Missing Bergenfield man, 81, found in neighbor’s backyard
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An 81-year-old Bergenfield man with Alzheimer’s who went missing Wednesday night was found tonight in a neighbor’s backyard, malnourished and dehydrated but otherwise apparently...
View ArticleEnglewood police: Ex-con tosses loaded, stolen gun after beating
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An ex-con with four felony convictions on his record tossed a loaded handgun into a flower bed outside a church as police responding to a fight at an Englewood block party...
View ArticleSaddle Brook burglar cuts power, steals Xbox, more
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Saddle Brook resident returned from vacation yesterday to find that a burglar had cut the electrical power to his home before bashing open his front door and fleeing with an...
View ArticleShepstock musical memorial fundraiser features Bob Sheppard’s son, 10
IN TUNE: The life of North Jersey recording industry veteran Bob Sheppard will be celebrated in a very special way when his 10-year-old son, Evan, plays drums and sings with a reunited version of his...
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Farmer’s Almanac ‘Snow Bowl’ prediction brings out Jersey in fans
WHAT WE THINK: The Farmers’ Almanac predictions of “piercing” and “biting” cold for Super Bowl time in February did accomplish something today — it brought out the Jersey snide. Online comments are...
View ArticleFair Lawn traffic stop turns up assortment of knives
EXCLUSIVE: A busted brake light led to a motor vehicle stop and the discovery of several weapons, including a meat cleaver with electrical tape around the handle and two mini-baseball bats under the...
View ArticleWyckoff police grab Paterson men with hundreds of pharmacy storage bins
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Wyckoff police said today that they’ve cracked the thefts of hundreds of plastic storage bins from various pharmacies with the arrests of two Paterson men, one of whom was...
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East Rutherford girlfriend beating trial: not guilty
EXCLUSIVE: It took a jury less than half a day to find an East Rutherford man not guilty of beating and threatening to kill his former girlfriend this afternoon. The jury began deliberations just...
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Federal agents arrest Rutherford man, 18, in Bulgarian kidnap hoax
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An 18-year-old Ukrainian man living in Rutherford created a fake online high school girl to establish a relationship with a New Jersey boy and then used him to help falsely...
View ArticleNorth Bergen man charged with attempted sex assault of Fairview girl, 8
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 32-year-old North Bergen man was being held on $200,000 bail in the attempted sexual assault of an 8-year-old Fairview girl. Abraham Anibol Chumil of 86th Street, was arrested...
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Lupica of Daily News blasts Christie for calling Jets reporter ‘idiot’
VIDEO: (via NJ.com) A day after Chris Christie verbally attacked one of their reporters while co-hosting a sports radio program, a New York City tabloid returned fire against the outspoken governor....
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Mahwah man charged in fatal heroin overdose wants statements to detective...
EXCLUSIVE REPORT: The lawyer for one of the first people charged in Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinell’s heroin enforcement initiative tried to convince a judge today to exclude statements made...
View ArticleChinese deliveryman tries to flee Saddle Brook robbers, smashes parked cars
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 61-year-old deliveryman who spoke only Mandarin escaped injury when he hit the gas — sending his car bouncing off three others — after a trio of teens tried to rob him, Saddle...
View ArticleWashington Township police: Burglary suspect trying to change his look ‘clipped’
A burglary suspect apparently thought a haircut could change his appearance, but Washington Township police said they quickly clipped him, in a case that was borderline-follicle. Officers responding to...
View ArticleNJSP report: Trooper confronted by Bergen County police
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: “Get the f— out of here!” a Bergen County Police officer in an unmarked vehicle told a New Jersey state trooper before he “invaded” his “personal space” during a heated...
View ArticleHit-and-run tractor-trailer significantly damages Wyckoff’s historic...
A hit-and-run driver’s tractor-trailer jumped a curb and slammed into the historic Brownstone Inn in Wyckoff last night, causing what Police Chief Benjamin Fox said was significant damage. Inspectors...
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Drivers hospitalized after bus, car collide in Midland Park
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A bus driver and a 79-year-old local motorist were taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that police said weren’t life-threatening after a collision at a...
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Enroll now: Bergen sheriff’s Citizens Police Academy
SHOUT OUT: Enrollment for the 13th class of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Police Academy is open, Sheriff Michael Saudino announced this afternoon. Enrollment in the sheriff’s academy has...
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13th annual golf outing for Wood-Ridge PBA Local 313 promises plenty
SHOUT OUT: Wood-Ridge PBA Local 313′s 13th annual golf outing is on for Sept. 20, beginning with breakfast and ending with a comedy show at the Fiesta. The extravaganza, aimed at raising money for the...
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Wyckoff police chief: Texting while driving leads to one end or other
An important safety message from Chief Benjamin Fox and the officers of the Wyckoff Police Department: “Texting while you’re driving is illegal and potentially deadly.” “Take a look at this picture....
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