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Valley Road, Wayne, NJ

Officer Nabs Gang Of Four Fleeing Willowbrook Shoplifting Spree: Wayne Police Officer Nabs Gang Of Four Fleeing Willowbrook Shoplifting Spree: Wayne Police
Officer Nabs Gang Of Four Fleeing Willowbrook Shoplifting Spree: Wayne Police A quartet of New Yorkers who went on a shoplifting spree at a bunch of Willowbrook Mall stores were headed north when a Wayne police officer stopped them, authorities said. The crew fled the mall with more than $5,000 worth of assorted stolen merchandise – with security tags still attached – from Express, Forever 21, GAP, H&M, Hollister, Old Navy, Pacsun, and Zara –  Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Officer Michael McLaughlin stopped their 2004 Jeep Liberty with Connecticut license plates at Valley Road and Mac Donald Drive moments later, the captain said. The vehicle’s registration…
WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $290K Sold In Morris County WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $290K Sold In Morris County
Winner: Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $290K Sold In Morris County Who's the lucky winner? A Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth more than $290,000 was sold in Morris County. A ticket matching all five numbers for the Friday, July 21 drawing was sold at ShopRite Liquors on Route 46 East in Rockaway, lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 03, 06, 07, 18 and 34. The XTRA number was 04. The lucky ticketholder will split the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot of $580,300 with a winner sold at Plains Pharmacy on Valley Road in Wayne.
Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include 36 NJ Locations Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include 36 NJ Locations
Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include 36 NJ Locations Three dozen Bed Bath & Beyond stores in New Jersey are among 87 locations scheduled to close in 2023, the struggling retailer announced. That brings the total number of Bed Bath & Beyond locations scheduled to close to at least 162 announced since September 2022. A spokesperson told Axios that the latest round of closures will include all of the company's Harmon beauty shops, as well as five Buy Buy Baby locations. The following locations in New Jersey are set to close in 2023: Bridgewater, 155 Promenade Blvd. Mays Landing,190 Hamilton Commons Mays Landing Mount Laurel, 8 Centert…
Girlfriend Of Fugitive Elmwood Park Shooter Didn't Originally Know His Violent Past: Neighbors Girlfriend Of Fugitive Elmwood Park Shooter Didn't Originally Know His Violent Past: Neighbors
Girlfriend Of Fugitive Elmwood Park Shooter Didn't Originally Know His Violent Past: Neighbors UPDATE: The death of fugitive James Allandale during an exchange of gunfire with police at a Route 46 motel came days after his girlfriend -- whose friend he'd shot -- made a public plea to “end this nightmare.” Lisa Dolack included the police wanted poster while asking folks on Facebook to help authorities track down and capture ex-con James Allandale. “I am pleading to all my friends, please post on your page this below. We need to end this nightmare! please copy and paste," she wrote on Thursday, Dec. 29. "Flood Facebook today with this please help me.” Allandale, 61, who police said s…
Fire Ravages Wayne Home Fire Ravages Wayne Home
Fire Ravages Wayne Home What apparently began as a deck fire became a raging blaze doused by Wayne's bravest. Everyone got out safely and no injuries were reported in the three-alarm fire, which broke out on Urban Club Road just off Valley Road near the North Jersey Country Club shortly before 3 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30. All of Wayne's five fire companies responded as flames spread to the upper floors of the $1.1 million, 3,400-square-foot Colonial, built in 1999. The main body was quickly knocked down and the fire was declared under control less than a half-hour after the call. Responders at the scene requested a …
SWATTING: Wayne PD Probes Second Bogus Shooting Call In A Week From Same Neighborhood SWATTING: Wayne PD Probes Second Bogus Shooting Call In A Week From Same Neighborhood
Swatting: Wayne PD Probes Second Bogus Shooting Call In A Week From Same Neighborhood A second bogus shooting call in the same neighborhood in a week was being investigated by Wayne police. Once again, police mobilized after getting the call late Sunday, Aug. 24 -- the same as they did on Easter Sunday. And once again, the call to the home on Gates Place off Valley Road and Berdan Avenue near the Point View Reservoir was a hoax and all residents were safe. An EMS unit remained on standby as a precaution. The same thing happened at a nearby Berdan Avenue home a week earlier: Bogus Call Of Two Shot In Wayne Home Frightens Neighbors, Annoys Law Enforcement Swatting incidents…
