Garfield police arrest man with $1,500 worth of ‘skull candy’ heroin
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Garfield police officers on a quality-of-life detail stopped and arrested a motorist carrying $1,500 worth of heroin stamped “skull candy” last night, authorities said. Mitchell...
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Police chief’s daughter among success stories at Bergen sheriff’s officers...
SHOUT OUTS: Among the success stories at the swearing-in of eight new Bergen County Sheriff’s officers today was a woman who triumphed after at first falling short of a dream. “I am extremely grateful...
View ArticleBergen County Police detectives charge photographer with not delivering...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A portrait photographer who authorities said tried to elude capture was caught yesterday by Bergen County Police officers on charges of stiffing four customers of $12,000 for...
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Leonia crossing guard killed in fire ‘quiet, unsung heroine of the community’
UPDATE: A 65-year-old crossing guard and her 34-year-old special needs daughter were killed in a ferocious overnight fire at their home, authorities confirmed tonight. Harriette Townsend’s body was...
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Upper Saddle River police bust 4 in $120,000 fortune-telling scam
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A “psychic/spiritualist” working with a pair of twin brothers and a third accomplice conned an Upper Saddle River woman out of $120,000 through a fortune-telling scam in which...
View ArticleProsecutor: Warren County man, 19, with having sex with Lodi girl, 13
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 19-year-old Hackettstown man was arrested and charged yesterday with having sex with a 13-year-old Lodi girl. Ahmed Hansford, who is single and unemployed, was arrested by...
View ArticleSaddle Brook widower, 82, charged with ‘inappropriate sexual activity’ with...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An 82-year-old retired widower from Saddle Brook was arrested yesterday and charged by authorities with having “inappropriate sexual activity” with an 11-year-old girl, Bergen...
View ArticleCloster group home supervisor charged with stealing thousands from resident
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The checking account of a special needs resident at a Closter group home was drained of several thousand dollars before a borough detective tracked down and arrested a...
View ArticleNew Milford pedestrian, 65, struck, killed by bus
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 65-year-old New Milford woman was killed last night when she was struck by a Rockland Coaches Red and Tan bus at Center Street and Boulevard. Police and EMS attempted CPR at...
View ArticleRochelle Park liquor store owner admits hiding $905,575 from IRS
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Rochelle Park man who owns a Bronx liquor store pleaded guilty in federal court in Trenton yesterday to filing a bogus tax return. Rafael Holguin, 51, admitted that he failed...
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Van for developmentally disabled crashes in Washington Township, 4 taken to...
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Four occupants of van, at least three of whom apparently are developmentally disabled, were hospitalized this morning following a crash in Washington Township. A Honda Civic...
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Father-in-law testifies that child pornography found on computer of Charles...
EXCLUSIVE: The father-in-law of former FOX TV reporter Charles Leaf testified yesterday in his son-in-law’s child sex assault trial that child pornography found by Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives...
View ArticleSuper Bowl-area hotel letters: corn starch
UPDATE: Authorities this afternoon confirmed that 10 letters sent to Super Bowl-area hotels with the words “Al Qaeda” contained what preliminary tests indicate is corn starch. Law enforcement sources...
View ArticleSaddle Brook police nab 3 in online prostitution bust
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A john who booked a date with a prostitute turned out to be an undercover Saddle Brook detective who, along with fellow officers from the township and Garfield, took three...
View ArticleSource: Bieber plane could be turned around after Teterboro pot incident
UPDATE: The possibility remained late this afternoon that federal authorities might send Justin Bieber back to his native Canada after an incident at Teterboro Airport less than two hours earlier, law...
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Accused accomplice ready to testify against ex-boyfriend in Englewood murder...
EXCLUSIVE: Prosecutors who already had the brother of a man on trial for murdering the Brooklyn rapper Kampane in Englewood testifying against him picked up another key witness today: the defendant’s...
View ArticleGWB drama: Port Authority officers snatch woman intent on jumping
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 26-year-old Manhattan woman stared down at the Hudson River, ready to jump, after climbing over a railing on the George Washington Bridge tonight when she was suddenly grabbed...
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Upper Saddle River police capture fugitive in $120,000 fortune-telling scam
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Upper Saddle River police today captured a “psychic/spiritualist” fugitive wanted in a fortune-telling scam that cost a victim $120,000. Cathy Johnson was spotted and arrested...
View ArticleParamus woman, missing overnight, found in River Edge
HAPPY ENDING: A missing Paramus woman with dementia was found safe and sound this morning, thanks to an alert citizen who spotted her at a River Edge bus stop after she’d gone missing last night from...
View ArticlePort Authority officer in off-duty crash chases driver, finds pot, cash
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A driver involved in an accident with an off-duty Port Authority police officer took off on foot carrying several bags of pot and $5,000 in cash but was caught after a brief...
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