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Paterson, NJ
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Authorities: Boy, 16, Was Driving SUV That Killed Motorcyclist In Clifton
An SUV that struck and killed a 25-year-old motorcyclist in Clifton Friday night was driven by a 16-year-old boy, said authorities who took the teen into custody. The boy was driving a 2013 Hyundai Tuscon that slammed into the 2006 Suzuki at the intersection of Paulison and Union avenues around 9 p.m. Friday, ejecting Nadeem Asfour of Paterson, authorities said. Asfour was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, they said. The juvenile, who wasn’t injured, remained held in the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center in Newark after being served with a delinquency complai…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Integrity And A Warm Smile: Longtime Hudson/Bergen Responder, Navy Vet James Brierty III, 74
Jim Brierty had a lion’s heart – at once huge and comforting, yet fiercely protective. It’s how many have remembered him since news came that the Navy veteran, longtime police officer, firefighter and high school security guard from Ridgefield died last week at 74. Brierty “was a man of honor, respect and dignity,” said former Ridgefield Fire Chief Mike Kees. “He was a man who brought talent and dedication not only to our company but to the entire department.” "Jim's purpose in life was to serve and show how you treat people," former firefighter Steve Rosone added. "That ultimately tells …
Danbury, CT
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Pedestrian Suffers Serious Injuries After Being Struck By DUI Driver In Store Parking Lot
An area man was arrested after allegedly hitting a pedestrian while driving drunk causing serious injuries. Police learned of the incident around 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 20 after the Naugatuck Police Department received numerous calls reporting a vehicle versus pedestrian collision in the parking lot of the Meineke Car Care Center, located at 144 Rubber Avenue, police said. Officers and first responders determined the pedestrian had sustained serious injuries and he was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital for treatment, department officials said. Officers at the scene devel…
Shelton, CT
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I-691 Lane Reopens Following Single-Vehicle Crash Down Embankment
This story has been updated. The right lane of I-691 has reopened following a crash that left one person with serious injuries. Connecticut State Police said the incident took place around 8:57 a.m. Tuesday, southbound near Exit 5 in the town of Meriden. The crash occurred when the driver, identified as Alexander Tenore, of Waterbury, lost control, hit a wire guardrail and ended up 60-feet down an embankment, state police said. The Meriden Fire Department arrived and extricated Tenore from the vehicle. Tenore was transported to St. Mary's Hospital with serious injuries, troopers…
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Former Trooper In Area Dies From Injuries Suffered In Crash
A New York State Trooper who began his career at the Middletown and Liberty state police barracks was killed in a motor vehicle crash when he was rear-ended by a box truck. Trooper Jeremy J. VanNostrand, 36, was killed around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday when reporting to work at the State Police barracks in Fonda when he was involved in the crash, announced New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II. The crash occurred while VanNostrand was stopped in the westbound lane of State Highway 5S waiting to turn into the station in his personal vehicle when he was rear-ende…
Paterson, NJ
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Police: Clifton Robber Punches NYC Driver In Face At Red Light In Broad Daylight
A robber rushed a New York City driver stopped at a Clifton red light in broad daylight and punched him in the face when the victim refused to give up his watch, authorities said. The 35-year-old victim was stopped at the Parker Avenue light around 2 p.m. Sunday when the robber approached the driver’s side door and tried grabbing the watch, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. When the driver fought back, the robber punched him hard enough to require he be brought by ambulance to St. Mary’s Hospital. The robber was described as Hispanic, in his 20s or 30s, and wearing a red t-shirt with a bl…
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Best Friend: Slain Wallington Pizza Deliverer Just Became Citizen, Pursued American Dream
A 27-year-old Wallington pizza deliveryman who was shot and killed in his car over the weekend had officially become a United States citizen only two months ago and was pursuing the American Dream, his best friend said. Most people knew Dervy Almonte-Moore “for his vibrant smile and endless love,” wrote Yeico El'Cheeno DelaCruz Greenberg. “I can not come to terms with this unbearable, heartbreaking news.” Police found Almonte-Moore’s black 1998 Toyota Camry with his body inside after it struck some shopping carts and a tree outside the ShopRite on Paulison Avenue in Passaic before dawn Sund…
Paterson, NJ
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Wallington Pizza Deliveryman Shot Dead, Car Crashes Outside Passaic ShopRite
A 27-year-old Wallington pizza delivery man was shot and killed in his car, which struck a tree outside the Passaic ShopRite before dawn Sunday, authorities said. Dervy Almonte-Moore of Elmwood Park was pronounced dead at St Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson at 2:48 a.m., they said. A little over a half-hour earlier, police found the black 1998 Toyota Camry with his body inside after it struck some shopping carts and a tree outside the Paulison Avenue supermarket in Passaic. Almonte-Moore "may have been shot while making a delivery" up the street in Clifton, Passaic Co…
Paterson, NJ
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Hour Apart: Same Clifton Man Robbed At Gunpoint, Clubbed With Bottle
Barely an hour after he and a companion were robbed at gunpoint, a 50-year-old Clifton man who went looking for his stolen wallet was attacked by three other assailants -- sending him to the hospital with a serious head injury, authorities said. The victim and a friend from Pennsylvania were robbed on Cutler Street by two men, one of them carrying a handgun, around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The robbers were described as black, 18-30 years old and dressed all in black, Bracken said. "About an hour later, the victims decided to search the surrounding neighborh…