Wayne Neighbor's Call Leads To Car Burglary Arrest Wayne Neighbor's Call Leads To Car Burglary Arrest
Wayne Neighbor's Call Leads To Car Burglary Arrest Thanks to a citizen’s call, a Wayne police officer seized a car burglar who’d just swiped a laptop, authorities said. Officer Diego Ocampo was responding to a vehicle burglary call from Riverview Drive when he spotted Anthony Cole of Rahway on the lower end of Valley Road shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday, March 27, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Cole, 41, was fumbling with a backpack before the officer stopped him, Daly said. Officer Donald Cook spotted the laptop in the grass nearby, the captain said. Turned out it belonged to a neighborhood resident who confirmed moments later that it ha…
Minivan Crash In Wayne Kills Staten Island Driver Minivan Crash In Wayne Kills Staten Island Driver
Minivan Crash In Wayne Kills Staten Island Driver UPDATE: A Staten Island man died after his minivan veered off the road, bounced off one utility pole and slammed into another in Wayne, authorities confirmed. Jorge Jaimez Romero, 28, was pronounced dead at the intersection of Valley and Ratzer roads following the 8:11 p.m. crash on Monday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint announcement. An autopsy will be necessary to determine the cause of death, Valdes and Romero said. Responders said Romero was in traumatic arrest when they arrived. No other vehicles were involved, they said.…
Police: Ex-Con Wanted In Wayne Burglary String Leads 'Tireless' Chase Before Capture Police: Ex-Con Wanted In Wayne Burglary String Leads 'Tireless' Chase Before Capture
Police: Ex-Con Wanted In Wayne Burglary String Leads 'Tireless' Chase Before Capture An ex-con who’s spent several years in prison led Wayne police first on a car chase – at one point blowing out a tire and riding on a rim – and then through several backyards before they captured him in Haledon. Officers Michael Sweeney and Spencer Schoonmaker were on the lookout near the corner of Ratzer and Valley roads after Detective Michael Polifrone identified William Green, 49 of Paterson as the suspect in a string of recent home burglaries, Capt. Daniel Daly said. Green, who has an extensive criminal history, was released from state prison a year ago this month after serving three y…
PD: Driver In Wayne Stolen Car Pursuit Crashes, Bails On Route 46, Leaves Loaded Gun Behind PD: Driver In Wayne Stolen Car Pursuit Crashes, Bails On Route 46, Leaves Loaded Gun Behind
PD: Driver In Wayne Stolen Car Pursuit Crashes, Bails On Route 46, Leaves Loaded Gun Behind A car thief from Newark who was captured after he crashed his own car on Route 46 in Clifton during a police chase left a loaded gun behind, Wayne police said. Wayne police responding to a report of thieves in a BMW with a temporary license plate in the Point View Parkway area spotted the car heading south in tandem with a stolen Lexus on Valley Road around 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said. They tried stopping the vehicles, but both sped away, Daly said. A supervisor eventually called off the pursuit because of the excessive speed, the captain said. One of the vehicles s…
Wayne's New Whole Foods Market Opening This Week Wayne's New Whole Foods Market Opening This Week
Wayne's New Whole Foods Market Opening This Week A new Whole Foods store will open this week in Wayne. The 40,000-square-foot Valley Road store will mark Whole Foods Market’s 50th location in the company’s Northeast region. A "Market Burger" gourmet burger bar, a seafood counter, an expansive floral department, a full bakery and full-service butcher are among the store features. All food at Whole Foods Market must meet the company’s rigorous quality standards, which prohibit hydrogenated fats, high-fructose corn syrup and artificial sweeteners, as well as over 100 colors, flavors and preservatives commonly found in food.  All beau…
70-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets Five Years For Wayne, Pequannock Holdups 70-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets Five Years For Wayne, Pequannock Holdups
70-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets Five Years For Wayne, Pequannock Holdups A 70-year-old confessed bank robber from Little Falls was sentenced to five years in prison Friday for holding up banks four days apart in Wayne and Pequannock. Wayne detectives, with help from the FBI and the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, captured Philip N. McGrantham as he returned home in a rented Nissan Altima that a law enforcement source told Daily Voice was used earlier that day in the Sept. 30 robbery last year of a TD Bank branch on Valley Avenue. He was carrying the proceeds of the holdup at the time, authorities said. McGrantham struck a deal with prosecutors and admitted t…
