Lyndhurst PD: Fleeing Motorcyclist From Lodi, 19, Captured Carrying Drugs, Knife Lyndhurst PD: Fleeing Motorcyclist From Lodi, 19, Captured Carrying Drugs, Knife
Lyndhurst PD: Fleeing Motorcyclist From Lodi, 19, Captured Carrying Drugs, Knife A motorcyclist who tried to give a Lyndhurst police officer the slip was captured following a brief chase, authorities said. Jaydan Tejada, 19, of Lodi, was carrying a large kitchen knife, a ski mask, and assorted drugs -- crystal meth and psilocybin mushrooms, as well as THC candies and vaporizers -- following the pursuit, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. It began shortly after 11:30 p.m. Mondy, Aug. 7, when Officer Nicollette Villani spotted a pair of motorcycles heading south on Park Avenue. Neither rider was wearing a helmet and both had their lights off, Auteri said. …
Gang Member Who Stabbed New Leonia GF Dead With Young Daughter Home Gets 35 Years In Prison Gang Member Who Stabbed New Leonia GF Dead With Young Daughter Home Gets 35 Years In Prison
Gang Member Who Stabbed New Leonia GF Dead With Young Daughter Home Gets 35 Years In Prison UPDATE: A Paterson gang member was sentenced to 30 years in prison for stabbing his new girlfriend to death in the Leonia apartment that she shared with her young daughter. Murder pleas are rare in Bergen County, where deals are often cut for just about every other charge. Nile “OG Cripp” Diakos, 36, nonetheless got a deal from prosecutors in the March 26, 2022 stabbing death of Alicia Arnone, 35. In exchange for his guilty plea, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office agreed to a 30-year sentence – with no parole. Another five will be tacked on for stalking and weapons possession by a con…
UPDATE: Driver Flees, Gets Into Other Car After Crash At Popular Route 46 Hot Dog Joint UPDATE: Driver Flees, Gets Into Other Car After Crash At Popular Route 46 Hot Dog Joint
Update: Driver Flees, Gets Into Other Car After Crash At Popular Route 46 Hot Dog Joint UPDATE: A driver who crashed a stolen car at a popular hot dog stand on Route 46 in Lodi on Wednesday drove a couple blocks further before getting into another car, police said. The 2023 Hyundai Elantra -- which had apparently been stolen out of Edison -- crashed at Hank's Franks shortly before 2 p.m. Aug. 2, local law enforcement officers said. The driver then headed east on Charlton Avenue before bailing out at the corner of Clark Street, they said. He then entered the passenger side of another vehicle in the area of the Boulevard Apartments and was gone. Police described him as black, …
HIT AND RUN: Driver Flees After Stolen Car Crash At Hank's Franks HIT AND RUN: Driver Flees After Stolen Car Crash At Hank's Franks
HIT AND RUN: Driver Flees After Stolen Car Crash At Hank's Franks UPDATE: A driver who crashed a stolen car at a popular hot dog stand on Route 46 in Lodi on Wednesday drove a couple blocks further before getting into another car, police said. The 2023 Hyundai Elantra -- which had apparently been stolen out of Edison -- crashed at Hank's Franks shortly before 2 p.m. Aug. 2, local law enforcement officers said. The driver then headed east on Charlton Avenue before bailing out at the corner of Clark Street, they said. He then entered the passenger side of another vehicle in the area of the Boulevard Apartments and was gone. Police described him as black, …
Korean Fried Chicken Franchise Plots North Jersey Expansion Korean Fried Chicken Franchise Plots North Jersey Expansion
Korean Fried Chicken Franchise Plots North Jersey Expansion Fans of Korean fried chicken in North Jersey will be 매우 흥분 by this news.  Bonchon, a Korean fried chicken franchise, announced a planned expansion in Hudson, Union and Morris counties. The franchisee, Seung Kim, said he is currently searching for specific sites for the fried chicken joints and an opening date has not been announced. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bonchon Chicken (@bonchonchicken) Bonchon has more than 122 locations in the United States, including spots in Midland Park, Hackensack, Fort Lee, Lodi, Nutley, Parsip…
Hackensack Man Kidnaps Ex-GF In Lodi, Crashes On Route 46, Captured At American Dream: Police Hackensack Man Kidnaps Ex-GF In Lodi, Crashes On Route 46, Captured At American Dream: Police
Hackensack Man Kidnaps Ex-GF In Lodi, Crashes On Route 46, Captured At American Dream: Police A Hackensack man was captured by State Police at the American Dream Mall after he kidnapped his ex-girlfriend at knifepoint in Lodi and then crashed his car on Route 46, authorities said. The woman ran off after Devin D. Nickens, 30, crashed a 2007 Ford Focus on eastbound Route 46 at the border of Hasbrouck Heights and Teterboro shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday, July 30. Officers who responded to the victim's Pasadena Avenue home were talking with her father moments later when she called to tell him what had happened, Lodi Police Chief Donald Scorzetti said. Nickens had chased her onto Route 17…
