Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze
Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze UPDATE: What began as an exhaust fan fire turned into a raging blaze that destroyed a Hackensack office building. No injuries were reported in the fire, which broke out at the 2½-story Noracare Wellness building on Main Street just off eastbound Route 4 shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, city firefighters said. Firefighters were dousing flames between the floor and ceiling when some of the drop ceiling came down, they said. All crews were ordered out of the building as heavy fire extended to the second floor and attic. Aftermath of fire on Main Street off Route 4 in Hackensack.HACKENSAC…
Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze
Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze UPDATE: What began as a fire in an exhaust fan turned into a raging blaze that destroyed a Hackensack office building. No injuries were reported in the fire, which broke out at the 2½-story Noracare Wellness building on Main Street just off eastbound Route 4 shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, city firefighters said. Firefighters were dousing flames between the floor and ceiling when some of the drop ceiling came down, they said. All crews were ordered out of the building as heavy fire extended to the second floor and attic. Master streams knocked down the flames, which blew through windows…
PD: Violent Ex-Con Crashes On Route 17, Fights Pursuing Paramus Officers PD: Violent Ex-Con Crashes On Route 17, Fights Pursuing Paramus Officers
PD: Violent Ex-Con Crashes On Route 17, Fights Pursuing Paramus Officers A violent ex-con who's spent two decades behind bars was carrying dozens of bags of heroin and cocaine when he crashed during a Paramus police chase and then fought the officers, authorities said. David C Turner, 46, had fled a traffic stop in Washington Township when Officer Michael Mordaga spotted his 2013 Chevy Equinox speeding on southbound Route 17 shortly after midnight Tuesday, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Officers Nick Tanelli and Kevin Osback joined Mordaga in trying to stop Turner, who lost control of the vehicle and sent it into a guardrail at the exit for Route 4…
GOTCHA! Criminal Couple Charged In Englewood Knifepoint Convenience Store Robbery GOTCHA! Criminal Couple Charged In Englewood Knifepoint Convenience Store Robbery
Gotcha! Criminal Couple Charged In Englewood Knifepoint Convenience Store Robbery A couple known to police robbed an Englewood convenience store owner at knifepoint – for cigarettes, authorities said. Monica Monique Peters-Gore, 52, of Teaneck, and 38-year-old registered sex offender Gary Williams of Englewood both had criminal histories when they entered the 7-Eleven on Grand Avenue, off eastbound Route 4, shortly before 4 a.m. July 15. Store surveillance video shows Williams holding a clerk at knifepoint while Peters-Gore took several cartons of cigarettes, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. They then fled, he said. Detectives from Musella’s Special Investig…
SEE ANYTHING? Englewood Pedestrian Struck By Hit-Run Driver SEE ANYTHING? Englewood Pedestrian Struck By Hit-Run Driver
SEE Anything? Englewood Pedestrian Struck By Hit-Run Driver A pedestrian was hospitalized Saturday following a hit-and-run crash outside an Englewood park, responders said. The victim was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with arm and leg injuries after being struck at the corner of Broad and Phelps avenues, outside Trumbull Park, around 7:30 a.m., they said. Police were looking for a black Hyundai that they said continued north on Broad before fleeing east on Route 4. ANYONE who might have witnessed the crash or has information that could help find the vehicle and/or driver is asked to contact Englewood police: (201) 568-2711. CHECK…
Tanker Rolls On Route 4 Ramp To Route 17 Tanker Rolls On Route 4 Ramp To Route 17
Tanker Rolls On Route 4 Ramp To Route 17 A tanker truck rolled Tuesday morning on a ramp from eastbound Route 4 to northbound Route 17 in Paramus. The female driver escaped serious injury and climbed out of the cab shortly before 10:30 a.m. as police and firefighters arrived, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. All Points Towing in Hackensack had the rig righted by noon. The LORCO Petroleum Services truck out of Elizabeth was carrying used motor oil, requiring a cleanup. The Paramus hazardous materials unit responded, followed by its Bergen County colleagues. Backups quickly began forming after the ramp was closed. The dri…
