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Teaneck NJ, Wednesday at 4:50pm City of Hackensack Fire Department Deputy 1 and Ladder 1 responded mutual aid to 108 West Englewood Avenue, Teaneck on a working structure fire. Teaneck firefighters quickly extinguished the fire confining it to the room of origin. Englewood Fire Ladder and Safety officer were also on scene.

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Teaneck NJ, the No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights upset the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers in what is only the second loss for a No. 1 seed in modern history.

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Teaneck NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a 14-year prison sentence for a Bergen County man who acted as the leader of a criminal ring responsible for numerous residential burglaries across much of New Jersey.
Continue reading Ringleader of Bergen Residential Burglary Gang from Teaneck Gets 14-years

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Teaneck NJ, according to Teaneck Police, a 10-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bike. The boy was hit last Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Sagamore and Garrison Avenues in Teaneck, Teaneck police Capt. Seth Kriegel said.

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Teaneck NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of RON REEDER (DOB: 5/13/1969; single; unemployed) and TAISHA BRAMWELL (DOB: 7/24/1983; single; unemployed), both of 1500 Teaneck Road, Apt. 426, Teaneck, NJ; and RICKEY RICHARDSON (DOB: 7/9/1966; single; unemployed) of 539 First Street, Windber, PA on multiple weapons, drug, identity theft and financial charges. The arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the New York City Police Department.

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Continue reading Teaneck Hit By a String of Catalytic Converter Thefts

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Continue reading Fire Fighters Rescue Occupant in Teaneck Apartment Fire

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Teaneck NJ, attention Teaneck residents There were several vehicle burglaries on the west side of town Tuesday night December 27th . Most of them occurred during the hours of 3am and 4am and mostly with vehicles where the doors were left unlocked.

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Teaneck NJ, on Thursday, Teaneck officials recognized Bischoff’s Ice cream shop and thanked the owners for the years of service to the community by renaming a street after the shop.
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Teaneck NJ, a rash of overnight car burglaries in Teaneck and nearby towns has landed three teens, one only 15 in handcuffs. According to acting Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr, the teens range from ages 19, 16 and 15 were arrested Thursday after police stopped a suspicious vehicle and found one the boys with a 9mm handgun.

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Teaneck NJ, according to Teaneck Deputy Police Chief Andrew McGurr, officers responded to a report of a 4-year-old girl being attacked by a dog at about 3:14 p.m. in the driveway at 137 Voorhees Street. “The mother reported to the officers that a loose brown-haired pit bull had just attacked her and her daughter as the mother was attempting to remove her daughter from a car seat in the rear of their vehicle,” Deputy Chief Andrew McGurr said. “A contractor, who was working on the block and heard the commotion, came to their aid and was able to get the dog to flee the scene.”
Continue reading Contractor Intervenes in Dog Attack of a Child in Teaneck

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Teaneck NJ, in a Facebook post Bischoff’s Ice Cream on 468 Cedar Lane Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-836-0333 has announced its closing after 88 years:
Continue reading Bischoff’s Ice Cream in Teaneck to Shut Down after 88 years

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Teaneck NJ, two unrelated fires at a Teaneck PSE&G substation and a local underground electrical vault knocked out power for a portion of the Township , Wednesday and Thursday.
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Teaneck NJ, a federal grand jury today indicted the former chief executive officer and owner of a pharmaceutical company with wire fraud for his role in an embezzlement scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.