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Ruptured Gas Main Closes Route 4 in both Directions

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Ruptured Gas Main Closes Route 4 in both Directions
January 30,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Paramus NJ, A construction company performing work on Route 4 westbound under Forest Avenue in Paramus accidentally struck and ruptured a 6 inch high pressure natural gas main shortly before 1 AM on Saturday, 01/30 causing the complete closure of Route 4 in both directions near the incident site.
As of 2 AM on Saturday, PSE&G supervisors on the scene anticipated the leak would not be stopped and repaired until at least 5 AM or 6 AM on Saturday. Paramus PD, FD, and Rescue Squad personnel are all on the scene. Traffic control assistance is being provided by numerous Bergen County law enforcement agencies along with NJDOT personnel. No incident related injuries have thus far been reported.
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Water Main Break Creates Late Morning Delays Route 17 northbound Wednesday

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Water Main Break Creates Late Morning Delays Route 17 northbound

January 21,2016
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Paramus NJ, A water main break on Route 17 northbound at Linwood Avenue in Paramus that occurred during the late morning hours of Wednesday, 01/20 has the potential of seriously impacting highway traffic if temperatures drop later in the day. The ramp from Route 17 northbound to Linwood Avenue eastbound will remain closed while crews from Suez Enviro work to repair the damage. New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) crews are applying a liquid deicing agent to the traveled roadway in the affected area. Paramus PD is on the scene.

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Heads Up for Ridgewood Residents Linwood Ave in Paramus to be closed from 1/11-1/14 from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM for utility work

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January 10,2016

 

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Paramus NJ, Linwood Ave to be closed from 1/11-1/14 from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM for utility work. Expect delays; Follow posted detour.

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Linwood Avenue to be closed from 1/11/2016 to 1/14/2016 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm due to utility work. Traffic will be directed by detour signs. Expect heavy traffic delays during detour

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5-vehicle Crash on Route 17 South Backs Up Rush Hour Traffic in Paramus

5-vehicle Crash on Route 17 South Backs Up Rush Hour Traffic in Paramus
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5-vehicle Crash on Route 17 South Backs Up Rush Hour Traffic in Paramus

January 8,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Paramus NJ, A 5-vehicle crash on Route 17 southbound in Paramus on Thursday, 01/07 shortly after 5:30 PM, resulted in multiple injuries and backed up southbound rush hour traffic for miles. The incident occurred just south of Century Road. Only the far left lane and right shoulder of the road were passable as crews worked to evaluate and treat the injured, and clear the scene of damaged vehicles and debris. At least three (3) ambulances were called to the scene along with two (2) tow trucks. Paramus Police are investigating the crash’s cause. Police at the scene said that one (1) victim’s injuries required transport by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center.

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5 Car Pile up in Front of Paramus Catholic Results in Minor Injuries

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December 2,2015

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Paramus NJ, A five (5) vehicle crash in front of Paramus Catholic High School, 425 Paramus Road, Paramus, resulted in minor injuries to at least two (2) drivers on Tuesday evening, 12/01. The collision occurred in the northbound lanes of Paramus Road, at the jug handle turn for Paramus Catholic. Two (2) vehicles were heavily damaged and were removed by tow trucks. Paramus EMS responded along with Paramus PD. All of the victims refused medical treatment beyond whatever first aid was provided at the scene. Paramus PD is investigating the incident, which was reported shortly after 7 PM. Heavy rain was falling at the time of the crash.

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Paramus police hold emergency response drill at Westfield Garden State Plaza

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NOVEMBER 8, 2015, 3:26 PM    LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2015, 3:26 PM
BY LINDA MOSS
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

PARAMUS — Borough police, using a plan that was modified in the aftermath of a shooter entering the Westfield Garden State Plaza here two years ago, held an emergency-response drill at the mall Sunday morning.

The exercise kicked off at 10 a.m., and lasted less than an hour, involving about 100 police officers, said Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg. The participating police departments included not only Paramus but the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department regional SWAT team as well as ,Maywood,  Hackensack, Rochelle Park, Fair Lawn and Ridgewood.

“It went well,” Ehrenberg said.

The drill was to test how quickly officers were able to respond to the mall in keeping with the plan that’s in place for any police emergency that occurs, including an active-shooter situation, Ehrenberg said. He described it as a “staging drill,” in which police reported to one of the shopping center’s parking lots.

“All we were doing was practicing and exercising our ability to call in mutual-aid towns to the Plaza,” Ehrenberg said. “It was more of a staging drill: how we could get people there and just practice our emergency-response time. … Even though it was at Westfield, the drill is to cover all our shopping-center infrastructure. … It’s a test of our reaction in case of a police emergency at one of our shopping centers.”

