Rutherford man headed to trial in Wallington attempted murder case
EXCLUSIVE: A Rutherford man who authorities said beat the Wallington father of a former friend so badly that he needed brain surgery is set to go to trial for attempted murder in October, along with a...
View ArticleFormer WNY cop turned activist questions trooper, Bergen detectives over...
A former West New York police officer turned civil rights activist has asked the State Police and Bergen County Police Department to investigate the behavior of their officers during a heated exchange...
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Careening Woodcliff Lake SUV takes out mailboxes, street light, more
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: An out-of-control Lexus SUV took out several mailboxes, a street light and a cable box as it careened down a Woodcliff Lake hill before crashing this morning. Members of Tri-Boro...
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Repeat Lodi drug dealer gets 10 years for selling cocaine at day-care center
ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: A Lodi man who sold cocaine at a Garfield day-care center where he worked was sentenced to 10 years in prison yesterday. “I think society needs to be protected from him,”...
View ArticleMother forgives Hasbrouck Heights drunk driver for death of son, 24
ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: A Hasbrouck Heights man who killed his best friend in a drunk-driving crash was sentenced to three years in state prison — but not before being forgiven by the dead man’s...
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Two shot, 2 sought, in Bergenfield this morning
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two men were shot and wounded, one seriously, in the south end of Bergenfield this morning. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office was summoned in connection with the shootings...
View ArticleBergenfield man who went missing dies, son writes tribute
UPDATE: An 81-year-old Bergenfield man found in a neighbor’s yard nearly four days after he went missing died last night, which brought an online tribute from his son today that moved many to tears....
View ArticleHiggins calls actions by ‘stellar’ officers in trooper confrontation...
UPDATE: Bergen County Police Chief Brian Higgins today wrote that “poor judg[e]ment” and “inappropriate” behavior by two of his officers in a confrontation they had with a New Jersey State Police...
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SUV slams into Ridgewood utility pole after missing curve
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A Lexus SUV slammed into a utility pole in Ridgewood this afternoon after the driver apparently failed to negotiate a curve. Air bags prevented any serious injuries in the crash...
View ArticleThree arrests made in shootings of two Bergenfield men
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Three men have been arrested and charged in a drug robbery gone wrong that led to the shootings yesterday of two Bergenfield men, one seriously, Bergen County Prosecutor John L....
View ArticlePolice grab fleeing suspects in Cliffside Park street kidnapping
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Bergen County Police Department K9 unit caught one suspect, another was grabbed by officers and a third was being sought in the apparent kidnapping of a man from a Cliffside...
View ArticleBergen bomb squad says mortar at Little Ferry home was dud
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The Bergen County Bomb Squad determined that a mortar it recovered from a Little Ferry home this morning after a charity worker spotted it being used as a doorstop was inert...
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Lawyer for accused robber who tipped Lyndhurst barmaid $20 wants his record...
EXCLUSIVE: The lawyer for a man who police said tipped a Lyndhurst bartender $20 after holding up the place told a judge today that she’s seeking to keep her client’s previous convictions out of...
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Lawyer for man charged in Bergenfield shootings wants lower bail
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A lawyer for a man accused of arranging a Labor Day weekend drug and cash robbery in Bergenfield that ended with two men shot — one seriously — asked a judge today to lower his...
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Wyckoff transformer pops, firefighters extinguish blaze
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A transformer explosion ignited a fire behind an industrial park in Wyckoff tonight that set parts of some trees ablaze, emergency workers said. The transformer blew just off...
View ArticleInfant son of woman killed in Route 17 crash was left home alone, authorities...
UPDATE: Bergen County authorities confirmed last night that the 11-month-old son of a Carlstadt woman who was killed in a horrific early-morning car crash on Route 17 in Lodi had been left home alone....
View ArticleContainer with 30,000 pounds of metal loses wheel, closes Route 17 in Lyndhurst
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A container truck carrying 15 tons of metal lost its rear wheel on Route 17 in Lyndhurst around noon today, closing the northbound highway for nearly an hour. Northbound traffic...
View ArticleProbationer pinched for Cliffside Park car burglary, thanks to resident
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A repeat offender with an acknowledged drug problem was caught by Cliffside Park police after a resident called to report that he was breaking into cars. Dispatched to Clark...
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Bergen County Courthouse cleared after fire alarms ring
UPDATE: Ongoing repair work on the fire alarm system at the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack today inadvertently led to mid-afternoon alarms suddenly sounding in two courtrooms, clearing the...
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Ridgefield Park police: Woman linked to police shootout had large drug stash...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Upper Saddle River woman already facing drug charges connected to an illegal gun used in a shootout with police was being held on $250,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail this...
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