Woman Found Critically Injured After Leonia Hit-Run, Authorities Say Woman Found Critically Injured After Leonia Hit-Run, Authorities Say Woman Found Critically Injured After Leonia Hit-Run, Authorities Say
Woman Found Critically Injured After Leonia Hit-Run, Authorities Say A woman was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in Leonia early Thursday morning, July 10, authorities said. Police were called to Grand Avenue near Ames Avenue around 4:35 a.m. after a passerby spotted an unconscious woman lying along the side of the road, according to Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. Officers from the Leonia Police Department arrived and found that the woman had injuries “consistent with being struck by a vehicle,”  The adult female victim was rushed by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center, whe…
Ex-Fair Lawn School Employee Masturbated In Building With Kids Present: Prosecutor Ex-Fair Lawn School Employee Masturbated In Building With Kids Present: Prosecutor Ex-Fair Lawn School Employee Masturbated In Building With Kids Present: Prosecutor
Ex-Fair Lawn School Employee Masturbated In Building With Kids Present: Prosecutor A 33-year-old former school district employee has been charged in a lewdness investigation in Bergen County, authorities announced. John C. Stewart, a former substitute teacher in Fair Lawn, is accused of breaking into Thomas Jefferson Middle School on Thursday, July 3 and Friday, July 4, and masturbating in the hallways, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. During one of the instances, children were present for a summer activity, Musella said on Wednesday, July 9. Charging documents indicate that Stewart, of Midland Park, also broke into the school on Tuesday, July 8.  Th…
NJ Releases List Of Cops Suspended, Fired In 2024: See Why NJ Releases List Of Cops Suspended, Fired In 2024: See Why NJ Releases List Of Cops Suspended, Fired In 2024: See Why
NJ Releases List Of Cops Suspended, Fired In 2024: See Why The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has released its 2024 Major Discipline Report, giving the public a detailed look into disciplinary actions taken against law enforcement officers across the state. The report — published Monday, July 7 — lists the names of 543 officers from 172 agencies who were suspended for more than five days, demoted, or fired last year. The release is part of a broader transparency initiative launched in 2021, aimed at increasing public access to police misconduct records. The searchable report, available on the Attorney General’s website, includes summaries des…
Teen Shot In Broad Daylight In Elmwood Park, Police Say Teen Shot In Broad Daylight In Elmwood Park, Police Say Teen Shot In Broad Daylight In Elmwood Park, Police Say
Teen Shot In Broad Daylight In Elmwood Park, Police Say A 15-year-old was hospitalized after being shot in the hand and leg over the weekend in Elmwood Park, authorities said. Officers responded to Donor Avenue just after 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 5, where they found the teenage victim suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. The teen was taken to a nearby hospital and listed in stable condition, Angermeyer said. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Elmwood Park Police Department launched a joint investigation, with …
Garfield Man Charged With Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Prosecutor Says Garfield Man Charged With Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Prosecutor Says Garfield Man Charged With Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Prosecutor Says
Garfield Man Charged With Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Prosecutor Says A 32-year-old Garfield man was arrested and charged with possessing and distributing child porn depicting pre-pubescent victims, according to authorities. Christopher B. Bentos was taken into custody on Wednesday, July 2 following a search of his home, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release issued Thursday, July 3. The investigation was led by the Prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and revealed that Bentos “used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubes…
SoJo Masseur Sexually Assaults Woman During Massage, Prosecutor Says SoJo Masseur Sexually Assaults Woman During Massage, Prosecutor Says SoJo Masseur Sexually Assaults Woman During Massage, Prosecutor Says
SoJo Masseur Sexually Assaults Woman During Massage, Prosecutor Says A Teaneck man was arrested after authorities say he sexually assaulted a woman while giving her a massage at a Bergen County spa. Dong H. Oh, 55, of Teaneck, digitally penetrated the woman's vagina during a massage on Tuesday, June 3 at the SoJo Spa Club in Edgewater, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. Oh was arrested on Wednesday, July 2 in Edgewater on charges of second-degree sexual assault. He was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, officials said. Anyone with information is asked to call t…