Local police have “enhanced” their emergency-response plan from the lessons learned from two incidents at the mall, according to the chief. In November 2013, 20-year-old gunman Richard Shoop entered Garden State Plaza and fired six rounds with a rifle, sending shoppers fleeing. He then killed himself. And in May last year, shoppers panicked and fled in cars and on foot when there were reports of gunfire inside the mall. It turned out that there was a car fire in a parking lot, and reportedly the sounds of the vehicle’s tires popping was mistaken for gunshots.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/paramus-police-hold-emergency-response-drill-at-westfield-garden-state-plaza-1.1451371

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4 Vehicle Crash in Paramus temporarily Closes Lanes on 17 North at Century Road

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4 Vehicle Crash in Paramus  temporarily Closes Lanes on 17 North at Century Road
September 19,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Paramus NJ, Four (4) vehicles collided on Route 17 northbound between Century Road and the Garden State Parkway at approximately 7:00 PM on Thursday, 09/17. At least two (2) adult victims were transported by separate ambulances to Hackensack University Medical Center’s (HUMC) main campus.

Two (2) of the four (4) vehicles involved in the crash, a Toyota Prius and a Nissan Altima, were heavily damaged and removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. The right travel lane and right shoulder of the roadway were closed while crews worked at the scene removing debris and the vehicles. Paramus PD and EMS responded along with a paramedic unit from HUMC.
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Flooding caused when Crash takes out Fire hydrant closing right shoulder of 17 south in Paramus

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Flooding caused when Crash takes out Fire hydrant closing right shoulder of 17 south in Paramus
August 14,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Paramus NJ, Paramus Police Department units on the scene of a motor vehicle collision in which a fire hydrant was struck on Route 17 southbound in Paramus, just south of Ridgewood Avenue, on Friday, 08/14.

The force of the collision’s impact sheared off the hydrant at its base causing a water leak that closed the right shoulder and right & center travel lanes of the highway for approximately two (2) hours beginning at 3:45 PM. Southbound traffic on Route 17 was backed up for miles as a result, and there was heavy rubbernecking northbound. The center travel lane of the highway was opened shortly after 5:30 PM.
No information about the number vehicles involved in the collision, nor the nature of any injuries, was available from police on the scene. A worker from United Water was observed at the scene attending to the leak.
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Paramus police arrest suspect known as the “Bicycle Bandit” , in string of North Jersey burglaries

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AUGUST 6, 2015, 6:51 PM    LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2015, 6:57 PM
BY ALLISON PRIES
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

PARAMUS – An alert resident may have put an end Thursday to a series of overnight break-ins throughout North Jersey that included incidents in Ridgewood and Allendale.

James M. Rainsford, 47, is also being looked at in connection with similar crimes in North Haledon, Little Falls and elsewhere.

A River Edge resident called Paramus police at 8:41 a.m. to say he saw a person who he believed he recognized from media releases that was wanted for burglaries.

Related:   Little Falls police seek man accused of burglarizing township houses

Rainsford was arrested a short time later while walking by a wooded area near Howland Avenue and Spring Valley Road in Paramus by Paramus Police Officers Mark Pinajian, Justin Sicari and Jack Cacamis on active burglary warrants from Allendale and Paterson.

Rainsford was found to be carrying a crack pipe and two small flashlights when he was arrested, according to a press release from Paramus Police.

He was interviewed by detectives from several local agencies and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office at Paramus Police Headquarters.

Allendale Police have charged Rainsford for a July 17 incident in which he allegedly was caught on video opening an unlocked door at a Franklin Turnpike home, while residents slept. A home alarm system woke them and they dialed 911. Rainsford allegedly fled when the alarm sounded, Allendale Police Det. Michael Dillon said.

Allendale Police compared notes with Norwood and Closter Police who, Dillon said, were familiar with Rainsford because he used to live in the Northern Valley. And they also got help from police in Little Falls, North Haledon and Ridgewood who are investigating their own incidents that may involve Rainsford, Dillon said.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/paramus-police-arrest-suspect-in-string-of-north-jersey-burglaries-1.1388037

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Paramus Accident Results in Assault on other driver

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Paramus Accident Results in Assault on other driver
July 28,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Paramus NJ , Paramus EMS personnel transported one (1) person to The Valley Hospital following a 10:30 PM crash on Route 4 eastbound near Route 17. The male driver of one (1) vehicle involved in the crash assaulted another driver and a construction worker who came to that driver’s aid. Paramus PD officers subdued the assailant and placed him under arrest. He is now in the Bergen County Jail.

According to the Bergen Record  “A 22-year-old Newark man Alkhabir Tate punched a bystander after being involved in an accident on Route 4 then assaulted a police officer and kicked out a window of a police cruiser,”https://www.northjersey.com/news/police-newark-man-punched-bystander-kicked-out-paramus-cop-s-car-window-after-route-4-accident-1.1382640

“Tate was charged with assaulting a police officer, assault, resisting arrest, driving under the influence, reckless driving and criminal mischief, Ehrenberg said. He was being held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail on $25,000 bail, according to jail records.”https://www.northjersey.com/news/police-newark-man-punched-bystander-kicked-out-paramus-cop-s-car-window-after-route-4-accident-1.1382640

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Police probe car thefts from Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus

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MAY 31, 2015, 2:25 PM    LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2015, 2:25 PM
BY LINDA MOSS
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

Two men and an accomplice stole two late-model Mercedes-Benz automobiles, apparently left unlocked and with the keys in them by the valet at the Ridgewood Country Club lot in Paramus on Saturday night, according to Borough Police Deputy Chief Robert Guidetti.

