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Midland Park NJ, on Tuesday, a Midland Park gym owner was arrested and charged with stealing items from gym members.
Continue reading Midland Park Gym Owner Charged with Stealing from Clients Cars
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
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Midland Park NJ, at least one (1) person was hospitalized following an early Wednesday morning, 10/26, crash in which a passenger vehicle slammed into a building after downing a utility pole near the Midland Park Post Office on Godwin Avenue, Midland Park. There appeared to have been moderate damage to a front facing corner of the struck building. The passenger vehicle was totaled; it was removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Midland Park Police and Midland Park Fire Department responded to the incident. Ridgewood Police assisted with traffic control.
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Midland Park NJ, Two (2) SUVs collided at the intersection of Erie Avenue and Franklin Avenue, Midland Park just before 9 PM on Thursday, 09/08. Both vehicles were heavily damaged and had to be removed from the scene by separate flatbed tow trucks. A traffic light was downed during the collision; a front end loader owned and operated by the Borough of Midland Park lifted it off one (1) of the crashed SUVs. A Midland Park EMS ambulance crew transported an adult driver to The Valley Hospital with a non-life threatening injury; the other driver was shaken, but uninjured. There appeared to have been no passengers in either vehicle. Midland Park firefighters attended to crash related fluid spills, and made both vehicles “safe” prior to their respective removal. The accident investigation was handled by Midland Park Police officers.
Continue reading Collision Topples Traffic Light in Midland Park
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Midland Park NJ, one (1) person was injured in a single vehicle, Monday morning, 08/29, crash involving two (2) utility poles located in the 100 block of Erie Avenue, Midland Park. Midland Park Police and Midland Park EMS responded to aid the victim, who was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. Erie Avenue was closed in both directions between Franklin Avenue and Glen Avenue pending replacement of the damaged utility poles. A tow truck removed the damaged vehicle from the scene.
Continue reading SUV takes out Two Utility Poles in Midland Park Crash
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Midland Park NJ, various news outlets are reporting that a Midland Park business owner was carjacked by two masked men who sped off in his BMW M8 luxury sedan.
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Wyckoff NJ, an ambulance each from Midland Park and Wyckoff transported two (2) victims to local hospitals from the scene of a motor vehicle vs. pedestrian crash at the intersection of Cedar Hill Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff on Tuesday morning, 04/12. Both victims were believed to have been pedestrians who were attempting to cross Cedar Hill Avenue at the time they were struck by a passing vehicle. An individual thought to be the driver of a silver colored SUV parked at the crash site was observed being interviewed by several Wyckoff Police uniformed officers. Police at the scene did not say whether the victims were using the intersection’s crosswalks when struck, nor was there any information provided as to the likelihood of summonses being issued. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital assisted Midland Park and Wyckoff EMTs at the scene. Midland Park Police also provided assistance at the incident.
Continue reading Pedestrians Hit Crossing Cedar Hill Avenue in Wyckoff
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Midland Park NJ, as deer mating season is approaching the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife and the New Jersey Department of Transportation are reminding motorists to drive with extra caution and watch for white-tailed deer.
Continue reading Midland Park Police : The deer mating season known as the “Fall Rut” is upon us
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Ridgewood NJ, Pursuant to legislation signed by Governor Phil Murphy in 2020, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced Directive 2021-5, and an accompanying Body Worn Camera Policy, requiring that all uniformed patrol officers be equipped with body worn cameras (“BWCs”), expanding the law’s mandate to additional officers, and ensuring appropriate use of BWCs.
Continue reading All New Jersey “Uniformed Patrol Officers” Must Be Equipped with Body Cameras
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WARNING: Here are some very useful tips… information taken directly from actual thieves who make their living knowing these and many other tricks of the trade. Make note of them and please share with others.
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Ridgewood NJ, here are some very useful safety tips, the information twas taken directly from actual thieves who make their living knowing these and many other tricks of the trade.
Continue reading Police offer Useful Safety tips, taken directly from actual thieves
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Midland Park NJ, Midland Park Police and Fire Department responded to a borough home Friday after a man tried to melt off snow and ice from his backyard by starting a fire.
Continue reading Midland Park Man Starts Backyard Fire to Melt Snow
Trenton NJ, Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Requiring Public Health Emergency Credits To Be Awarded to Certain Inmates and Parolees During a Public Health Emergency.
Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation (S2519) which requires public health emergency credits to be awarded to certain inmates and parolees during a public health emergency. The legislation includes certain exclusions and prohibits inmates or parolees to contact their victims upon their release.
Continue reading Murphy Signs Bill Releasing Thousands of Prisoners Early
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Ridgewood NJ, The New Jersey Law Enforcement Torch Run – Special Olympics made its way through Northwest Bergen County on Friday morning, 10/09. The photos included here were taken in Ridgewood and Midland Park. In light of the COVID-19 crisis, the Torch Run did not make stops at Ridgewood schools this year.
Continue reading New Jersey Law Enforcement Torch Run For the Special Olympics
