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the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Paramus NJ, a high-speed police pursuit in the early morning hours of Monday ended dramatically when a black Mercedes-Benz lost a wheel and came to a stop near Teaneck Road, according to local authorities.
Two individuals — a Maywood man and a Bronx woman — were arrested after attempting to evade police on Route 4.
🚨 What Happened?
At around 1:30 a.m., Paramus Police Officer Sean Casey observed a Mercedes-Benz E30 traveling at a dangerously high rate of speed on Route 4 West. When he attempted a traffic stop, the vehicle accelerated and made evasive maneuvers, refusing to pull over.
🏃♂️ The Chase Across Paramus
Police say the Mercedes was later located in the Miller’s Ale House parking lot in Paramus. As officers approached, the vehicle fled again, this time onto Route 4 East.
In a shocking turn of events, the car lost its driver-side tire during the pursuit — yet it continued traveling recklessly on just three wheels, posing a serious danger to public safety, police said.
The chase finally came to an end when the vehicle came to a stop near Teaneck Road.
👮 Arrests & Charges
🚓 Jonathan Valentin, 28, of Maywood
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Charged with eluding police
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Taken into custody and transported to the Bergen County Jail
🚗 Nathale P. Mangubat, 27, of the Bronx
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Charged with hindering apprehension
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Released on her own recognizance
Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti confirmed that the investigation is ongoing.
🛑 Public Safety Reminder
High-speed pursuits not only endanger the suspects and officers involved, but also the general public. The reckless actions taken during this incident — including driving on three wheels — could have led to serious injury or fatalities.
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Idiot
Paramus turning out to be Los Angeles with their high speed pursuits. We hope they control themselves not like last time. The officer was going over 100 miles an hour in the police cruiser and crashed. Remember that one, when they were having problems in the 90s with Ford Steering control. We hope that they’re not putting the public endanger with these high speed pursuits like they do out in California. They’ll be a high-speed pursuit for somebody throw a cigarette out the window in California those Cowboys out there live for that shit.
Diversity is our strength
That neck tattoo on the women speaks volume
The silver lining is that once manufacturing is brought back these people will have good jobs making iPhones and won’t need to turn to crime. Assuming the future workforce isn’t deported before then, of course.