Midland Park Mailman Gets 364 Nights In County Jail In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death Midland Park Mailman Gets 364 Nights In County Jail In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death Midland Park Mailman Gets 364 Nights In County Jail In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death
Midland Park Mailman Gets 364 Nights In County Jail In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death UPDATE: Thanks to a plea deal, a postal carrier from Midland Park who fled the scene after striking and killing a Hawthorne man in Ridgewood won’t be going to state prison for his crime. A judge in Hackensack on Friday allowed Rafael Ramos, 48, to keep his job during the day while serving 364 consecutive nights in the Bergen County Jail as his plea-bargained sentence for the hit-and-run death of Edward Rao. Ramos was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident after running over and killing Rao, a 54-year-old former Ridgewood real estate agent, on West Ridgewood Avenue near the vill…
Lodi Serial Killer Confesses To 1960s Bergen Schoolgirl Murders Lodi Serial Killer Confesses To 1960s Bergen Schoolgirl Murders Lodi Serial Killer Confesses To 1960s Bergen Schoolgirl Murders
Lodi Serial Killer Confesses To 1960s Bergen Schoolgirl Murders Decades-old murders ordinarily require DNA evidence to solve, but not with a notorious New Jersey serial killer who authorities said admitted slaying three teenage schoolgirls in Bergen County more than 50 years ago. “Dogged investigation and relentless interviews” by BCPO Chief of Detectives Robert Anzilotti and Detective Capt. James McMurrow over the course of nearly 15 years got the confessions from Richard Cottingham, said author Peter Vronsky, who’s writing a book about a slew of cold-case New Jersey female killings. SEE: New Jersey Girl Murders Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella c…
Glen Rock Police: Driver, 19, In Late-Night Crash Had Too Many Passengers Glen Rock Police: Driver, 19, In Late-Night Crash Had Too Many Passengers Glen Rock Police: Driver, 19, In Late-Night Crash Had Too Many Passengers
Glen Rock Police: Driver, 19, In Late-Night Crash Had Too Many Passengers A 19-year-old Glen Rock driver was one of six people crammed into a car built for five that crashed in the borough late Sunday, sending the other driver to the hospital, authorities said. The younger driver’s 2017 Volkswagen Jetta collided with a 2013 Chrysler 300 driven by a 22-year-old Midland Park woman at the intersection of Central and Ackerman avenues around 10:30 p.m., Police Chief Dean Ackerman said. The Midland Park woman was taken by ambulance to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, Ackerman said. A 15-year-old Glen Rock girl was picked up at the scene by her mother, who later calle…
Bonchon Chicken Now Open In Lodi Bonchon Chicken Now Open In Lodi Bonchon Chicken Now Open In Lodi
Bonchon Chicken Now Open In Lodi Bonchon Chicken in Lodi is open for business. The Essex Street Korean fried chicken joint offers a full Asian fusion menu and a wide selection of Korean dishes such as Bibimbap, Japchae, Bulgogi and more. An American-inspired line features Bonchon sliders, wraps and seasoned fries.  Founded in South Korea in 2002 and established in the U.S. in 2006, Bonchon -- Korean for "my hometown," currently has 93 U.S. locations. Bonchon has locations in Jersey City, Fort Lee, Leonia, Midland Park, Parsippany, Nutley and Union. Bonchon Chicken, 184 Essex St., Lodi, 11:30 a.m. to …
Prosecutor: Midland Park HS Neighbor Had 263 Child Porn Files Prosecutor: Midland Park HS Neighbor Had 263 Child Porn Files Prosecutor: Midland Park HS Neighbor Had 263 Child Porn Files
Prosecutor: Midland Park HS Neighbor Had 263 Child Porn Files An unemployed man who lives across the street from Midland Park Junior Senior High School was caught with more than 250 images of child pornography, authorities said. A judge on Friday ordered 31-year-old Jeff Vaz released pending a hearing on charges of endangerment by possessing child pornography. Vaz was arrested a day earlier by members of Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella’s Cyber Crimes Unit after a warranted search of his home, the prosecutor said. The investigators learned that Vaz “used the Internet to view, download, or possess approximately 263 digital files depicting nude or…
Killer Of Midland Park Mom Sentenced To Life In Prison Killer Of Midland Park Mom Sentenced To Life In Prison Killer Of Midland Park Mom Sentenced To Life In Prison
Killer Of Midland Park Mom Sentenced To Life In Prison A disgraced former NYPD officer who threw himself in front of a New York City subway train after he stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in her Midland Park driveway was sentenced Friday in Hackensack to life in prison for her gruesome murder. Arthur Lomando -- who lost both feet in the suicide attempt -- ambushed Suzanne Bardzell on Oct. 22, 2016, stabbing her 34 times in what prosecutors called one of the most heinous killings in Bergen County history. Ignoring his defense attorney's bid for a 30-year prison term, Superior Court Judge Margaret M. Foti gave Lomando life on Friday for his Fe…