UPDATE: Accused Wayne Bank Robber, 69, Captured In Little Falls, Suspected In Pequannock Holdup UPDATE: Accused Wayne Bank Robber, 69, Captured In Little Falls, Suspected In Pequannock Holdup
Update: Accused Wayne Bank Robber, 69, Captured In Little Falls, Suspected In Pequannock Holdup Local police captured a Little Falls man who they said robbed a Wayne bank hours earlier -- and is suspected in another bank job last Thursday in Pequannock. With help from the FBI and the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, Wayne detectives captured 69-year-old Philip Mcgrantham at the corner of Main Street and Lincoln Avenue as he returned home in a rented Nissan Altima that a law enforcement source told Daily Voice was used in Monday morning's holdup of a TD Bank branch on Valley Avenue. Mcgrantham, who previously lived in Paterson and Jersey City, was charged with first-degree robbery and…
Wayne Driver, 82, Killed In Single-Car Crash Wayne Driver, 82, Killed In Single-Car Crash
Wayne Driver, 82, Killed In Single-Car Crash An 82-year-old Wayne driver was killed when she lost control of her car and it crashed Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed. Mei-Lien Young was alone when her 2009 Toyota Camry crashed in the area of Hamburg Turnpike and Valley Road shortly before 8:30 a.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief James Clarke said in a joint announcement. She was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead nearly seven hours later, they said. An investigation was continuing, said Valdes, who asked that anyone who witnessed the crash contact …
Wayne Moms Share Passion For Helping Adults, Kids With Speech, Language, Other Difficulties Wayne Moms Share Passion For Helping Adults, Kids With Speech, Language, Other Difficulties
Wayne Moms Share Passion For Helping Adults, Kids With Speech, Language, Other Difficulties Wayne moms Ashley Tress and Jean Marie Lucarelli share a love for helping children and adults having trouble with speech, language and swallowing, among other difficulties. They also share a 10-year friendship, tons of support from their significant others and – after several years of seeing clients in their homes – a new office in a popular township shopping center. “We met after graduate school when we were hired at an acute rehab facility within days of each other and found out we would be sharing an office,” Tress said. “We quickly went from strangers to supportive co-workers to very g…
'Late Fees': Paterson Debt Collector Beats, Robs Debtor, Wayne Police Charge 'Late Fees': Paterson Debt Collector Beats, Robs Debtor, Wayne Police Charge
'Late Fees': Paterson Debt Collector Beats, Robs Debtor, Wayne Police Charge A Paterson man collecting a debt behind a Wayne shopping center beat the debtor and robbed him of $100 – claiming he’d accrued late fees, police said. The victim told police he met with Anthony Ferguson, 35, of Paterson behind the shopping center at Preakness and Valley Roads to satisfy an unspecified debt. He said Ferguson told him “the amount owed had changed due to late fees,” then began punching him in the face and head, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Then he took the money and left, Martin said. Detective Skylar Cauceglia worked the case, eventually obtaining an arrest warrant…
You Can Help Wayne Police, Marines Make Christmas Special For Needy Youngsters You Can Help Wayne Police, Marines Make Christmas Special For Needy Youngsters
You Can Help Wayne Police, Marines Make Christmas Special For Needy Youngsters Wayne police hope to again make dreams come true for less fortunate children with their 9th annual "Toys for Tots" collection drive. PBA Local #136, department U.S. Marine veterans and their colleagues hope to boost the momentum they've built over the years, Capt. Laurence W. Martin said. The drive begins this Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, and continues through Dec. 13. New, unwrapped toys are being sought for children of any age -- but there is a special need for boys and girls ages 3 through 8. Collection boxes will be found at either Wayne police headquarters or the township pub…
Wayne PD: Unlicensed Out-Of-Town Driver Had Oxy For Sale Wayne PD: Unlicensed Out-Of-Town Driver Had Oxy For Sale
Wayne PD: Unlicensed Out-Of-Town Driver Had Oxy For Sale A suspended driver whose car drifted back and forth across lanes had nearly 50 Oxycodone pills for sale, more than $1,850 in suspicious cash and a pair of license plates not belonging to any particular vehicle, Wayne police said. Officer Joseph Cobianchi stopped the 2009 Mercedes Benz at the corner of Valley Road and Preakness Avenue just after 2 a.m. Tuesday, Capt. Laurence Martin said. The car reeked of pot, Martin said. Cobianchi found a small amount of marijuana in the door map pocket and 46 Oxycodone pills on the center console, along with a pair of blunts, the plates and the cash el…
