November 13, 2014
Four men held in New York are facing charges stemming from a rash of home burglaries in northern New Jersey. Their arrests follow a nine-month investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office that began after more than 30 homes were …
August 1, 2014
A northern New Jersey couple had a joint birthday celebration ruined after their city’s sewage test flooded their basement and ruined flooring that was put down the day before. Officials in Clifton apologized to Mike and Jennifer Prybicien after Friday’s …
July 18, 2013
A state appellate court has ruled that a man who went missing in northern New Jersey is not financially responsible for the injuries suffered by a police officer who was hurt while trying to find him. The Star-Ledger reports that …
February 12, 2013
Authorities say reflected sunlight apparently sparked a fire that damaged a northern New Jersey home. Paramus Police Lt. Barbara Steinberg tells The Record of Woodland Park that sunshine coming through a second-story bedroom window apparently reflected off a mirror, which …
August 27, 2012
Firefighters are upset that a northern New Jersey town is seeking to place limits on alcohol in firehouses. The Lodi Borough Council has introduced an ordinance that would require approval for any function in which alcohol is consumed in the …
June 7, 2012
Police are telling homeowners to lock their doors and turn on their alarms because of a wave of burglaries in recent weeks in New Jersey’s Bergen and Passaic counties. Burglars struck 20 homes in Wayne since April 25, 18 in …
May 14, 2012
Police in a northern New Jersey town are ticketing pedestrians who don’t stay in the crosswalks or cross an intersection against the light. Fort Lee police hope the $85 jaywalking tickets will save lines. Police Chief Thomas Ripoli tells The …
May 9, 2012
Fire officials say a roofing employee fell 40 feet through a roof and into a tank of nitric acid in northern New Jersey and a co-worker jumped in to save him. Clifton Fire Chief Vince Colavitti tells The Record of …
April 5, 2012
Jury selection has concluded in the trial of Hackensack, N.J., police chief Ken Zisa. The panel was seated late Tuesday morning. But it wasn’t immediately clear if opening arguments would start later in the day. Zisa was suspended without pay …
December 12, 2011
The Army has offered a northern New Jersey family over $7,300 to compensate for damages from wayward artillery shell shrapnel that crashed through their roof in 2008, causing the death of their cat. The 2-pound fragment traveled more than a …