Teterboro Walmart's Falling Soup Cans Injure 8-Year-Old Boy, Mom Sues
TETERBORO, N.J. — The mom of an 8-year-old boy who was struck and injured by falling soup cans at Teterboro Wal-Mart has filed a lawsuit against the corporation in Bergen County Superior Court, NJ.com...
View ArticleSolar Panels Catch Fire At Old Tappan Commercial Building
OLD TAPPAN, N.J. -- Solar panels at the Pearson Technology warehouse in Old Tappan ignited on Palm Sunday, bringing firefighters from several area departments.Mutual aid responding to the three-alarm...
View ArticleVIDEO: Palm Sunday Fire Ravages Wayne Home, Killing Elderly Man, Dog
WAYNE, N.J. -- (UPDATE) Video captures a fast-moving Palm Sunday fire that killed a Wayne resident in his 70s and his dog.The blaze broke out in the basement in the 300 block of Riverlawn Drive and...
View Article10 Busted At Haledon Hookah Lounge: Underage Drinking, Smoking, More
HALEDON, N.J. -- A Haledon hookah lounge that police closed down after they said they found underage teens drinking and buying tobacco was due to reopen Tuesday after 10 days.Three co-owners of Café...
View ArticleCliffside Park Police Sergeant Chases Down Driver, Seizes 10 Pounds Of Pot
CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A Cliffside Park detective sergeant seized 10 pounds of marijuana from a Bronx driver he chased down nearly four blocks on foot following a routine traffic stop, authorities...
View ArticleBergen Prosecutor Boosts Heroin Fight With Walk-In Police Help
HACKENSACK, N.J. – Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal on Monday announced the launch of a pilot program in which participating municipal police departments in the county will establish walk-in...
View ArticleChief: Glen Rock Patrol Officer Nets Out-Of-State Pair With 120 Heroin Bags
GLEN ROCK, N.J. – A Glen Rock patrol officer arrested a couple who drove into town with 120 folds of heroin, seven hypodermic syringes and various drug paraphernalia, authorities said Monday.Officer...
View ArticleTeaneck Dad's Passover Recipe Is 'Supremely Unhealthy, But Delicious'
TEANECK, N.J. — Passover wouldn't be complete without gribenes for Teaneck dad Gabe Gilbert.The fried chicken skin brings back fond childhood memories, and he continues to make it every year for his...
View ArticleFormer Fair Lawn Sous Chef Makes Passover Taste Good With Matzoh Lasagna
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Caryn Starr-Gates of Fair Lawn has retired her apron as a sous chef but still likes to get creative in the kitchen.She made up this "super easy" recipe for matzoh lasagna.What you'll...
View ArticleWayne PD: Out-Of-Towners Speeding Up Rt. 23 Had Heroin, Crack, Knife
WAYNE, N.J. -- Three out-of-towners had 44 bags of heroin and four bags of crack when Wayne police said they stopped their speeding car on northbound Route 23.Officers Robert Franciose and Robert...
View ArticleRidgewood Athlete Qualifies For Penn Relays
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Several Bergen County high school students have qualified for the annual Penn Relays held April 27-29 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.Pole vault: Seth Kricheff, Old...
View ArticleBrawl With Barricaded Gunman Gives Leonia Police Sergeant Deep Cut
LEONIA, N.J. -- A Leonia man who barricaded himself in his apartment brawled with police -- sending a sergeant to the hospital with a deep leg cut and an officer there with a shoulder injury -- after...
View ArticleYoung Rutherford House Flippers Make College Possible For High Schoolers
RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A group of Rutherford High School graduates are hoping the residential redevelopment company they run together will pay bills beyond their own.Villa Visions LLC's main focus is to...
View ArticleVIDEO: Recognize Him? Gunman Robs Paterson Used Tire Business
Paterson, N.J. – A video released Tuesday shows a masked gunman ordering two employees of a Paterson used tire business to the floor while he robbed them. Police hope it helps find him."We welcome and...
View ArticleWitnesses Sought In Fair Lawn Motorcyclist's GSP Crash In Woodcliff Lake
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. – A Fair Lawn motorcyclist had to have her spleen removed after a crash on the Garden State Parkway in Woodcliff Lake that New Jersey State Police hope others witnessed.Surgery at...
View ArticleElderly Motorist OK After Turning Wayne Liquor Store Into Drive-Thru
WAYNE, N.J. -- A driver in his 80s escaped injury after his car crashed into a Wayne liquor store on Monday, authorities said.The vehicle first crossed the entire lot at Gary’s Wine and Marketplace...
View ArticleBear Fact: Bring Bird Feeders Inside, Ridgewood, As Bruins Make Return
In the spring, does a young bear’s fancy turns to thoughts of love?Not necessarily, say area authorities. It’s more likely garbage that bruins want as the weather warms up.When the animals emerge from...
View ArticleMaywood Police: Pair Who Sold Various Drugs From Home Nabbed
MAYWOOD, N.J. – Responding to neighborhood complaints, Maywood police arrested two men after finding Xanax, Ecstasy, LSD, pot and amphetamines, along with other drugs and drug-packaging materials, at...
View ArticleMaywood Police Route 17 Stop Yields Drugs, Warrants
MAYWOOD, N.J. – Maywood police found nearly 200 Xanax pills, more than a dozen bags of heroin and other drugs and paraphernalia during a Route 17 traffic stop, authorities said Tuesday.Roberto Nunez,...
View ArticleBergen Ex-Con Brags Of Robbing Post Office -- On Facebook
PALISADES PARK, N.J. -- A Moonachie man hopped the counter at the Palisades Park post office, fled with $90 in cash -- then bragged about it on Facebook, said the borough detective who connected him...
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