Paramus NJ, after a two day manhunt Paramus Police report that Dennis Meenan has been located at Bellevue hospital. The Paramus police also wanted to thank you everyone for their assistance.
Paramus Police requested the public’s assistance in locating a missing person: Dennis Meeman, a 56 yo white male. He left Paramus Park Mall around 415 pm on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. He was last seen by the west entrance by Urban Coal restaurant .On November 23, Police Helicopters were brought in for the search .
Paramus NJ, Decorating the Ridgewood tree at Van Saun Park – Bergen County Winter Wonderland – Ridgewood Mayor Susan Knudsen trimming the tree with Councilman Ramon M Hache and a few Ridgewood residents. The Ridgewood tree looks beautiful and lane of 70 lighted municipal trees is an enchanting entrance to Winter Wonderland! Visit Van Saun and enjoy some winter fun!
Paramus NJ, A busy 0700 hour Black Friday for Paramus PD as they investigated two (2) separate MVAs that were reported 15 minutes apart, and occurred within 500 feet of one another. 1) The adult male driver of a red SUV sustained non life threatening injuries after slamming into a pole on Glen Avenue near Route 17 southbound, Paramus. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. 2) No injuries were reported after a 4-door sedan overshot the exit ramp of Route 17 northbound at Ridgewood Avenue westbound, Paramus. Flatbed tow trucks were called to removed both wrecks from the roadway.
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page and Paramus Police
November 23,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Paramus NJ, Paramus OEM mobile command post deployed at Paramus Park, Paramus in connection with a missing person on Wednesday evening, 11/22.
Paramus Police is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing person Dennis Meeman, a 56 yo white male. He left Paramus Park Mall around 415 pm on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. He was last seen by the west entrance by Urban Coal. He is wearing wearing blue jeans, black shoes, blue hooded jacket and maybe wearing a black safely helmet. Any information on this missing person please contact Paramus Police Dept 201-262-3400
As off 11/23/2017: Paramus PD continues the search near Paramus Park, Paramus for a 56-year old male missing since 1615 hours on Wednesday, 11/22. A NJSP helicopter with thermal imaging equipment is being used as of 0900 hours.
Paramus NJ, Personnel from Paramus Police, Fire Department, and the Bergen County HazMat Unit responded to Route 17 southbound in near Glen Avenue in Paramus on Thursday morning, 11/09 in response to telephone calls reporting that a tractor trailer owned by UPS had ruptured a diesel fuel saddle tank leaking a significant quantity of fuel onto the traveled highway. After the leak was plugged and the remaining fuel transferred, the disabled truck was towed from the highway by a heavy duty wrecker. A private contractor was called to clean up the highway.
Paramus NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal and Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino jointly announced today the launch of a new law enforcement initiative designed to promote both public and law enforcement safety across Bergen County. Beginning Wednesday, November 1, 2017, the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team (“RST”), which is overseen by both the Prosecutor and Sheriff, will deploy two patrol units County-wide, which will allow highly trained and specially equipped RST officers to respond more quickly to critical incidents.
The new patrol units will be staffed by officers from the RST, which is comprised of approximately 55 law enforcement officers from the Prosecutor’s Office, the Sheriff’s Department, and 24 Bergen County municipal police departments. The units will be on scheduled patrol across Bergen County for 12 hours a day, Monday through Saturday. They will primarily provide back-up and support services to municipal officers responding to dangerous calls for service, such as domestic violence calls, shots-fired calls, crimes in progress, or high-risk motor vehicle stops. In addition, the new units will support traditional RST calls for service, including active shooter, barricaded subject, or hostage situations. Because they will already be on the road, they will be able to respond more quickly to such calls and in some cases, avoid a full RST deployment when the quick-response unit alone is sufficient.
In addition to acting as a back-up response asset to Bergen County’s many municipal police agencies, the quick-response units will be conducting routine critical infrastructure patrols. On a daily basis, the RST officers will be checking schools, hotels, office and government buildings, as well as other buildings and areas of critical infrastructure as identified by municipal police agencies and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office’s Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Units.
