Hackensack firefighters remove windshield to free occupant in crash
Several Hackensack Rescue engines and others responded to a crash today that left a car on its side. One occupant was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a knee injury while another...
View ArticleRidgewood pedestrian, 72, OK after being struck by bus
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 72-year-old man suffered lower leg and ankle injuries when he was struck by an NJ Transit bus while crossing a Ridgewood street tonight. “He was in in good spirits and talking...
View ArticleHackensack illegal immigrant offered 20 years in alleged rapes of Moonachie girl
ONLY ON CVP: Prosecutors have offered an illegal Ecuadoran immigrant from Hackensack 20 years in state prison in exchange for his guilty plea to repeatedly raping a Moonachie girl over several years,...
View ArticleFour to hospital, four summonses, after Ramsey Route 17 crash
ONLY ON CVP: Four people were taken to area hospitals yesterday afternoon after a Honda Civic collided with a Toyota Sienna minivan on southbound Route 17 southbound at Spring Street. The male driver...
View ArticleCognitively impaired boy, 17, hospitalized after attacking Closter police...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A cognitively impaired 17-year-old boy lunged at a police officer with a knife and then threw it at him before being taken into custody, Closter Police Chief Dennis Kaine said...
View ArticleOakland man indicted in New Milford jewelry store robbery
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Oakland man who police said scuffled with a pair of New Milford store owners after swiping several thousand dollars worth of jewelry was indicted on theft and other charges...
View ArticleFive taken to hospital in three-car Montvale crash
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Five people were taken to area hospitals — among them, a grandmother, daughter and 6-week-old grandson — after a three-vehicle crash in Montvale this morning. A 2011 Nissan...
View ArticleNew Saudino database tracks stolen goods sold to pawn shops, scrapyards, eBay...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The nation’s largest online database for authorities investigating the sales of stolen goods was officially launched today by Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino. Designed by...
View ArticleBergen police, sheriff’s officers raise Special Olympics funds in plane pull
SHOUT OUTS: Police from several Bergen departments raised thousands of dollars while participating in a rain-soaked 2014 Plane Pull for Special Olympics at Newark-Liberty International Airport this...
View ArticleTwo charged as adults in 2011 rape of Paramus girl, 14
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Charges against two 20-year-old Paramus men accused of raping a drunken 14-year-old girl in a borough park when they were juveniles three years ago have been waived up to adult...
View ArticleHarmless white powder at Hackensack bank came off $1,000 cash in bill...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A white powder that came off $1,000 cash sent through a sorting machine at a Hackensack bank — prompting a large emergency response — proved harmless, authorities told CLIFFVIEW...
View ArticleBlow by blow: Ridgefield officer dragged, police cars hit in wrong-way Route...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A heroin addict wanted by several law enforcement agencies dragged a Ridgefield police officer with his mini-van at a Route 46 roadblock, launching a wild chase that included...
View ArticleDon’t be a victim: Bergen sheriff warns of federal warrant phone scam
PUBLIC SAFETY: The latest phone scam targeting unsuspecting victims involves callers claiming to have warrants for their arrests, Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino warned this morning. “Residents...
View Article19 years in federal prison for Paramus Smashburger robber
UPDATE: A Newark man who robbed a Smashburger in Paramus — binding employees with zip ties — was sentenced to 225 months in federal prison today for participating in 17 holdups of stores in four...
View ArticlePort Authority police nab offender with 29 arrests in auto theft
BEYOND BERGEN: A repeat offender out on bail for stalking and making terroristic threats was arrested by Port Authority police for stealing a car from a Newark Airport rental lot. The gray 2014...
View ArticleFort Lee man, 75, sentenced to 17 months in largest US tax-fraud case, thanks...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 75-year-old Fort Lee man was sentenced to 17 months in federal prison today for his role in what the government said was one of the nation’s largest, longest-running frauds of...
View ArticleBergen executive candidate Tedesco issues ethics policy
Jim Tedesco, the Democratic candidate for Bergen County Executive, today released an Ethics Policy Paper that he said will guide him and his Administration once he unseat incumbent Kathleen Donovan in...
View ArticleBrothers indicted on charges of terrorizing Fort Lee McDonalds workers,...
ONLY ON CVP: Two New York City brothers who fought with Fort Lee police after throwing chairs across the counter at McDonalds workers when they couldn’t get free food were indicted on strong-armed...
View ArticleStabbing at popular Lyndhurst nightclub leads to indictment against Essex...
ONLY ON CVP: A grand jury returned attempted murder and weapons charges against a 21-year-old East Orange man accused of stabbing a fellow patron with a box cutter at a packed Lyndhurst nightclub....
View ArticleSaddle Brook police charge Paterson man with conning Catholic priest out of $200
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Saddle Brook police arrested a Paterson man today who they said conned a Roman Catholic priest out of $200 by pretending that he was collecting it for a family member in...
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