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PARAMUS, NJ — The Paramus Police Department is urgently asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman, Velvet Poveromo, 64, who has been missing for approximately three weeks.
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PARAMUS, N.J. — Quick action by the Paramus Police Department led to the arrest of two Newark men at Westfield Garden State Plaza on Wednesday, July 16, after they attempted to flee in a stolen vehicle.
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PARAMUS, NJ — July 7, 2025 — A Philadelphia man on the run after allegedly shooting a school resource officer last week was arrested in Paramus on July 5, authorities confirmed.
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PARAMUS, NJ — In an unusual late-night incident, a Newark man has been arrested after allegedly breaking into a Shake Shack on Route 17 in Paramus, helping himself to food, and walking away with merchandise — all while dressed in a Shake Shack T-shirt and chef’s hat, authorities say.
Emergency response teams were dispatched to the scene early Sunday after a serious two-vehicle collision in Paramus
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Paramus NJ, a rear-end crash involving a black Tesla sedan and a Nissan SUV sent two people to the hospital early Sunday morning, June 1, 2025.
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Paramus NJ, Four individuals, including a juvenile, were arrested and one suspect remains at large following a police pursuit involving a stolen BMW M3, according to Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti.
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Paramus NJ, a commercially owned mini school bus sustained heavy damage after sideswiping two utility poles along North Farview Avenue on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 20. The accident resulted in injuries to two adult passengers while the driver walked away unscathed.
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Paramus NJ, a serious crash between a Paramus Police Department Emergency Services Unit (ESU) utility truck and a masonry dump truck shut down a section of Farview Avenue Thursday morning and sent both drivers to local hospitals with injuries.
Paramus NJ, The Paramus Police Department is actively searching for Vincenzo Vacante, a 30-year-old Saddle Brook man who was reported missing and may be armed, authorities announced.
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Paramus NJ, quick action by the Paramus Police Department’s Emergency Services Unit (ESU) helped restore traffic flow after a serious rollover crash closed all southbound lanes of Route 17 near Route 4 on the afternoon of Thursday, April 17.
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Paramus NJ, a high-speed police pursuit in the early morning hours of Monday ended dramatically when a black Mercedes-Benz lost a wheel and came to a stop near Teaneck Road, according to local authorities.
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Paramus NJ, Police arrested a man and woman from East Elmhurst, NY, after catching them with over $6,000 worth of stolen J.Crew clothing outside Garden State Plaza last week.
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