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SADDLE BROOK, NJ — Thieves made off with nearly $400,000 worth of Pine-Sol cleaning products after stealing a tractor-trailer and abandoning it along Interstate 80 in North Jersey, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
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Saddle Brook NJ, in a dramatic act of bravery, two Saddle Brook police officers rescued multiple dogs from a house fire on John Ochs Drive Monday afternoon after a patio blaze quickly spread to the home.
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Saddle Brook NJ, a violent attack at a Saddle Brook pet store has left a woman seriously injured after she was shot in the face with a crossbow, authorities confirmed.
Continue reading Woman Shot in Face with Crossbow at Saddle Brook Pet Store, Suspect at Large
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Saddle Brook NJ, a rare African gray parrot stolen from Birds by Joe in Saddle Brook, NJ, has been safely recovered, police announced Monday. The bird, valued at $7,000, was taken on January 23 but has now been returned to its rightful owner.
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Saddle Broke NJ, the Saddle Brook Police Department is seeking assistance in locating a $7,000 African grey parrot that was stolen from Birds by Joe 2, an exotic bird shop on Route 46 East.
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Saddle Brook NJ, Tragedy struck Saddle Brook on Sunday night when a pedestrian was fatally hit by a vehicle while attempting to cross Route 46 east, authorities reported.
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Saddle Brook NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that international retailer Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to resolve allegations that the chain repeatedly engaged in unlawful unit pricing practices at its 64 retail stores throughout the state. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, is the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (“OWM”).
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Saddle Brook NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 91-year-old JOHN URSO of Saddle Brook, NJ on lewdness charges. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the Saddle Brook Police Department under the direction of Officer-in-Charge Captain John A. Zotollo.
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Saddle Brook NJ, three (3) vehicles were heavily damaged and towed from the scene of an early Friday morning, 02/02, crash that occurred on Pehle Avenue near Liberty Street in Saddle Brook. The driver of a Honda CR-V traveling eastbound on Pehle Avenue at approximately 6:15 AM veered off of the roadway, mounted a curb, and traveled down a sidewalk parallel to the street, striking a parked BMW sedan and damaging fences, shrubbery, and mailboxes along the way. The Honda rolled over onto its driver’s side after striking & demolishing an Acura parked in a driveway at 58 Pehle Avenue. Saddle Brook PD patrol officers freed the Honda’s driver, who was transported by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center’s main campus with unspecified injuries. Tow trucks removed all three (3) damaged vehicles from the scene. Saddle Brook FD also responded to the incident.
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Saddle River NJ, a collision involving a stolen vehicle and a toppled utility pole led to the closure of Route 17 in both directions near Saddle River, as indicated by reports from the New Jersey Department of Transportation and law enforcement.
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Saddle Brook NJ, on the morning of November 25, 2023 at approximately 6:30 am, the Saddle Brook Police Department received a report of a residential burglary on the north end of town.
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Saddle Brook NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of YABNIEL MARTINEZ LEBRON (DOB: 01/08/2003; single; stock clerk) of Saddle Brook, NJ, on charges of aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and aggravated criminal sexual contact. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Saddle Brook Police Department under the direction of Officer in Charge Captain John Zotollo.
Continue reading Saddle Brook Stock Clerk Charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
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Saddle Brook NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of THERESA A. GREMILLOT (DOB: 11/29/1965; married; unemployed) of 140 Evans Place, Saddle Brook, NJ on a charge of theft. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.
Continue reading Saddle Brook Women Charged with the Theft of $1.7 million from Local Union
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Saddle Brook NJ, an individual sustained a traumatic leg injury during a Thursday evening, 09/28, elevator entrapment at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation’s six-story facility located at 300 Market Street, Saddle Brook. According to sources at the scene the victim was riding the elevator with his adult son, having visited a relative at the Market Street facility, when the door opened and his arm and leg got stuck between floors.
Continue reading Visitor Injured in Elevator Accident at Kessler Institute in Saddle Brook