Multiple Vehicles Destroyed, Damaged In Suspicious Fire At Route 46 Used Car Lot Multiple Vehicles Destroyed, Damaged In Suspicious Fire At Route 46 Used Car Lot
Multiple Vehicles Destroyed, Damaged In Suspicious Fire At Route 46 Used Car Lot Three vehicles were destroyed and three others damaged in a suspicious predawn fire Sunday at a used car dealership on Route 46 in Lodi. Lodi police arrived at 4:42 a.m. July 30 to find multiple vehicles in flames and the MTF Auction building off Money Street damaged. Firefighters had the blaze doused in under an hour. There was no extension into the building, they said afterward. No injuries were reported. Responders arrived at the MTF Auction used car dealership on Route 46 in Lodi to find a trio of vehicles aflame.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE The Lodi Fire Prevention Bureau began a…
Occupant In SUV Crash Off Route 46 Gravely Injured, Responders Say Occupant In SUV Crash Off Route 46 Gravely Injured, Responders Say
Occupant In SUV Crash Off Route 46 Gravely Injured, Responders Say Responders feared the worst for an occupant of an SUV that struck a townhouse Saturday morning in Lodi. The man went into cardiac arrest after the Honda Sante Fe crashed on Harrison Avenue, just off eastbound Route 46 near the Garfield border, shortly after 10:30 a.m. July 8. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. A female occupant apparently wasn't injured. Police and firefighters from Lodi and Garfield were joined by ALS and BLS units and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations unit. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS CRASH SCENE: Harrison Avenue off R…
Driver, 14, Leads Paramus Stolen Car Chase Ending With Hackensack Crash, Pet Parakeet Recovered Driver, 14, Leads Paramus Stolen Car Chase Ending With Hackensack Crash, Pet Parakeet Recovered
Driver, 14, Leads Paramus Stolen Car Chase Ending With Hackensack Crash, Pet Parakeet Recovered A 14-year-old boy whose passenger was carrying a pet parakeet in his backpack led Paramus police on an overnight stolen car chase that ended with a crash down a Hackensack dead end. An officer in Upper Saddle River first spotted the 2015 Hyundai Sonata on Lake Street around 2 a.m. and issued an alert to police in surrounding towns. Paramus Officer Michael Mordaga was waiting as the sedan, reported stolen out of Belleville nearly 24 hours before, sped past him on southbound Route 17. Mordaga activated his emergency lights and siren, but the young driver from Newark kept going, Paramus Polic…
TEAMWORK: NY Teens Nabbed By Paramus, Wyckoff PDs After Fleeing Stolen Car Crash Off Route 208 TEAMWORK: NY Teens Nabbed By Paramus, Wyckoff PDs After Fleeing Stolen Car Crash Off Route 208
Teamwork: NY Teens Nabbed By Paramus, Wyckoff PDs After Fleeing Stolen Car Crash Off Route 208 A 16-year-old driver and three teenage companions were captured by police following an overnight stolen car pursuit Wednesday that began in Paramus and ended in a crash just up the road in Wyckoff. Paramus Police Officer Slavko Bajovic saw the driver pull a ski mask over his face as he drove a 2018 Hyundai Elantra west on Route 4 shortly after 1:30 a.m. June 21, Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. A check of the registration showed that the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Lodi the day before, he said. The driver “slowed down abruptly, almost coming to a stop, attempting to elude Off…
Lodi Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancée Lodi Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancée
Lodi Firefighter Gets Life-Saving Kidney From Fellow Responder's Fiancée Volunteer Lodi Firefighter Anthony Maiolo has spent half his life saving others. So when it came time to rescue the former chief, Nancy Scaramuzzo didn't think twice. It was others who began seeking a kidney for Maiolo, 49, a year or so ago. That's because Maiolo, who'd been diagnosed with end-stage renal disease, isn't the type to ask for help. A leg had to be amputated below the knee four years ago after diabetes infected his foot, yet Maiolo has continued to serve his community at Lodi Fire Company 1 -- including responding to calls -- while getting four-hour dialysis treatments three…
NJ Jet Skier Dead, Operator Critical In NY Crash NJ Jet Skier Dead, Operator Critical In NY Crash
NJ Jet Skier Dead, Operator Critical In NY Crash A jet ski passenger from New Jersey was killed and the operator critically injured following a crash with another watercraft on the Hudson River over Memorial Day weekend. Saddle Brook's Jorge Arribasplata, 48, was operating a 2018 Yamaha jet ski with a passenger, while David Torres, 49, of Lodi, was driving a 2017 Yamaha jet ski, with his passenger, Charles Sanchez, of Belleville, on the Hudson River in Newburgh on Saturday, May 27, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. Both were traveling north when they collided with each other. Torres and Sanchez, 48, were thrown into the ri…