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Teaneck Names Street After Townships First African American Police Officer

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Teaneck NJ, last week, the Township of Teaneck held their unveiling of “Lt. Freddy Greene Way” in honor of the town’s first African American police officer! Greene was a trailblazer and inspiration to thousands of families and kids growing up in Teaneck. He served on the force for 26 years before retiring in 1988, changing lives along the way. Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco called it, “an amazing way to commemorate such an influential Bergen County resident!”

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10-year-old Boy Hospitalized after He was Struck by a hit-and-run Driver on his Bicycle in Teaneck

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Teaneck NJ, according to Teaneck Police, a 10-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bike. The boy was hit last Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Sagamore and Garrison Avenues in Teaneck, Teaneck police Capt. Seth Kriegel said.

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Teaneck Hit By a String of Catalytic Converter Thefts

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Teaneck NJ, Teaneck Police remind residents to BE AWARE AND BE ALERT! Recent catalytic converter thefts have been reported within the township overnight on the west side of town. The thefts occurred on the following streets including:

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Fire in PSE&G Substation Knocks Out Power in Teaneck

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Teaneck NJ, two unrelated fires at a Teaneck PSE&G substation and a local underground electrical vault knocked out power for a portion of the Township , Wednesday and Thursday.

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Teaneck Man Sought in Stabbing in Incident on Teaneck Road

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Teaneck NJ, a Teaneck man is wanted by police for allegedly stabbing a man outside an apartment complex on Teaneck Road on Tuesday.

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Multi Department Effort Fishes Man Out of the Hackensack River

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Hackensack NJ, Hackensack, Teaneck, Oradell and The Bergen County regional scuba task force assisted the Teaneck and Hackensack Police departments in removing a victim from the river. The victim was originally being questioned by Police in Teaneck when he dove into the Hackensack river and began to swim towards Costco in Hackensack. Police units were able to remove the victim from the water without incident. Additional resources were called as precaution. In case the incident escalated.

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7-year-old girl drowns in backyard pool in Teaneck

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Teaneck NJ, Teaneck police have confirmed a child drowned Sunday night in a backyard swimming pool. The incident occurred  at a home on Westervelt Place. A 7-year-old girl, who is from Newark, was at a pool party with relatives. Those relatives had apparently rented the backyard space and the pool through an app called Swimply.

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Dispute Near Fairleigh Dickinson in Teaneck Prompts Shelter in Place for the Metropolitan Campus

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Teaneck NJ, according to officials , students and staff at the Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan campus in Teaneck were ordered to shelter in place Wednesday afternoon after a fight broke out and a BB gun was discovered.

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Motorcyclist Dies After Hitting Deer on Route 4 in Teaneck

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Teaneck NJ, a motorcyclist died Monday morning after colliding with a deer on Route 4 east. The crash happened near the Margaret Street overpass, near to Teaneck High School.

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Bergen County Unite for Israel Parade in Teaneck Draws Massive Crowd

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Teaneck NJ, thousand of supporters marched in support of the state of Israel for several hours on Sunday, transforming Teaneck’s leafy streets into a vast landscape of blue and white, the colors of the Israeli flag.

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Traffic Signal Taken Out at Teaneck Intersection Crash

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Teaneck NJ, a traffic signal device was destroyed when two (2) SUVs collided at the intersection of Sussex Road and West Englewood Avenue, Teaneck on Sunday afternoon, 04/05. Both vehicles were propelled off of the roadway as a result of the crash’s impact, and wound up on the front lawn of a nearby single family home. No injuries were reported by either vehicles’ occupants. Teaneck Police and Teaneck Fire Department responded to the incident. A flatbed tow truck removed both wrecks. A portion of West Englewood Avenue was closed briefly due to the downed signal device.

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Human Bones Discovered in Teaneck During Front yard Excavation Project

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Teaneck NJ,  a front yard construction project was immediately called to a halt in Teaneck  when workers discovered  human bones .The Teaneck Police Department said the remains were discovered at 139 Van Arsdale Place while the homeowner was having part of the front yard excavated to install a new drainage system.

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911 Call Results in Bergen SWAT Team response to Single Family Home in Teaneck

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Teaneck NJ, A Sunday afternoon, 02/16, 911 telephone caller who advised Teaneck Police that someone was in his home trying to shoot him, resulted in a full Bergen County SWAT Team response to a single family home located in the 200 block of Churchill Road, Teaneck. Nearby homes were evacuated and portions of several local street were closed as SWAT Team members operated. SWAT Team operations were still in progress as of early Sunday evening. Two (2) Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps units were placed on standby at the scene.

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TEANECK POLICE CHARGE MAN WITH AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST INFANT SON

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Teaneck NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced an additional charge of Aggravated Manslaughter against JONATHAN MELENDEZ (DOB: 10/22/1992; single, television production worker) of The Bronx, NY. This charge is the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti and the Teaneck Police Department under the direction of Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly.

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