PalPark Burglary Cracked With Arrest Of Uber Robber's Accused Getaway Driver PalPark Burglary Cracked With Arrest Of Uber Robber's Accused Getaway Driver
PalPark Burglary Cracked With Arrest Of Uber Robber's Accused Getaway Driver A Garfield man who was charged last week in the knifepoint robbery of an Uber passenger had also been busted for a burglary in Palisades Park, authorities confirmed. Allen Ernst, 28, and an accomplice bolted from a Palisades Park home when a resident who lives there returned around 4:30 p.m. July 14, said Capt. Anthony Espino, the officer in charge of the department. The pair – who apparently entered through an unlocked sliding rear door -- dropped a pillowcase full of valuables as they fled, the captain said. Police from Leonia and Ridgefield and a Bergen County sheriff’s K-9 unit helped …
Uber Driver, Accomplices Stage Knifepoint Holdup Of Passenger At Saddle Brook Hotel: Prosecutor Uber Driver, Accomplices Stage Knifepoint Holdup Of Passenger At Saddle Brook Hotel: Prosecutor
Uber Driver, Accomplices Stage Knifepoint Holdup Of Passenger At Saddle Brook Hotel: Prosecutor An Uber passenger was robbed at knifepoint outside a Saddle Brook hotel by a man who’d conspired with the female driver and another accomplice to hold him up, authorities said. Uber driver Karina Eremyan, 30, of Fair Lawn was behind the wheel when ex-con Antonio Bowen, 28, of Fair Lawn put a knife to the passenger’s neck in the parking lot of the Crowne Plaza Saddle Brook hotel off Route 80 around 3:30 a.m. March 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Bowen forced the fare to turn over his backpack, which contained $3,000 and other undisclosed items, the prosecutor said Friday. Th…
Fire At Lodi Auto Body Shop Quickly Doused Fire At Lodi Auto Body Shop Quickly Doused
Fire At Lodi Auto Body Shop Quickly Doused An early Friday evening fire damaged a Lodi auto body shop. The blaze ignited at Speed Auto Body on Rennie Place off Union Street shortly after the shop closed at 5 p.m. It quickly went to two alarms, but firefighters had it knocked down in a little over 20 minutes, preventing further damage. The fire was officially declared under control about an hour after the call came in. The blaze ignited at Speed Auto Body on Rennie Place off Union Street shortly after the shop closed at 5 p.m.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE No injuries were reported. Mutual aid was provided, at the scene or in coverage…
Bergen Teen Seen Shot On Video Dies, Killer Sought Bergen Teen Seen Shot On Video Dies, Killer Sought
Bergen Teen Seen Shot On Video Dies, Killer Sought A 19-year-old Saddle Brook man who was shot in the head on a Bronx street died of his injuries several days later, authorities confirmed. Travis Griffiths had driven up to a building at the corner of Claremont Parkway and Webster Avenue in his 2020 Toyota Camry shortly before 4:30 a.m. July 22, the NYPD said in releasing security video Wednesday of the fatal encounter. Griffiths got into some type of argument with a man who suddenly raised a gun and fired a shot at him as he tried to drive away, the video shows. The Bergen County teen got out of the sedan and fell to the ground. He died a…
Death Of Woman, 42, With Pets In Saddle Brook Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Authorities Say Death Of Woman, 42, With Pets In Saddle Brook Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Authorities Say
Death Of Woman, 42, With Pets In Saddle Brook Doesn't Appear Suspicious, Authorities Say A 42-year-old woman and some of her pets were found dead amid extreme hoarding conditions in her Saddle Brook home on Monday, responders said. Firefighters had to rip the front door off the East Lanza Court residence to gain entry, witnesses said. What appeared to be the smell of ammonia prompted a call for a hazardous materials unit, they added. A "large number" of pets, several of them dead and some barely alive, were found, along with numerous cages, trash, litter and debris, responders said. Police cordoned off the area around the house with crime-scene tape. However, there appears t…
Neighbors Help Nab Burglars Who Broke Into Fair Lawn Home Neighbors Help Nab Burglars Who Broke Into Fair Lawn Home
Neighbors Help Nab Burglars Who Broke Into Fair Lawn Home Residents of a Fair Lawn neighborhood helped police nab two burglars moments after they broke into a home, authorities said. Uniformed officers who converged on the Plaza Road home near Broadway saw Gersson Hernandez Gomez, 30, and Saul Barrera, 39, both of Queens, emerge through a side door, Sgt. Sean Macys said. They apparently had used a pry bar to break into the house through the back -- then dropped a pair of backpacks as they fled.   The officers were pursuing the pair when Hernandez Gomez fell and injured his ankle, the sergeant said. He resisted arrest before being s…
SWAT STANDOFF: Barricaded Man, 25, Seized From Lodi Apartment SWAT STANDOFF: Barricaded Man, 25, Seized From Lodi Apartment
SWAT Standoff: Barricaded Man, 25, Seized From Lodi Apartment A tactical unit stormed a Lodi apartment and took a barricaded man into custody Sunday night, authorities said. Police summoned a Bergen County Regional SWAT Team to the SDK Lodi Apartments on Massey Street after the 25-year-old resident barricaded himself inside around 10 p.m., Sgt. Dominic Miller said. Entry eventually was made and the man was brought to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for a psychological evaluation.Saddle Brook police also assisted, Miller said. No injuries were reported, he said.
