Elmwood Park dead-end duplex fire draws several companies
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Elmwood Park firefighters got help from their colleagues from Fair Lawn, Garfield, Rochelle Park and Saddle Brook in battling a blaze at the end of a dead end street this...
View ArticleFort Lee man bound for DR arrested at JFK with kilo of cocaine in speaker
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 58-year-old Fort Lee man was carrying a kilo of cocaine in a stereo speaker that had been gutted and lined with lead foil when Port Authority police officers arrested him as...
View ArticleHere’s the local police Super Bowl drinking/driving game plan
PUBLIC SAFETY: NFL teams and fans aren’t the only ones stoked for Super Bowl XLIX: Police have tapped their rosters to have more officers on the road looking for drunk drivers. “Drunk driving is...
View ArticleDemarest man plunges to death from State Line Lookout in Alpine
UPDATE: What authorities at first hoped could be a rescue mission turned to a recovery after a 57-year-old suicidal Demarest man plunged to his death from the Palisades in Alpine earlier today....
View ArticleEmotionally disturbed patient at Newark Airport knocks victim, 62,...
BEYOND BERGEN: Port Authority police at Newark Airport rescued a 62-year-old man attacked by an emotionally disturbed traveler who hit him several times in the head with a chair, knocking him...
View ArticleNJ appeals court approves restraining order against Bergen firefighter whose...
EXCLUSIVE REPORT: A state appeals court refused to suspend a restraining order against a Bergen County firefighter and military reservist who sent a “barrage” of harassing texts and emails to his...
View ArticleNew Lodi police officers make department more diverse than ever
SHOUT OUTS: A quartet of transfers from other agencies who were sworn in on Friday have made the Lodi Police Department more diverse than ever. They are: Police Officer Danyelle Blocker, the...
View ArticleDog rescued, 2 cats die in Glen Rock garage blaze
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A dog was rescued but two cats died as firefighters battled to keep a two-alarm attached Glen Rock garage blaze from seriously damaging a borough house late this morning. Fair...
View ArticleBergen County Police Chiefs Foundation donates $5,000 to help repair Westwood...
SHOUT OUT: The Bergen County Police Chiefs Foundation for Veterans and Their Families last month donated $5,000 to a volunteer organization that is repairing a Westwood military veteran’s home. “We are...
View ArticleFive rifles, two handguns stolen in Washington Township home burglary
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Five rifles and two handguns were stolen during a Washington Township burglary, police said. The Ridgewood Road homeowner “returned to his residence to find the front door of...
View ArticleProbation for Ecuadoran immigrant caught with six guns in Edgewater
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A judge in Hackensack made it official on Friday, sentencing an Ecuadoran immigrant from Texas to probation instead of prison for attempted gun trafficking. Dustin...
View ArticleBogota man who shared child sex images gets four years
ONLY ON CVP: A married Bogota man who installed security programs on computers was sentenced to four years in state prison Friday for trafficking pornographic images of children. Superior Court Judge...
View ArticlePanel discussion to explore policing diverse neighborhoods
SHOUT OUT: A panel discussion this Wednesday in Morristown aims to “explore the current state of police and community relations, as well as the progress made in policing the diverse neighborhoods of...
View ArticleLyndhurst homes damaged after truck downs power lines
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Several homes in Lyndhurst were damaged by utility wires yanked down by a delivery truck this afternoon. Four utility poles came down after the Shop Rite truck snagged a wire on...
View ArticleOpen houses scheduled for Bergen residents, business owners to review new...
PUBLIC SAFETY: Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and Bergen County Freeholder Vice Chairman Steve Tanelli have scheduled two open houses next week to inform residents and business owners of FEMA...
View ArticleCarlstadt police charge 2 Maine men with cooking meth outside factory
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An off-duty Carlstadt police officer who smelled something fishy led to a foot chase and the arrests of two men from Maine who authorities said were cooking meth in an SUV...
View ArticleLyndhurst garage collapses under snow
ONLY ON CVP: A Lyndhurst garage slated for demolition collapsed beneath the weight of the overnight snow this morning. Nothing was inside the 30-by-65-foot, 2½-vehicle brick and cinder block structure...
View ArticleRiver Vale police Project Medicine Drop collects more than 700 pounds of...
PUBLIC SAFETY: River Vale police more than doubled the amount of expired and unused medications disposed in its Project Medicine Drop box last year. The 705 pounds brought in — more than a third of a...
View ArticleEx-con indicted in assault on officers after 5-town Route 17 police chase
ONLY ON CVP: A grand jury in Newark indicted an ex-con from Newark on charges of fighting with a trio of Upper Saddle River police after a DWI stolen-car chase through five Bergen County towns. Upper...
View ArticleNJ Devils giving Paramus non-profit special night at the Rock
SHOUT OUT: A Paramus non-profit organization created by four dance moms who wanted to give back to their community will be the center of attention at an upcoming New Jersey Devils home game, thanks to...
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