Police Blotter Archives — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

April 2, 2026

Westwood man pleads guilty to killing two aunts in N.Y.; faces 25 years to life

March 25, 2026 Staff

WESTWOOD—A 20-year-old Westwood resident pleaded guilty March 24 in Rockland County Court to first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder in the 2025 killings of his two aunts in […]

Former councilman charged in criminal mischief, stalking case

March 17, 2026 Northern Valley Press

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS — Former borough councilman Glen A. Luciano has been charged in connection with a series of incidents involving damage to residential property, according to the Police Department. Police said a […]

Park Ridge (N.J.) Police Officer Carlos Alicea and friend. PRPD photo.

Rooster awaits bail; owner invited to cross the road, lay claim

March 3, 2026 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Two local officers took custody of a wandering rooster Sunday morning, March 1, after it apparently flew the coop and turned up near a home along busy Kinderkamack […]

Vradenberg, McGee, Schiavone, and Dispoto. Photos: Bergen County Prosecutor's office.

Off-duty officers among those charged over Park Ridge assault, obstruction allegations

February 14, 2026 Pascack Press

HACKENSACK—Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced arrests and charges against four individuals stemming from an aggravated assault investigation connected to an incident outside The Park Steakhouse. Charged are Nicholas K. […]

Township of Washington Police Chief Arsenio Pecora welcomes new Police Officer Jamie Daugherty at Monday’s Township Council meeting. Daugherty joins the department from the Essex County Sheriff’s Office and is the department’s second female police officer, Pecora said. From left: SO V. Montalbano, PO S. Riedel, PO N. Hiletzaris, Cpl. M. Sinatra, D/Cpl. R. Luscombe, Lt. R. Parsells, Capt. M. Glock, Chief A. Pecora, PO Jamie Daugherty, Lt. R. Scherer, D/Sgt. J. Gugger, Sgt. T. Cangialosi, Cpl. D. Ferrazzano, Sgt. M. Ferrarini, Sgt. C. Osenbruck, PO I. O’Hanlon, PO J. Boesch. (Photo courtesy of WTPD)

‘Welcome to our family’ — Daugherty joins WTPD

February 6, 2026 Michael Olohan

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Mayor Peter Calamari swore in Police Officer Jamie Daugherty at the Feb. 2 Township Council meeting before more than a dozen fellow officers and an audience of family […]

David Neuman, 75, of Monsey, Park Ridge, N.J. Police Department.

Monsey man charged with criminal sexual contact after incident at spa

January 20, 2026 Pascack Press

PARK RIDGE—The Police Department said a 75-year-old Monsey, N.Y., man was arrested Sunday, Jan. 18, after he allegedly made inappropriate sexual contact with a worker at a spa on Kinderkamack […]

Hillsdale’s Episcopal Church, Hillsdale Avenue and Trinity Place, at the turn of the 20th century. In January 1896, it was broken into and vandalized.

A burglary spree at Pascack, 130 years ago this week

January 16, 2026 Kristin Beuscher

PASCACK VALLEY—“The inhabitants of Park Ridge and Woodcliff are becoming alarmed at the numerous burglaries that have been perpetuated in the two villages within the last two weeks,” the New […]

JAN. 9, 2026—Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 20-year-old JULIAN A. MORRIS of River Vale, NJ on charges of aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault. Musella emphasized that the charges are merely accusations, and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. BCPONJ mug shot.

River Vale man charged with sexual assault offenses

January 9, 2026 Pascack Press

HACKENSACK—Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 20-year-old Julian A. Morris of River Vale on charges of aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault. The arrest was the result […]

Masked suspects flee after attempted burglary on Julia Court while resident was home

December 31, 2025 Pascack Press

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON — A home on Julia Court on the township’s west side was entered early Wednesday morning, Dec. 31, in what police described as an apparent attempt to […]

Police: Keys left inside; vehicle stolen between 5 and 5:30 a.m. on Fern Street

December 19, 2025 Pascack Press

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON — The police were called to a Fern Street home on the east side of town early this morning after a report of a stolen vehicle. Police […]

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