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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

Police & Fire

Video: Totaled By A Train, Spotted On The Parkway — Because, Jersey Got hit by a train. Still made it to the Parkway. New footage shows the same mangled Honda Civic that was slammed by an NJ Transit train in Bergen County casually cruising down the Garden State Parkway — without its bumper, trunk lid, or license plate. The Civic, which was struck at the Fair Lawn Avenue crossing on Thursday, May 22, was spotted by Ahmed Kasab near the southbound lanes near the Bloomfield toll plaza. Kasab, a mechanic in Paramus, was stunned. Click here to watch. "The whole passenger side airbag was hanging down," Kasab said, noting that driver seemed like that …

by Cecilia Levine

05/22/2025

Danbury, CT

Police & Fire

School Employee Had Sex With Student In High School Parking Lot: Police A 26-year-old Connecticut paraeducator faces multiple charges after police say he had sex with a 15-year-old girl earlier this year in the parking lot of a high school. Christopher Fernandes, of Bethel, is charged with sexual assault in the second degree, sexual assault in the fourth degree, use of a computer to entice a minor in sexual activity, harmful communication with a child, and risk of injury to a minor, Connecticut State Police said. Police began investigating Fernandes in March when two students at New Fairfield High School told the school resource officer that&nb…

by Josh Lanier

05/22/2025

Hackensack, NJ

Police & Fire

Man Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Hackensack: Officials NJ Transit rail service was suspended along the Pascack Valley Line due to a fatal pedestrian strike in Bergen County on Thursday morning, May 22, officials said. The incident occurred around 11:36 a.m. near the Clinton Place crossing in Hackensack, NJ Transit said. Train #1624, which left Spring Valley at 10:55 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 12:05 p.m., struck and killed a man, rail officials said. There were no reported injuries to the 78 passengers or crew on board, officials said. Rail service on the Pascack Valley Line was immediately suspended in both directions. NJ …

by Cecilia Levine

05/22/2025

Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

Police & Fire

Driver, 24, Intentionally Crashes Head-On Into Another Vehicle In Bergen County: Prosecutor A 24-year-old man was arrested after authorities say he intentionally crossed over the double yellow lines and crashed into an oncoming car, injuring an 84-year-old driver in Bergen County. Patrick J. McArdle, of Ridgefield Park, was behind the wheel of a Honda Civic traveling north on Bergen Turnpike when he crossed over the painted double-yellow line into southbound traffic Wednesday, May 21, in Ridgefield Park, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. McArdle’s Civic struck a Toyota Corolla. Both drivers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials sa…

by Cecilia Levine

05/22/2025

Glenolden-Norwood-Prospect Park, PA

Police & Fire

'Delco Pooper' In Viral Road Rage Case Facing Yet Another Charge A Ridley Park woman who went viral for allegedly defecating on another driver’s car in a Delaware County, Pennsylvania, road rage dispute is now facing an additional criminal charge. Christina Marie Solometo, 44, appeared in court on Monday, May 20, where Magisterial District Judge Mary Hopper held her for court on all original charges and added a new charge of open lewdness. The additional count was filed by Delaware County Assistant District Attorney Dareus Chen just before the hearing, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Solometo now faces the following charges: indecent exposure. disord…

by Jillian Pikora

05/21/2025

Pascack Valley, NJ

Police & Fire

Youth Track Coach Arrested For Assaulting Athlete In Bergen County: Cops A 62-year-old Bergen County track and field coach was arrested after police say he assaulted an athlete. On Thursday, May 15, Washington Township police received a report that a juvenile had been hurt by their coach, Ruben Baerga, 62, of Westwood, according to a news release from the department. Baerga works for the private organization New Jersey Striders, which is not affiliated with the Westwood Regional School District, police said. Baerga was arrested by officers following an investigation that included video evidence, police said. Baerga was charged with endangering the welfare…

by Cecilia Levine

05/21/2025

Pascack Valley, NJ

Police & Fire

Stalker On Bergen County HS Campus Arrested After Returning 2 Days In A Row: Cops A man was charged with stalking after returning to a Bergen County high school two days in a row, authorities said. Mustafa Akcay was first seen at Westwood Regional High School's campus around 12:20 p.m. Monday, May 19, when surveillance footage showed him riding a motorcycle into the east lot off Ellen Place, Washington Township police said. Akcay parked near the school buses, pulled the hood from his sweatshirt over his head, and walked toward the Board of Education entrance, authorities said. He was then seen walking to the front entrance of the building before returning to his mo…

by Cecilia Levine

05/21/2025

Roslyn, NY

Lifestyle

‘An Unimaginable Void’: Death Of LI Middle Schooler Triggers Flood Of Support For Family Nathan Ha had his whole life ahead of him. Now, the 12-year-old middle schooler’s family and friends are leaning on each other as they try to make sense of his unexpected loss following a collision on a Nassau County road. Nathan, a seventh grader at Roslyn Middle School, was crossing outside of a crosswalk on Middle Neck Road near Northern Boulevard, when he was struck by a pickup truck at around 6:40 p.m. on Monday, May 19, according to Nassau County Police. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, but died shortly after arriving, as Daily Voice reported. The 18-year-old driv…

by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora

05/21/2025

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