Palisades Park
CRIME & SAFETY
Cliffside Park girl, 15, injured after being struck by car in North Bergen driveway
A 15-year-old Cliffside Park girl remains hospitalized after she was struck by a car while sitting in a driveway in North Bergen Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. in the area of Woodcliff Avenue and Palisade Plaza, North Bergen Police Capt. Nicholas Galliano told NorthJersey.com Wednesday afternoon. The victim was sitting on the ground and may have been in the driver's blind spot, he said.
NYC subway performers say they’re under constant threat from violent mentally ill attackers as crime surges
Subway musicians say they have something to “fret” about. Buskers said Wednesday they are sometimes frightened to perform because there’s so much violent crime underground — even as they vied for plum performance spots at MTA-held auditions. “If you’re doing anything like this, you have to look over your shoulder all the time,” said Joshua Oxyer, 26, who had just crooned a Justin Timberlake song. “We’re targets all the time.” Alan Zavodsky, who plays drums for the New Orleans-inspired dance band New Thousand, said he’s had to dodge unhinged people. “There are so many things happening from certain people who aren’t mentally well who...
Migrants charged in attack on NYPD cops in Times Square offered plea deals, including one who was rearrested
Six of the migrants charged in connection to the vicious attack on two NYPD officers in Times Square were offered plea deals Tuesday as a Manhattan judge revealed that one of the accused cop-beaters was arrested again while out on bail. Yohenry Brito, 24 — who was remanded after his initial arrest — was nabbed last week for petit larceny after an activist Brooklyn priest posted his $15,000 cash bail in February, Judge Laura Ward said in Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday. “I am furious that Mr. Brito was rearrested and charged with petty larceny while he was out on this...
Man inappropriately touched sleeping child during visit with family, investigators allege
A man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly inappropriately touched a juvenile who was visiting family members in Hackensack, authorities said. The Hackensack Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office on May 12 about the suspected abuse, the office said. Detectives alleged Diego Buri-Mora, 33, of Hackensack touched...
Allerton: Residents React to Fatal Shooting of 25-Year-Old Man
Residents preparing to celebrate Mother’s Day at the Allerton Avenue building where a 25-year-old resident was shot and killed hours earlier were in disbelief that the fatal shooting occurred outside their front door. According to police, and as reported, Daniel Lachapel, 25, was shot once in the head shortly...
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