Foot Pursuit leads Ridgewood PD Officer to Apprehend Hit & Run Suspect

Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving
Foot Pursuit leads Ridgewood PD Officer to Apprehend Hit & Run Suspect
January 25,2013
Boyd A. Loving
12:33 AM

A Ridgewood Police Department Patrol Officer nabbed a male suspect wanted in connection with a Thursday night, multi-vehicle hit and run accident following a short foot pursuit near the suspect’s home. The individual was allegedly behind the wheel of a Buick Enclave that crashed into a Toyota Sienna minivan parked on the street near 100 Woodland Avenue. The crash occurred at approximately 11 PM.

Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving

Ridgewood PD patrol units responded to the Woodland Avenue and Crest Road area after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting the crash. After learning from several witnesses that the Buick’s driver had fled the scene on foot, a patrol unit was dispatched to the address of the vehicle’s registered owner. It was there that a Ridgewood PD patrol officer encountered the suspect, who fled through several back yards before being captured.

Following capture, the suspect was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for treatment of unspecified injuries. Assisting Ridgewood PD at the crash scene were units from Bergen County PD, Glen Rock PD, and Midland Park PD. Ambulance transport was provided by members of the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Both vehicles involved in the crash were removed from the scene via flatbed tow truck.