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PARK RIDGE, NJ — It was anything but an ordinary Saturday morning for Park Ridge Police, Montvale Police, and a few surprised hotel guests, when two runaway horses were spotted trotting freely along Brae Boulevard on August 9, 2025.
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MONTVALE, NJ — Following a string of electric bike (e-bike) crashes this summer, Montvale Police are urging riders and families to prioritize safety and follow local laws—especially after a dramatic collision between an e-bike and a car was caught on surveillance video and shared online.
Continue reading Montvale Police Urge E-Bike Safety After Shocking Crash Caught on Video
photo Montvale Police Lt. Chris Hawken
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Woodcliff Lake NJ, a 29-year-old Bronx man, Felipe Ortiz-Martinez, was arrested after allegedly stealing a $3,500 Canon camera from a Bergen County liquor store, dragging the victim with his car while fleeing the scene, and injuring a police officer in the process, authorities confirmed.
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Montvale NJ, Montvale Police report a number of residents have been receiving calls from “Customs/Border Patrol’. These “agents” are informing residents that one of their online orders is stuck at customs and they need information such as credit card numbers/date of birth/social security number/etc in order to release the package. Please hang up on any such calls. They are not real. Customs would send you an official letter in the mail listing the items and the reason it is being held up.
Continue reading Montvale Police: Scammers pretend to be U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Montvale NJ, an upstate New York doctor who was in the “right place at the right time” when he revived a 3-year-old boy who was drowning at a hotel pool in Montvale, police said.
February 27,2018
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Montvale NJ, yesterday Montvale Police Department reported a suspicious incident in Montvale yesterday. Vehicle described as a black Volkswagen occupied by two males (race unknown) offering candy to two juveniles. Incident under investigation
The suspicious incident was later solved. It was a couple of High School kids making an inappropriate joke. Not an actual luring. But the grade schoolers who were targeted did not know that. They did an excellent job staying away and notifying a parent.