Department detectives were investigating the theft of a 2015 S55 four-door black Mercedes and a 2014 S550 white Mercedes sedan, which took place around 7:30 p.m. at the Midland Avenue club, Guidetti said.

Both vehicles had been parked by the club’s valet service, the deputy chief said.

A black car then drove into the club’s lot and two men got out, with each one jumping into one of the Mercedes vehicles, Guidetti said. The suspects then drove off in the two cars, and their accomplice took off in the black car.

“It’s not a carjacking,” Guidetti said. “The cars were parked at the valet … and these guys entered the cars. … They were able to start both cars and drove away.”

The two stolen cars had apparently been left unlocked with the keys in them, the deputy chief said.

“For vehicle theft tips, I will tell you, never leave your keys in a vehicle and always leave your car locked,” Guidetti said.

Paramus issued an alert for the vehicles to surrounding towns, but they had not been found, the deputy chief said.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/police-probe-car-thefts-from-ridgewood-country-club-in-paramus-1.1346051

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‘Disorderly’ goat corralled in Paramus

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APRIL 5, 2015, 10:04 AM    LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2015, 10:05 AM
BY LINDA MOSS
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

Paramus police got their goat Saturday.

Members of the department apprehended a small white goat shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday after getting a call that the animal was head-butting a door in the Beech Lane area of the borough.

The goat, described as “disorderly” on the Paramus Police Department’s Facebook page, was captured by Officers Christian Tsentas and Steve Nepola.

The animal was brought to Tyco Animal Control. Anyone with information about the goat should call the Paramus Police Department at 201-262-3400.

The police department’s Facebook page included a photo of the horned creature, wrapped in a large of piece yellow plastic, being held by Officer Jonathan Henderson.

The post about the goat launched a long string of cheeky comments, including, “Update, the goat was charged and tried for burglary. The judge was lenient on him because he was just a ‘kid.’”

https://www.northjersey.com/news/disorderly-goat-corralled-in-paramus-1.1303173

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Paramus police say neighbors helped to shut down a brothel

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Paramus police say neighbors helped to shut down a brothel

August 28, 2014, 9:10 AM    Last updated: Thursday, August 28, 2014, 6:33 PM
By MARY DIDUCH and STEFANIE DAZIO
Staff Writers
The Record

PARAMUS — The cars, driven by men of varying ages and ethnicities, would come mostly in the evening. Some would circle the neighborhood. Others would pull into the wrong driveway as they searched for 12 North Farview Ave.

The behavior was strange enough in this residential neighborhood in the heart of the borough to spur residents to contact police.

That vigilance was credited by police on Thursday for helping bring down a suspected brothel that authorities say could have been operating for two months.

“That’s the way the system is supposed to work,” Deputy Chief Robert Guidetti said. “If you see something suspicious, don’t be embarrassed. Call the police.”

As a result of the proactive residents, police began surveillance at the small, pale blue house on Aug. 8. They saw numerous cars parked in front of the house with men between 20-years-old and 50-years-old coming in and out, Guidetti said.

On Wednesday evening, Paramus police and members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office posed as johns, entered the home and were offered sexual acts at a rate of $160 an hour, Guidetti said.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/paramus-police-say-neighbors-helped-to-shut-down-a-brothel-1.1077484#sthash.t6GgZ3BT.dpuf

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Hit and Run Accident involving bicyclist in Paramus

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Hit and Run Accident involving bicyclist in Paramus
August 3,2014
Boyd A. Loving
4:03 PM

Paramus NJ, A bicyclist was struck and seriously injured by a hit & run driver at approximately 9:20 PM on Sunday, 08/03 in front of 67 Paramus Road, Paramus.  The fleeing vehicle was described as a silver pick up truck, last seen on Paramus Road south heading towards Rochelle Park.  Paramus PD, EMS, and a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital responded to assist the victim.  One lane of Paramus Road northbound and one lane of Paramus Road southbound remain closed near the accident scene while law enforcement officers conduct an investigation.  The victim was female.  She was riding with a male partner who was uninjured.  Both cyclists appeared to have been riding what is commonly referred to as “folding” bikes.  When police first arrived at the scene the victim was totally unresponsive.  She was responsive and alert at the time she was loaded into the ambulance.  Taken to HUMC.  The male cyclist was observed loading his bike into the trunk of a police car and then being driven away from the scene.  No lights were observed on either bike.

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