Cold Case Nearly Closed: Wayne Detective Busts 2, Seeks Third In Pre-Dawn Bakery Robbery Cold Case Nearly Closed: Wayne Detective Busts 2, Seeks Third In Pre-Dawn Bakery Robbery
Cold Case Nearly Closed: Wayne Detective Busts 2, Seeks Third In Pre-Dawn Bakery Robbery A Wayne police detective working a 5-year-old local bakery robbery assembled the pieces that led to charges against two Paterson men, as authorities continue the search for a third suspect. Detective David Hoppe pored over “all the files of evidence along with interviews of witness and suspects” stemming from the 3:55 a.m. Valentine’s Day 2013 holdup of Gencarelli’s Bakery on Valley Road by three armed men, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said Friday. Hoppe then charged Raul Revilla, 34, of Paterson in June with robbery, burglary, theft, conspiracy and various weapons counts, Martin said. …
UPDATE: Totowa Driver, 83, Killed In Head-On Wayne Rollover Crash UPDATE: Totowa Driver, 83, Killed In Head-On Wayne Rollover Crash
Update: Totowa Driver, 83, Killed In Head-On Wayne Rollover Crash UPDATE: An 83-year-old Totowa driver was killed when her car crossed the double-yellow line and slammed head-on into an oncoming vehicle in Wayne early Saturday evening, authorities said Sunday morning. Township police conducted CPR on Marcelina Carino within minutes of the 5:44 p.m. crash on Valley Road near Birchwood Terrace, but she was pronounced dead soon after, responders told Daily Voice. Carino was behind the wheel of a northbound 2012 Honda Civic that crossed the double-yellow lines and crashed into another vehicle, which struck a third and overturned, they said. The occupants of …
UPDATE: Female Totowa Driver, 83, Killed In Head-On Wayne Rollover Crash UPDATE: Female Totowa Driver, 83, Killed In Head-On Wayne Rollover Crash
Update: Female Totowa Driver, 83, Killed In Head-On Wayne Rollover Crash UPDATE: An 83-year-old Totowa driver was killed when her car crossed the double-yellow line and slammed head-on into an oncoming vehicle in Wayne early Saturday evening, authorities said Sunday morning. Township police conducted CPR on Marcelina Carino within minutes of the 5:44 p.m. crash on Valley Road near Birchwood Terrace, but she was pronounced dead soon after, responders told Daily Voice. Carino was behind the wheel of a northbound 2012 Honda Civic that crossed the double-yellow lines and crashed into another vehicle, which struck a third and overturned, they said. The occupants of …
Wayne Detective Cracks Cold-Case, Makes Arrest In Pre-Dawn Bakery Robbery Wayne Detective Cracks Cold-Case, Makes Arrest In Pre-Dawn Bakery Robbery
Wayne Detective Cracks Cold-Case, Makes Arrest In Pre-Dawn Bakery Robbery A Wayne police detective working a 5-year-old cold-case assembled the pieces and charged a Paterson man with robbing a local bakery. Detective David Hoppe pored over “all the files of evidence along with interviews of witness and suspects” stemming from the 3:55 a.m. Valentine’s Day 2013 holdup of Gencarelli’s Bakery on Valley Road by three armed men, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said Friday. Hoppe then charged Raul Revilla, 34, of Paterson three weeks ago with robbery, burglary, theft, conspiracy and various weapons counts, Martin said. Revilla remained held in the Passaic County Jail …
Driver, 78, Killed In Head-On Wayne Crash Driver, 78, Killed In Head-On Wayne Crash
Driver, 78, Killed In Head-On Wayne Crash A 78-year-old driver was killed when he turned his car into the path of a pickup truck Friday night in Wayne, authorities said. The other driver sustained minor injuries in the 5:30 p.m. crash, which authorities said occurred when the older motorist made a left turn onto the Valley Road extension from Berdan Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene, responders said. Wayne police, firefighters and EMS responded. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office was notified -- and was expected to release a statement on Saturday. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS
SEE ANYTHING? Fake Water Company Workers Take $645 From Elderly Wayne Woman SEE ANYTHING? Fake Water Company Workers Take $645 From Elderly Wayne Woman
SEE Anything? Fake Water Company Workers Take $645 From Elderly Wayne Woman WAYNE, N.J. -- A pair of diversion burglars with phony ID lanyards around their necks conned an elderly Wayne woman into letting them into her home -- and then walked out with $645 stolen from her closet, authorities said. The thieves who came to the woman's door with the laminated "New Jersey" identification cards and wearing baseball caps around 3 p.m. Wednesday "told her they needed to test for iron in her water," Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. "The resident brought one male to the basement of the home, where he had her run her washer and dryer," Mar…
