Police Blotter Archives — Page 25 of 51 — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

December 23, 2025

POLICE BLOTTER: No Seatbelt, Cell Phone in Hand, Driver in Drug Bust

July 8, 2019 Staff

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—An officer on seat belt stationary enforcement at Chestnut Ridge Road and Glen Road on the afternoon of June 1 observed a Gray Ford F150 headed southbound with […]

POLICE BLOTTER: Hiding Drugs in Pile of Clothes… Doesn’t Work

July 8, 2019 Staff

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—A Park Ridge man, 21, was charged with an improper turn, possession of controlled dangerous substances in a motor vehicle, possession of controlled dangerous substances, and possession of […]

Odor of Marijuana in Car Leads to Alleged Heroin

July 8, 2019 Staff

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—An officer on stationary detail from a filling station the evening of April 10 saw a black Honda Civic head south on Chestnut Ridge Road with its driver […]

Driver Struck With Car Breakdown, Marijuana Arrest

July 8, 2019 Staff

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.—An officer on patrol westbound on Prospect approaching Kinderkamack Road on April 30 came across a Paterson woman, 30, who was sitting in her silver Mercedes-Benz with the […]

Departments Team up on Drug Bust; Meth is Alleged

July 8, 2019 Staff

RIVER VALE, N.J.—Officers were dispatched to Bailey Road on June 20 at approximately 1:38 p.m. to assist the Park Ridge Police Department, which had been dispatched to a suspicious person […]

Human Remains Found at State Line Lookout

July 5, 2019 Staff

PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK, N.J.—On Monday, July 1 at about 8 a.m., Stateline Lookout snack stand employees in Alpine found a plastic bag containing what appeared to be bones hanging on […]

Cresskill Bobcat Sighting Reported

July 5, 2019 Michael Olohan

CRESSKILL, N.J.—Reports of a bobcat seen in Cresskill were broadcast about 9 p.m. July 3 via Nixle alerts to the community. According to New Jersey’s environmental agency, bobcats have been […]

Hillsdale Police Charge Two Over Financial Crimes

July 3, 2019 Staff

HILLSDALE, N.J.—Police Chief Robert Francaviglia announced charges against Richard C. Okorie, 42, of Missouri City, Texas and Barbara Lynn Alexander, 79, of Graham N.C. The arrests are the result of an […]

Traffic Stop Trio Had Burglary Tools: Closter Police

July 1, 2019 Tom Clancey

CLOSTER, N.J.—They couldn’t get their stories straight when asked a simple question—what were they doing in Closter? The three occupants of a vehicle smelling of marijuana were soon found to […]

Borough of Westwood Confirms 2018 Police Hack, Urges ‘Vigilance’

June 27, 2019 John Snyder

WESTWOOD, N.J.—A Police Department server was hit in a ransomware attack in December 2018 that prompted a temporary shutdown while backup systems took over, though the attempt to leverage police […]

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