BIAS CRIME: Englewood Man Attacks Couple Trying To Stop Vandalism Of Pro-Israel Sign: Leonia PD BIAS CRIME: Englewood Man Attacks Couple Trying To Stop Vandalism Of Pro-Israel Sign: Leonia PD BIAS CRIME: Englewood Man Attacks Couple Trying To Stop Vandalism Of Pro-Israel Sign: Leonia PD
Bias Crime: Englewood Man Attacks Couple Trying To Stop Vandalism Of Pro-Israel Sign: Leonia PD A 23-year-old Englewood man assaulted a man and hit a woman who tried to stop him from vandalizing a pro-Israel sign on a Leonia street, authorities charged. The couple was headed across the Edgewood Road bridge over Route 95 shortly before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, when they saw Keon Jordan Davis Williams damaging the sign, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. They pulled over and exchanged words with him, the chief said. Davis-Williams then “knocked the driver’s cellphone out of his hand, damaging the cellphone, then assaulted the driver and struck the passenger when she attempted…
Brawl At End Of Teaneck HS Basketball Game Versus Hackensack Brings Area Reinforcements Brawl At End Of Teaneck HS Basketball Game Versus Hackensack Brings Area Reinforcements Brawl At End Of Teaneck HS Basketball Game Versus Hackensack Brings Area Reinforcements
Brawl At End Of Teaneck HS Basketball Game Versus Hackensack Brings Area Reinforcements A wave of police from nearly a dozen area law enforcement agencies converged on Teaneck High School after a brawl erupted Thursday night at the end of a two-point boys basketball victory over Hackensack. A girls basketball game against both schools in Hackensack had been canceled following a fight there, which brought extra uniformed and plainclothes officers to the Dec. 14 match at Teaneck High School. At the end of the 54-52 boys game, the officers “observed several small fights erupt between groups of spectators,” Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. There was also a report that a t…
Englewood Man Killed On Garden State Parkway Remembered As 'Kind-Hearted Gentle Person' Englewood Man Killed On Garden State Parkway Remembered As 'Kind-Hearted Gentle Person' Englewood Man Killed On Garden State Parkway Remembered As 'Kind-Hearted Gentle Person'
Englewood Man Killed On Garden State Parkway Remembered As 'Kind-Hearted Gentle Person' Andres Felipe Valencia-Castano, an Englewood resident, was killed on the Garden State Parkway in Clifton on Sunday, Dec. 3 when he was struck by a vehicle while parked on the shoulder. He was 33 years old. "Felipe was always found smiling and would do his best to always go out of his way to help others;" Samina Sanders, who organized a fundraiser for Valencia-Castano's family, said. "He was a kind-hearted gentle person and embodied a true team spirit. He will be missed and remembered very fondly." The fundraiser raised $11,404 before it stopped acting donations. Valencia-Castano leaves behi…
Aide In Englewood After-School Program Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Aide In Englewood After-School Program Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Aide In Englewood After-School Program Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen
Aide In Englewood After-School Program Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen A now-former aide with an after-school program in Englewood was arrested over the weekend and charged with sexually assaulting a preteen, authorities confirmed on Monday. Johnathan Jones, 21, “sexually assaulted a child under the age of 13 in Englewood while in a supervisory role,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Dec. 4. Jones, who lives in the Passaic County town of Bloomingdale, was employed by the city Recreation Department as an aide with the “SunFun at McCloud” After-School Program at the Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School on Tenafly Road, District Schools Supt. Dr.…
Pickup Crash Kills Bergen Minivan Driver, 33, Parked Across Darkened Garden State Parkway: NJSP Pickup Crash Kills Bergen Minivan Driver, 33, Parked Across Darkened Garden State Parkway: NJSP Pickup Crash Kills Bergen Minivan Driver, 33, Parked Across Darkened Garden State Parkway: NJSP
Pickup Crash Kills Bergen Minivan Driver, 33, Parked Across Darkened Garden State Parkway: Njsp A 33-year-old driver from Englewood whose van was parked across the right lane and shoulder of the northbound Garden State Parkway in Clifton was killed when it was rammed by a pickup truck before dawn, State Police said. Andres Valencia-Castano, 33, of Englewood was behind the wheel of a Dodge minivan that was parked across the right lane and shoulder when it was struck at 3:47 a.m. just south of Exit 154 on Sunday, Dec. 3, NJSP Trooper Troy McNair said. Valencia-Castano was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in the area of milepost 155.7, the trooper said. It wasn't imme…
GOTCHA! Leonia Officer Quickly Finds Familiar Face Who Fled Traffic Stop: Police GOTCHA! Leonia Officer Quickly Finds Familiar Face Who Fled Traffic Stop: Police GOTCHA! Leonia Officer Quickly Finds Familiar Face Who Fled Traffic Stop: Police
Gotcha! Leonia Officer Quickly Finds Familiar Face Who Fled Traffic Stop: Police A repeat offender who might’ve thought he’d given a Leonia police sergeant the slip would've been wrong. It began when Leonia Police Sgt. Ray Forsdahl tried to stop a BMW with New York plates for a violation in the area of Broad and Lakeview avenues, Capt. Chris Garris said. The driver kept going, though, getting onto southbound Route 95, the captain said on Friday, Dec. 1. Forsdahl pursued him for a ways, then dropped back out of safety reasons, he said. Besides, he knew who the driver was.  Didn’t take long to figure out where he laid his head, either. To call Brandon Warren, 28,…
