Bogota police bust Englewood woman selling designer knockoffs
Bogota police seized hundreds of counterfeit bags, sunglasses, watches and other items yesterday from an Englewood woman who they said was selling them at a yard sale. An undercover detective bought...
View ArticleCliffside Park police hunt car burglar, seek victims
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Cliffside Park police are looking for a car burglar who gave them the slip yesterday — but not before dropping the proceeds from several break-ins, as well as his...
View ArticleProsecutor: Rochelle Park man, 26, thought he was arranging sex with girl, 15
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An undercover detective snared a 26-year-old Rochelle Park man who thought he was arranging to pay a 15-year-old girl for sex, authorities said today. Michael T. Mullins was...
View ArticleSaddle Brook police: dealer, 17, five users arrested
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 17-year-old boy was carrying $1,000 in cash, several small bags of pot and a digital scale when a Saddle Brook police sergeant found him and a girl sitting in a parked car at...
View ArticleAttorney for undocumented laborer in Englewood arsons gets more time to prep...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A defense attorney got a little over two weeks more today to review the evidence in the case of an undocumented day laborer who police said set an Englewood neighborhood on edge...
View ArticleTONIGHT: Leonia Council to vote on eliminating Fire Company
TONIGHT: Angry Leonia residents are mobilizing for a 7:30 meeting during which the Borough Council is expected to introduce a measure that would eliminate the town’s 115-year-old volunteer fire company...
View ArticleAccused Englewood brother/sister crime team facing different fates
ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: The female half of an accused brother/sister crime team from Englewood could receive probation, but her younger sibling is likely looking at much more serious consequences —...
View ArticleWood-Ridge police show what happens when you don’t return a rented vehicle
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s what happens when you abandon a rental: On Saturday, Wood-Ridge police received a report that a U-Haul van had been left on a borough street. Inside, officers found a driver’s license...
View ArticlePassaic man, 31, charged with molesting Midland Park girl, 15
ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: A 31-year old ex-con is charged with molesting a 15-year-old Midland Park girl. Gene W. Britton, Jr. of Passaic was arraigned in Superior Court in Hackensack yesterday on an...
View ArticleStorm sparks Washington Township power line fire
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: The evening’s sudden storm was believed responsible for a power line fire that left a gaping hole in a Washington Township street. The line snapped around 9:45 p.m. on East Glen...
View ArticleTV show outs man who it says trolled ‘Hubcap Joe’ of Oradell
SHOUT OUT: A Detroit TV station has outed the Internet troll who’s been messing with Oradell’s “Hubcap Joe” by undercutting his eBay business and making false accusations against him. Joe Demarco said...
View Article‘Stand strong,’ daughter tells Leonia Fire Company
A FIREFIGHTER’S DAUGHTER WRITES: In response to the tumult over the future of firefighting in Leonia, Jessica Ragone wrote to the borough mayor and council: Mayor & Council, It’s 11:25 p.m., and as...
View ArticleExtinguished fire briefly closes Bergenfield pizzeria
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A cooking oil fire at a Bergenfield pizzeria was quickly put out but kept the business closed until the stove hood and extinguisher system could be tended to, borough police...
View ArticleUpstate NY woman arrested in PIP police cocaine stop
EXCLUSIVE: A traffic stop led to the arrest of an upstate New York woman who Palisades Parkway Police today said was carrying an ounce of cocaine and prescription drugs. PIP Lt. Roman Galloza and...
View ArticleProsecutor: Rutherford woman leased uninsured cars to unlicensed illegals
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Rutherford woman ran a leased-car mill for unlicensed illegal immigrants, registering 180 vehicles the past three years and then removing them from auto insurance policies...
View ArticleParamus drive-by shooting victim taken by relatives to hospital ER
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Paramus police were looking for two men involved in a drive-by shooting tonight that left the victim with a semi-automatic gunshot wound in his chest. Two men on a motorcycle...
View ArticleTrial moves closer in Bergen synagogue firebombings
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The man accused of plotting a series of Bergen County synagogue arson attacks moved closer to a fall trial today. Superior Court Judge Edward A. Jerejian scheduled a Sept. 16...
View ArticleOne hospitalized after SUV slams tree in Paramus
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Paramus police were sorting out a crash involving an SUV that slammed into a tree, sending one of three female occupants to the hospital. The crash occurred Alpine Drive and...
View ArticleExpert in East Rutherford beating trial: Punch broke woman’s eye socket
EXCLUSIVE: A defense attorney’s strategy in an East Rutherford aggravated assault case collapsed yesterday when a prominent eye specialist told him from the witness stand that his theory was “medically...
View ArticleWallington Engine Company ‘beach party’ fundraiser coming up
SHOUT OUT: Celebrating its 100th anniversary, Wallington Engine Company 202 will be hosting a “beach party,” with the Flying Mueller Brothers performing, on Saturday, Sept. 7. The Wallington department...
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