Park Ridge
PARK RIDGE POLICE BLOTTER: March 9, 2020
Two injured as woman, 86, strikes curb, car, bus stop A pedestrian was among two people injured after a woman from Pearl River, N.Y. lost control of her Honda Civic […]
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Pascack Press
Store Owner Charged After Bogus River Vale ‘Sanitizer’ Burns Four Children
RIVER VALE, N.J.—Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced today two enforcement matters relating to the alleged sale of a dangerous “spray sanitizer” at a […]
Hackensack
First COVID-19 Death in Area Prompts Bergen County State of Emergency
HACKENSACK—In light of the death of a 69-year-old Little Ferry resident, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco III has declared a State of Emergency for the County of Bergen, New Jersey’s […]
Northern Valley Press
[UPDATE! Store Owner Summonsed] Probe On Store’s ‘Spray Sanitizer’ After Child Apparently Burned
PASCACK VALLEY AREA, N.J.—On Monday, March 9, the same day Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency over the rapidly spreading COVID-19 virus, the River Vale Police Department issued […]
Emerson
Nurse’s Aide Molested Helpless Adult Patients at Emerson, Tenafly Facilities, Says Prosecutor
HACKENSACK, N.J.—A nurse’s aide from Leonia sexually abused helpless adult patients at nursing and rehab centers in Emerson and Tenafly, authorities say. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest […]
Hillsdale
Union City Man Arrested in Westwood Following Alleged Carjack Attempt
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Police Chief Michael R. Pontillo announced the arrest of Sean P. Byrne, 51, of Union City on charges of attempted carjacking, burglary, criminal mischief, and resisting arrest, and said […]
Pascack Press
POLICE BLOTTER: Disturbed Man with Knives Lunges at Officers
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Officers confronted, and eventually contained, an emotionally disturbed man brandishing knives on the morning of Feb. 26. According to Police Capt. John Calamari, officers received a call […]
Park Ridge
POLICE BLOTTER: ‘Microsoft Virus Alert’ Scam Snares Local Woman
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—A resident, 68, reported to headquarters on Feb. 15 to say she was the victim of fraud. Some time after buying a new computer from Staples in town […]
Northern Valley Press
Northvale Police Blotter: March 2, 2020
Cliffside Park woman hadmarijuana On Jan. 28 at approximately 11 p.m., while on routine patrol officers observed a vehicle parked in the lot of 206 Pegasus Ave., which at the […]
Emerson
Local Man Takes Head, Shoulder Injury in Emerson Train Hit
EMERSON, N.J.–A local man survived a glancing blow by a commuter train on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Responders said the middle-aged man had stepped in front of an NJ Transit train […]