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Emergency Incidents
Toaster oven fire extinguished at Mahwah home
Fire
Hetzel Dr, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews and police responded to a residential fire alarm at a home near Hetzel Drive in Mahwah. A toaster oven was reportedly on fire but was extinguished by the resident, and crews went inside to investigate and ventilate the front door area.
Car going wrong way on Route 208 near Cedar Hill
Traffic
Cedar Hill Ave, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a silver sedan on Route 208 south of Cedar Hill Avenue, apparently traveling northbound in the southbound lanes. A unit was sent to check the vehicle on the highway.
Female with suicidal thoughts leaves home in red truck
Medical Emergency
Lakeview Dr, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, police and EMS responded to a report of a woman with suicidal thoughts who left a Lakeview Drive residence in a red Nissan pickup truck. Officers located the vehicle near a Sunoco gas station and an officer went out with it for a welfare and safety evaluation.
Person in reflective jacket takes photos at front door
Suspicious Activity
Village Dr, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a home near Village Drive for a report that a man in a jacket with reflectors came to the door and took pictures, as seen on a doorbell camera. The person was no longer at the location when officers were notified.
Early morning leaf blower noise complaint
Disturbance
Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible ordinance violation after a caller reported a neighbor blowing leaves before the allowed 8 a.m. start time near Ramapo Valley Road in Mahwah, New Jersey.
Elderly woman needs lift assist at hotel room
Medical Emergency
Orchard Dr, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews are dispatched for a possible lift assist for an elderly woman who cannot get out of bed at a hotel room on Orchard Drive in Mahwah. The caller is waiting at the front desk.
Stranded driver at Route 17 BP station
Traffic
NJ-17, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, aAA requested a safety technician to assist a stranded motorist in a northbound Route 17 lot near a gas station, involving a black Toyota FJ Cruiser.
Female patient loaded into ambulance at student center
Medical Emergency
Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical incident at a student center, where a female patient was being loaded into an ambulance and advanced life support units were requested to meet them.
21-year-old female unsteady with possible head injury
Medical Emergency
Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were sent to a college student center cafeteria for a 21-year-old woman who was unsteady on her feet with a possible head or neurological injury. She was reported to be conscious and alert, and an ambulance was dispatched from a nearby location.
Electrical issue behind dryer, no fire reported
Fire
Hilltop Rd, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported utility hookup behind a dryer sparking at a home on Hilltop Road. The resident had cut the power and evacuated the residence, and there were no reported signs of smoke or fire. Battalion 3 arrived to establish command.
Commercial burglar alarm near Stag Hill Road
Break-In
Stag Hill Rd, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible commercial burglar alarm activation at a business near Stag Hill Road in Mahwah, New Jersey, after a motion sensor zone was reported as activated.
61-year-old female hyperventilating at Ramapo Valley Rd
Medical Emergency
Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews were requested to a location on Ramapo Valley Road in Mahwah for an adult female reported to be having difficulty breathing and hyperventilating, with additional personnel requested for a full crew.
Report of road hazard from leaf pile near Chapel
Traffic
Southerly Dr & Chapel Rd, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic describes a possible road hazard near Chapel Road and Southerly Drive involving a large leaf pile and a branch, later reported as not sticking into the roadway. It also reports a medical call for a sixty-(number withheld)-year-old woman with breathing difficulty at an apartment on Ramapo Valley Road in Mahwah.
Hit-and-run crash in college parking garage
Traffic
Ramapo Valley Rd, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a college parking garage for a possible hit-and-run crash involving a maroon Honda Civic that struck a vehicle and left the scene.
Person slips and falls near Hemingway Lane in Mahwah
Medical Emergency
Hemingway Ln, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews were dispatched for a possible slip and fall victim near Hemingway Lane in Mahwah, New Jersey.
Man kicking can outside Dairy Queen
Suspicious Activity
Franklin Tpke, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a possible suspicious man sitting on a bench outside a restaurant, reportedly kicking a can.
Crash reported near company five firehouse
Traffic
Eastview Dr, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, units were asked to check a possible crash reported near a firehouse on Stag Hill after a passerby stopped to report it.
Small trash can fire near Company Five firehouse
Fire
Eastview Dr, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Mahwah responded to a reported trash can fire near a firehouse on Stag Hill. A passerby reportedly stomped out the fire before units arrived, and the fire was out and appeared to involve a toy.
Sick raccoon reported near pool parking lot
Other Non-Crime Event
Mark Twain Way & Melville Ct, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible sick raccoon in a parking lot near a pool on Melville Court off Mark Twain Way in Mahwah, New Jersey.
Person injured knee near Finn Court in Mahwah
Medical Emergency
Finn Ct, Mahwah, NJ 07430
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews were dispatched to the Finn Court area in Mahwah for a reported knee injury, and additional personnel were requested to complete the crew.
