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Bergen County Pizzeria To Open 2nd Location Bergen County Pizzeria To Open 2nd Location
Bergen County Pizzeria To Open 2nd Location A Bergen County pizzeria that opened its first location in 2018 will soon have another. Urban Tomato — headquartered in Palisades Park — announced this month that it will be expanding to Edgewater. Happy new year 2022. May your new year be filled with health , wealth, and great 🍕 #urbantomato Posted by Urban Tomato on Saturday, January 1, 2022 The new shop will be located on Old River Road and is set to open in the spring. The menu boasts pizza, pasta, salads, sandwiches, coffee, and more.

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by Cecilia Levine
Fort Lee, NJ
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PalPark Police Urge Citizens To Secure Homes, Keep Eye Out Amid Burglary Spree PalPark Police Urge Citizens To Secure Homes, Keep Eye Out Amid Burglary Spree
PalPark Police Urge Citizens To Secure Homes, Keep Eye Out Amid Burglary Spree A string of burglaries in Palisades Park and the surrounding area has police boosting their neighborhood presence while asking residents to keep an eye out for anything sketchy. No fewer than five of the burglaries have occurred “during the morning and afternoon hours while residents are away from their homes,” Detective Lt. Alex Monteleone said. The intruder or intruders have entered through a front or rear door before ransacking the home, snatching up cash, jewelry, high-end bags and other valuables, he said. Monteleone and his fellow detectives have been pursuing several leads with the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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NJ Woman, 73, Who Gave Infant Fatal Magnesium Dose Has Treated People For Years: Authorities NJ Woman, 73, Who Gave Infant Fatal Magnesium Dose Has Treated People For Years: Authorities
NJ Woman, 73, Who Gave Infant Fatal Magnesium Dose Has Treated People For Years: Authorities A 73-year-old Guatemalan national living in Palisades Park who was charged with the death of an 11-month-old baby had allegedly been treating people in the area for years -- including the dead infant's older brother. Elida Medina-Ramos was charged earlier this week with aggravated manslaughter and illegally practicing medicine for giving baby Genesis a fatal dose of magnesium, olive oil and water to treat constipation, court documents show. Enma Medina, 38, who lives across town, took the infant to Medina-Ramos's home last Dec. 7 because the infant was sick, according to an affidavit o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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PalPark Police Charge Fort Lee Driver In Hit-Run That Severely Injured Pedestrian PalPark Police Charge Fort Lee Driver In Hit-Run That Severely Injured Pedestrian
PalPark Police Charge Fort Lee Driver In Hit-Run That Severely Injured Pedestrian The search for a hit-and-run driver who severely injured a 60-year-old Palisades Park woman crossing a borough street last November ended with the arrest of a Fort Lee man, authorities said. Abdullah Karabulut, 46, was identified by Detective Martin Kim following a two-month investigation, said Capt. Shawn Lee, the officer in charge of the department. The victim was hospitalized after being struck at East Edsall Boulevard and 2nd Street on Nov. 29, Lee said. The vehicle that hit her kept going, he said. It turned out to be a red Toyota Prius owned and operated by Karabulut, the captain sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Palisades Park Woman, 73, Charged With Killing Baby Palisades Park Woman, 73, Charged With Killing Baby
Palisades Park Woman, 73, Charged With Killing Baby UPDATE: A 73-year-old Guatemalan national living in Palisades Park who was charged with the death of an 11-month-old baby allegedly had been treating people in the area for years -- including the dead infant's older brother. Elida Catalan-Medina was charged earlier this week with aggravated manslaughter and illegally practicing medicine for giving baby Genesis a fatal dose of magnesium, olive oil and water to treat constipation, court documents show. Enma Medina, 38, who lives across town, took the infant to Medina-Ramos's home last Dec. 7 because the infant was sick, according to an affida…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By PalPark Detectives East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By PalPark Detectives
East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By PalPark Detectives What at first seemed like a run-of-the-mill package theft led Palisades Park detectives to an organized theft ring that used bogus IDs to buy high-end luxury cars, authorities said. Jeon Kichul, a 43-year-old Korean national, was arrested last December after Detective David Chun identified him as the porch pirate who swiped a package containing a baseball glove from outside a resident’s home, Capt. Shawn Lee said. Kichul, who was also carrying bogus ID, was released pending further investigation, said Lee, the officer in charge of the department. Chun then learned that Jeon was "part of a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Flawed DNA Test Gets Bergen Man Doing Life For Beating, Burning Woman, 70, New Trial Flawed DNA Test Gets Bergen Man Doing Life For Beating, Burning Woman, 70, New Trial