According to a 2016 study released by the United States Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing, 34% of police officers killed between 2010 and 2014 were alone without back-up when they were killed.1 According to the same study, during more than one in five (or 22%) of these instances, the slain police officers were responding to a routine call regarding domestic violence. Additionally, in all but one case, the responding officers were shot to death. The report concluded that the “necessity of having three or more officers at a domestic situation to adequately separate parties, monitor family members and, if necessary, physically restrain and arrest a suspect, is apparent.
“The goal here is to have these new units serve as a force multiplier for our local departments to ensure officer safety when responding to dangerous calls for service,” said Prosecutor Grewal. “Such a response will be of particular benefit to our smaller, as well as our busier departments, both of which sometimes have fewer officers to respond to potentially dangerous calls for service,” added Prosecutor Grewal.
Additionally, some calls for service in Bergen County, like active shooter or hostage situations, require a tactical RST response and time is of the essence during such calls. “Experience shows that a direct and immediate response by multiple, tactically trained and equipped officers greatly increases the safety of civilians, including suspects, and officers,” stated Sheriff Saudino. “These mobile units will provide for a quicker response by RST officers and are another example of how we are proactive here in Bergen County,” he added.
Both of the new RST units were purchased and equipped jointly by the Prosecutor and Sheriff using criminal forfeiture funds and at no expense to taxpayers, and will be staffed on a rotating schedule by RST members.
Paramus NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal announced charges of Murder, Desecration of Human Remains, Hindering Apprehension and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose against JESUS LOPEZ (DOB: 08/19/1987) of 44 Spring Valley Road, Paramus, New Jersey, in connection with the death of his mother, 56-year-old Susana Lopez (DOB: 1/10/1961) of Paramus.
On October 24, 2017, Paramus Police were requested to conduct a welfare check at 44 Spring Valley Road in Paramus where Jesus LOPEZ resided with his mother Susana Lopez. After making contact with Jesus LOPEZ who was inside the home, further investigation revealed that he had murdered his mother days earlier, and that her remains were on the property. Police subsequently located her remains in a detached garage adjacent to the residence.
Following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Paramus Police Department, Jesus LOPEZ was arrested for the murder of Susana Lopez and was brought to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office for processing.
Jesus LOPEZ is charged with the following offenses: Murder in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1),(2), a crime of the 1st Degree; Desecration of Human Remains in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:22-1A(1), a crime of the 2nd Degree; Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose in violation of a crime of the 3rd Degree; and Hindering Apprehension in violation of N.J.S.A 2C:29-3B(1), a crime of the 3rd Degree. He is presently in the custody of the Bergen County Sheriff pending his first appearance, which will be set by the Superio Court.
Prosecutor Grewal states that these charges are merely accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Prosecutor Grewal would like to thank the Paramus Police Department under the direction of Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigations under the direction of Sherriff Michael Saudino for their assistance in this investigation.
QUICK RELEASE – INVESTIGATION OF SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY
October 25,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Paramus NJ , The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office’s Major Crimes Unit is investigating the suspicious death of an adult female at a home on Spring Valley Road in Paramus, New Jersey. At the present time, there is one adult male suspect in custody and no additional suspects are being sought. The investigation is ongoing, including as to cause of death, and we do not anticipate releasing any additional details this evening.
Paramus NJ, Paramus Police, Fire, and EMS responded to a single vehicle MVA on Route 17 southbound at A&S Drive on Tuesday morning, 10/03. The wrecked 4-door sedan was removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. PSE&G was summoned to address a downed wire associated with the crash. Injuries to the vehicle’s occupants are unknown.
photo courtesy of Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco
October 3,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Paraums NJ, On Monday Bergen County officials unveiled the new name of the former Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus.Bergen Regional Medical Center is now New Bridge Medical Center, a clinical affiliate of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences.
