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Repeat Offender Punches Disabled Man In Face For 75-Cent Bus Fare: Ridgefield Park PD Repeat Offender Punches Disabled Man In Face For 75-Cent Bus Fare: Ridgefield Park PD
Repeat Offender Punches Disabled Man In Face For 75-Cent Bus Fare: Ridgefield Park PD A repeat offender heartlessly punched a disabled man on a Ridgefield Park street and took the 75 cents he'd been carrying for bus fare, authorities said. Joshua Bendewald, 30, approached the victim near the corner of Main Street and Grand Avenue and “asked him how much money he had” around 11 a.m. Saturday, June 1, Ridgefield Park Police Lt. Justin Tress said. The 64-year-old victim said he had only the 75-cent bus fare he held in his hand, which the robber took, the lieutenant said. When the victim said he didn’t have any more, Tress said, Bendewald punched him in the face, knocking the m…
Ridgefield Park Officer Finds Gun, Hollow-Nose Ammo, $24,500 After Stopping Out-Of-State Driver Ridgefield Park Officer Finds Gun, Hollow-Nose Ammo, $24,500 After Stopping Out-Of-State Driver
Ridgefield Park Officer Finds Gun, Hollow-Nose Ammo, $24,500 After Stopping Out-Of-State Driver A Ridgefield Park police officer turned up a handgun loaded with hollow-nose bullets, a small amount of crystal meth and $24,500 in suspicious cash during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Amanda Thomas stopped the Toyota Tundra for a number of violations at Main and Hobart streets shortly after 10 a.m. Monday, April 8, Police Chief Joseph Rella said. The driver, 40-year-old Mexican national Raul Villanueva Muratalla of Nashville, was taken into custody a short time later, he said. Muratalla was charged with unlawful weapons possession, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpo…
NYC Pizzeria Known For Chimichurri Pie Coming To Ridgefield Park NYC Pizzeria Known For Chimichurri Pie Coming To Ridgefield Park
NYC Pizzeria Known For Chimichurri Pie Coming To Ridgefield Park A New York City pizzeria is crossing state lines in its expansion. Wahizza is reportedly opening a second location on Main Street in Ridgefield Park, according to Wahizza's Instagram and as first reported by BoozyBurbs. The pizzeria, located in Washington Heights, boasts "high-quality artisan oven baked pizza," according to its website. "We cater to consumers who crave tasteful, high-quality pizza. Along with great tasting pizza, our menu includes pizza rolls, calzones, and cannolis. Our chimichurri Dominican pizza is our most popular and a must try." Wahizza says its most popular pie is…
Police: Ridgefield Park Pedestrian, 79, Struck Killed By Westwood Driver Police: Ridgefield Park Pedestrian, 79, Struck Killed By Westwood Driver
Police: Ridgefield Park Pedestrian, 79, Struck Killed By Westwood Driver A 79-year-old Ridgefield Park pedestrian who was struck by a van while in a crosswalk Friday died of her injuries, authorities said. The 67-year-old Ford van driver from Westwood made a left into Sima Nightingale as she crossed at the corner of Main and Mount Vernon streets shortly after 9:30 a.m., Police Lt. Art Jensen said. Nightingale was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and rushed into surgery but succumbed to her injuries, Jensen said. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Fatal Accident Investiga…
SWAT: Armed Ridgefield Park Man, 58, Takes Own Life SWAT: Armed Ridgefield Park Man, 58, Takes Own Life
SWAT: Armed Ridgefield Park Man, 58, Takes Own Life A distraught Ridgefield Park man shot himself dead after barricading himself in his home Thursday night, authorities confirmed. Scott DeGraw, 58, had recently lost a close friend and was “going through a tough situation,” one responder said. A woman sustained minor injuries after trying to take a knife from him when police were called around 7:30 p.m., he said. The area around the Main Street home near Grand Avenue was cordoned off and a SWAT team responded, along with borough, Bogota, Little Ferry and Ridgefield police, Lt. Arthur Jensen said. Everyone else got out of the home safely. …
Police: Fleeing Route 46 Driver Injures Two In Wrong-Way Ridgefield Park Crash Police: Fleeing Route 46 Driver Injures Two In Wrong-Way Ridgefield Park Crash
Police: Fleeing Route 46 Driver Injures Two In Wrong-Way Ridgefield Park Crash A speeding driver led a Ridgefield Park police officer on a chase through village side streets before his coupe crashed into a pickup truck on the opposite side of the road, injuring its two occupants, authorities said. Officer Brian Lyons tried to stop the BMW on westbound Route 46 shortly before 10:30 p.m. Friday, Lt. Arthur Jensen said. The driver – Romy D. Fabre, 26, of Jamaica, Queens – then hit the gas and turned off the highway, Jensen said. He eventually ended up heading south in the northbound lanes of the Main Street bypass when his vehicle collided with a Ford F350 pickup truck,…
