Category: Rochelle Park NJ

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Tractor Trailer Fire Caused a Major disruption to the Monday Morning Commute

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Rochelle Park NJ, a tractor trailer fire on Route 17 shut down the southbound side of Route 17 Monday morning. The highway was closed for more than an hour. The tractor-trailer’s cab caught fire near an Acura dealership in Rochelle Park, north of Route 80 and south of Becker Avenue. Firefighters went to work on the truck and contained the fire before 10 a.m., the cab charred from the flames. The New Jersey Department of Transportation advised drivers to follow a detour or plan a different route.

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Two Men Charged in Rochelle Park Car Jacking

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Rochelle Park NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of ELIJAH BATTLE (DOB: 1/20/1997; single; unemployed) of Paterson, NJ and ANTHONY AGUILAR (DOB: 6/07/1998; single; currently incarcerated in the Bergen County Jail) on carjacking related charges. The arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Squad under the direction of Chief Jason Love, the Rochelle Park Police Department under the direction of Chief Dean Pinto, and the Maywood Police Department under the direction of Chief Terence Kenny.

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Police Chase of Stolen Vehicle Ends in Multi-vehicle Pileup on Route 17 Southbound in Rochelle Park

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Rochelle Park NJ, Three (3) men were quickly apprehended in connection with a late Monday afternoon, 08/01, multi-vehicle crash on Route 17 southbound near East Passaic Street, Rochelle Park, that involved a white Mercedes SUV that was being pursued by Paramus Police units. The Mercedes had allegedly been stolen recently from Manalapan, NJ. At least two (2) tow trucks were observed removing wrecked vehicles from the clogged highway. A pursuing Paramus Police patrol vehicle was reportedly one of the vehicles damaged in the pileup. One (1) injury was linked to the incident; a Paramus EMS ambulance was dispatched to aid the adult female victim, who sustained a non-life threatening leg injury. Maywood Police and Rochelle Park Police officers aided in the capture of the suspects who had fled the crashed Mercedes.

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Rollover Crash in Rochelle Park Sends Victim to Hackensack University Medical Center

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Rochelle Park NJ, Rochelle Park Fire Department and Maywood Fire Department required the use of hydraulic extrication tools to free an individual who was entrapped inside of a Mazda SUV that had flipped on its side after hitting a tree in the 300 block of West Passaic Street, Rochelle Park on Tuesday morning, 07/19. BLS and ALS personnel from Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) aided the victim on scene before ambulance transport to HUMC’s main campus. Rochelle Park Police provided traffic control at the scene and investigated the single vehicle crash. The heavily damaged vehicle was righted by a hydraulic lift tow truck prior to its removal from the scene by a flatbed tow truck.

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