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Vehicle slides off the roadway into Goffle Brook Pond in Hawthorne

Vehicle slides off the roadway into Goffle Brook Pond in Hawthorne

photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook

February 13,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Hawthorne NJ, An adult female driver lost control of her vehicle while traveling northbound on Goffle Road in Hawthorne and slid off the roadway into Goffle Brook Pond on Sunday morning, 02/12. An adult male passerby and a uniformed Hawthorne PD patrol officer jumped into the pond and successfully removed the driver before the vehicle became submerged.

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The victim was taken to a local hospital by a Hawthorne ambulance The vehicle, a 4-door sedan, was lifted from the water by a heavy duty tow truck. A flatbed tow truck then removed it from the scene. The passerby, uniformed police officer, and one (1) firefighter who were exposed to the icy water during the vehicle recovery process, were all reported to be fine after drying out and warming up.

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No Injuries after Rollover Crash in Hawthorne

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photo courtesy of Boyd Lovings Facebook

January 26, 2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Hawthorne NJ , No injuries were reported following the rollover crash of a BMW SUV and a Jeep Wrangler at the intersection of Grandview Avenue and Vennik Place in Hawthorne on Wednesday evening, 01/25. Hawthorne PD, Wyckoff PD, and Wyckoff FD units responded to the incident. Both vehicles were removed from the scene by separate flatbed tow trucks.

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Thurday Morning Three vehicle crash on Route 208 southbound in Glen Rock

Thurday Morning Three vehicle crash on Route 208 southbound in Glen Rock

photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page

January 20,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, A three (3) vehicle crash on Route 208 southbound in Glen Rock on Thursday morning, 01/19, required two (2) ambulances to transport victims to The Valley Hospital, and Glen Rock FD personnel to address a major crash related fluid spill. Two (2) heavily damaged vehicles were removed from the highway by flatbed tow trucks. Glen Rock PD was assisted at the scene by Hawthorne PD officers. Another crash, further northbound on the highway, had occurred just prior; no injuries were reported in that incident.

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Multi State Task force Arrests Alleged Ridgewood Carjack and kidnappers

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February 9,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ , back in December the Ridgewood Police department investigated an alleged kidnapping and carjacking that was reported early Saturday morning.

At the time the Ridgewood Police said that the “vehicle in question” has been located near the Thruway in Bergen County, N.J, and an investigation is ongoing. .The victim has also been recovered suffering only minor injuries.At the time the Ridgewood Police withheld further information about the incident .And we were told New York State Police are also working with police in Ridgewood, N.J.

Today it is being reported that two men wanted in connection with this carjacking, kidnapping and robbery were arrested by members of a task force comprised of federal, state, county and local authorities. Including FBI and ICE, investigators from the New Jersey State Police, New York State Police and Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, and members of the Ridgewood, Mahwah, Hawthorne and Waldwick Police departments .

Jostin Vidal Reyes of Waldwick and Wilbur J. Barhona of Ridgewood, both 20, were taken into custody Monday following more than a month and a half of intensive work.
Authorities and other sources said Reyes and Barhona got into a cab in Paterson around in the early a.m. hours of Dec. 26 for a ride to Waldwick. Sources say the two decided to rob the cabby and kidnap him once they reached Ridgewood and as previously reported ditched him on the New York Thruway.

The pair now face various counts of robbery, aggravated assault, cajacking, kidnapping ,weapons offenses and are being held pending $400,000 bail each in the Bergen County Jail.

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Fallen Tree Closes Goffle Road for Several Hours on Tuesday

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Fallen Tree Closes Goffle Road for Several Hours on Tuesday
August 4,2015
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Hawthorne NJ, A large tree fell in front of 400 Goffle Road, Hawthorne near, Diamond Bridge Avenue, at approximately 1:00 PM on Tuesday, 08/04. The falling tree hit an electric transformer and downed several primary electric lines, which in turn ignited a major brush fire.
Goffle Road was closed for several hours in both directions between Diamond Bridge Avenue and Macfarlan Avenue in Hawthorne. PSE&G reported numerous power outages in the area; it was unknown whether Verizon & Cablevision outages existed. Response by Hawthorne PD, EMS, and FD. One (1) person was removed from the scene by ambulance; it is unknown whether his/her condition was related to the incident.