Carlstadt police charge man in knife threat over deli chicken order
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Carlstadt police charged a busboy with aggravated assault following a knife attack at a Hackensack Street delicatessen that had run out of chicken. Borough Officers Jason...
View ArticleRuckus follows conviction of Mahwah minister for having sex with underage...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Supporters of a Mahwah minister convicted in Hackensack this morning of having sex with an underage congregant beginning when she was 12 had to be removed from the Bergen...
View ArticleMahwah woman interrupts sexual assault of daughter, 7
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A manhunt that began when a Mahwah woman found a man sexually assaulting her 7-year-old daughter ended with an arrest at a Rockland County movie theater, Bergen County...
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Bergen jury lets Brooklyn man walk in gun possession case
ONLY ON CVP: Jurors this afternoon cleared a Brooklyn man of charges connected with two handguns Mahwah police found in a rental truck he was riding in. “As far as this court is concerned, you are free...
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Westwood crash leaves car on its side
ONLY ON CVP: Firefighters removed the 52-year-old driver of a car through the windshield of an SUV knocked on its side in a collision in Westwood this afternoon before she was taken to a local...
View ArticleFort Lee police: Fairview men in heroin bust couldn’t account for baseball cards
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two Fairview men who couldn’t account for where they got a complete set of Topps 1987 Major League Baseball cards were arrested after Fort Lee police reported finding 20 packets...
View ArticleHackensack sergeant beaten in brawl with street heavyweights
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Three Hackensack men with a combined weight of just over 1,000 pounds tangled with city police in a crime-ridden neighborhood, with one of them beating a sergeant with his own...
View ArticleJurors deciding fate of former Ramsey officer in child-sex trial
UPDATE: Jurors in the child sex abuse trial of former Ramsey police officer Jeffrey Kimmel were beginning today with videos. Whether they end it with a verdict today is anyone’s guess. The jurors sent...
View ArticleNJ court tosses $7.7 million judgment for woman who fell in Jersey City PATH...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A state appeals court overturned a jury’s $7.7 million personal injury award to a doctor who fell while walking through a Jersey City PATH station, finding that the Port...
View ArticleAccused thief charged in $45,000 Paramus jewelry heists
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Paramus detectives today charged a Long Island man jailed with his girlfriend in a spree of jewelry store thefts with taking a $15,000 two-crat diamond from the Diamond Exchange...
View ArticleReport of shooting at Bergen Community College a hoax
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A report of a shooting at the Bergen Community College campus at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst this morning was a hoax. “There’s no victim, there’s no evidence of anything,”...
View ArticleSaudino: $59.9M budget is $250,000 less than Donovan proposed
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino this morning proposed a $59.9 million budget to the county freeholders featuring what he called “unprecedented cuts” totaling more than a...
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River Vale Police Sgt. John DeVoe is graduated from FBI National Academy
SHOUT OUT: With such a active and busy hard-news bent, it’s difficult for CLIFFVIEW PILOT to recognize every promotion or graduation throughout Bergen County — but there are times, such as this, when...
View ArticleHackensack homeowner, 58, fights burglar nearly to death
A 58-year-old Hackensack homeowner nearly fought to the death — literally — after interrupting a burglary in his home. The victim, who uses a portable defibrillator, knew something was wrong when he...
View ArticleTrio in stolen car crash on PIP caught after fleeing
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A trio of West Harlem men bailed out of a stolen car they’d crashed on the Palisades Interstate Parkway this afternoon but were quickly caught, authorities said. Palisades...
View ArticleFather, son burglary duo indicted in Saddle River burglary attempts
ONLY ON CVP: A convicted father/son burglary duo tried planning their work more carefully in Bergen County, authorities said: They wore black coveralls and face masks, packed a gun case with tools that...
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Special 10-year memorial for slain Fair Lawn Officer Mary Ann Collura planned
NEXT WEEK: A memorial service unlike any other is being planned for Fair Lawn Police Officer Mary Ann Collura, who was shot and killed coming to the aid of a fellow officer trying to arrest a murderous...
View ArticleLarge-scale pot dealer arrested in Bogota gets jail, harsh words from judge
ONLY ON CVP: As he he looked from his bench at the convicted drug dealer in the jail-issue orange jumpsuit before him, Superior Court Judge Edward A. Jerejian was struck by a twist of fate. “There was...
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North Jersey high school championship regatta set for Overpeck Lake
SHOUT OUT: The fourth North Jersey high school championship regatta is set for next Saturday on Overpeck Lake. Overpeck Lake and the surrounding county park offers ideal conditions, with a straight...
View ArticleProm safety tips — for parents
PUBLIC SAFETY: Proms and after-parties are the reward for surviving teen years, but they too often turn tragic. Here are some tips for keeping things safe. Parents and their children have different...
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