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Workers At Moonachie Company Stricken By Bodega-Bought Chocolate Workers At Moonachie Company Stricken By Bodega-Bought Chocolate
Workers At Moonachie Company Stricken By Bodega-Bought Chocolate Two employees at a food importing company in Moonachie had to be revived on Thursday, Nov. 16, after putting what they said was "natural" chocolate in their coffee. The man and woman at the Peterson Company on Empire Boulevard immediately became ill from the additive, which they said they bought at a bodega in Paterson, Moonachie Police Lt. Jeff Napolitano said. Responding officers began treating the unresponsive pair with oxygen, then administered Narcan out of an abundance of caution, the lieutenant said. It had no effect, he said. "It was only after several minutes of oxygen and after …
HIT-AND-RUN: Fort Lee Retiree, 69, Charged With Seriously Injuring Pedestrian, 75, Off Route 46 HIT-AND-RUN: Fort Lee Retiree, 69, Charged With Seriously Injuring Pedestrian, 75, Off Route 46
Hit-and-run: Fort Lee Retiree, 69, Charged With Seriously Injuring Pedestrian, 75, Off Route 46 UPDATE: The search for a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a 75-year-old postal employee walking to work just off Route 46 before dawn the other day ended with the arrest of a 69-year-old retiree from Fort Lee, authorities said. Tae Lee actually made it easy for them, investigators said. Lee had been behind the wheel of a southbound SUV that struck the victim as he crossed Industrial Avenue in Teterboro between the airport and the Walmart-anchored Teterboro Landing shopping center at 4:40 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Saturday. Lee, who live…
Hackensack HS Seniors Get Into Scrape After Targeting Uber Driver In 'Assassin' Game Hackensack HS Seniors Get Into Scrape After Targeting Uber Driver In 'Assassin' Game
Hackensack HS Seniors Get Into Scrape After Targeting Uber Driver In 'Assassin' Game A half-dozen Hackensack High School seniors who started out having innocent fun got more than they bargained for when one of them firedt a toy Orbeez gun at an Uber driver. The teens were headed to the Walmart off Route 46 in Teterboro as part of the increasingly popular "Senior Assassin" game when they say they were cut off. Played by high school seniors and university students, the group-chat game involves teams that "eliminate targets" by shooting at one another with water guns that fire gel pellets, then share the encounters on social media. It's naturally caused concern in certain cir…
Police: Mom Caught Shoplifting At Bergen Walmart Deliberately Drop-Kicks Baby, Shows No Remorse Police: Mom Caught Shoplifting At Bergen Walmart Deliberately Drop-Kicks Baby, Shows No Remorse
Police: Mom Caught Shoplifting At Bergen Walmart Deliberately Drop-Kicks Baby, Shows No Remorse A woman caught shoplifting at a Bergen County Walmart deliberately drop-kicked her baby across the floor while being taken into custody, then showed no remorse afterward, authorities said. It's difficult to comprehend -- and even harder to stomach -- if you’ve seen the video, which captured the assault at the Route 46 store in Teterboro. Jamira McDaniel, 23, of Paterson had been escorted to the Walmart Asset Protection Office, where she “placed the child down in front of her and kicked the baby in the back” on Tuesday, Dec. 13, Moonachie Police Lt. Jeff Napolitano said. It sent the nearly …
Feisty Grandmother, 80, Scuffles With Armed Robber Outside Teterboro Costco Feisty Grandmother, 80, Scuffles With Armed Robber Outside Teterboro Costco
Feisty Grandmother, 80, Scuffles With Armed Robber Outside Teterboro Costco An armed robber in a Costco parking lot got more than he bargained for when an 80-year-old grandmother fought back. The surprised bandit stuck what turned out to be a BB gun in the window of the woman's car in the Teterboro Landing lot across the airport on eastbound Route 46 last Thursday afternoon, Moonachie Police Sgt. Jeff Napolitano said. "NO!" the woman shouted, vowing not to let him take anything without a fight, Napolitano said. The robber grabbed her purse, dropped the BB gun and fled with two accomplices in a gray sedan with temporary registration tags, the sergeant said. …
Woman, 22, Beaten After Chasing Down Robber In Little Ferry Woman, 22, Beaten After Chasing Down Robber In Little Ferry
Woman, 22, Beaten After Chasing Down Robber In Little Ferry An 18-year-old man who snatched a Little Ferry woman's cellphone repeatedly punched her in the face after she chased him down, authorities said. Moonachie police captured him a short time later, they said. The 22-year-old victim and her family were having a small party in their backyard when Anthony Conyers showed up just before 9:45 p.m. Sunday, May 15, Police Chief James Walters said. The victim, who recognized Conyers as the burglar who'd broken into her vehicle last week, told him to leave, the chief said. He then snatched her phone and ran, Walters said. The victim chased down Con…
Career Criminal Caught With Drugs, Theft Proceeds After Stolen Car Crash: Hasbrouck Heights PD Career Criminal Caught With Drugs, Theft Proceeds After Stolen Car Crash: Hasbrouck Heights PD
