Police Blotter Archives — Page 13 of 50 — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

‘I Can Feel the Heat’ – Car Burns Atop Leaf Pile

December 2, 2019 Pascack Press

WESTWOOD, N.J.—Bystander video shows a vehicle parked atop a leaf pile in the area of Center Avenue and Irvington Street go up in flames Nov. 23. The blaze, which occurred […]

Westwood Woman Struck and Killed Outside Paramus Church

December 2, 2019 Tom Clancey

PARAMUS, N.J.—Borough police said Lucy Akdemir, 61, of Westwood, was fatally struck by a car while crossing Paramus Road on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 11:31 a.m. in front of Assyrian […]

Caffe Anello Reopens After Contained Fire, Chef Says

December 2, 2019 Tom Clancey

WESTWOOD, N.J.—An apparent fire at the popular Tuscany-inspired Caffe Anello in Westwood was under control at 10:50 a.m., with volunteer firefighters and area police working inside and outside the scene. […]

Cresskill Police: Grant Avenue Man Allegedly Punched Neighbor

December 2, 2019 Staff

CRESSKILL, N.J.—A Grant Avenue man is due in Cresskill court for allegedly assaulting his neighbor, who said he was blindsided when punched in the face after blowing leaves in his […]

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 […]