Police hunt Fair Lawn burglar
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A burglar tried to force his way into a Fair Lawn home, then took off when the owner showed up, police said this morning. The thief, who appeared in his early 20s, broke a window...
View ArticleBergen shelter: Abandoned German Shepherd will soon be up for adoption, not now
SHOUT OUT: A 1½-year-old German Shepherd found abandoned at the Duck Pond in Ridgewood this week has caused a stir at the Bergen County Animal Shelter in Teterboro. The shelter has received so many...
View ArticleNJ reimbursing local police for defective bulletproof vests
SHOUT OUT: State authorities are preparing to distribute $173,780 to 100 New Jersey police departments that bought defective bulletproof vests from a manufacturer that filed for bankruptcy a decade...
View ArticleGlen Rock man charged in Englewood card game shooting
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Englewood police arrested a 25-year-old Glen Rock resident in connection with a shooting earlier this month during an overnight card game. Michael “Mook” Williamson was being...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Audi ignites in Rochelle Park
ONLY ON CVP: We don’t do car fires as a general rule, but the quality of these shots — by CLIFFVIEW PILOT Contributing Photographer Ronald Strub — convinced us otherwise. This Audi convertible caught...
View ArticleNewark man charged with molesting Mahwah boy, 5
YOU SAID IT HERE FIRST: A gas station attendant from Newark is charged with molesting a 5-year-old Mahwah boy. Richard Diggs, 50, was arrested after the boy’s mother went to Mahwah police, who notified...
View ArticleRidgefield Park trucker, 44, charged with having sex with girl, 13
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 44-year-old truck driver from Ridgefield Park is charged with having a sexual relationship with a juvenile beginning when she was 13. Andrew J. Bates was being held on...
View ArticleMidland Park Citgo to pay $3,000 for putting water in woman’s gas tank
UPDATE: The owner of a Midland Park gas station has agreed to reimburse a local driver $3,000 for damages from her gas tank being filled with water. “It is so beyond emotionally distressing,”...
View ArticleCresskill police grab three with heroin, Xanax, pot
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Cresskill detectives grabbed three men who they said were carrying 72 bags of heroin, 120 Xanax pills and a small amount of pot. A caller alerted police to a white van weaving...
View ArticleDriver in sidewalk crash that injured Moonachie grandmother, daughter charged...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Brooklyn man was drunk when his sedan barreled onto a Moonachie sidewalk, hitting a woman who was helping her granddaughter out of her daughter’s car, Bergen County Prosecutor...
View ArticleTruck crashes off Hackensack River bridge in Little Ferry
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A trucker towing a flatbed trailer climbed out on his own after his pickup slammed through the cement railing of the Hackensack River Bridge on Route 46 in Little Ferry this...
View ArticleHasbrouck Heights police arrest Paterson man in cocaine bust
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A series of undercover buys led Hasbrouck Heights police to arrest a Paterson man and seize more than an ounce of cocaine. Luis Fernandez, 24, was being held on $150,000 bail in...
View ArticleHuman trafficking discussion set for Tuesday
SHOUT OUT: A panel discussion for the community on human trafficking in New Jersey and New York will be held Tuesday at an Upper Saddle River church. “All are welcome to attend this very important...
View ArticleBayonne Bridge reopens, then closes again after car overturns in DWI crash
BEYOND BERGEN: Hours after reopening after more than 24 hours of repairs, the Bayonne Bridge again was closed after a local woman’s car hit several traffic barriers and overturned in what Port...
View ArticleTeaneck woman, 19, escapes New Milford rollover
ONLY ON CVP: A 19-year-old Teaneck woman escaped with no serious injuries after rolling her SUV in New Milford this afternoon. The Honda CRV hit a parked car as it headed north and then rolled onto a...
View ArticleMany make memorable day at circus for girl, 5, with inoperable brain tumor
SHOUT OUT: The Shriners Circus launched the final performance of its recent leg in Morristown last night with a trio of special guests — 5-year-old Lily LaRue Anderson and her brother and sister — in...
View ArticleHead-on crash near Paramus mall sends one to hospital
ONLY ON CVP: One person was taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center with minor injuries following a head-on crash near the Bergen Towne Center in Paramus. A northbound Cadillac...
View ArticleLodi man, 54, charged with sexually assaulting girl
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 54-year-old Lodi man is accused of sexually assaulting a girl when she was between eight and 10 years old. Detectives arrested Joseph Manfredi of Kipp Avenue this week after...
View ArticleBrooklyn man gets life in Englewood murder of rapper Kampane
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Loved ones wept as they watched the rapper known as Kampane perform in a music video shown in a Hackensack courtroom this afternoon before a judge sentenced the man convicted of...
View ArticleOradell clerk charged with trying to lure teens with child pornography
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Oradell grocery store clerk used illegal images of children having sex to try to engage teenagers in explicit conversations online, authorities said today in announcing his...
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