Second Midland Park Vehicle In Three Days Plows Into Building Second Midland Park Vehicle In Three Days Plows Into Building Second Midland Park Vehicle In Three Days Plows Into Building
Second Midland Park Vehicle In Three Days Plows Into Building Three days after a motorist drove an SUV onto an entrance ramp of a Midland Park dental office, another driver crashed her sedan into the front door of a data processing office a half-mile down the road. The elderly driver was trying to park when her Volvo 960 lurched forward into Commerce Register Inc. on Godwin Avenue, in a building that also houses Peter's Fish Market. She was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with what responders said were minor injuries. The crash caused significant structural damage, closing the business indefinitely and requiring a borough building inspecto…
SUV Plows Into Front Of Midland Park Dental Office SUV Plows Into Front Of Midland Park Dental Office SUV Plows Into Front Of Midland Park Dental Office
SUV Plows Into Front Of Midland Park Dental Office A driver escaped unharmed Tuesday after her SUV plowed into the entrance of a Midland Park dental office, ending up on on the steps. The BMW X5 took down the railings on the exterior staircase at Veenstra Family Dental on Godwin Avenue as the driver apparently was attempting to park. Responding firefighters stabilized the vehicle, and a building inspector was summoned to check the structure. The SUV was towed from the scene. The BMW SUV ended up on the steps of the Midland Park dental office.Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. Loving took the photos above and contributed to this account. The e…
Firefighter Falls Through Floor At Glen Rock House Blaze Firefighter Falls Through Floor At Glen Rock House Blaze Firefighter Falls Through Floor At Glen Rock House Blaze
Firefighter Falls Through Floor At Glen Rock House Blaze A Glen Rock firefighter wasn't seriously injured when he fell through a floor battling a home blaze late Wednesday night, authorities said. The firefighter went clear through to the basement in the two-alarm blaze on Greenway Road. Colleagues contained the fire to the kitchen of the two-story, wood-frame house and had it knocked down within 20 minutes of the 10:45 p.m. call, responders said. It was declared under control a little over an hour after it began. Fire officials said they were trying to determine the cause. Other responders included Fair Lawn, Hawthorne, Midland Park, Paramus …
Three Teens Nabbed In Paramus After Another Pre-Dawn Police Chase, Glen Rock Officer Injured Three Teens Nabbed In Paramus After Another Pre-Dawn Police Chase, Glen Rock Officer Injured Three Teens Nabbed In Paramus After Another Pre-Dawn Police Chase, Glen Rock Officer Injured
Three Teens Nabbed In Paramus After Another Pre-Dawn Police Chase, Glen Rock Officer Injured Another stolen vehicle, another wild pre-dawn police chase in Bergen County occurred before overnight Saturday – only this time an officer was injured. And once again, out-of-town teenagers were responsible, police said. Detective Sgt. James Calaski was working a detail aimed at catching car thieves when he spotted a vehicle with a burned-out tail light and a passenger wearing a ski mask on Lincoln Avenue just after 2:30 a.m., Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. A computer check showed the vehicle stolen out of Elizabeth, he said. Calaski followed it into Ridgewood, where a village officer …
Allendale Ex-Con Captured After Breaking Into Woman’s Home, Furiously Fighting Police Allendale Ex-Con Captured After Breaking Into Woman’s Home, Furiously Fighting Police Allendale Ex-Con Captured After Breaking Into Woman’s Home, Furiously Fighting Police
Allendale Ex-Con Captured After Breaking Into Woman’s Home, Furiously Fighting Police An Allendale ex-con released from prison only three days earlier fought fiercely with police in a waist-deep stream after a local woman found him in her home before dawn Friday, authorities said. An Allendale dispatcher called the West Crescent Avenue resident back after getting an abandoned 911 call around 3:40 a.m. and was told that there was someone in the house, Police Chief George Scherb said. Borough police were joined in setting up a perimeter by officers from neighboring towns – among them, Mahwah, Midland Park, Ramsey, Saddle River, Waldwick and Wyckoff, Scherb said. Soon after, h…
Grenade Scare At Midland Park Home Proves Unfounded Grenade Scare At Midland Park Home Proves Unfounded Grenade Scare At Midland Park Home Proves Unfounded
Grenade Scare At Midland Park Home Proves Unfounded What turned out to be a harmless grenade shell found at a Midland Park home Saturday morning brought the Bergen County Bomb Squad. "It had no internal mechanism," Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said. "Just an old shell found in our garage while knocking it down," homeowner Megan McCombs said. "[S]till had pin in." Not taking any chances, Midland Park police summoned the bomb squad to the Rubble Street home around 11 a.m.