Police Blotter Archives — Page 12 of 48 — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

Englewood Man Arrested for Alleged Sex Assault Against Child

December 2, 2019 Staff

PALISADES PARK, N.J.—On Nov. 17, the Palisades Park Police Department advised the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit of an allegation that Malik S. Bell, 26, engaged in sexual […]

Prospect Avenue Home Burglarized in Woodcliff Lake

November 29, 2019 Staff

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—A Prospect Avenue residence was burglarized on Monday, Nov. 25, after a rear sliding door was smashed with a rock between 1 and 4:30 p.m., said Detective Sgt. […]

Westwood Chase Ends in Arrest on Receipt of Stolen Property

November 29, 2019 Staff

WESTWOOD, N.J.—Chief Michael R. Pontillo announced the arrest of Shaadiek B. Butler of Palisades Avenue on the charges of receiving stolen property, eluding and resisting arrest, obstructing the administration of […]

Two-Alarm Fire Guts Hillsdale Home’s Second Floor

November 29, 2019 Michael Olohan

HILLSDALE, N.J.—An early morning fire on Thanksgiving caused extensive damage to a home on Lincoln Avenue as responding fire companies reported “heavy fire conditions” in a second-floor bedroom. Reported a […]

Ziegler – of Airmont, N.Y. – Stole $233K From Four Banks, Including Oritani in Park Ridge, Feds Say

November 27, 2019 Tom Clancey

NEW YORK—It was a brazen crime on Kinderkamack Road—On April 17, a male suspect, claiming he had a bomb, ordered employees and customers of the Oritani Bank in Park Ridge, […]

Developer Hit With $75K Fine, Probation

November 22, 2019 Michael Olohan

ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—Well-known Bergen County developer and Englewood resident James Demetrakis—who built high-rise, luxury condominiums along the Hudson River for four decades—was sentenced Nov. 20 to two years probation and ordered […]

Attempted Car Burglaries Reported in Westwood

November 22, 2019 Staff

WESTWOOD, N.J.—Residential areas on Fern Street and Fifth Avenue were subjected to a number of vehicular burglary attempts last night, the Westwood Police Department said. Suspects wearing hoods were captured […]

Park Ridge Father, Saddle River Son Sentenced For ‘Ruthless Fraud’

November 22, 2019 Staff

NEWARK—A Park Ridge man was sentenced Nov. 14 to 27 months in federal prison and his Upper Saddle River son to eight months of home confinement for defrauding mortgage lenders […]

Boy Walking to School Chased Home by Teen, Norwood police say

November 21, 2019 Tom Clancey

NORWOOD, N.J.—A child walking to school Nov. 21 on Summit Street was accosted by a teenage boy and chased home, borough police said. Police asked for anyone with information about […]

Suspect Arrested, Released Over College Bomb Threat

November 20, 2019 John Snyder

PARAMUS, N.J.—Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella has announced an arrest in a bomb threat that prompted the evacuation of Bergen Community College’s three campuses on Monday, Nov. 18. There was […]