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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Glen Rock Police Supervisors Nab CVS Shoplifting Suspects
Police supervisors get their hands dirty, too: A pair of Glen Rock police sergeants nabbed a couple – one of them a career offender who they said just shot up heroin -- after they shoplifted more than $725 worth of merchandise from a local CVS. Police Chief Dean Ackermann joined Sgts. Bryan Scott and Scott McGovern after they caught 52-year-old James Zottarelli just after 10 a.m. Monday in front of the Elmwood Avenue home where police said he’s been staying. Zottarelli has a criminal history dating back nearly 25 years, with dozens of arrests for drug-related crimes, as well as a host of pa…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Upstate NY Woman Who Drove Onto Teterboro Airport Runways Charged
A 31-year-old upstate New York woman who drove her car across two runways at Teterboro Airport on Tuesday was hospitalized for a psychological evaluation, authorities said Thursday. Ciara Schultz, of Ballston Spa, NY was sent to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus after being processed by Port Authority police on trespassing, obstruction and improper behavior charges, they said. Schultz -- formerly of North Carolina -- got into the airport off Industrial Avenue just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, drove across the runways, then bailed out of her car, authorities said. The security breach brought…
Port Chester, NY
Lifestyle
Sign Now Warns Truck Drivers Near King Street Overpass, Hit 14 Times This Year
The state Department of Transportation met its promise to County Executive George Latimer this week to install "more dramatic and eye catching signs to warn truck drivers about the low bridges on the Hutchinson River Parkway," Latimer said on Tuesday, July 31. The state DOT installed temporary signs that warn drivers “TRUCKS MUST EXIT NOW” at both approaches to the King Street Avenue Bridge on the Hutchinson River Parkway. The state also informed Westchester County that permanent highly visible signs are in the works. “I’m pleased by this development, but we still have a lot of …
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Brotherhoods Salute Beloved Saddle Brook Firefighter Killed In ATV Crash
Two separate brotherhoods displayed their respect, affection and grief as preparations continued for what is expected to be a massive funeral for Saddle Brook firefighter – and Port Authority tunnel and bridge agent – Shawn Sturdy. Purple and black bunting was hung from the emergency garages at the George Washington and Goethels bridges, as well as at the Lincoln and Holland tunnels. Meanwhile, a traffic sign outside the Saddle Brook main firehouse noted Sturdy’s passing. The Engine Co. #1 lieutenant fought hard for nine days before succumbing Sunday to injuries sustained in an ATV crash i…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Tribute
: Funeral Service Set For Beloved Saddle Brook Firefighter, 23
A funeral service was scheduled this Saturday for a popular Saddle Brook firefighter who died of injuries from an ATV crash in Pennsylvania. Visiting hours for 23-year-old SBFD Lt. Shawn A. Sturdy, who worked as a tunnel and bridge agent for the Port Authority, are from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Kugler Community Home For Funerals. The service will be held at the funeral home on Fifth Street (973-478-2500) at 10 a.m. Saturday, with cremation to follow at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson. Sturdy fought hard for nine days before succumbing to his injuries on Sunday. He'd been airlifted to Gei…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Requiescat In Pace: Beloved Saddle Brook Firefighter In ATV Crash Passes
He fought hard for nine days, but on Sunday Saddle Brook Engine Co. #1 Lt. Shawn Sturdy died from injuries sustained in an ATV crash in Pennsylvania. "Shawn was one of those people who lit up a room when he walked in," fellow firefighter Doug Habermann said. "He always had a smile on his face and a pleasant greeting when you saw him. I can’t even explain how much he’ll be missed by us all. A true gentleman, friend, and brother." ****** ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Kugler Community Home For Funerals. The service will be held at the fune…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Requiescat In Pace: Beloved Saddle Brook Firefighter In ATV Crash Dies
He fought hard for nine days, but on Sunday Saddle Brook Engine Co. #1 Lt. Shawn Sturdy died from injuries sustained in an ATV crash in Pennsylvania. "Shawn was one of those people who lit up a room when he walked in," fellow firefighter Doug Habermann said. "He always had a smile on his face and a pleasant greeting when you saw him. I can’t even explain how much he’ll be missed by us all. A true gentleman, friend, and brother." ****** ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Kugler Community Home For Funerals. The service will be held at the fune…
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
$2 Billion GWB Restoration Project On Tap For Veteran Port Authority Leader
The $2 billion George Washington Bridge restoration project will be overseen by a Port Authority veteran who has held key positions at the agency’s crossings, seaport and airport: Kenneth Sagrestano, who’s been with the authority 26 years, was named the new general manager of the bridge and bus station on Friday. He replaces 40-year agency veteran Bob Durando, who is retiring. Sagrestano, who lives in Easton, Pa., has helped oversee operations at the bridge, the Lincoln and Holland tunnels and the New Jersey marine terminals and was supervisor of the Environmental Maintenance Unit at LaGuar…
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Port Authority PD: North Carolina Couple At GWB Had Hidden Revolver, Pot
A Port Authority police officer found a North Carolina couple he stopped at the George Washington Bridge toll plaza carrying a revolver hidden behind a vent panel, authorities said Friday. Officer David Hunter became suspicious after he stopped the white Ford pickup truck for a traffic violation Wednesday night, authority spokesperson Lenis Rodrigues told Daily Voice. After smelling a strong odor of marijuana, Hunter found the passenger, 50-year-old Kimberly Busse of Fayetteville, NC – “covering herself with a blanket, even though it was 75 degrees at the time,” Rodrigues said. The officer…
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Nab Third Suspect In Fort Lee Rapper Robbery, GWB Chase
Authorities have caught the last of three men who they said robbed a popular rapper-turned-reality TV personality and a companion of $183,000 in jewelry and cash at gunpoint in Fort Lee, then led police on a wild chase across the George Washington Bridge into Manhattan more than two months ago. The NYPD caught two alleged accomplices who bailed from a black Cadillac Escalade that crashed on the Henry Hudson Parkway after a chase that followed the April 2 holdup of "Love and HipHop" star Safaree Samuels. "[It] was probably 1 of the worst scariest nights of my life," Samue…
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Marathon-Running Attorney Suing Port Authority Over Dangerous GWB Walkway
An attorney who says he was left on the ground with a broken arm after a group of cyclists passed him on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge is suing Port Authority over the dangerously narrow walkway he was running on, the New York Post reports. Dennis C. O’Donnell of New York City, who completed more than 20 marathons around the world, filed a $2 million suit in Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday, the article says. The suit cites the Port Authority's own Bicycle Master Plan, which reported 39 cyclist-related accidents on the bridge between 2010 and 2016, The Post says, quoti…
White Plains, NY
Politics
Cuomo Returns To Puerto Rico, Checking On Hurricane Repairs, Rebuilding
Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a return trip to Puerto Rico to check on rebuilding efforts and lashed out at the federal government for not doing enough for residents there. Cuomo of New Castle used the visit to launch the "NY Stands with Puerto Rico Recovery and Rebuilding Initiative," deploying a Tactical Assessment Team of state experts and labor, non-profit, philanthropic, and academic partners to evaluate reconstruction needs and to develop a comprehensive rebuilding roadmap for communities in need. The Assessment Team's findings will inform the strategic deployment of approximately…
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