Suicidal Wood-Ridge man hands knife to police, ends standoff
CVP EXCLUSIVE: A group of officers from four towns ended an intense standoff with a knife-wielding Wood-Ridge man by getting him to surrender, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. The 31-year-old Hillcrest...
View ArticleFlorida man claimed to be juvenile in credit card fraud ring, Ridgefield Park...
CVP EXCLUSIVE: A Florida man was being held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail after authorities discovered that he wasn’t a juvenile, as he’d claimed, while being arrested by Ridgefield Park...
View ArticleHasbrouck Heights girl with cerebral palsy gets special holiday visit from...
THANKSGIVING SHOUT OUT: An 8-year-old Hasbrouck Heights girl with severe cerebral palsy had one of her fondest holiday wishes granted with a visit from a female New Jersey state trooper who served in...
View ArticleHackensack firefighters snuff pickup truck fire
ONLY ON CVP: Hackensack firefighters made quick work of this pickup truck fire at the corner of State and Atlantic streets late this morning.
View ArticleRockland man held on held on $100,000 bail in Mahwah arson fire
YOU SAW HIM HERE FIRST: Authorities have charged a Rockland County man with setting a fire last week that tore through a 2½-story wood-frame house under construction on a Mahwah cul-de-sac. Antonio...
View ArticlePower returned to hundreds in Mahwah after utility pole snaps
UPDATE: Hundreds of Mahwah customers got their power back tonight after workers replaced a toppled utility pole. Age and weather took their toll on the pole at Campgaw Road and Seminary Drive whose...
View ArticleHinky would-be robber caught, second sought after fleeing Englewood stores...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Englewood said they took an 18-year-old city man into custody and expected to soon capture a juvenile accomplice after both fled a jewelry store and 7-Eleven empty-handed while...
View ArticleGarden State Plaza parking lot bust yields more than 5 ounces of cocaine, 2...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Detectives seized a third of a pound of cocaine while busting two Union County men outside the Garden State Plaza in Paramus last night. Investigators from the Bergen County...
View ArticleMorris County woman killed in morning crash on Route 287
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Kinnelon woman was killed in a crash while backing her car on the shoulder of southbound Route 287 in Wanaque early this morning, New Jersey State Police told CLIFFVIEW PILOT....
View ArticleElmwood Park family gets Thanksgiving scare when boy, 9, goes missing nearly...
ONLY ON CVP: An Elmwood Park family got a Thanksgiving dinner scare, but all ended well when a 9-year-old boy missing for nearly an hour turned out to be visiting a friend nearby. “Everyone’s hearts...
View ArticleParamus non-profit awards grants to local dancers
SHOUT OUTS: A trio of local dance students were awarded $500 grants each by the The Dancer’s Dream Fund Inc. of Paramus. The 501(c)(3) non-profit organization launched its pilot awards program at its...
View ArticleTenafly police save choking victim, 70, during Thanksgiving dinner
ONLY ON CVP: Tenafly police rescued a choking Thanksgiving dinner guest today on — believe it or not — Pilgrim Court. The victim — a Maryland man who sources said had recently retired — was choking on...
View ArticleGlen Rock firefighters cut woman from car in crash
STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Senior Correspondent Boyd A. Loving ONLY ON CVP: Glen Rock firefighters cut a Hawthorne driver from her SUV after she fell asleep behind the wheel and it slammed into a...
View ArticleParamus police chase Mercedes carjacked from Route 17 store
UPDATE: Paramus police this afternoon chased a Mercedes Benz reportedly carjacked from an Upper Saddle River man in the parking lot of a Route 17 store onto the southbound Garden State Parkway before...
View ArticleDog rescued, cats die in Ridgewood basement fire
ONLY ON CVP: Two cats died despite valiant efforts by emergency responders to revive them during a Ridgewood basement fire today. The South Pleasant Avenue homeowners rescued a dog in the 3 p.m. blaze,...
View ArticleRamsey girl, 1, medevaced to St. Barnabas with second-degree burns
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 1-year-old Ramsey girl was flown to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston with second-degree burns this afternoon after she was scalded by hot tea, Police Chief Bryan...
View ArticleCliffside Park fire officials don’t know what ignited exploding propane tanks...
PHOTO/INSET: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Richard Criscione, TOP: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Damien Danis UPDATE: Cliffside Park fire officials said they don’t know why propane tanks exploded and...
View ArticleGarfield man charged with DWI while on suspended list faces deportation
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Polish national is facing possible deportation after Garfield police arrested him on Thanksgiving for driving drunk while his license was suspended a second time — both for...
View ArticleAllendale police suspect driver, 70, who crashed into garage was under influence
ONLY ON CVP: Police suspected a 70-year-old Allendale man was under the influence when he crashed his sedan into his garage last night. The Colonial Drive resident was taken to The Valley Hospital in...
View ArticleBail reduced for Dominican brothers in botched Route 4 burglary that left one...
ONLY ON CVP: Two Dominican brothers charged in a botched overnight burglary that left a Paramus officer injured and their accomplice dead had their bail reduced, despite burglary-related criminal...
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