Fire Doused At Lodi Tire Shop Next To Site Of Blaze Just Last Month Fire Doused At Lodi Tire Shop Next To Site Of Blaze Just Last Month
Fire Doused At Lodi Tire Shop Next To Site Of Blaze Just Last Month PHOTOS: Firefighters doused a stubborn morning blaze in a Lodi tire shop located next to an auto repair business struck by fire less than a month ago. Lodi's bravest had to open the truss roof to get to the source of the fire, which broke out at J & J Tires & Wheels on Union Street around 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1. They had it knocked down within 45 minutes. The fire broke out at J & J Tires & Wheels on Union Street in Lodi around 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1.Tony Greco A firefighter was treated for a minor injury in the two-alarm blaze, which went to three bells for m…
Hudson Driver Crashes, Takes Swing At Police In Little Ferry, Authorities Say Hudson Driver Crashes, Takes Swing At Police In Little Ferry, Authorities Say
Hudson Driver Crashes, Takes Swing At Police In Little Ferry, Authorities Say A drunken Hudson County man took a swing at police after crashing his pickup truck in Little Ferry, authorities said. Francis J. Ciprian, 38, of West New York apparently left his girlfriend behind when he bailed out of the truck after it hit some containers on Gates Road near the Hackensack River shortly after 4 a.m. Aug. 28, police said. Officers responding to the crash were investigating when he approached them from up the street shouting obscenities, Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters said. Cyprian, who appeared drunk, was "yelling and walking around aimlessly in a hostile manner" …
Driver, Police Officer Hospitalized After Route 46 Crash Driver, Police Officer Hospitalized After Route 46 Crash
Driver, Police Officer Hospitalized After Route 46 Crash A driver from Lodi and a Little Ferry police officer were both hospitalized after their vehicles collided Friday morning on Route 46. The good news: Neither was seriously injured in the crash at Liberty Street shortly before 11 a.m., Police Chief James Walters said. The crash occurred as the officer began making a left onto the eastbound highway from southbound Liberty with his lights and sirens on to make a traffic stop, Walters said. The other motorist's Nissan Altima was in the westbound highway's middle lane next to a tractor-trailer on her right whose driver slowed down when he saw th…
ROUTE 46 CRASH: DWI Driver Injures Mom, Son ROUTE 46 CRASH: DWI Driver Injures Mom, Son
Route 46 Crash: DWI Driver Injures Mom, Son UPDATE: A Hasbrouck Heights driver and her teenage son were injured when a car driven by a drunk motorist from Teaneck slammed into theirs on Route 46, authorities said. The 50-year-old woman and her son, 15, were stopped at the traffic light at Huyler Street on the westbound highway in South Hackensack when their 2020 Tesla was rear-ended shortly after midnight Friday, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. The driver of the 2008 Volkswagen Passat that hit them -- Dayana Perez-Kazimierczak, 29, of Teaneck -- was intoxicated, the sergeant said. The mother complained of neck and back pain, w…
Driver Stopped For Tinted Glass, Phone Use Also Had Loaded Gun, Hollow Points: Little Ferry PD Driver Stopped For Tinted Glass, Phone Use Also Had Loaded Gun, Hollow Points: Little Ferry PD
Driver Stopped For Tinted Glass, Phone Use Also Had Loaded Gun, Hollow Points: Little Ferry PD An out-of-state motorist who was stopped for talking on his cellphone had a gun loaded with hollow-point bullets in a high-capacity magazine in his glove compartment, Little Ferry police said. Officer James Serio spotted the 2017 Acura sedan with tinted windows in the area of eastbound Route 46 and Bergen Turnpike shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday, Police Chief James Walters said. Serio activated his lights and siren, stopping the vehicle on the other side of the Hackensack River bridge in Ridgefield Park, he said. Jamir Budd, 21, of Virginia Beach, VA, had a driver's license on him and proo…
WHAT A HERO LOOKS LIKE: Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer Rescues Woman In Wheelchair From Fire WHAT A HERO LOOKS LIKE: Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer Rescues Woman In Wheelchair From Fire
What A Hero Looks Like: Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer Rescues Woman In Wheelchair From Fire Flames rolled across the ceiling and smoke filled the home as Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer Christopher Connors dashed upstairs and carried a 65-year-old woman in a wheelchair to safety on Monday. The two-alarm fire broke out in the kitchen and quickly spread to the second floor of the Baldwin Terrace home shortly before 5 p.m. An 84-year-old family member met Connors as he arrived and pointed him to the trapped woman on the second floor, Hasbrouck Heights Police Sgt. John Behr said. Connors then carried her down to the front lawn, where he and she were treated by EMS.  Both appear…
