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Paramus, NJ
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Cement Mixer Tips Off Paramus Highway
A concrete mixer tipped on the eastbound Route 4 ramp to northbound Route 17 in Paramus, tying up traffic Monday afternoon. The Paramus Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the driver to the hospital with injuries that didn't appear life-threatening after the Tanis Concrete of Fair Lawn truck crashed shortly after 1 p.m. Borough police and firefighters, as well as an ambulance from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, also responded, along with a Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit. Route 4E ramp to Route 17N in Paramus.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Citywide towing righted and removed …
Englewood, NJ
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: No Injuries In Gas Explosion, Fire In Englewood
VIDEO: An explosion leveled an industrial building Wednesday morning in Englewood. "Thank God there's no fatalities, no injuries," Mayor Michael Wildes said. "Looks like a gas explosion." "The rear of the building was blown out and pretty much collapsed," Fire Chief Erik Enerson said. "No one was in the structure at the time." The explosion occurred in the mostly vacant low-slung building on Bancker Street just after 8:30 a.m. A subsequent fire quickly went to three and then four alarms as authorities evacuated surrounding properties. "I heard the explosion, witnessed the ball of fire,…
Paramus, NJ
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Runaway Sedan Seriously Injures Helpful Cashier, Customer In Paramus ShopRite Parking Lot
UPDATE: A Hackensack driver who tried to flee after his car struck a 65-year-old shopper and a cashier helping her load groceries into her car at the Paramus ShopRite was charged with two counts of assault by auto, authorities said. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/paramus/police-fire/hackensack-driver-who-tried-fleeing-after-hitting-paramus-shopper-cashier-charged-with-assault/796580/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: A 65-year-old shopper from Hackensack and a cashier helping her load groceries into her car were seriously injured when they were struck by a runaway sedan in the Paramus ShopRite par…
Hackensack, NJ
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Compactor Fire Clears Route 4 Mall
The Shops at Riverside off Route 4 in Hackensack was evacuated Tuesday as city firefighters doused a compactor blaze. Sprinklers temporarily kept the fire in check before firefighters took over on the Macy's loading dock beneath the parking garage shortly before 2 p.m. A DPW truck pulled the contractor out so they could extinguish the blaze. The fire didn’t spread to the interior of the mall, responders said. Teaneck and Bogota firefighters provided mutual aid. At the scene.Jerry DeMarco At the Shops at Riverside off Route 4 in Hackensack.Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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: Worker Shot At Englewood Apartment Complex Undergoes Emergency Surgery, Gunman Sought
SEE ANYTHING? A construction worker was struck Monday by stray gunfire at an Englewood apartment complex, said authorities who were searching for the shooter. The innocent bystander was struck by at least one bullet deliberately fired through the window of a second-floor apartment at the Rock Creek Terrace Apartments between Routes 4 and 95 around 10 a.m., responders said. Family members were home at the time, but the worker -- who was part of a crew working there -- was the only one injured, they said. The victim underwent successful emergency surgery at Hackensack University Medical Cent…
Paterson, NJ
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Weekend North Jersey Motorcycle Crashes, Fatalities Pile Up: Route 280, Route 3, Elsewhere
Several weekend motorcycle crashes in North Jersey – including at least one fatality – began Friday when a Newark motorcyclist was killed on Route 280. Charles L. Henderson III was ejected when his motorcycle overturned on the westbound highway in Roseland, New Jersey State Police said. Henderson was pronounced dead at the scene, State Police said, adding that no other vehicles were involved. A 35-year-old motorcyclist from Paterson was critically injured when his 2017 Honda CBR collided with a 2011 Honda CR-V operated by a 59-year-old Ridgewood Marilyn Basile. The motorcyclist, Ahmed Bas…
Northern Valley, NJ
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Cross-County Stolen Car Chase From Mahwah Through Paramus Ends With Haworth Crash, Arrest
A pre-dawn cross-county pursuit Monday through nearly a dozen towns began in Mahwah, continued through Paramus and ended on a Haworth dead end street when the driver bailed out while the stolen car was moving. The 2014 Honda Accord slammed into a fire hydrant after grazing a cruiser driven by a Haworth police sergeant, who seized the passenger – a self-proclaimed gang member from Newark. The driver fled. It began when a Mahwah police officer began chasing the Honda -- reported stolen out of Linden -- shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday on Route 287. Paramus Police Officer Michael Mordaga pick…
Englewood, NJ
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Fitness Center In Englewood Warns Members Of Possible
Covid-
19 Exposure
The owner of THE GYM of Englewood on Wednesday warned members who took certain classes earlier this month that they may have been exposed to someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. The specific classes were the March 3 9:30 a.m. Spin and 10:30 a.m. Total Body Sculpt at the Nordhoff Place facility off Route 4 and South Van Brunt Street, said founder, owner and Vice President of Operations Jeff Rivers. "We have been told that the risk of infection is extremely limited as the person was asymptomatic at the time of exposure and did not show symptoms until March 5," Rivers wrote in an e…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Pedestrian Struck Crossing Route 46 In Saddle Brook
A Saddle Brook man was struck crossing Route 46 Monday afternoon, authorities said. The middle-aged victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening after he was struck around 4 p.m. Police Chief Robert Kugler said. He was in the crosswalk when he was struck on the westbound side of the highway outside the Saddle Brook Center, Kugler said. No summonses were immediately issued, the chief said, adding that police were still investigating. ****** ALSO SEE: The occupants of a car that overturned Monday afternoon on westbound Rou…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Tire-Toting Tractor Trailer Splits, Tying Up Traffic Off GWB
A tractor-trailer buckled and bent at the westbound Route 4 ramp to Route 95 in Fort Lee during Monday’s morning rush. The mishap occurred shortly before 7:30 a.m., jamming traffic. The delays continued more than an hour while the cargo – used tires – was offloaded to another truck before the trailer could be towed. Fortunately, they'd been stacked in a way that kept them from rolling down the highway. ABC Towing handled the job. No injuries were reported.
Hackensack, NJ
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Paterson Offender In Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged With Fair Lawn Break-Ins
A repeat offender from Paterson who was captured in Paramus after a wild stolen car chase that went through several Bergen County towns was charged with a pair of Fair Lawn burglaries. John Chavan Johnson, 32, has been held in the Bergen County Jail since the Sept. 15 chase. In that time, detectives have tied Johnson to car thefts and vehicle and home burglaries in Ridgewood, New Milford -- and, now, Fair Lawn. Less than a week before the chase, Fair Lawn police responded to home burglaries on Morlot Avenue near Canger Place during which electronics, garage tools and a vehicle were taken, …
Hackensack, NJ
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Rooftop HVAC Short Clears Hackensack Staples
A rooftop air conditioning unit malfunctioned at a Staples store in Hackensack mid-Tuesday afternoon. The store was emptied while city firefighters tended to a burnt transformer in the HVAC unit at the Hackensack Avenue store just off Route 4. "Companies ventilated and the store was turned back over to the building owner," the Hackensack Fire Department said. "No injuries." At the scene.Douglas Lee for DAILY VOICE Douglas Lee for DAILY VOICE
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