New Milford PD: Car Prowler Nabbed Thanks To Resident's Call
A repeat offender with various recent addresses was caught trying -- and failing -- to break into cars thanks to a New Milford resident's call, authorities said.
Based on a description, Isaiah Ortiz Hayre, 28, was quickly spotted in the area of Greve Drive by Officer Daniel O'Neill around 12:30 a.m. Monday, April 25, Capt. Kevin Van Saders said.
Ortiz Hayre, most recently of Garfield, tried giving police a bogus name at first, Van Saders said.
He was familiar to police, however, having been arrested in several towns on a variety of charges the past decade, including burglary, credit card t…
'Sad To See People Lose Their Home,' Mayor Says After Fierce Bergenfield Fire
A fast-moving fire that ravaged a Bergenfield home rekindled several hours later, bringing firefighters back.
No one was injured in the fierce afternoon fire, which ignited on the second floor of the single-family Carnation Place home behind the Knickerbocker Country Club on Tuesday, April 12.
Firefighters knocked down the blaze within a half-hour. It was placed under control around 4:40 p.m., roughly 45 minutes after it began.
Mutual aid was provided at the scene or in coverage by firefighters from Bogota, Dumont, Englewood, New Milford, Ridgefield Park, Teaneck and Tenafly.
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