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Homeless Midland Park native killed crossing street outside Hackensack shelter
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 61-year-old homeless woman who grew up in Midland Park was struck and killed when she crossed South River Street in Hackensack against the light last night, police said. The...
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Wyckoff police nab NYC fugitive who gave fake name in attempted bank fraud
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A fingerprint check proved that an East Harlem fugitive gave a false name to Wyckoff police after she tried withdrawing $2,200 from the real person’s bank account, authorities...
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Car just washed in Maywood stolen by man in ski mask
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A bandit in a ski mask hopped into a high-end sedan as it emerged from a Maywood car wash and sped off with it, police said. The thief, who was also wearing blue jeans and a...
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Prosecutor seeking new trial after mixed verdict in Bergenfield child sex...
UPDATE: A Bergen County assistant prosecutor said she’ll be back in court on Monday to seek a new trial date on four deadlocked counts against a Colombian national from Bergenfield who was acquitted by...
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Abandoned dog found tied to pole in Closter park
SHOUT OUT: A German shorthaired pointer found tied to a pole in a Closter park with an “ABANDONED” sign is looking for a new home while authorities search for the owner. “His name is Oreo and he knows...
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Hackensack police hunt for men who hit Applebee’s manager with SUV
DO YOU KNOW THEM? Hackensack police hope the public can help them find two men who struck an Applebee’s manager with their Cadillac Escalade after skipping out on the bill. The manager, who wasn’t...
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No serious injuries in 2-car crash outside Target in Hackensack
ONLY ON CVP: No serious injuries were reported in a two-car crash in Hackensack this morning. The BMW and Toyota involved in the collision on Temple Avenue and Hackesnack Avenue outside the Target just...
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Edgewater dentist in patient sex case pleads guilty to federal tax fraud
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A dentist from Edgewater charged with improperly touching a patient pleaded guilty yesterday to ducking $68,000 in federal income taxes. Bedros Yavru-Sakuk, 63, pleaded guilty...
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Washington Township police seek help finding stolen Mercedes with State...
SHOUT OUT: Police were looking for a Mercedes sedan stolen from the driveway of a Washington Township home bearing New Jersey State Police emblems on the windshield and rear window. A spare key had...
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Bulgarian national in largest ID theft ring ever gets 30 months federal...
UPDATE: A Bulgarian national today was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for his participation in the notorious Shadowcrew forum, an online marketplace for hacking and identity theft that the...
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Station wagon plows through Ridgewood cemetery
ONLY ON CVP: A motorist escaped serious injury when his SUV veered off the road and into a Ridgewood cemetery, damaging several headstones. A tow truck removed the Suburu Forester from Valleau Cemetery...
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Building ‘will blow up’ bathroom wall message clears Mahwah tech school
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The message “this building will blow up at noon” scrawled on a bathroom wall led to the evacuation and search — with negative results — of Lincoln Technical Institute in Mahwah...
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Emerson man loses more than $10G to IRS phone scammers before police can stop...
CVP EXCLUSIVE: An Emerson man conned into thinking he’d be arrested by the IRS sent more than $10,000 to phone scammers yesterday before police called by his worried family found him in Ridgewood....
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Teen molesting details outlined against Leonia construction worker
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Leonia construction worker with a history of sex crimes stuck his fingers into a 16-year-old girl’s vagina and put her hand on his penis in his van after offering her a ride...
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Upper Saddle River police charge pair in traffic stop with having loaded gun,...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A couple was picked up in Massachusetts after Upper Saddle River police obtained a search warrant and found a loaded gun, $4,500 worth of stolen clothes with attached security...
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Cliffside Park Marine vet grew, sold pot from Palisades condo, authorities...
ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A Rutgers University graduate who served 4½ years in the U.S. Marine Corps is charged with growing and selling marijuana from his Cliffside Park condo. An indictment returned by a...
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Bergenfield police nab fugitive in meth garage bust
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bergenfield police officers responding to a drug-activity in a local garage were met at the door by a Filipino national who they said was holding a bag of meth, then found a man...
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National firefighting legend Harvey Eisner, 59, of Tenafly dies
TRIBUTE: Firefighters near and far today are mourning the death of former Tenafly Fire Chief Harvey Eisner, a former crime-scene photographer in the Bronx and national fire service figure. Harvey Jay...
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Bergen sheriff’s officer from Saddle Brook finds deer caught on fence
SHOUT OUT: Bergen County Sheriff’s Officer Todd Accomando of Saddle Brook awoke this morning to the sound of banging in his backyard and discovered a five-point buck stuck on a neighbor’s fence. The...
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East Rutherford bust nets Bergen drug task force heroin, crack
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bergen County authorities busted a 43-year-old Newark carpenter who they said tried to sell $5,000 worth of heroin and crack to an undercover officer. Prosecutor John L....
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