Parents On Edge After Rash Of Luring Attempts In Bergen County
Police are warning parents that several suspects may be on the prowl trying to lure young kids. At least eight children have been targeted so far, police said.
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Police are warning parents that several suspects may be on the prowl trying to lure young kids. At least eight children have been targeted so far, police said.
According to police, several men have targeted at least seven young children throughout Bergen County.
According to authorities, Darius Ghahary was selling heroin, oxycodone, marijuana and MDMA - better known as Molly or ecstasy - out of his rented Upper Saddle River home.
The seemingly endless barrage of snowstorms is leaving many New Jersey municipalities running low on salt to spread on roads.
The suspects hit two homes during Monday morning's snowstorm, police said. Police said two white men wearing ski masks and carrying snow shovels went door to door, hoping to find nobody at home.
Joseph Bariso, 28, is charged with murder for allegedly shooting 85-year-old Olga Bariso while she slept on the couch of her Lodi home on Dec. 29.
The snow came early and started sticking sooner than many drivers in Bergen County expected.
The suspects, from Queens and Brooklyn, went into the A&P market in Mahwah Wednesday night, loaded the cart with the pricey formula and tried to race out with the stolen goods, police said. According to police, the suspects planned to sell the expensive formula in bodegas back in the city.
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Officials say the brother and sister are among 12 children in the family. Three of the children are adopted, including the suspect and the victim, according to authorities.
An estimated 12,000 customers were without power in New Jersey Monday afternoon after a transformer blew up.
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Lawmakers in New Jersey will hold a meeting to discuss bringing casinos to Bergen County.
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In the past month, there have been four burglaries in Wyckoff and dozens of others elsewhere in Bergen County.
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Mark Spatucci, 22, has been charged with murder, child endangerment, burglary and hindering apprehension in the death of 23-year-old Mary Greff, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said Thursday.
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A tornado touched down near Paramus, N.J. during the round of violent storms Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service confirmed.
A round of storms ripped down trees and power lines, and brought delays and cancellations to Tri-State Area airports and train lines Monday afternoon.
Two of the three lanes approaching the GWB tolls caused gridlock over four straight days beginning Sept. 9. The lanes were reopened following rush hour on Sept. 13.
Hackensack University Medical Center's Accountable Care Organization has set 6 patients up with a computerized tablet monitored by a nurse.
The Clerk's Office said they need some 55,000 signatures or 10-percent of the registered voters to sign and with over 900,000 residents in Bergen County the Mayor of Paramus has balked at the group's efforts.
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Paramus is suing the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, N.J., for staying open Sundays, in violation of Bergen County's blue laws.
One person was killed and two others were injured Tuesday when an SUV struck a Planet Fitness building in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the mayor's office confirmed.
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Parents can prepare for end-of-the-summer challenges, like anxiety over the first day of school, earlier bedtimes and cellphone bans.
A Long Island family is heartbroken over the apparent theft of their dog right off their front lawn. They've spent hours calling vets, shelters and even fire departments, but no one has seen him.
Schools in the Long Island town of Glen Cove are replacing gymnasium floors following this month's startling discovery of mercury vapors emanating from old rubberized flooring.
Metro-North faced delays on the New Haven and Harlem lines, and LIRR service was partially suspended on the Port Jefferson Branch.
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Ardit Billa's death has renewed calls from advocates who say it's time for the Rikers Island jail complex to permanently close.
New York City health officials are investigating cases of Legionnaires' disease at an apartment building in the Bronx.
Parents can prepare for end-of-the-summer challenges, like anxiety over the first day of school, earlier bedtimes and cellphone bans.
A Hudson County resident who tested positive for measles used public transit while potentially infectious, health officials say.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced the news of their engagement with photos on Instagram.
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It's leading to a larger conversation on safety and etiquette.
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