Whole Foods Replacing Wayne A&P Whole Foods Replacing Wayne A&P
Whole Foods Replacing Wayne A&P Whole Foods will open its first Passaic County location in Wayne. Mayor Christopher Vergano said the grocer will be moving into the vacant A&P shopping center on Valley Road. The 36,000-square-foot grocery store has been vacant since 2016, a year after A&P filed for bankruptcy. Wayne Natural Foods Market was initially slated to replace the marketplace, and even hung a banner outside, NorthJersey.com reported. But the store remained dark for months and questions are the new tenant remained unanswered -- until Wednesday. Whole Foods has several Bergen County locations in Edgewater,…
Wayne PD: Burglars Snatch Owner's Chain, Try To Take Drugs, Safe Wayne PD: Burglars Snatch Owner's Chain, Try To Take Drugs, Safe
Wayne PD: Burglars Snatch Owner's Chain, Try To Take Drugs, Safe WAYNE, N.J. -- A trio of Wayne police officers caught two burglars after they'd snatched a gold chain from the owner's neck and tried to steal prescription drugs and a safe, authorities said. Responding to a home in the 1100 block of Valley Road on Monday afternoon, Officers Nicholas Henriquez, Colin Bush and Erik Ferschman found a large hole kicked through a rear door, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Inside, they confronted Nicholas Theobald, 32, of Wayne and Dwight Kwon Torres, 29, of Saddle Brook, he said. A judge on Tuesday ordered Theobald held pending further court action on ch…
Woman Killed, 6-Year-Old Boy Critically Injured Crossing Wayne Road Woman Killed, 6-Year-Old Boy Critically Injured Crossing Wayne Road
Woman Killed, 6-Year-Old Boy Critically Injured Crossing Wayne Road WAYNE, N.J. -- A woman was dead and a 6-year-old boy in surgery after they were struck Tuesday night while crossing the same Wayne road where another woman was killed a day earlier. The pair were crossing Valley Road at Birchwood Terrace around 7 p.m. when they were struck by a four-door Chevy Impala, authorities said. The elementary school-age boy was taken to the emergency room at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson in serious condition.  The woman was pronounced dead at the hospital at 7:46 a.m. The driver remained and his passenger remained at the scene -- barely a mile d…
Woman Killed, 6-Year-Old Boy Critically Injured Crossing Wayne Road Woman Killed, 6-Year-Old Boy Critically Injured Crossing Wayne Road
Woman Killed, 6-Year-Old Boy Critically Injured Crossing Wayne Road WAYNE, N.J. -- A woman was dead and a 6-year-old boy in surgery after they were struck Tuesday night while crossing the same Wayne road where another woman was killed a day earlier. The pair were crossing Valley Road at Birchwood Terrace around 7 p.m. when they were struck by a four-door Chevy Impala, authorities said. The elementary school-age boy was taken to the emergency room at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson in serious condition.  The woman was pronounced dead at the hospital at 7:46 a.m. The driver remained and his passenger remained at the scene -- barely a mile d…
Female Pedestrians Killed Barely Mile Apart On Valley Road In Wayne Female Pedestrians Killed Barely Mile Apart On Valley Road In Wayne
Female Pedestrians Killed Barely Mile Apart On Valley Road In Wayne WAYNE, N.J. -- A 78-year-old Wayne woman was struck and killed Monday afternoon in the first of what responders said were a pair of tragic fatal accidents barely a mile apart. It came a day before another female pedestrian was killed – and a 6-year-old boy critically injured -- barely a mile up Valley Road. Rosa Nikhamina, 78, succumbed to her injuries at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson after she was struck by a 2007 GMC Sierra at the intersection of Valley Road and MacDonald Drive just before 12:30 p.m. Monday, authorities said. The 50-year-old driver from Plainfield rema…
Wayne PD: Hit-Run Driver Three Times Legal DWI Limit Bounces Car Off Curbs Wayne PD: Hit-Run Driver Three Times Legal DWI Limit Bounces Car Off Curbs
Wayne PD: Hit-Run Driver Three Times Legal DWI Limit Bounces Car Off Curbs WAYNE, N.J. -- A hit-and-run vehicle filled with airbag smoke and bounced off curbs before Wayne police pulled it over and arrested the driver, who was too drunk to stand, authorities said. Peter Cryan, 43, of Pompton Lakes, registered a .24 on a blood-alcohol level breath test -- three times the legal limit, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Cryan told the officer who stopped him that "he thought he had struck an ambulance but was not sure," Martin said. Members of the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad were responding to an emergency call when they saw Cryan's 1995 Nissan Max…