Tree falls, closes Washington Township street
ONLY ON CVP: Webster Avenue in Washington Township remained completely blocked at Calvin Street while workers removed remnants of a tree that fell this afternoon. A PSE&G crew arrived around 4:15...
View ArticleParamus police make another arrest in Route 4 fitness club car burglaries
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Paramus police have made another arrest in the string of car burglaries and thefts that have hit area health clubs and fitness centers. With help from Edgewater police, Paramus...
View ArticleBogota boy, 12, struck by car on way to baseball game
ONLY ON CVP: A 12-year-old Bogota boy heading to a Little League game in his baseball uniform was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a fractured skull after being struck by a car in a...
View ArticleHackensack girl, boyfriend charged in fake kidnapping scheme
ONLY ON CVP: A fake kidnapping scheme put a Hackensack man in jail and his 16-year-old girlfriend in Family Court after the girl’s sister recognized his voice and a city patrol officer recognized his...
View ArticleMissing Boston Terrier from Westwood found
HAVE YOU SEEN HER? A black and white Boston Terrier named Molly turned up today after vanishing from Westwood yesterday. Molly, who is 8 years old, was last seen in the backyard of her home around 3...
View ArticleGang members charged in murder of Fairview man during $1,800 card game robbery
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 50-year-old Fairview man was killed in cold blood after four gang members armed with guns invaded an illegal card game in his apartment, putting nearly a dozen people on the...
View ArticleNew trial in Wallington spurned lover assault case
ONLY ON CVP: A self-styled Santeria priest from East Rutherford will be re-tried on charges of breaking into his former lover’s Wallington home and beating the man’s father nearly to death. Julio...
View ArticleHackensack police smash multi-million fraud mill, expect ‘enormous number’ of...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities said they expect to find an enormous number of victims of a multi-million-dollar ID theft and fraud ring that used a Hackensack apartment to produce bogus credit...
View ArticleRidgefield police officers grab three at scene of home burglary
ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A trio of Ridgefield police officers caught three burglars in the act, thanks to a call from a concerned neighbor, authorities said. Officer Edward Schaefer was the first on the...
View ArticleLyndhurst police chief helps fight house blaze caused by smoldering cigar
ONLY ON CVP: Lyndhurst Police Chief James O’Connor joined a firefighting effort today when he grabbed a garden hose and trained on the window of a burning house while awaiting firefighters this...
View ArticleSurgery for Bogota boy, 12, hit by car, state tests postponed
UPDATE: A 12-year-old Bogota boy struck by a car on the way to his Little League game Monday night had surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center yesterday to remove swelling on his brain, borough...
View ArticleHillsdale police charge former Westwood man with punching resident, kicking dog
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Hillsdale police today arrested a former Westwood man in the assault on a resident and his dog last night outside a local fast-food restaurant. Christian Sapp, 22, of Jersey...
View ArticleJersey City boy, 15, facing hearing for posting Facebook video of sex with...
BEYOND BERGEN: A 15-year-old Jersey City boy who authorities said posted a video to Facebook of him having sex with a 13-year-old girl was briefly taken into custody earlier today and served with a...
View ArticlePot smoking driver on NJ Turnpike shoulder gives Bergen County Jail address,...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A driver who Port Authority police said reeked of pot when they stopped him near the Lincoln Tunnel told them his address was the Bergen County Jail — and was promptly arrested...
View ArticleNo injuries when Ridgewood garbage truck, car collide
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: No injuries were reported after a Ridgewood sanitation truck collided with a sedan this morning. The truck, carrying three workers, collided with a Toyota Camry at the...
View ArticleZipper bag, helium tank used in Palisades Park suicide, police say
EXCLUSIVE: What at first appeared a suspicious death in Palisades Park turned out to be an asphyxiation suicide involving a plastic bag and helium, authorities said. Police responding to the family’s...
View ArticleResidents’ motion-sensor lights help Rochelle Park arrest car burglary suspect
ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: Rochelle Park police attacked a recent string of car burglaries by hitting the street before dawn this morning and snagging a local man who they said they caught in the act. Officer...
View ArticlePIP police chase carjacked SUV with blown tire driven by Bronx boy, 16
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Palisades Interstate Parkway police chased down a 16-year-old Bronx boy driving a carjacked SUV on a flat tire in Alpine and took him and two adult passengers into custody,...
View ArticleBergen animal shelter preparing dogs rescued in Ridgefield Park for adoption
SHOUT OUT: The Bergen County Animal Shelter has posted photos of several of the 40 German Shepherds who were rescued from a Ridgefield Park animal hospital over the weekend by investigators from the...
View ArticleOwners of Villa Amalfi restaurant in Cliffside Park admit tax fraud
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The owners of Villa Amalfi restaurant in Cliffside Park pleaded guilty in federal court in Newark yesterday to filing false tax returns. Nicola Esposito, 59, of Franklin Lakes,...
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