Secaucus PD: Man Refusing To Leave Route 3 Motel Had Heroin, 2 Warrants Secaucus PD: Man Refusing To Leave Route 3 Motel Had Heroin, 2 Warrants
Secaucus PD: Man Refusing To Leave Route 3 Motel Had Heroin, 2 Warrants A Jersey City man refusing to leave a Route 3 motel was jailed after he was found with heroin, local police said. Secaucus police officers responding to the Roadway Inn on the eastbound side of the highway found Antonio McNeill, 48, who was refusing to leave around 9:20 p.m. Saturday, Chief Dennis Miller said. McNeill had two outstanding warrants: One out of Trenton for $250 and the other out of Jersey City for $100, Miller said. He was later found with heroin and charged with hindering apprehension, according to the chief. McNeill was served his complaint warrants and taken to the Hudson…
Taxi Rolls, Crashes On Route 3 During Robbery Attempt Taxi Rolls, Crashes On Route 3 During Robbery Attempt
Taxi Rolls, Crashes On Route 3 During Robbery Attempt A moving taxi overturned and crashed on Route 3 in Clifton when a passenger from the Jersey Shore stabbed and slashed the driver during a robbery attempt, authorities said. The cabbie was taking Jordan White, 20, to Montclair after picking him up in Manhattan when White convinced him to open the divider between them on westbound Route 3 around 4 a.m. Monday, Lt. Robert Bracken said. White, of Galloway in Atlantic County, pulled a box cutter and demanded the driver's cellphone and cash, Bracken said. When the driver refused, White stabbed and slashed him on the shoulder, back and chest, the…
Clifton Baby Injured In Crash Dies, Organs Help 3 Others Live Clifton Baby Injured In Crash Dies, Organs Help 3 Others Live
Clifton Baby Injured In Crash Dies, Organs Help 3 Others Live A baby critically injured in a Route 3 crash with her mom died Monday evening, less than a week after the accident. Her organs, however, will save the lives of three other babies. "Jaelynn is a hero," the baby's cousin Kimmy Laverty said.  "She saved three children who are no longer in need of organs and life saving surgeries. These three children have been blessed with beauty and a loving soul. Let us hold our families tight as we can not see the future and won’t know when our time is to come." Jamie Yarrish and baby JaelynnCOURTESY: Kimmy Laverty Jaelynn, who turned 1 Aug. 15, and h…
Support Surges For Single Clifton Mom, Baby Critically Injured In Route 3 Dump Truck Crash Support Surges For Single Clifton Mom, Baby Critically Injured In Route 3 Dump Truck Crash
Support Surges For Single Clifton Mom, Baby Critically Injured In Route 3 Dump Truck Crash Support is surging for a 25-year-old single mom from Clifton and her baby, who were both hospitalized following a Route 3 dump truck crash Tuesday. ** UPDATE: A baby critically injured in a Route 3 crash with her mom died Monday evening, less than a week after the accident. Her organs, however, will save the lives of three other babies. ** Jamie Yarrish was behind the wheel of a sedan carrying her daughter Jaelynn -- who turned 1 Aug. 15 -- when she and at least three other vehicles crashed around 10:30 a.m. near Broad Street in Clifton. Yarrish and her baby remained hospitalized…
Authorities ID Five Dead In Horrific Route 3 Crash: Four From Paterson, Boy From Pennsylvania Authorities ID Five Dead In Horrific Route 3 Crash: Four From Paterson, Boy From Pennsylvania
Authorities ID Five Dead In Horrific Route 3 Crash: Four From Paterson, Boy From Pennsylvania UPDATE: Four Paterson residents and a 4-year-old Pennsylvania boy were killed on Route 3 in Rutherford late Sunday when their SUV slammed into the back of a front-end loader, authorities said Monday. The dead were identified as: Michelle Toledo, 38; Irvina Gee, 20; Sheckylle Chain, 23; Ayana Navas, 16; Noah Alexander Dejesus, 4, of Allentown, PA. The boy's parents weren't in the vehicle, sources told Daily Voice. The 39-year-old front-loader operator was returning to a construction site on Route 3 after dropping off a load at a nearby construction yard when the vehicle entered westbound R…
Authorities ID Five Dead In Horrific Route 3 Crash: Four From Paterson, Boy From Pennsylvania Authorities ID Five Dead In Horrific Route 3 Crash: Four From Paterson, Boy From Pennsylvania
Authorities ID Five Dead In Horrific Route 3 Crash: Four From Paterson, Boy From Pennsylvania UPDATE: Four Paterson residents and a 4-year-old Pennsylvania boy were killed on Route 3 in Rutherford late Sunday when their SUV slammed into the back of a front-end loader, authorities said Monday. The dead were identified as: Michelle Toledo, 38; Irvina Gee, 20; Sheckylle Chain, 23; Ayana Navas, 16; Noah Alexander Dejesus, 4, of Allentown, PA. The boy's parents weren't in the vehicle, sources told Daily Voice. The 39-year-old front-loader operator was returning to a construction site on Route 3 after dropping off a load at a nearby construction yard when the vehicle entered westbound R…