School Security Guard Accused Of Aggravated Sex Assault Of Englewood Student Remains Jailed School Security Guard Accused Of Aggravated Sex Assault Of Englewood Student Remains Jailed School Security Guard Accused Of Aggravated Sex Assault Of Englewood Student Remains Jailed
School Security Guard Accused Of Aggravated Sex Assault Of Englewood Student Remains Jailed A high school security guard from Englewood who was charged with sexually assaulting an underage student has remained jailed as the case against him proceeds. Joseph Hicks, a 30-year-old city resident who'd been working at Dwight Morrow High School, was arrested by Special Victims Unit detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office on Nov. 20 following a complaint forwarded by city police, authorities said last week. Hicks had sex with a child between the ages of 13 and 16 "while in a supervisory role,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives charged Hicks with firs…
Bogota Man Killed In Predawn House Fire Bogota Man Killed In Predawn House Fire Bogota Man Killed In Predawn House Fire
Bogota Man Killed In Predawn House Fire UPDATE: A senior resident was killed in an intense house fire before dawn Saturday in Bogota, authorities confirmed. CPR was in progress as the unresponsive 74-year-old military veteran was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, responders said. A woman who lived with him in the single-family house at the corner of River Road at West Main Street escaped after the three-alarm fire ignited around 6 a.m. Nov. 18, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. She declined being taken to a hospital, the prosecutor said. Aftermath. Damien Danis for DAIL…
Married, Unemployed Englewood Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Married, Unemployed Englewood Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Married, Unemployed Englewood Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen
Married, Unemployed Englewood Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen A married and unemployed man living in Englewood sexually assaulted a pre-teen, authorities charged. Juan Carlos Ortiz-Avendano, 43, was arrested following a joint investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit and Englewood police. Investigators charged Ortiz-Avendano with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a victim under 13, sexual assault of the same victim and child endangerment through “sexual conduct.” He remained held in the Bergen County Jail. Federal authorities have placed a detainer on Ortiz-Avendano, who is listed in Bergen County Jail records as…
Popular All You Can Eat Korean BBQ Spot Coming To Lodi Popular All You Can Eat Korean BBQ Spot Coming To Lodi Popular All You Can Eat Korean BBQ Spot Coming To Lodi
Popular All You Can Eat Korean BBQ Spot Coming To Lodi A Korean BBQ spot with dozens of locations across the U.S. is adding a second Bergen County location. KPOT Korean BBQ & Hotpot, is set to open in Lodi, according to its website. The restaurant already has locations in Englewood, Kearny, Jersey City, and Union. The company is founded by four friends all from different backgrounds, who blended their cuisines over a shared table, the KPot website explains. "KPOT is a unique, hands-on, all-you-can-eat experience that merges traditional Asian hot pot with Korean BBQ flavors," it continues. "But it's more than just a meal. KPOT is for both …
Englewood Resident Carjacked, Fleeing Juveniles Captured In Paterson Englewood Resident Carjacked, Fleeing Juveniles Captured In Paterson Englewood Resident Carjacked, Fleeing Juveniles Captured In Paterson
Englewood Resident Carjacked, Fleeing Juveniles Captured In Paterson Two 17-year-olds who carjacked an Englewood resident at gunpoint overnight Wednesday were captured in Paterson a short time later by city police and New Jersey State Police troopers. The 52-year-old victim told police the two masked robbers took his Hyundai Elantra at the Rock Creek Terrace Apartment complex shortly after midnight Nov. 1, Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said. The victim wasn’t injured, Pulice said. Englewood detectives used the vehicle's tracking system to trace the car to Paterson and alerted police there, the lieutenant said. Paterson police pursued the vehicle before the pai…
Landmark Liquor Store In Englewood Severely Damaged By Fire Landmark Liquor Store In Englewood Severely Damaged By Fire Landmark Liquor Store In Englewood Severely Damaged By Fire
Landmark Liquor Store In Englewood Severely Damaged By Fire Fire severely damaged a landmark business that has been part of Englewood's fabric for well over a century, officials said. The two-alarm blaze at I Wides Liquors on West Englewood Avenue broke out around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Firefighters kept the flames from spreading past the front of the building and had the blaze under control in barely an hour. The damage nonetheless was significant enough to render the building uninhabitable. Although an official cause wasn't immediately released, fire officials said they didn't suspect any wrongdoing. Mutual aid responders included firefight…