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Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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? Accused Kidnapper, HIV Transmitter, $146K Deadbeat Dad Nabbed In Sweep
An accused kidnapper from Newark, a Georgia man charged with knowingly transmitting the HIV virus and a River Edge deadbeat dad whose unpaid child support has reached $146,000 were among more than three dozen people with outstanding warrants who were scooped up by Hudson County sheriff’s officers. “Our office remains committed to doing everything possible to protect the residents of Hudson County,” Sheriff Frank Schillari said in announcing the results of his office's first roundup of 2020. Four Hudson sweeps last year netted 115 defendants, “and we are looking to continue that sort of suc…
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Leonia Firefighters Quickly Douse House Blaze
Leonia firefighters made quick work of a Sunday night house blaze. The Hawthorne Terrace fire broke out around 11:20 p.m. and was quickly knocked down. It was declared under control, and mutual aid companies were released, about 40 minutes later. No injuries were reported. Photo by Chris Torello. MORE PHOTOS: CPT Fire Ground Photos
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Bergen Pair Charged With Laundering $5.7 Million
The owners of several businesses in Leonia and Palisades Park laundered $5.7 million to avoid paying taxes on it, said authorities who busted them. Guatemalan nationals Juan Quevedo-Garcia, 40, and Magda Quevedo-Garcia, 35, were booked into the Bergen County Jail on Thursday and ordered released by a judge hours later, records show. Both are scheduled for first appearances Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Juan Quevedo-Garcia, of Fairview, owns commercial framing and excavation businesses in Palisades Park, while Magda Quevedo-Garcia, of Palisades Park, owns and op…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Business
Bonchon Chicken Now Open In Lodi
Bonchon Chicken in Lodi is open for business. The Essex Street Korean fried chicken joint offers a full Asian fusion menu and a wide selection of Korean dishes such as Bibimbap, Japchae, Bulgogi and more. An American-inspired line features Bonchon sliders, wraps and seasoned fries. Founded in South Korea in 2002 and established in the U.S. in 2006, Bonchon -- Korean for "my hometown," currently has 93 U.S. locations. Bonchon has locations in Jersey City, Fort Lee, Leonia, Midland Park, Parsippany, Nutley and Union. Bonchon Chicken, 184 Essex St., Lodi, 11:30 a.m. to …
Teaneck, NJ
Police & Fire
Teaneck Car Fire Spreads To Home
What began as a driveway car fire quickly became a house blaze in Teaneck Wednesday afternoon. The fire extended to a 2½-story home in the 500 block of Tilden Avenue around 4:30 p.m., a responder said, adding that everyone got out safely. As flames raced through the attic and basement, fire officials, concerned that there might be people trapped inside, raised the call to three alarms. Less than 20 minutes or so later, all firefighters were ordered out of the building. The fire was declared under control shortly before 5:30 p.m., about an hour after it began. Mutual aid included firefi…
Newark, NJ
Lifestyle
4 Lottery Tickets Sold In North Jersey Split $238K Jackpot
A total of four winning tickets were sold in North Jersey for Thursday's Jersey Cash 5 drawing, splitting a $238,180 jackpot, state lottery officials said. Tickets were sold in Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic counties. The winning numbers were 17, 19, 22, 28 and 32 and the XTRA number was 05. The tickets, each one good for $59,545, were sold at the following locations: Bergen County: Happy Market, 369 Broad Ave., Leonia; Essex County: Quick Mart Food Store, 172 South Livingston Ave. Livingston; Morris County: Korner Store Inc., 14 Burnham Rd., Morris Plains; and P…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Njsp
Employee, 47, Killed In Route 46 Motorcycle Crash
A communication systems technician for New Jersey State Police died after being ejected from his motorcycle in a Budd Lake crash, local police said. John Zaki of Landing was headed eastbound on Route 46 when he was struck by a 2002 Toyota near Chamberlain Road on Sept. 29 around 2 p.m., Mount Olive police said. Responding officers found Zaki's motorcycle under the Toyota driven by Brielle Kraus, who was turning left onto the roadway from a driveway, authorities said. Zaki -- thrown from his bike -- was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center where he died of injuries sustained in the crash,…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Accused New Milford Rapist, Leonia Thief Among Fugitives Captured By Bergen Sheriff's Squad
Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton’s Fugitive Task Force tracked down and arrested seven defendants who skipped court or were wanted as fugitives, from shoplifters to an accused rapist. Last Thursday morning’s sweep featured participation from 14 different agencies and produced several leads expected to yield even more arrests, Cureton said Tuesday.Some had been released with conditions under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law and simply didn't show up for court. The difference this time: Judges ordered that all seven remain held in the Bergen County Jail and not be released pending furth…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Teens In Leonia Police Chase Nabbed After 7-Eleven Crash In Bogota Hurls Sign Onto Roof
An overnight police chase Saturday that began in Leonia ended when the sedan crashed into a Bogota 7-Eleven while hurling a street sign onto the convenience store's roof. Leonia Police Officer Sihoon Chung tried stopping the 2007 Hyundai Sonata for speeding on Grand Avenue around 2:30 a.m. The 17-year-old driver from Union City turned west on Fort Lee Road and took off into Teaneck and then Bogota, Capt. Scott Tamagny said. Chung terminated the pursuit out of safety concerns, then found the vehicle involved in a crash at the 7-Eleven next to the Valero service station off the corner of Eas…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Edgewater Driver Charged With Carrying 72 THC Vape Cartridges
An Edgewater driver who at 20 already has an adult criminal history was carrying six dozen THC vape oil cartridges when he was stopped, borough police said. Marc A. Helewa, 20, told detectives who stopped him on Hilliard Avenue and Edgewater Place for having no front license plate and tinted windows that he had some pot in the center console of his 2014 Mercedes E350, Detective Sgt. Timothy Farrell said. Farrell, who made the stop with Detective Theodore Wetklow, said they found three cases of THC vape oil in the trunk. They charged Helewa with drug-related offense and sent him to the Berg…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Schools
NEW
Rankings
: These Bergen County School Districts Are Among Best In State
Did your district make the grade? Niche has released its 2020 list of "best school" rankings in America. The results are "based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education." Click here for more on methodology. Princeton, Millburn and Livingston hold the top three spots for best districts in the state. Here's how Niche ranked Bergen County schools on the list of the best district in New Jersey. No. 49: Leonia No. 46: Fort Lee No. 36: River Dell No. 35: Glen Rock No. 32: Ramsey No. 30: …
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Leonia PD: Van Driver Didn't See Struck, Killed Pedestrian, 49
UPDATE: The driver of a van that struck and killed a pedestrian Thursday morning in Leonia didn't see her, authorities confirmed. The victim, 49-year-old Miryung Lim, was hit near the corner of Grand Avenue (Route 93) and Station Parkway shortly before 9:30 a.m., Police Chief Thomas Rowe said. She was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, where she was pronounced dead, he said Thursday afternoon. The driver was headed west on Station Parkway, brought the Dodge van to rest at a stop sign at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Station Parkway, then turned onto southbound Grand Aven…
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