Gunfire, Stabbing Mark Raucous Night In Englewood Gunfire, Stabbing Mark Raucous Night In Englewood
Gunfire, Stabbing Mark Raucous Night In Englewood Shots were fired in one part of the city and a man accused of domestic violence was wounded in another during a tumultuous night Sunday in Englewood. The injured suspect apparently was cut with a knife at the Rock Creek Terrace Apartments south of Route 4 around 9:30 p.m. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in police custody as detectives try to sort out what happened. Two hours earlier, shots rang out at the Park View Housing Apartments on Parkview Avenue amid several parties that were going on in the area, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. An officer who was nearby h…
UPDATE: River Edge Girl, 17, NY Teens Seriously Injured In Route 4 Scooter Crash UPDATE: River Edge Girl, 17, NY Teens Seriously Injured In Route 4 Scooter Crash
Update: River Edge Girl, 17, NY Teens Seriously Injured In Route 4 Scooter Crash UPDATE: A 17-year-old River Edge girl and two Bronx teens were all seriously injured when their scooter barreled onto Route 4 and were struck by a passing vehicle, authorities said Sunday. The trio – including a 15-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy – were headed down Myrtle Avenue in Englewood late Saturday when the scooter hit a traffic island and careened onto the westbound highway, where they were struck by a vehicle, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said. All three were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. The most seriously injured was the Bronx girl, who sustained…
PD: Woman Drives Around Teaneck Threatening People With Gun, Eludes Pursuit, Caught By NYPD PD: Woman Drives Around Teaneck Threatening People With Gun, Eludes Pursuit, Caught By NYPD
PD: Woman Drives Around Teaneck Threatening People With Gun, Eludes Pursuit, Caught By Nypd A 23-year-old Teaneck woman with a violent criminal history went on a gun-waving rampage before leading a township detective on a chase to the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. The detective broke off the pursuit out of safety concerns, but the NYPD captured Ashley Gilead Wednesday night, Teaneck Police Chief Glenn O’Reilly said. She was carrying what turned out to be a Glock replica pellet gun, the chief said. It began hours earlier at a private home on Genesee Avenue, off Teaneck Road, where callers reported Gilead “banging on a door, then standing in the street yelling and wav…
Worker Falls 50 Feet From Hackensack Apartment Building Project Worker Falls 50 Feet From Hackensack Apartment Building Project
Worker Falls 50 Feet From Hackensack Apartment Building Project A worker survived a fall of nearly five stories from an apartment building under construction in Hackensack on Wednesday, authorities said. The 45-year-old framer from Newark was intubated in critical but stable condition at Hackensack University Hospital following the mishap on Kinderkamack Road near westbound Route 4 shortly before 1 p.m., they said. The victim “misstepped and fell approximately 50 feet onto a concrete slab,” Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. “He was conscious but bleeding from his head and appeared to have injuries throughout his body,” DeWitt said. City police, fir…
Rockland Boy Who Camped Outside Of Krispy Kreme Gets His Golden Ticket Rockland Boy Who Camped Outside Of Krispy Kreme Gets His Golden Ticket
Rockland Boy Who Camped Outside Of Krispy Kreme Gets His Golden Ticket A 9-year-old Rockland County boy who camped out in front of the new Paramus Krispy Kreme store has learned the value of hard work: Sweet victory. Shae Fishman, of Orangeburg, didn't know whether or not he'd win a free dozen doughnuts a week for a year if he was the store's first-ever customer. But he went to the store anyway on Sunday, and spent the following two nights sleeping outside of the new Route 4 outpost in a tent with his dad, Matthew Fishman. Well, when doors officially opened at 6 a.m., Shae got his wish: The golden ticket. That's right, a free dozen doughnuts every month for …
SUV Rolls On Route 4 SUV Rolls On Route 4
SUV Rolls On Route 4 A driver climbed out of his SUV after it rolled Monday on Route 4 in Englewood. The Bergen County Sheriff's Office responded to investigate and handle traffic after the Toyota 4Runner toppled a sign and ended up on its side. City firefighters responded, as well. The driver didn't appear injured.