Freshmen admit roles in Hackensack High School bomb scare
BEYOND THE INITIAL REPORT: Two freshmen issued deliquency complaints in connection with a bomb threat at Hackensack High School admitted their roles, calling it a “stupid joke” that went wrong,...
View ArticleTrainer caught with semi-auto gun on Route 46 gets eight years
ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: A routine stop on Route 46 in Ridgefield Park is sending a Union County physical trainer to prison for at least four years for carrying a gun as a convicted felon. “He knew he...
View ArticleChild porn videos lead to arrest of Hudson man by Bergen detectives
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A North Bergen man was arrested by computer crimes investigators from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and charged with trafficking in hundreds of online child pornography...
View ArticleHuge blaze in Rutherford business district spreads
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A fire has spread through several connected businesses near Rutherford’s Restaurant Row, collapsing the roof of one building. Several companies have been on the scene since just...
View ArticleSeveral businesses destroyed in Rutherford fire
UPDATE: Flames blew through several connected businesses near Rutherford’s Restaurant Row tonight as firefighters worked furiously to contain the quickly spreading fire. Several companies have been on...
View ArticleEnglewood house fire quickly extinguished
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Firefighters quickly knocked down a fire that blew through an Englewood attic last night. No serious injuries were reported. The call to 332 West Englewood Avenue came in at...
View ArticleParamus police officers hurt after being menaced by gang
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two Paramus police officers were injured chasing down a gang of Teaneck teens who surrounded and threatened them on Route 4 early this morning — two hours after police broke up...
View ArticleFeds arrest ex-Lyndhurst lawyer in $30 million mortgage fraud
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Paroled this past September after three years in state prison, disbarred attorney Michael Rumore of Lyndhurst was arrested on fraud charges again today — only this time by...
View ArticleEscape won’t bring more time for Mahwah man who stabbed ex-partner’s brother
EXCLUSIVE: A Mahwah man sent to prison for 15 years for trying to stab his ex-boyfriend’s brother to death apparently won’t have to serve any additional time for cutting off his monitoring bracelet and...
View ArticleSurfer climbs Seaside Heights roller coaster, waves flag
Wearing a steadicam atop a red helmet, a surfer rowed out to the Seaside Heights roller coaster this morning, climbed it and unfurled an American flag before surrendering to State Police. His mother...
View ArticleAutopsy being done in suspected toxic-chemical suicide of Fair Lawn man
YOUR READ IT HERE FIRST: The Bergen County Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy on the body of a 24-year-old man who is believed to have committed suicide by inhaling a mixture of household...
View ArticleWestwood man charged in Bogota burglary
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bogota detectives arrested a Westwood man at his home earlier today and charged him taking $2,000 from the bedroom of a Bogota home after kicking in the basement window. Police...
View ArticleAt least 2 critical, 56 more injured, in ferry crash
UPDATE (2:15 p.m): Seastreak Wall Street, the ferry that crashed into Pier 11 in lower Manhattan this morning, hit pilings while docking in Sandy Hook in January 2010, the Coast Guard reported. No one...
View ArticleState lawmaker: Put silent alarms, emergency lights in schools
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: State Assemblyman Ralph Caputo today introduced legislation in Trenton to require that public elementary and secondary schools in New Jersey be equipped with a panic alarm and...
View ArticleLyndhurst officer grabs suspect in liquor store burglary attempt
ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A Lyndhurst patrol officer with his eyes peeled picked off a Newark man who admitted he was trying to break into a local liquor store overnight. Anthony Ricigliano said he was headed...
View ArticleNew details, license suspension for doc in Ridgewood explosives raid
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: New details emerged today in the case of a Ridgewood physician found with explosive chemicals and weapons in his house, amid word that his license was temporarily suspended by...
View ArticleRidgewood pedestrian, 54, struck
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 54-year-old woman struck while crossing a Ridgewood street this aftenoon was taken to the Valley Hospital with injuries that didn’t appear life-threatening injuries. The woman...
View ArticlePier 11 closed all day Thursday for NTSB probe
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: New Jersey State Police advised tonight that all service in and out of Pier 11 in lower Manhattan is cancelled all day tomorrow while the National Transportation Safety Board...
View ArticleRidgewood municipal employee charged with taking parking meter quarters
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A village employee is charged with taking more than $500 in meter-collection money. Ridgewood police and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office arrested 42-year-old Thomas L Rica...
View ArticleNew sex charges revealed against Northvale podiatrist, license suspended
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A podiatrist arrested by Northvale police on charges of fondling a patient’s breasts is also accused of making inappropriate sexual comments to staff working at assisted-living...
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