Teaneck, NJ
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Domestic Violence Arrest Also Solves Teaneck Car Wash Stabbing, Police Say Domestic Violence Arrest Also Solves Teaneck Car Wash Stabbing, Police Say
Domestic Violence Arrest Also Solves Teaneck Car Wash Stabbing, Police Say Teaneck police solved a stabbing at a local car wash when they arrested a township man for domestic violence, authorities said. Police responding to a domestic violence call arrested Keno Campbell, 21, on aggravated assault, terroristic threats and weapons charges, Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said Thursday. While there, officers realized Campbell was a suspect in a stabbing at the Teaneck Car Wash on Teaneck Road on Dec. 9, 2021, the chief said. The victim told police Campbell was upset about being splashed with water, O’Reilly said. “The argument culminated in Campbell stabbing the vi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
News
ICY MORNING (UPDATE): One Dead, Highways Closed, Dozens Injured In North Jersey Crashes ICY MORNING (UPDATE): One Dead, Highways Closed, Dozens Injured In North Jersey Crashes
ICY Morning (Update): One Dead, Highways Closed, Dozens Injured In North Jersey Crashes UPDATE: One victim was confirmed dead and westbound Route 3 in East Rutherford was temporarily closed Wednesday morning following what was the most serious in a series of crashes on icy North Jersey roads. Here's a listing of incidents. Mark Kolta, 31, of North Bergen had been involved in an earlier chain-reaction crash on the Hackensack River bridge on westbound Route 3 shortly after 6:30 a.m., East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. He was struck in another pileup after getting out of his vehicle, the deputy chief said. Kolta was pronounced dead at a local hospital a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
News
Firefighters Make Quick Work Of Teaneck Restaurant Blaze Firefighters Make Quick Work Of Teaneck Restaurant Blaze
Firefighters Make Quick Work Of Teaneck Restaurant Blaze Firefighters doused a small blaze at a Teaneck Caribbean restaurant on Thursday. A firefighter was taken to a local hospital for treatment after he tripped over a hose and injured his wrist at the Golden Krust in a small shopping center on Teaneck Road at Bedford Avenue, Township Manager Dean Kazinci said. The two-alarm fire broke out shortly after 1 p.m. and was quickly extinguished, he said. Mutual aid responders either at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Bergenfield, Hackensack and Ridgefield Park, Kazinci said. The firefighter was taken for treatment to nearby Holy …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Obituaries
Authorities ID Motorcyclist Killed In Route 4 Crash With Deer Authorities ID Motorcyclist Killed In Route 4 Crash With Deer
Authorities ID Motorcyclist Killed In Route 4 Crash With Deer Authorities on Wednesday released the identity of the motorcyclist killed in Monday's Route 4 crash in Teaneck. Albert Spechar, of River Vale, struck a deer while heading east at Teaneck Road just before 5:45 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. No other vehicles were involved in the accident and no criminal charges were brought, Musella said. An investigation was conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office under…

