New Hampshire retiree charged with fondling Wyckoff girl, 12, showing her...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Detectives arrested a retiree in New Hampshire who they said fondled a 12-year-old Wyckoff girl, showed her photos of his crotch on his laptop and had sexual conversations with...
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Paterson fire flares, quickly snuffed
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Firefighters who’ve been dousing pockets of flame since a blaze in Paterson yesterday destroyed five buildings quickly put down a fire that flared early this evening. Medics...
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Police: Palisades Park ‘clique’ of five beat man, 59, nephew over parking
SPECIAL REPORT: Palisades Park police charged five men with beating a 59-year-old man and his nephew during a parking dispute outside a borough spa. All five set upon the victim outside King Sauna on...
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PHOTOS: Dump truck spills soil, closing Route 17 in Ridgewood
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A dump truck from Union County spilled petroleum-contaminated soil onto southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood this morning after hitting an overpass and tipping. A host of emergency...
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Dogs on wheels — legendary Callahan’s Restaurant returns
SHOUT OUT: Decades ago, a young worker at the original Callahan’s in Fort Lee called orders to go “on wheels” — something that literally comes true next month, when the legendary hot dog stand makes a...
View Article‘Synth pot’ traffic stop leads Mahwah police to three arrests, warrants
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Mahwah police said they turned over two New York state men wanted on warrants to the State Police after finding synthetic pot and open containers of alcohol during a Route 17...
View ArticlePort Authority police: JC woman in airport crash had loaded pistol, warrants
BEYOND BERGEN: A Jersey City driver wanted on warrants out of two cities had a fully loaded pistol in her bag, with a round in the chamber, when her car collided with a tractor-trailer near Newark...
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Glen Rock spill not hazardous, authorities say
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Police closed a portion of Glen Avenue in Glen Rock this afternoon while firefighters and a Bergen County Hazardous Materials crew cleaned up a spill of some type. Glen Rock...
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Painting to be hung during remembrance for Fair Lawn Officer Mary Ann Collura
TRIBUTE: This year’s annual memorial service for Fair Lawn Police Officer Mary Ann Collura will feature the hanging of a portrait of the slain officer (above) in the borough courtroom “as a lasting...
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State DEP cracking down on illegal dumping in NJ parks, wildlife areas
Motion-sensor cameras are being installed in select state parks and wildlife management areas in New Jersey as part of a state DEP is cracking down on illegal dumping in those areas. Authorities this...
View Article‘Train derailment’ drill set in Bergenfield tomorrow
PUBLIC SAFETY: What might look like a disaster in Bergenfield tomorrow won’t be: It’s a train derailment drill being conducted by area emergency responders. The drill, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in...
View ArticleWyckoff police catch underage teen behind wheel with pot
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Wyckoff police officer who stopped a car after a computer check showed an expired registration got a surprise when the driver turned out to be a 16-year-old Franklin Lakes...
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Minivan slams into pickup in Glen Rock after apparent medical episode
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A minivan slammed into the back of a pickup truck in Glen Rock this afternoon, sending both vehicles onto the sidewalk, after its driver apparently suffered a medical episode....
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Fair Lawn police give back to community
SHOUT OUT: As part of their broad community work, Fair Lawn police collected $3,500 for New Jersey Special Olympics (and won two of three) in the Snow Bowl Flag Football Tournament hosted by the New...
View ArticleDriver dies, passenger OK after Teaneck telephone pole crash
A 29-year-old driver died moments after being cut from his car, while his passenger walked away injured, in an apparent hydroplaning crash into a utility pole on New Bridge Road in Teaneck overnight,...
View ArticleLyndhurst sex offender indicted in mailed gun case
ONLY ON CVP: A convicted sex offender from Lyndhurst who authorities said convinced a woman to mail him a handgun from Texas even though the law prevents felons from having any was indicted on weapons...
View ArticleMan charged with dragging dog tied to car
BEYOND BERGEN: A 1-year-old Chihuahua mix named Roxy was recovering after being tied to a car and dragged down the street. Authorities in Atlantic Highlands said 49-year-old Keith Guastamacchia told...
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Bergen prosecutor offers help to addicts, warns of penalties for drug-induced...
A PROSECUTOR WRITES: In a rare step for a lawman, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli has extended the services of his office — without criminal charges — to anyone whose children, siblings or...
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Two BMWs, third car in Ridgewood chain-reaction crash
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A chain-reaction crash in Ridgewood involving three vehicles — two of them BMW sedans — sent one of the drivers to The Valley Hospital with chest pains after she was slammed into...
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