Flawed DNA Test Gets Bergen Man Doing Life For Beating, Burning Woman, 70, New Trial DNA evidence found under the fingernails of a 70-year-old Bergen County woman bludgeoned and burned in her home wasn’t reliable enough to convict a man who’s now serving a life sentence for her murder, a state appeals court ruled. Daniel Rochat, 46, of Wood-Ridge, has already been moved from New Jersey State Prison in Trenton to the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack in anticipation of a new trial following the Appellate Division ruling. He remains charged with various counts of murder and felony murder, as well as aggravated arson, desecrating human remains, burglary, hindering arrest and f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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PalPark Police Make Arrest Following Attempted Burglary PalPark Police Make Arrest Following Attempted Burglary
PalPark Police Make Arrest Following Attempted Burglary Palisades Park police responding to an attempted home burglary nabbed a suspect a short time later, authorities said. Borough resident Tomas Castrolarios, 23, was spotted near the corner of Hillside Avenue and West Edsall Boulevard following the aborted break-in on Highland Avenue shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Detective Lt. Alex Monteleone said. He'd been recorded by the would-be victim’s home surveillance system, Monteleone said. Castrolarios was arrested, charged with burglary and criminal trespassing and released under the requirements of New Jersey’s 2017 bail reform law pending a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Fort Lee Police Converge On Car Burglary Quartet After Another Unlocked Vehicle Is Entered Fort Lee Police Converge On Car Burglary Quartet After Another Unlocked Vehicle Is Entered
Fort Lee Police Converge On Car Burglary Quartet After Another Unlocked Vehicle Is Entered Fort Lee police converged on a group of teenage out-of-towners – three of them from Newark – moments after they burglarized an unlocked vehicle before dawn Thursday, authorities said. Sgt. David G. Tropea spotted the fleeing suspects in a white sedan at the intersection of Palisade Avenue and Bridle Way shortly after 4:30 a.m., Capt. Edward Young said. Backups quickly joined him in securing all four of the occupants, Young said. The Arcadian Way victim told police a motion sensor app on his cellphone alerted him to someone in his driveway. Home security video showed the white sedan stoppi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Palisades Park Police Nab Overnight Vehicle Burglar Thanks To Resident's Quick Call Palisades Park Police Nab Overnight Vehicle Burglar Thanks To Resident's Quick Call
Palisades Park Police Nab Overnight Vehicle Burglar Thanks To Resident's Quick Call Palisades Park police said they nabbed a vehicle burglar from the borough early Thursday thanks to a resident’s quick call. Angel Soler, 34, turned out to be wanted on an outstanding warrant, as well, said Capt. Shawn Lee, the officer in charge of the department. The 12:10 a.m. call immediately brought Sgt. Chris Sambogna and Officers Rory Tennant, Ho Chan Choi. William Duarte and Christian Sisco to West Oakdene Avenue, the captain said. After reviewing the owner's surveillance video, they flooded the area and quickly seized Soler on Grand Avenue.  Soler has a rap sheet filled with m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Feds Charge Bergen Drug Company Owner With Embezzling $3.9M Feds Charge Bergen Drug Company Owner With Embezzling $3.9M
Feds Charge Bergen Drug Company Owner With Embezzling $3.9M Federal agents arrested the former chief executive officer and owner of a Bergen County pharmaceutical firm on Monday and charged him with embezzling millions of dollars from the company, authorities confirmed. John Klein, 75, transferred $3.9 million into an account that he tapped, in part, to pay credit cards charges for him and his wife, as well as for his kid's tuition, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Formerly of Alpine and currently living in Palisades Park, Klein has been sued in federal court by several people with whom he either worked or collected investment money from …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Driver In Fatal Fiery Leonia Crash ID'd As Palisades Park Resident, 29 Driver In Fatal Fiery Leonia Crash ID'd As Palisades Park Resident, 29
Driver In Fatal Fiery Leonia Crash ID'd As Palisades Park Resident, 29 Authorities identified a driver killed in a fiery crash in Leonia earlier this month as a 29-year-old Palisades Park resident. Jonathan Kim may have been involved in another crash before he raced down Jones Road in a 2018 Honda Civic with another car behind him shortly before dawn on Nov. 20, investigators said. The Civic crashed near the intersection of Nordhoff Drive and burst into flames, they said. Occupants of the second car got out at the crash scene, then got back into the four-door sedan and drove off, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said at the time. Leonia firefighters, assist…

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by Jerry DeMarco