Sussex
Police & Fire
Dad, Kids Killed In Andover Crash Caused By 22-Year-Old Driver: Police Dad, Kids Killed In Andover Crash Caused By 22-Year-Old Driver: Police
Dad, Kids Killed In Andover Crash Caused By 22-Year-Old Driver: Police Shock and sadness spread Memorial Day Weekend following a crash that killed four people, including a father and his two children struck by a wrong-way driver in Sussex County. Bruce Cseh, 22, of Blairstown, was behind the wheel of a 2021 Jeep Rubicon heading west crossed over the double yellow lines on Newton-Sparta Road around 4 p.m. in Andover Township on Friday, May 26, local police said. Cseh struck a 2011 Ford Ranger pickup, driven by Andrew Benavente, 36 of Newton. Benavente's truck erupted in flames which became too intense for firefighters. As a result, the dad, …

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by Cecilia Levine
Pascack Valley
Police & Fire
HEROES: Firefighters, Police Unite To Rescue Dog In Pascack Valley House Fire HEROES: Firefighters, Police Unite To Rescue Dog In Pascack Valley House Fire
HEROES: Firefighters, Police Unite To Rescue Dog In Pascack Valley House Fire Firefighters and police teamed up to rescue a dog who was pulled from a smoky house fire Saturday night in Hillsdale. The blaze apparently began in the basement of the home on Deer Trail Road at Ruckman Avenue at the Woodcliff Lake border around 6:30 p.m. May 27. The fire quickly went to two alarms, bringing companies from surrounding towns both to the scene and in coverage. A firefighter scooped up the dog (on hood of police vehicle) before a Hillsdale police officer rushed them to the animal hospital.Nancy Triggiani-Musco for DAILY VOICE Firefighters tended to the dog on the lawn befo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Loudoun
Police & Fire
Police ID Motorcyclist, 34, Killed In Ashburn Crash Police ID Motorcyclist, 34, Killed In Ashburn Crash
Police ID Motorcyclist, 34, Killed In Ashburn Crash Authorities have identified the 34-year-old motorcyclist killed in a Memorial Day Weekend crash in Loudoun County. Erik E. Grier, of Ashburn, is believed to have lost control of his bike while riding north on Claiborne Parkway near Harry Byrd Highway Friday, May 26 around 2:40 p.m. the county sheriff's office said. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on northbound  Grier struck the guardrail and was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Anyone with information, please contact Investigato…

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by Cecilia Levine
Englewood
Police & Fire
House Fire Ravages Englewood Home House Fire Ravages Englewood Home
House Fire Ravages Englewood Home No injuries were reported in a destructive house fire Saturday in Englewood. Police and firefighters were met by heavy flames after the two-alarmer ignited shortly before 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 27, in the 2½-story wood-frame home at 92 Knickerbocker Road off the corner of West Demarest Avenue/ Firefighters had it knocked down within 20 minutes. It was declared under control around 7 p.m., an hour and a half or so after it began. Fire severely damaged the home at 92 Knickerbocker Road off the corner of West Demarest Avenue on Saturday, May 27.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE The fire temporaril…

