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Garfield, NJ
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
News
Bomb Threat Evacuates Garfield Walmart, K9 Sweep Clears Scene, Police Say
A bomb threat forced the evacuation of the Garfield Walmart Saturday morning, July 5, prompting a multi-agency response before the scene was cleared and declared safe, authorities said. The threat came in just after 11 a.m., when the Bergen County Communications Center received a report of an explosive device at the Walmart on Passaic Street, according to the Garfield Police Capt Mario Pozo. Officers arrived immediately and, with help from Walmart employees, evacuated the store. Traffic around the area was shut down as a precaution. The Bergen County Sheriff's Office K9 Unit and Bomb Squad…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Cars Explode In Flames After Power Line Falls In Garfield (
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Two vehicles burst into flames after a power line came crashing down on a steamy Tuesday afternoon, June 24, in Bergen County, sources tell Daily Voice (scroll for video). The fire broke out around Lanza Avenue near Midland Avenue in Garfield, where footage from the scene shows thick smoke and flames engulfing two cars on the roadway at approximately 2:50 p.m. Firefighters rushed to the scene to douse the flames as heat scorched the region. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @dailyvoicenewjersey Injuries were not immediately known.…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Serial Porch Pirate Followed Delivery Trucks Through Garfield, Busted Again: Cops
A 36-year-old serial porch pirate is in custody again, police said. Jaquiece S. Smith was arrested on Wednesday, June 11, following an investigation by the Garfield Police Criminal Investigation Division that found he followed delivery trucks and stole items off porches, according to a press release issued by Captain Mario Pozo. Smith had been trailing Amazon, USPS, UPS, and FedEx trucks throughout May and June, waiting for packages to be dropped off before taking them from unsuspecting victims, Pozo said. Detectives Sebastian Tyburski, Jonathan Librizzi, and Patrolman Marvin Monroig obser…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Teens Charged In Garfield Armed Robbery That Rocked Neighborhood: Prosecutor
Two 18-year-old men have been charged in connection with an armed robbery that happened in Garfield nearly a year ago, authorities said Thursday. Both suspects were 17 at the time of the robbery, which happened around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, on Westervelt Place, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Garfield police officers responded to the scene and met the victim, who said he was robbed at gunpoint. The suspects had stolen his belongings before running off, Musella said. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Squad joined the investigation. Detectiv…
Kearny, NJ
Police & Fire
Employee At Kearny Charter School Exposed Himself To Middle Schoolers: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old Garfield resident was arrested and charged on Thursday, June 5, with exposing himself to students at the Kearny charter school where he worked ,authorities said. Omer Sogutcu was an IT professional at Hudson Arts and Science Middle School, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Two girls under the age of 13 reported Sogutcu exposed himself and asked them to engage in sexual conduct, Suarez said. Sogutcu is charged with two counts of sexual assault by contact and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Suarez said. He was arrested at the charter …
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Schools
Garfield Engineer Flunked Out Of Rutgers In 1957; At 85, He Graduates As Oldest Student Ever
Tom Maniscalco was 18 when he first stepped onto the Rutgers campus in 1957. Nearly 70 years later, he’s graduating. At 85 years old. The Garfield resident will earn a master’s degree in engineering this week, becoming Rutgers’ oldest graduate in school history, the university said. “It’s a sense of accomplishment at my age,” Maniscalco said. Maniscalco originally enrolled at Rutgers to study mechanical engineering, but flunked out after one semester. He got an A in calculus and a B in physics, but failed engineering drawing. “Of all things, engineering drawing! And I became a design engi…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Four Trucks Go Up In Flames At Route 17 Lodi Diesel Shop
A multi-vehicle fire behind a Bergen County diesel service shop sent thick smoke into the sky and drew a multi-town fire response Friday afternoon, May 9, officials said. The Lodi Fire Department was dispatched at 2:04 p.m. to 180 Route 17 South — the site of Atlantic Detroit Diesel — for a reported truck fire, according to fire officials. Crews arrived to find four trucks on fire in the rear parking lot, authorities said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @wixphotography8 Atlantic Detroit Diesel, according to its website, special…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Machine Gun Glock, Forged Checks, Fake IDs Found In BMW In Rochelle Park: Police