North Jersey Restaurant Openings North Jersey Restaurant Openings
North Jersey Restaurant Openings Chinese dumplings. Roman pizza. American fare in a lounge with speakeasy vibes. It's all right here in North Jersey. Here are some of the new restaurants that recently opened in the area. Reventon is opening this weekend in Wallington. The Peruvian restaurant's specialties are rotisserie chicken, fried chicken and other authentic fare. The owners of the family-operated joint have another eatery in Kearny, BoozyBurbs reports. 210 Main Ave., Wallington. SQ Pizza has opened on Route 17 in Mahwah. SQ offers Roman, by-the-slice pizzeria using non-GMO flour imported from Italy. Classic pies, p…
Winning NJ Lottery Ticket Sold In Ridgefield Park Winning NJ Lottery Ticket Sold In Ridgefield Park
Winning NJ Lottery Ticket Sold In Ridgefield Park A winning New Jersey Lottery ticket was sold in Ridgefield Park. The ticket from Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing wins the $10,000 jackpot. That ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven on Main Street. The winning numbers were 32, 48, 50, 51 and 64. The Gold Mega Ball was 10 and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.
WINNER, WINNER: $10K Lotto Ticket Sold In Ridgefield Park WINNER, WINNER: $10K Lotto Ticket Sold In Ridgefield Park
Winner, Winner: $10K Lotto Ticket Sold In Ridgefield Park A New Jersey Lottery ticket good for $10,000 was sold in Ridgefield Park. The Mega Millions ticket from Tuesday's drawing was purchased from Park Stationary on Main Street. The winning numbers were 12, 15, 30, 50 and 65. The Gold Mega Ball was 01, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 04. Nineteen other players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500.  Three of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $2,000.  The next drawing will be held Friday, Sept. 20 at 11 p.m. 
Ridgefield Park Pizzeria Cook From Hackensack Found Drowned In Passaic River Ridgefield Park Pizzeria Cook From Hackensack Found Drowned In Passaic River
Ridgefield Park Pizzeria Cook From Hackensack Found Drowned In Passaic River Authorities were trying to determine how a Hackensack cook who worked at a popular Ridgefield Park pizzeria drowned in the Passaic River on the Fourth of July. Someone spotted the 30-year-old victim’s body on the Harrison side of the river from Raymond Boulevard in Newark just after 4:45 p.m., responders said. Harrison firefighters recovered the body near the PSE&G lot about 40 minutes later. The cook, who worked at Dante's Pizzeria & Restaurant on Main Street, had been watching a World Cup soccer match at a local tavern earlier. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS
Ridgefield Park Man, 19, Shot Outside Home, Authorities Consider Possible Botched Robbery Ridgefield Park Man, 19, Shot Outside Home, Authorities Consider Possible Botched Robbery
Ridgefield Park Man, 19, Shot Outside Home, Authorities Consider Possible Botched Robbery UPDATE: Authorities were exploring the possibility that a 19-year-old Ridgefield Park man shot in the leg outside his house Sunday was targeted for a robbery. The 19-year-old victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center alert and conscious with a minor wound in his thigh after the Gordon Street shooting around 3:30 p.m., they said. He described his assailant as two men in their 20s, both about 5-foot-10 each with athletic buildings, village Police Lt. Joseph Rella said. One was wearing a grey hoodie and a black mask that was partially covering his face, Rella said.  The second…
PD: Failed Knifepoint Robber From Ridgefield Park Leaves Dollar For Donut PD: Failed Knifepoint Robber From Ridgefield Park Leaves Dollar For Donut
PD: Failed Knifepoint Robber From Ridgefield Park Leaves Dollar For Donut RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- A Ridgefield Park man who tried to rob a local Dunkin Donuts at knifepoint got only a donut for his troubles -- then left a buck behind for it, authorities said. A patrol sergeant recognized Kevin A. Almodovar, 21, from surveillance video on Tuesday after the abortive weekend robbery. An employee at the Main Street store told responding officers jthat the 20-something robber was wearing a dark colored Carhart jacket, dark colored hoodie and red winter-style hat, carrying a tan and orange backpack when he entered the store around 6:30 p.m. Saturday brandishing a larg…