Yonkers Driver, 60, Killed In Clifton Crash Yonkers Driver, 60, Killed In Clifton Crash
Yonkers Driver, 60, Killed In Clifton Crash A 60-year-old Yonkers driver was killed in a single-car crash Wednesday morning in Clifton, authorities said. Denis Murphy was driving a 2010 Toyota Corolla when he “failed to negotiate the exit ramp” at the intersection of Route 21 North and Route 3, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release. An ambulance took Murphy to St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic following the 9:42 a.m. call, Valdes and Rinaldi said. He was pronounced dead exactly an hour later, they said. An investigation was continuing. Authorities asked that anyone…
Prosecutor: Englewood Man, 63, Repeatedly Molested 10-Year-Old Child Prosecutor: Englewood Man, 63, Repeatedly Molested 10-Year-Old Child
Prosecutor: Englewood Man, 63, Repeatedly Molested 10-Year-Old Child A 63-year-old unemployed Colombian national living in Englewood repeatedly molested a 10-year-old child, authorities charged. Luis G. Ocampo remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest the day before, records show. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said his Special Victims Unit and Englewood police investigated a report that led to Ocampo’s arrest “regarding the sexual assault of a ten year-old juvenile on multiple occasions.” Ocampo will remain held until a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charges of sexual assault and chil…
Secaucus Bank Teller Catches Fraudster In The Act Secaucus Bank Teller Catches Fraudster In The Act
Secaucus Bank Teller Catches Fraudster In The Act A teller at the Secaucus TD Bank sniffed out a New York man trying to cash a fraudulent check from a Union County church. Ronald Weston tried cashing an $850 check from Plainfield Christian Church made out to someone else at the Paterson Plank Road bank Saturday, Secaucus Police Capt. Dennis Miller said. The teller tried stalling Weston -- who only became agitated and went behind the counter, grabbing the teller and threatening to damage property, authorities said. The 64-year-old fraudster left the bank empty-handed but was arrested shortly after when Secaucus police found him at a R…
Police Converge On Ex-Con At Lyndhurst Motel After Lengthy Pursuit Police Converge On Ex-Con At Lyndhurst Motel After Lengthy Pursuit
Police Converge On Ex-Con At Lyndhurst Motel After Lengthy Pursuit A recent parolee with a lengthy rap sheet was chased by police and then taken into custody by tactical officers after he barricaded himself in a Lyndhurst motel before dawn Wednesday, authorities said. Sgt. Rick Pizzuti was on patrol around midnight when he found a Toyota Camry with an expired temporary registration tag in the parking lot of the Winslow Motor Inn on Rutherford Avenue, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. Eventually, 30-year-old Quaire Wilson of Bloomfield got into the Camry and pulled out of the lot, he said. Pizzutti then tried to pull him over, but Wilson hit the gas and …
Clifton PD: Federal Fugitive With 100+ Stolen IDs, Pound Of Meth Chased Down, Companion Busted Clifton PD: Federal Fugitive With 100+ Stolen IDs, Pound Of Meth Chased Down, Companion Busted
Clifton PD: Federal Fugitive With 100+ Stolen IDs, Pound Of Meth Chased Down, Companion Busted A fugitive being hunted by U.S. Marshals was chased down by Clifton police who said they found him with a pound of crystal meth, a starter pistol and a ledger listing the stolen identities of more than 100 people nationwide. Police responding to a suspicious-persons call found ex-con Vincent Winfield, 32, sitting outside the La Quinta Hotel on eastbound Route 3 with a dog and luggage, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. A woman who witnesses said was with him had left, Bracken said. Winfield at first gave the officers a bogus ID before they discovered that he was wanted by federal authoriti…
Tick Tock Diner In Clifton Closes For 6-Week Renovation Tick Tock Diner In Clifton Closes For 6-Week Renovation
Tick Tock Diner In Clifton Closes For 6-Week Renovation The Tick Tock Diner is getting an upgrade. Clifton's 24-hour diner on Route 3 -- which recently made headlines thanks to Mick Jagger -- will be closed for four to six weeks beginning Sept. 16, NorthJersey.com reports. This will be the diner's first complete upgrade in 25 years. Renovations include a new interior design, bar, furniture and an upgraded kitchen, the article says. "Just say the 'Mick Jagger' at @ticktockdinernj and they already know!"obiwan_o1 • INSTAGRAM