South Hackensack PD: Ex-con police impersonator had loaded gun, badges, more
UPDATE: An ex-con who South Hackensack police said they caught carrying a loaded gun, dozens of fake law enforcement ID cards and badges and all kinds of police equipment was simply staying overnight...
View ArticleAlert officer, teamwork net serial burglar in Rutherford
ONLY ON CVP: A 22-year-old convicted burglar was back behind bars, charged with several commercial break-ins – including the same Blimpie’s twice in three days – thanks to cooperation between...
View ArticleWinds topple Glen Rock tree onto cars
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: This morning’s high winds were causing all kinds of problems, including toppling a large tree that landed on a trio of parked cars in Glen Rock. No injuries were reported after...
View ArticleGuatemalan immigrant from Fairview gets 8 years for sex with girl, 12, he met...
A Fairview man who was acquitted of raping a 12-year-old girl after convincing her to play hooky from middle school was sentenced in Hackensack yesterday to eight years in state prison for having...
View ArticleBergen County Police Department named a national leader in sports security
SHOUT OUT: The Bergen County Police Department has become one of the first law enforcement agencies in the U.S. to receive national certification for the way it handles security at sporting events and...
View ArticleMaywood police charge man with stabbing woman with scissors while kids watched
CVP EXCLUSIVE: Police from Maywood and Rochelle Park this afternoon converged on a Hackensack man who they said stabbed a woman with a pair of scissors. The 41-year-old defendant and the victim were in...
View ArticleGrand jury: Hackensack man had sex with girl, 10
A Bergen County grand jury has charged a Hackensack man with sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl who they said was videotaped five years later taking sexual turns with his friends at a party. Nicholas...
View ArticleCollars and scents: Bergen County sheriff to graduate K9 crews
SHOUT OUT: As heroin and other deadly drugs cut deeper into the culture, the demand for police dogs has spiked. On Friday, members of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Canine Training Academy will be...
View ArticleThree treated in Wyckoff house fire
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Three people were treated for smoke inhalation in an overnight fire that destroyed a Wyckoff home. Unconfirmed reports are that a dog and bird died in the two-alarm blaze, which...
View ArticleMaywood EMT says: Don’t out-source service
AN EMT WRITES: In the very near future, the mayor and council of Maywood will make a decision regarding our daytime EMTs. The Council is looking to turn over our daytime emergency calls to a Hackensack...
View ArticleNew Hampshire retiree brought to NJ on charges of fondling Wyckoff girl, 12,...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A New Hampshire retiree was extradited to Bergen County to face charges of fondling a 12-year-old Wyckoff girl, showed her photos of his crotch on his laptop and having sexual...
View ArticlePort Authority PD: Wrong-lane DWI Holland Tunnel driver arrested after chase
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A bail jumper from Pennsylvania was arrested early this morning after Port Authority police said he drove drunk in a Holland Tunnel lane closed to traffic and then led them on a...
View ArticleParamus Fashion Center power restored after transformer fire
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Power was restored just after 4 o’clock this afternoon to the Fashion Center in Paramus after being knocked out late last night by a fire in a rooftop transformer . The fire on...
View ArticleOne-car Saddle River crash sends driver to hospital
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A driver was hospitalized this afternoon with injuries that police said didn’t appear life-threatening after losing control of his Chrysler Sebring convertible, which slammed...
View ArticleBandit who smacked Ridgewood bank employee in face left clues
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An “obese” bandit driving a car with Georgia license plates left behind helpful clues after smacking a female Ridgewood bank employee in the face and fleeing when the bank...
View ArticleTipped Route 287 tractor-trailer spills milk in Mahwah
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Thousands of gallons of milk spilled when a tractor-trailer tipped onto its side before dawn overnight on southbound Route 287 in Mahwah. A law enforcement source told CLIFFVIEW...
View Article‘Terrific man, father, friend’: Services tomorrow for former Allendale Fire...
TRIBUTE: Visiting hours for former Allendale Fire Chief John Shute — a man praised as a “terrific man, father and friend” — are tomorrow in Wyckoff. Shute, 56, of Waldwick, died Friday, leaving his...
View ArticlePimp gets 10 years in first-ever NJ human trafficking prosecution
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A pimp who ran a high-priced prostitution ring through violence and threats was sentenced today to 10 years in state prison — half of which he must serve before being eligible...
View ArticleFemale bus driver in Englewood elbows rider who tried to snatch cash
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A female bus driver headed down a busy Englewood street with a load of passengers elbowed a rider in the gut when he tried grabbing her cash envelope yesterday. Gerardo Ruiz,...
View ArticleRidgewood PD sponsors first annual Chief Michael Feeney Junior Police Academy...
SHOUT OUT: Ridgewood police are holding their first annual Chief Michael Feeney Junior Police Academy from June 26 to July 2, fulfilling a dream of the popular 10-year-old honorary village police chief...
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