Route 46 Stop Of Out-Of-State Driver Turns Up Loaded Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo: Little Ferry PD Route 46 Stop Of Out-Of-State Driver Turns Up Loaded Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo: Little Ferry PD
Route 46 Stop Of Out-Of-State Driver Turns Up Loaded Gun, Hollow-Point Ammo: Little Ferry PD A driver was caught with a loaded gun and illegal ammo during a Route 46 traffic stop, authorities said. Victor Rocha, 21, of of Spring, TX was stopped by Officer Joseph Convery near the corner of Route 46 and Grand Street in Little Ferry shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday for having heavily tinted front windows, Police Chief James Walters said. Rocha said he'd come from Times Square and was in the area for work, the chief said. A passenger said they were staying at the Knights Inn, he added. Rocha told Convery he owned the Chevy SUV, but a computer check showed a different registered ow…
Police: Sex-Crazed Fanboy Gropes, Grabs, Chases Maywood DPW Worker Police: Sex-Crazed Fanboy Gropes, Grabs, Chases Maywood DPW Worker
Police: Sex-Crazed Fanboy Gropes, Grabs, Chases Maywood DPW Worker A DPW worker was on the job in Maywood late last week when a driver pulled up and shouted that he wanted to have sex with him, authorities said. Weird, for sure. But it didn't end there. The driver -- identified as Jose Mauricio CardozaRivera, 46 -- had been accused of grabbing a boy the day before in Little Ferry. The Maywood DPW worker told police on Thursday that CarodozaRivera got out and grabbed him by the arm, trying to pull him into his car. He said he shook loose and retreated to his truck, but CardozaRivera opened the door and climbed in. The worker bolted out the driver's …
Man Tied To Instagram-Related Kidnapping Busted With 1,100 Heroin Folds: Ridgefield Park PD Man Tied To Instagram-Related Kidnapping Busted With 1,100 Heroin Folds: Ridgefield Park PD
Man Tied To Instagram-Related Kidnapping Busted With 1,100 Heroin Folds: Ridgefield Park PD A Newark man charged last year with helping an Instagram influencer kidnap and terrorize a detractor was busted with 1,100 heroin folds in Ridgefield Park, authorities said. Alaziz Dalmida, 23, and village resident Osman Hoti, 41, were sitting in a car in Fellowship Park when village officers approached them, Police Chief Joseph Rella said. Dalmida (above left) tried hiding something with his feet below the front passenger seat, so they ordered him out of the vehicle, the chief said. Dalmida tried to run after getting out but was quickly captured, Rella said, adding that the officers foun…
UPDATE: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's Fiancé Killed In South Hackensack House Fire UPDATE: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's Fiancé Killed In South Hackensack House Fire
Update: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's Fiancé Killed In South Hackensack House Fire UPDATE: An elderly homeowner and her daughter's fiancé died in an overnight house fire in South Hackensack, authorities confirmed. The Agar Place fire broke out in the rear of the 1½-story home shortly after 3 a.m. and instantly spread, responders and neighbors said. An off-duty South Hackensack police sergeant who lives next door to the victims tried to extinguish the flames with a garden hose, but the blaze spread too quickly. Firefighters had to beat back heavy flames and extreme heat, in fact, before finding 80-year-old homeowner Teresa Savino and Anton Pechal (Merkulov), 29. The…
Woman, 22, Beaten After Chasing Down Robber In Little Ferry Woman, 22, Beaten After Chasing Down Robber In Little Ferry
Woman, 22, Beaten After Chasing Down Robber In Little Ferry An 18-year-old man who snatched a Little Ferry woman's cellphone repeatedly punched her in the face after she chased him down, authorities said. Moonachie police captured him a short time later, they said. The 22-year-old victim and her family were having a small party in their backyard when Anthony Conyers showed up just before 9:45 p.m. Sunday, May 15, Police Chief James Walters said. The victim, who recognized Conyers as the burglar who'd broken into her vehicle last week, told him to leave, the chief said. He then snatched her phone and ran, Walters said. The victim chased down Con…
Peeping Tom Strikes Again At Apartment Complex Along Hackensack River, Police Charge Peeping Tom Strikes Again At Apartment Complex Along Hackensack River, Police Charge
Peeping Tom Strikes Again At Apartment Complex Along Hackensack River, Police Charge A man who was banned from an apartment complex along the Hackensack River after he was caught peeking into windows was back at it, authorities charged. Joshua Purvis, 22, was arrested after Little Ferry police received a call of a peeping Tom at the Waterside Village Apartments beneath the Route 46 bridge shortly after midnight Tuesday, April 5, Chief James Walters said. Purvis, who lives on nearby Liberty Street, was previously banned from the property after surveillance footage showed him “peering through windows and attempting to open them to gain entry,” the chief said. Responding to t…