Care Plus Bergen, Inc. was welcomed at a ceremony Monday morning . The new non-profit is an alliance between Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Integrity House, and Care Plus NJ Inc., and will manage the day to day operations of the hospital and its core services of behavioral health, addiction treatment, long-term care and acute care.
John Mitchell Former Chairman at Bergen County Freeholder said ,”New Bridge Medical Center is the new name for the former Bergen Regional Medical Center…
…A bridge to a bright new future is underway as the County of Bergen and Care Plus Bergen begin a new partnership at NJ’s largest public hospital…
…I very much look forward to serving on the Care Plus Bergen Board of Trustees and having the goal of connecting compassion with quality care…”
Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco said ,
Today, the County of Bergen officially began the new and exciting journey for New Jersey’s largest public hospital. Members from the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the new medical center management team of Care Plus Bergen with third party-operators- Care Plus NJ, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, and Integrity House, and I officially unveiled the name new name of the facility – New Bridge Medical Center – at a ceremony morning.
New Bridge is a name that reflects both Bergen County history and the vision for the future of this medical center.
New Bridge Medical Center will enhance long-term care, acute care and behavioral health services while maintaining the hospital’s core mission of treating people with mental health and substance abuse issues. New Bridge Medical Center will also increase access to much-needed services across 27 medical specialties in order to meet the needs of Bergen County residents and patients.
New Bridge Medical Center will pursue innovative ways to improve health care access for the nearly 40,000 veterans living in Bergen County and northern New Jersey. Furthermore, New Bridge Medical Center, which is recognized as a leading health care provider in substance abuse treatment, will continue to be at the forefront of combatting the opioid epidemic by increasing access to these specific services. The hospital is committed to working with each of its partners to deliver first-rate, compassionate and innovative care to support every patient through their recovery.
This is truly another great day for Bergen County!
Paramus NJ, Paramus Police report coyote sightings .While there are significantly less coyotes in our Boro, the Paramus Police Department is aware that several coyotes have been spotted throughout Paramus over the year.
If you see a coyote that is an actual immediate threat to a human or pet call us via 911. Coyotes that are not a threat should be left alone. Groups of coyotes can worry residents, but experts say they are not a likely threat .
Paramus NJ, A two (2) vehicle Wednesday afternoon, 09/27, collision in front of Bergen Community College’s Paramus campus sent an SUV careening off of the roadway, narrowly missing a bus shelter, and toppling a traffic light before coming to a stop. One (1) occupant of the vehicle was trapped inside, which required members of the Paramus Rescue Squad to use the “Jaws of Life” to free her/him. The injured person was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. Paramus Road northbound was temporarily closed at the College’s entrance due to the crash. Both vehicles were removed by flatbed tow trucks. Paramus Police and Fire Department personnel responded to the incident also.
photos courtesy of the Paramus Police Department
September 24,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Paramus NJ, The Paramus Police Department is ecstatic that Officer Jon Henderson was able to recover the lost engagement ring of Kimberly Garcia. On Sunday, Ms. Garcia was changing a flat tire on her vehicle on Route 4. When she returned home she realized that her ring was missing and called our department to file a report. An initial search by the victim and police failed to find the ring. The next day, Henderson spent his free patrol time scouring the area where she had been and was able to locate the ring near the roadway and return it to Ms.Garcia.
Paramus NJ, The adult female driver of a 4-door sedan lost control of her vehicle and crashed into the wall of a bridal store on Route 17 northbound in Paramus on Friday morning, 09/22. She sustained non life threatening injuries and was transported by a Paramus EMS ambulance to a local hospital. The wrecked vehicle was removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Paramus Police responded to aid the victim and to process the crash report. A light pole was demolished in the incident.
Paramus NJ, Paramus Fire department, Paramus Rescue Squad, Parmaus EMS, Paramus Police, and Paramus OEM units responded to a working house fire in the 800 block of Alden Road on Monday morning, 09/04. No injuries were reported in the blaze but the structure sustained heavy fire and water damage. Initial reports were that the home was vacant and under renovation at the time of the fire.
