, was more than 12 hours old when discovered, and staff had observed nothing suspicious at any of the borough’s schools,” the chief said.
Newark Police Car Struck, Stolen Car Thieves Captured After Crash In Garfield
Initial details were scant. Garfield police spotted the orange 2020 BMW M4 in the area of Semel Avenue and Prospect Street around noontime March 27, Capt. Mario Pozo said. As they approached, the driver reversed and hit a utility pole, causing a fire, he said. Three occupants bailed out and...
18-year-old pleads 'not guilty' in Yonkers fatal shooting of Francisco Gordillo
An 18-year-old Yonkers resident who pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a man inside a pickup truck last month first told police that the victim had shot himself and then acknowledged he had been holding the gun but that it went off accidentally. Ludvin Ramos-Cervantes was arraigned...
Two proposals for restaurants near Paterson's Great Falls make progress
PATERSON — Two separate efforts to open restaurants at the Great Falls national park moved forward this week. The Paterson Planning Board on Monday approved a $10 million project that would include a food hall and rooftop restaurant at an industrial building on the McBride Avenue Extension, across the street from the park’s...
Police: Manhattan man charged with assault for hitting officer with a car in Paramus
A Paramus police officer was investigating car burglaries and stolen credit cards at the Westfield Garden State Plaza shopping mall when authorities say Manuel Jimenez tried to drive away and hit the officer.
See homes sold in the Wayne area, Mar. 18 to Mar. 24
The following is a listing of all home transfers in the Wayne area reported from Mar. 18 to Mar. 24. There were 11 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was an 893-square-foot home on Balsam Road in Wayne that sold for $595,000.
New Jersey Democrat facing pressure to resign after mocking Easter online with drag, abortion references
Glen Rock, New Jersey Councilwoman Paula Gilligan is facing calls to resign after she shared a post on social media mocking Easter with references to abortion and drag.
Powerball tickets worth $50K sold at N.J. ShopRite, Stop & Shop
Two of the three Powerball tickets worth $50,000 sold in New Jersey for Monday’s lottery drawing were bought in Bergen County, while the third was purchased in Passaic County. The lucky third-prize Powerball tickets — each of which matched four numbers plus the Powerball — were sold at the...
Doctors tout first grader's miraculous recovery from brain tumor
VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Here's a story that will bring a smile to your face.A 6-year-old girl that was facing a horrible diagnosis is now thriving less than a year later.Doctors are calling the girl's story a miracle.Hailee Guzman showed off her "I did it" dance, and, yes, she has done it.She has been rolling with the punches for a while now. Last year, she was a cheerful kindergartener from Yonkers with an infectious smile. But in June, doctors discovered a large tumor in her brain."Her mom and I were both devastated, angry," father Willy Guzman-Ayala said.Hailee's parents took her to...
Coastal flood statement for 4 N.J. counties until early Wednesday
On Tuesday at 5:34 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a coastal flood statement valid from 8 p.m. until Wednesday midnight for Hudson, Bergen, Essex and Union counties. The weather service describes, "Less than one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline."
Ozuna & Pena Reporting for Duty, Expanding Community Policing in Hawthorne
Caption:Jose Ozuna and Ruth PenaCredits:Lynford Morton HAWTHORNE, NJ - Jose Ozuna remembers the moment he decided that he wanted to be in policing. "We had the experience when a detective came to our house looking for my brother. The detective didn't come in like he was the police officer and my brother was the bad guy. He came in and talked to him like he was an older brother, like a father figure. And that inspired me," Ozuna said.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Ruth Pena got interested in policing in high school but found her...
17-year-old arrested in connection to Yonkers fatal hit-and-run
Yonkers police announced that they arrested a 17-year-old male in connection with Monday's fatal hit-and-run on Van Cortlandt Park Avenue. While they can't reveal his identity due to his age, police said the 17-year-old was taken into custody without incident. They said he and the vehicle were located at an...
Woman shares story of being 1st female K-9 officer in city of Yonkers
A retired Yonkers officer is sharing her story of working in the K-9 division of the department during Women's History Month. There are over 205,000 K-9 officers in the United States, and only 6% of those are female. In 1987, 31-year-old Louise Dulak had just become the first - and...
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