Gunman Robs Wells Fargo In Elmwood Park, Assaults Employee, Prosecutor Says Gunman Robs Wells Fargo In Elmwood Park, Assaults Employee, Prosecutor Says Gunman Robs Wells Fargo In Elmwood Park, Assaults Employee, Prosecutor Says
Gunman Robs Wells Fargo In Elmwood Park, Assaults Employee, Prosecutor Says A masked man with a handgun robbed a Wells Fargo Bank in Elmwood Park on Thursday morning, July 3, before assaulting an employee and fleeing with cash, authorities said. The robbery occurred around 9:19 a.m. at the bank located at 115 Broadway, according to Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. Elmwood Park police officers arrived on scene shortly after and confirmed the robbery. The suspect had already fled. One bank employee suffered a minor injury, police said. A large manhunt followed. Multiple agencies, including the Bergen County Sherif…
Fatal Team Activated In Cliffside Park Crash Involving Motorcycle, Prosecutor Says Fatal Team Activated In Cliffside Park Crash Involving Motorcycle, Prosecutor Says Fatal Team Activated In Cliffside Park Crash Involving Motorcycle, Prosecutor Says
Fatal Team Activated In Cliffside Park Crash Involving Motorcycle, Prosecutor Says Several people were hospitalized, some with serious injuries, after a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle in Cliffside Park, authorities said. The collision happened around 6 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at the intersection of Edgewater Road and Anderson Avenue, according to Jeff Angermeyer, Deputy Chief of Detectives for the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Responding officers from the Cliffside Park Police Department requested assistance from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit, according to Angermeyer. “Investigators from the Bergen …
Two Found Dead Inside Fort Lee Home, Prosecutor Says Two Found Dead Inside Fort Lee Home, Prosecutor Says Two Found Dead Inside Fort Lee Home, Prosecutor Says
Two Found Dead Inside Fort Lee Home, Prosecutor Says Two people were found dead inside a Fort Lee home on Wednesday morning, June 25, authorities said. Officers with the Fort Lee Police Department were called to a private residence on 14th Street around 11:37 a.m. to perform a welfare check, according to Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Inside the home, police found two unresponsive individuals. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, Angermeyer said. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Fort Lee Police Department launched a joint investigation. The Bergen County Sh…
Serious Route 4 Crash In Teaneck Involving Minivan, Jitney Bus Draws Major Response Serious Route 4 Crash In Teaneck Involving Minivan, Jitney Bus Draws Major Response Serious Route 4 Crash In Teaneck Involving Minivan, Jitney Bus Draws Major Response
Serious Route 4 Crash In Teaneck Involving Minivan, Jitney Bus Draws Major Response A serious crash involving a jitney bus on Route 4 in Teaneck sent three people to the hospital during rush hour Monday evening, June 16, officials said. The collision happened around 5:12 p.m. on the eastbound side of the highway near Phelps Road, according to Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. Teaneck Mayor Mark Schwartz confirmed that three individuals were hospitalized following the crash. First responders from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office and Teaneck Police Department found several people injured, Angermeyer said. Some of the in…
Kearny Carjacking Suspect Shot By Cops In North Arlington: Prosecutor (UPDATE) Kearny Carjacking Suspect Shot By Cops In North Arlington: Prosecutor (UPDATE) Kearny Carjacking Suspect Shot By Cops In North Arlington: Prosecutor (UPDATE)
Kearny Carjacking Suspect Shot By Cops In North Arlington: Prosecutor (Update) An armed carjacker was shot by a police officer in North Arlington following an incident that began in Kearny Saturday evening, June 14, authorities said. The incident unfolded just before 5 p.m., when law enforcement located a suspect tied to an active carjacking probe on Porete Avenue in North Arlington, Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said. The suspect was armed, and during the encounter with law enforcement, was shot, according to preliminary findings by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and Bergen County Prosecutor’s Offic…
Man Charged With Child Abuse In Woodcliff Lake: Prosecutor Man Charged With Child Abuse In Woodcliff Lake: Prosecutor Man Charged With Child Abuse In Woodcliff Lake: Prosecutor
Man Charged With Child Abuse In Woodcliff Lake: Prosecutor A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged with child abuse, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday, June 13. Woodcliff Lake's Jose Pinzon Lopez was taken into custody on Thursday, June 12, following a joint investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Woodcliff Lake Police Department, Musella said. The criminal complaint says Pinzon Lopez, whose legal duty it was to care for the child, left the child with bruises on the upper arm after imposing "excessive corporal punishment." According to the prosecutor, the Division of Child Protect…