Four people were arrested in a routine traffic stop in Bergen County that led to a major bust involving a Glock modified into a machine gun, fraudulent checks, stolen identities, and pounds of drugs, police said. On Friday, May 2, Rochelle Park Officer Chris Kiszka pulled over a 5 Series BMW on Rochelle Avenue for having a suspended New York registration, according to a release from the Rochelle Park Police Department, issued by Capt. James DePreta. Inside the car were four people — all not wearing seatbelts, DePreta said. They were identified as Brandon Myers, 18, of Garfield (driver)…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Another Arrest Made In Murder Of Garfield Man In Paterson: Prosecutor
A 21-year-old Paterson man has been charged with murder in a broad-daylight shooting that killed a man from Garfield in Paterson last month, authorities announced. Jihad Abdullah has been charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and weapons offenses in connection with the March 22 killing of 21-year-old d Jah’Zyer Montgomery near 12th Avenue and East 24th Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-in-Charge Patrick Murray said. A 17-year-old juvenile was also charged earlier this month. Kyle Mazza UNF News for Daily Voice (EXCLUSIVE…
Hoboken, NJ
Police & Fire
From Council Chambers To Nightclubs: Familiar NJ Faces Among 39 Charged In Mob Gambling Ring
The general manager of a Hoboken nightclub. The father of a prominent Paramus wrestler who was killed in a car crash. A Prospect Park councilman. It wasn't just mobsters among the 39 people arrested for their alleged roles in an underground gambling empire run by the members of the Lucchese Crime Family. It was familiar faces in the community. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced the arrests on Friday, April 11, following multi-agency raids at 12 locations across northern New Jersey earlier in the week. Among the sites: Four poker clubs operating out of Totowa, Garfield, an…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Creep Peeped On Kids In Garfield Walmart Bathroom: Cops
A man accused of watching juveniles under bathroom stalls at a Bergen County, NJ Walmart has been arrested, police said. Officers responded to the Walmart at 174 Passaic St. in Garfield on Saturday, April 19, after receiving a report of a man allegedly peering under bathroom stalls at juveniles, according to Capt. Mario X. Pozo of the Garfield Police Department. The suspect fled the store in a navy blue vehicle, according to a caller. Officers Cody Doud and Benjamin Marceca soon spotted a car matching the description on Passaic Street and initiated a traffic stop. The driver, identified as…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
SWAT Team Storms Apartment Where Grieving Garfield Man Had Barricaded Himself: Cops
A Garfield man grieving the loss of his father barricaded himself inside his Belmont Avenue apartment early Saturday, April 19, prompting a response from the Bergen County SWAT team, authorities said. At 5:48 a.m., Garfield police were called to the second-floor apartment on Belmont Avenue for a report of an emotionally disturbed person, Garfield Police Chief Joseph Delaney said. A caller told officers that the 42-year-old man had been "breaking and throwing objects, while also banging on the walls and floor throughout the night," Delaney said. The caller said they believed the man was…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Teen Charged In Paterson Murder Of Garfield Man, 21
A 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man in Paterson, authorities said. Jah’Zyer Montgomery, aka Harlem Juju, was gunned down on Saturday, March 22 in Paterson. Jah’Zyer Montgomery Jah’Zyer Montgomery, of Garfield, was shot multiple times around 5:05 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, near 12th Avenue and East 24th Street, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray. Montgomery was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. An invest…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Garfield Travel Agent Stole $896K From 82 Clients, 3 Friends She Impersonated: Prosecutor
A Bergen County woman is facing a laundry list of charges after allegedly stealing nearly $900,000 through identity theft and bogus travel bookings, authorities said. Bhavna Anand, 39, of Garfield, was arrested on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Saddle Brook following a months-long investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, according to Prosecutor Mark Musella. It began in May 2024, when the Lodi Police Department flagged an alleged theft scheme involving Anand. Investigators say that between January 2017 and Dece…
Teaneck, NJ
Police & Fire
Substitute Teacher, 62, From Teaneck Sexually Assaults 3 Students On Same Day: Prosecutor
A 62-year-old substitute teacher at a school in Garfield has been arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted three juvenile students, authorities said on Friday, March 21. Marc S. Green, of Teaneck, assaulted the students at the Bergen County Arts & Science Charter School on March 18, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said following an investigation. Green inappropriately touched three victims under 13 years old, according to the criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. Green had been acting in the capacity of a certified substitute at the time of the incidents, police said. …
Ridgewood, NJ