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by Jerry DeMarco
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Roof Collapses In Clifton House Fire Roof Collapses In Clifton House Fire
Roof Collapses In Clifton House Fire UPDATE: The roof of a Clifton home collapsed during a fire on Saturday that brought arson investigators. The two-alarm blaze -- three bells for coverage -- ignited shortly before noon May 27 and quickly spread through the home on dead-ended Lynn Drive. Firefighters went defensive once the roof began collapsing, then returned to an offensive attack soon after. No injuries were reported. The two-alarm blaze -- three bells for coverage -- ignited shortly before noon May 27 and quickly spread through the Lynn Drive home.Victor Scrivens for DAILY VOICE A preliminary cause wasn't given. A f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ocean
Police & Fire
Boy Embedded In Windshield Airlifted, Driver Charged In Seaside Heights Crash: Prosecutor Boy Embedded In Windshield Airlifted, Driver Charged In Seaside Heights Crash: Prosecutor
Boy Embedded In Windshield Airlifted, Driver Charged In Seaside Heights Crash: Prosecutor An 11-year-old boy was flown to the hospital after he was struck by a 19-year-old Bergen County driver who authorities said tried to flee the Seaside Heights scene on foot. Giancarlos Fernandez, of Hasbrouck Heights, was heading west on Freemont Avenue at a high rate of speed in a 2012 Infinity G37, when he struck the boy riding his bike around 6:50 p.m. on Friday, May 26, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The boy became embedded in the windshield of the vehicle and was eventually thrown to the pavement, police said. The boy was flown to Jersey Shore University Medical…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lyndhurst
Police & Fire
INFANT OVERDOSE: Judge Frees Bergen Woman Charged With Endangerment After Baby Ingests Opioid INFANT OVERDOSE: Judge Frees Bergen Woman Charged With Endangerment After Baby Ingests Opioid
INFANT OVERDOSE: Judge Frees Bergen Woman Charged With Endangerment After Baby Ingests Opioid A 23-year-old Bergen County woman was arrested after a 6-month-old child ingested and overdosed on an opioid, authorities said. Alia Elsafy of North Arlington was initially jailed, but a Superior Court judge in Hackensack almost immediately ordered her release on Friday, May 26, under New Jersey's bail reform law, records show. She’s charged with one count of child endangerment. The infant survived the May 19 overdose, which Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said was immediately reported to members of his Special Victims Unit by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency. W…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hudson
Police & Fire
Iconic Hoboken Sandwich Shop Destroyed — But Still Open Iconic Hoboken Sandwich Shop Destroyed — But Still Open
Iconic Hoboken Sandwich Shop Destroyed — But Still Open One of Hoboken's longest-standing sandwich shops was partially destroyed last week, but remains open. Fiore's, a Hoboken sandwich shop known for its fresh mozzarella and in business since the early 1900s, fell victim to a burglary on Wednesday, May 24 around 11 p.m., city police spokeswoman Marci Rubin said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fiore's House of Quality (@fioreshouseofquality) Officers responding to the Adams Street deli saw stones had been thrown through the glass door and a window, Rubin said. Nothing was taken from…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sussex
Police & Fire
Four Dead In Fiery Andover Township Crash Four Dead In Fiery Andover Township Crash
Four Dead In Fiery Andover Township Crash Police have identified a father and his two children as three of the four people who died in a Sussex County crash Friday, May 26. Click here for details, or read on for the original news report. A 2021 Jeep Rubicon heading west crossed over the double yellow lines, striking a 2001 Ford Ranger pickup head-on around 4 p.m., on Newton-Sparta Road east of Limecrest Road, in Andover Township near the Sparta line, local police said. The Ford Ranger pickup erupted in flames with three occupants entrapped. First responders used fire extinguishers and attempted life-saving measures but t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack
Police & Fire
Raging Overnight Fire Destroys River Edge Home Raging Overnight Fire Destroys River Edge Home
Raging Overnight Fire Destroys River Edge Home Sections of a River Edge home collapsed during a vicious overnight fire. A dog was killed in the blaze on Eastbrook Drive, near Forest Avenue and Route 4, at 1:40 a.m. Saturday, May 27, according to neighbors. No injuries were otherwise reported. Borough firefighters headed back to the scene when the blaze briefly rekindled around 11:30 a.m. It apparently began in the attached garage and quickly spread to some vehicles and through one end of the two-story, 3,500-square-foot wood-frame house. Some water issues initially were reported. A preliminary cause wasn't given. The overnight fi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
New Haven
Police & Fire
Farmer Pistol-Whipped, Robbed Before Milking Cows In Orange: Suspects At Large Farmer Pistol-Whipped, Robbed Before Milking Cows In Orange: Suspects At Large
Farmer Pistol-Whipped, Robbed Before Milking Cows In Orange: Suspects At Large Authorities are searching for two suspects who assaulted and robbed a farmer in New Haven County while he was on his way to milk his cows.  The incident happened on Saturday, May 20 around 4 a.m. when police responded to the Fieldview Farm located in Orange on Derby Avenue for a reported assault and robbery, according to Orange Police.  Once officers arrived, the victim reported that when he left his home to milk his cows, he was approached by two unknown men who were wearing black face coverings.  One of the men, who was armed with what appeared to be a black handgun, …

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by Ben Crnic
Ulster Sullivan
Police & Fire
Roscoe Man Nabbed In Car Taken From State Police Barracks In Liberty Roscoe Man Nabbed In Car Taken From State Police Barracks In Liberty
Roscoe Man Nabbed In Car Taken From State Police Barracks In Liberty A 22-year-old man from the region is behind bars on a slew of charges including the unauthorized use of a vehicle he allegedly "took" from a New York State police barracks. Sullivan County resident March Santiago, of Roscoe, was recently arrested while the town of Fallsburg Police was conducting seatbelt enforcement and stopped him in a 2013 Toyota Camry on Route 42 in South Fallsburg, said Fallsburg Police Chief Simmie Williams. A license check found that the Camry was reported stolen from the New York State Police Liberty barracks and the Santiago had a suspended license, Williams said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Nassau
Police & Fire
West Hempstead Burglar Swipes Cash, Cigarettes, Flees, Police Say West Hempstead Burglar Swipes Cash, Cigarettes, Flees, Police Say
West Hempstead Burglar Swipes Cash, Cigarettes, Flees, Police Say Police are on the lookout for a man who they say burgled a Long Island gas station and made off with cash and cigarettes. The incident occurred on Thursday, May 25 at approximately 3:10 a.m. at a West Hempstead Mobil Gas Station, located at 579 Hempstead Turnpike. A man entered the gas station, police said, and took over $300 from the cash register as well as multiple cigarette boxes before fleeing the scene. Have you seen this man?Nassau County Police Department Have you seen this man?Nassau County Police Department It is unknown whether he fled by foot or car, or in which directi…

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by Sophie Grieser