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by Cecilia Levine
Teaneck, NJ
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Teaneck PD: Teen Bergenfield Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Had Loaded Gun, Large Mag, Hollow Points Teaneck PD: Teen Bergenfield Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Had Loaded Gun, Large Mag, Hollow Points
Teaneck PD: Teen Bergenfield Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Had Loaded Gun, Large Mag, Hollow Points Responders were extricating an injured 19-year-old Bergenfield driver from his car following a wrong-way crash in Teaneck when a township officer spotted a gun in the teen's waistband, authorities said. Officer Patrick Haase seized the loaded 9mm handgun, rendered it safe and secure, then called for detectives following the crash, Deputy Police Chief John Faggello said. Barsheem Atkins was headed south on Teaneck Road when he lost control of his Ford Fusion for some reason near Holland Terrace shortly after 9 p.m., Faggello said. The sedan veered into oncoming traffic, where it slammed int…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Driver Hospitalized In Route 4 Crash Driver Hospitalized In Route 4 Crash
Driver Hospitalized In Route 4 Crash A Teaneck driver was unconscious but breathing after her SUV slammed into a utility pole and overpass on Route 4 late Thursday, responders said. The driver, 39, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after her Volvo crashed on the eastbound overpass at Teaneck Road shortly before 10:30 p.m., Bergen County Sheriff's Public Information Officer Keisha McLean said. Teaneck police, firefighters and the Volunteer Ambulance Squad responded along with the sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence for an investigation by the department's detectives. A PSE&…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
News
SEE ANYTHING? Woman Struck By Hit-Run SUV Crossing Busy Teaneck Road SEE ANYTHING? Woman Struck By Hit-Run SUV Crossing Busy Teaneck Road
SEE Anything? Woman Struck By Hit-Run SUV Crossing Busy Teaneck Road A Teaneck pedestrian was hospitalized after she was struck crossing a busy local street by a vehicle that fled the scene, said police who turned to the public for help finding the driver. The 32-year-old victim was crossing Teaneck Road from west to east at Orchard Street when she was struck by the southbound vehicle shortly before 9:30 p.m. Monday, Deputy Police Chief John A. Faggello said. "Although the vehicle left the scene prior to police arrival, a witness observed a black or blue SUV in the area of the victim shortly after hearing her call out in distress," Faggello said. The witnes…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
News
BOMB SQUAD: Abandoned Gas Can With Rag Stuffed Into It Forces Evacuation Of Teaneck Complex BOMB SQUAD: Abandoned Gas Can With Rag Stuffed Into It Forces Evacuation Of Teaneck Complex
Bomb Squad: Abandoned Gas Can With Rag Stuffed Into It Forces Evacuation Of Teaneck Complex The Glenpointe complex in Teaneck was evacuated after a gas can with a rag in it was found near a generator, authorities said Friday. "We learned during the investigation that it may have been left there by a maintenance worker for one of the building tenants," Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly said. As a precaution, police evacuated the Frank Burr Boulevard complex between Teaneck Road and Route 95 shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday, the chief said. The Bergen County Bomb Squad responded and determined the item wasn't suspicious, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Closter PD: Teaneck Car Thief Caught After Crashing, Running Closter PD: Teaneck Car Thief Caught After Crashing, Running
Closter PD: Teaneck Car Thief Caught After Crashing, Running Closter police nabbed a Pennsylvania man after he crashed a car stolen out of Teaneck and then bailed out, authorities said. Township police reported the 2001 Honda Civic stolen from outside the Family Dollar store on Teaneck Road around 3 p.m. Tuesday, Deputy Police Chief John A. Faggello said. The owner had left keys and a cellphone inside it, Faggello said. About an hour later, Joseph Murphy, 34, of Scranton crashed the Civic into a dry cleaners van on Knickerbocker Road at High Street in Closter, borough Detective Lt. Vincent Aiello said. Police from several Northern Valley towns help…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Business
Old School Bagel Shop Represents NJ On List Of 'Best Bagels In America' Old School Bagel Shop Represents NJ On List Of 'Best Bagels In America'
Old School Bagel Shop Represents NJ On List Of 'Best Bagels In America' An old-school North Jersey bagel shop serving up classic family recipes for nearly three decades is among the best of the best, according to a national publication. "Food & Wine" magazine has named Teaneck Road Hot Bagels to its list of "The Best Bagels in America."  The bagel shop was the only New Jersey establishment to have made the list. This story is about the kind of bagels you take home by the dozen, hot and fresh," the publication writes. "Close the door, get out the good butter and some quality cream cheese, and forget about the outside world, if only for a little while."…

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by Cecilia Levine
Teaneck, NJ
Police & Fire
Teaneck Restaurant Owner, Employee Grab Gun Away From Robber Teaneck Restaurant Owner, Employee Grab Gun Away From Robber
Teaneck Restaurant Owner, Employee Grab Gun Away From Robber The owner and an employee at a Teaneck restaurant wrested a gun from a robber who was later captured by police after fleeing, authorities said. Christopher Estades, 28, of New York City pulled the gun and demanded money after entering Mis Raices, a Puerto Rican and Cuban restaurant on Teaneck Road, on Sunday, Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said. He ran after the two took it from him, O’Reilly said. Responding officers captured Estades without incident and recovered the weapon from the restaurant, the chief said. No injuries were reported Estades remained held Thursday in the Bergen Count…

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by Jerry DeMarco