Career Criminal Caught With Drugs, Theft Proceeds After Stolen Car Crash: Hasbrouck Heights PD A convicted drug-addicted car thief with a decades-long criminal record was found with crack, heroin and the proceeds from several vehicle burglaries after he crashed a stolen car overnight, Hasbrouck Heights police said. John Petsu, 42, of West Milford failed a field sobriety test administered by Sgt. John Behr after crashing a 2019 Nissan Altima near the interchange for Routes 17 and 46, Detective Sgt. Jeffrey Werner said. The sedan had been stolen out of Hackensack, although the owner didn’t immediately know it was gone, the sergeant said. Besides the drugs, Petsu had “multiple items fr…
DWI Eastern Shore Motorist Arrested In NJ With Gun, Pot, Open Booze In Car, Police Say DWI Eastern Shore Motorist Arrested In NJ With Gun, Pot, Open Booze In Car, Police Say
DWI Eastern Shore Motorist Arrested In NJ With Gun, Pot, Open Booze In Car, Police Say A driver from Cecil County was arrested after local police in New Jersey said they found pot, booze and a loaded gun in his car during a traffic stop. Moonachie Police Chief Richard Behrens said Officers Matthew Veltri and Frank Tamargo stopped Damian Roscoe Brooks, 39, of Elkton, for driving recklessly on eastbound Route 46 in Teterboro, NJ, which is 17 miles outside of Manhattan. After having him step out of his 2012 Honda Accord, the officers spotted several open alcoholic beverage containers and a Glock 9mm that turned out to be loaded with hollow-point bullets, Behrens said. The chief…
Tractor-Trailer Topples Two Poles On Route 46, KOs Power To Teterboro Muni Building Tractor-Trailer Topples Two Poles On Route 46, KOs Power To Teterboro Muni Building
Tractor-Trailer Topples Two Poles On Route 46, KOs Power To Teterboro Muni Building A tractor-trailer downed two utility poles -- and with them two transformers -- Tuesday morning outside the Teterboro Municipal Building on westbound Route 46. Utility workers said they expect power to the building to remain out for the day and that it would likely be "well into the evening" before their work is completed, authorities said. The driver got out under his own steam and was OK following the early-morning crash across from Teterboro Airport, responders said. The cause wasn't immediately determined. Moonachie police were investigating.
Portable Radios Stolen From Norwood EMS Building, Suspects From Another Squad Charged Portable Radios Stolen From Norwood EMS Building, Suspects From Another Squad Charged
Portable Radios Stolen From Norwood EMS Building, Suspects From Another Squad Charged Three emergency medical workers with another squad broke into the Norwood EMS building and stole three portable radios, authorities charged. Two of them, Antonio Guinta, 26, and Frank Ballante, 19, both of Norwood, have been with the Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad a little over a year, said Franklin Smith, the squad’s captain. The third defendant, Anthony Olsen, 47, of Laurence Harbor was an observer who’d recently been with a squad in South Jersey, Smith said. It turns out he also had a criminal record, authorities said they discovered. The Nov. 29th thefts from the Norwood EMS b…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 46 Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 46
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 46 UPDATE: A 59-year-old Garfield woman was identified as the pedestrian who was struck and killed Monday on a treacherous stretch of Route 46 in Teterboro. Fetije Lickollari was crossing away from the crosswalk when she was struck by a Chrysler 300 on the highway’s eastbound side near Industrial Avenue shortly after 3:30 p.m., Moonachie Police Chief Richard Behrens said. She was pronounced dead at the scene soon after. No charges were filed or summonses issued against the driver, who remained at the scene and then went with Moonachie police to headquarters to provide a statement. “This is…
SEE ANYTHING? Burn Victim Says Stranger Threw Acid On Him Outside Moonachie Home SEE ANYTHING? Burn Victim Says Stranger Threw Acid On Him Outside Moonachie Home
SEE Anything? Burn Victim Says Stranger Threw Acid On Him Outside Moonachie Home A Moonachie man told police he was burned when an assailant ran up and threw what may have been acid on him as he left home for work early Tuesday. The 50-something victim said he wasn't paying attention to the heavyset stranger -- all dressed in black, with a hoodie, mask and gloves -- who he said suddenly attacked him as he got into his car on West Park Street shortly after 6:30 a.m., Police Chief Richard Behrens said. "The victim said he began to sit down when he felt something thrown at the right side of his face and neck," Sgt. Jeff Napolitano said. "He looked up to see the same heavys…
Owners Of Burned-Out Little Ferry Pizzeria Vow To Rebuild, Community Offers To Help Owners Of Burned-Out Little Ferry Pizzeria Vow To Rebuild, Community Offers To Help
Owners Of Burned-Out Little Ferry Pizzeria Vow To Rebuild, Community Offers To Help Nick and Joann Fytros had only recently bought Zio’s Pizza in Little Ferry, but their family restaurant quickly built a large and devoted customer base – many of whom were offering prayers and donations Thursday to help the couple recover from a crippling fire the night before. “We are beyond devasted,” Joann Fytros wrote in a Facebook morning post, “but as most of you know Nick is a fighter and will come back from this.” Fytros, an EMT with Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad, also asked for prayers for a family – a husband, wife, 17-year-old daughter and dog -- who were displaced after…