Fire Ravages Lodi Home Fire Ravages Lodi Home
Fire Ravages Lodi Home A fast-moving fire gutted a Lodi home. No injuries were reported in the fire, which broke out on Farnham Avenue just off Arnot Street near Harrison Avenue, shortly before 8 a.m. Firefighters were pulled out barely 20 minutes in as flames quickly spread through the 2½-story wood-frame home, compromising the interior of the structure. Firefighters were pulled from the home on Farnham Avenue in Lodi and had to go to an exterior attack.BT Fire Photos (Bill Tompkins) Firefighters had the blaze knocked down a little over an hour later and under control another hour after that. An official c…
Notorious NJ Serial Killer Charged With Murder Of Dance Teacher At Popular Long Island Mall Notorious NJ Serial Killer Charged With Murder Of Dance Teacher At Popular Long Island Mall
Notorious NJ Serial Killer Charged With Murder Of Dance Teacher At Popular Long Island Mall Another female victim has been added to the list of imprisoned 75-year-old New Jersey serial killer Richard Cottingham, thanks to advances in DNA technology. Cottingham was arraigned on Long Island via videoconference Wednesday from South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton for the 1968 slaying of a New Hyde Park woman in the parking lot of the popular Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream. He entered a not-guilty plea to murder charges in the death of Diane Cusick, a 23-year-old divorced single mom who worked as a dance instructor. Cottingham, a married father of three who’d lived in Lodi and wor…
Services Set For Devoted ‘Mighty-Mom’ Tragically Struck, Killed In Pequannock, 55 Services Set For Devoted ‘Mighty-Mom’ Tragically Struck, Killed In Pequannock, 55
Services Set For Devoted ‘Mighty-Mom’ Tragically Struck, Killed In Pequannock, 55 Services have been set for the devoted single mother who was tragically struck and killed at the age of 55. Jill A. Russo of Pompton Plains died Saturday, June 11 while walking near 229 Boulevard in Pequannock, DailyVoice.com reported. Jill grew up in Saddle Brook, where she graduated high school in 1985, her obituary says. She was a competitive swimmer and loved playing softball. More recently, Jill had developed a passion for running and ice hockey, where she participated in an adult league at the Floyd Hall Arena, according to her memorial. She was also preparing to compete in the Disn…
'Missing' Hackensack Woman Apparently OK, Authorities Say 'Missing' Hackensack Woman Apparently OK, Authorities Say
'Missing' Hackensack Woman Apparently OK, Authorities Say UPDATE: A Hackensack woman who'd been reported missing apparently is safe and not in any apparent danger, but police want to confirm her well-being in person. Heather Li Torres spoke with law enforcement Wednesday night after seeing Facebook posts about her disappearance. "She said she is OK," a ranking officer told Daily Voice. "There's no reason to believe she's in any danger. A family member also advised (authorities) that she is OK." Torres must officially remain a missing person, however, until police physically confirm her situation, just to be sure. Torres, previously of Saddle Bro…
Fire Doused At Garfield Auto Body Shop Fire Doused At Garfield Auto Body Shop
Fire Doused At Garfield Auto Body Shop Garfield firefighters quickly doused a blaze at a local auto body shop. The fire broke out shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday at D&T Auto Body on River Driver at Belmont Avenue. Firefighters quickly knocked it down and had it in under a half-hour. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid at the scene and in coverage was provided by firefighters from Wallington, Elmwood Park and Saddle Brook.