Readers Choice
Best Takeout Restaurant In Bergen County In 2024: Steve's Burgers
We are thrilled to announce that Steve's Burgers has been named Best Takeout in Bergen County in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! According to its website, Steve's Burgers specializes in classic American comfort food—juicy burgers, hot dogs, flavorful cheesesteaks, and crispy fries. The eatery also has its own soda brand, per its website. The 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice contest to name the Best of the Best in Bergen County began with reader nominations in October and ended with a voting period for finalists in 80+ categories in December. Daily Voice Congra…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Pink Poodle Takes A Plunge: Miss Molly Rescued After Daring Swim Across Passaic River
Molly the pink poodle had an adventure worthy of a Hollywood movie—except her great escape ended with a daring swim across the Passaic River and a multi-agency rescue effort that had everyone holding their breath. It all started when Garfield Police received a call at 4:15 p.m. on Monday, March 3, about a small, pink-colored dog running loose near River Drive and Lanza Avenue, according to Garfield Police Captain Mario X. Pozo. Earlier that day, Molly’s owner had already reported her missing after she slipped away from her Aster Lane home around 11 a.m. Concerned for her beloved, uniquely-c…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Armed Trio Who Left Multiple Garfield Officers Injured In Wild Chase Indicted: Prosecutor
A wild late-night police chase in Garfield last November ended with the arrests of three people — including two this month — on multiple weapons and assault charges, including one who allegedly dragged an officer with a getaway car, authorities said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of Christian V. Cepeda, 20, of Paterson; Dante N. Braxton, 20, of Paterson; and Elias X. Montanez, 20, of Elizabeth, following the Nov. 17, 2024, incident on River Drive, which left three Garfield officers injured. Police responded to a suspicious incident involving masked individuals …
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Garfield Cops Smash Window, Seize Gun Loaded With High-Capacity Mag From Wanted Lodi Man: PD
A Lodi man wanted in connection with a domestic violence incident was seized following a tense motor vehicle top in Garfield, during which officers found him in possession of a handgun loaded with a high-capacity magazine and hollow-point bullets, authorities said. Officers received a “be on the lookout” alert from Lodi Saturday, Jan. 11, before spotting a blue Acura TL matching the description around 11:05 p.m., Garfield Police Capt. Mario Pozo said. Christian O. Cabrera was behind the wheel, police said. Officer Marvin Camano — aware of a potential threat posed by a handgun — stopped the …
Little Falls-Woodland Park, NJ
Business
'The Wait Is Over:' Popular Local Bar Blackjack Mulligan's Opens In Woodland Park
Blackjack Mulligan's Public House, a popular destination for food and drink enthusiasts across Bergen and Passaic counties, is expanding with the opening of its highly anticipated third location. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blackjack Mulligan’s Hawthorne 🍀 (@blackjacks_hawthorne) "The Wait Is OVER!" the pub said in breaking the news. The new Woodland Park spot will host a soft opening on Thursday, Jan. 9, at 3 p.m., at 1145 McBride Avenue. It takes over the former McBride's space, which closed last July, and promises to bring…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Ridgefield Park Man Sexually Assaulted Child Multiple Times, Provided Alcohol: Prosecutor
A 28-year-old Ridgefield Park man is accused of sexually assaulting a victim when they were a pre-teen and as a teenager, and giving them marijuana and alcohol on one occasion, authorities said. Ronal P. Vasquez allegedly sexually assaulted the child between ages 13 and 16 in Garfield and gave them marijuana and alcohol, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said citing an investigation launched on Dec. 29, 2024. Vasquez previously sexually assaulted the child twice when they were under 13 years old in Lodi and Passaic, Musella added. Vasquez was arrested in Ridgefield Park on Tuesday, Jan…
Wall Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Teen Caught With Bag Full Of Mail Stolen From Wall Township Businesses, Police Say
A Garfield teen was given more than 20 theft charges after he was found carrying stolen mail in Wall Township, authorities said. The 16-year-old boy was arrested near Industrial Road, the Wall Township Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The arrest came as officers have increased patrols in response to rising criminal activity, particularly mail theft, in parts of Wall. A detective saw the teen "acting suspicious" at around 8:40 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. The boy dropped a bag and tried to get away but he was eventually captured. Police said t…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Arrested After Train Collides With Car On Tracks Near Plauderville: Officials
A motorist was arrested for driving under the influence after their vehicle was struck by an NJ Transit train carrying about 450 passengers Monday evening, Nov. 25, officials said. The collision happened at approximately 5:40 p.m., west of the Plauderville Station in Garfield, an NJ Transit spokesperson said. The crash involved Port Jervis Line train #55, which departed Hoboken at 5:16 p.m. and was heading to Port Jervis. Two people were inside the vehicle at the time of the crash but were not injured. Approximately 450 passengers and crew on board the train were also unharmed. The dr…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Three Garfield Officers Struck By Fleeing Vehicle: Prosecutor
Three Garfield police officers were injured late Sunday night, Nov. 17, when vehicles fleeing a scene struck two of them and a police SUV over the weekend, authorities said. The incident began around 11:30 p.m. when Garfield officers responded to reports of suspicious individuals wearing masks in the 400 block of River Drive, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said. As officers arrived, they encountered two vehicles fleeing the area. One of the vehicles struck two officers, while the second vehicle collided with an occupied Garfield Police Department SUV, officials said. The injured off…
Hackensack, NJ
Politics
Dems Overtake Republicans In Early Voting: Here's Where Polls Are Now Open In North Jersey
More than 38 million Americans had cast their votes in the 2024 elections as of Saturday morning, Oct. 26, the University of Florida Election Lab's early voter tracker shows. Polls have officially opened for early, in-person voting in New Jersey. How will you be voting? According to the UFL lab, 7.8M Democrats and 6.9M Republicans had already voted. Here's where you can show up and vote in each county in North Jersey come Saturday morning, Oct. 26. BERGEN Jack Alter Community Center, Fort Lee Garfield Nutrition Center & Senior Citizens Building, Garfield County Admin Build…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Girl, 9, Burned By Instant Noodles Airlifted To Hospital, Garfield Police Say
A 9-year-old girl was airlifted to an Essex County hospital after being burned by a hot cup of instant noodles in Bergen County on Monday, Sept. 30. Garfield officers and Hackensack University Medical Center EMS and paramedics were called to a home on Outwater Lane at approximately 3:25 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, where the girl had suffered burns on her stomach, arm, and groin, Capt. Mario Pozo said. The girl and her mother were flown by Hackensack Meridian Health's AirMed 1 from 20th Century Field on Elizabeth Street in Garfield to Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, Poz…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Obituaries
Alexander Tabano, Dad Formerly Of Garfield, Plumber, Dies At 25
Alexander Michael Joseph Tabano, of Rutherford, died on Monday, Sept. 16. He was 25 years old. Alexander, formerly of Garfield, attended the Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, PA and continued his education studying plumbing at Bergen Technical School, his obituary on the DiChiara Funeral Home website says. Employed by Jersey Drains Unlimited, Alexander was previously a member of the Hackensack Boys Scouts and the Beth Israel Church youth group in Garfield. Alexander was preceded in death by his father, John Russell Wilson. He is survived by his mother, Mary Jane Tabano…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
News
$20K Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket Sold At Garfield Liquor Store
A New Jersey Lottery scratch-off ticket winning a $20,000 prize was sold at a Bergen County liquor store. The ticket was purchased on Sunday, Sept. 22, at River Drive Bar & Liquor on River Drive in Garfield. A pair of $1 million lottery prizes were won in New Jersey over the weekend, one from the Mega Millions drawing on Friday, Sept. 20 in Middlesex County, and another in the Spectacular games on Sunday, Sept. 22 in Camden County.
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Fleeing Driver, 24, Pins Victim Against Car She Struck In Garfield: Police
A 24-year-old woman has been arrested after police say she pinned a pedestrian between her car and a vehicle she'd struck while trying to flee the scene on Labor Day in Bergen County. Ashley Elizabeth Ann Flores, of Garfield, had struck a parked vehicle on Outwater Lane near Wilson Street around 10:20 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. While driving away in a white Jeep, Flores "drove her car into the victim who was on foot, pinning him between her car and the vehicle she just struck," Musella said. The victim was hospitalized with a serious leg injury. F…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
FBI Captures Man Who Sexually Assaulted Child In Bergen County For Months, Prosecutor Says
A 36-year-old New York man has been charged with the sexual assault of a child in Bergen County, police said. Renaldo W. Baxter assaulted a child under the age of 16 years old in Garfield and Teaneck between April and October 2019, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The investigation began on Friday, May 31, when Garfield police contacted the prosecutor's office about the alleged abuse, Musella said. Baxter was charged with one count of second-degree attempted aggravated assault, one count of second-degree sexual assault, and two counts of third-degree endangering the welfare…
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