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New police officer added, auxiliary sergeant promoted in Fair Lawn
SHOUT OUTS: Fair Lawn’s finest added a new officer to its police department and a new sergeant to its auxiliary police. John Kelly, 45, was sworn in as a police officer during Tuesday night’s council...
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Amazing, graceful: ‘Star Spangled Banner’
TRIBUTE: In September 2011, a decade after 9/11, three Scottish choirs came to New York City to pay their respects — and deliver a unique musical gift. The Lothian and Borders Police Choir, The Tayside...
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Quick air put to test in dodge ball game hosted by Fair Lawn firefighters
PHOTOS: Courtesy FAIR LAWN FD PHOTOS: A dodge ball game gave the host Fair Lawn firefighters and their guests from Glen Rock, Hawthorne and Saddle Brook a chance to practice air management in full gear...
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Bergen Sheriff’s Local 134 hosting benefit dinner for widow, daughters of Lt....
TRIBUTE: Tickets are still available for a benefit dinner hosted by Bergen County Sheriff’s PBA Local 134 for the widow and five daughters of Sheriff’s Lt. Brian Beutel, who collapsed and died earlier...
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Rochelle Park lieutenant rescues opiate overdose victim, 58, with Narcan
SHOUT OUT: A Rochelle Park police lieutenant rescued a 58-year-old opiate overdose victim in the department’s first-ever Narcan save. Lt. Dean Pinto responded to the 3 p.m. call Saturday and conducted...
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Paramus police rescue Waldwick man from burning, overturned car on Route 17
SHOUT OUTS: A trio of Paramus police officers rescued a Waldwick man from his burning car after it crashed into and snapped a utility pole, rolled and caught fire overnight on southbound Route 17....
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Bergen County Police Chiefs Foundation helps renovate home of Air Force...
SHOUT OUT: A project to renovate the home of a U.S. Air Force veteran from Rutherford received a $3,500 boost yesterday from the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association in conjunction with the Bergen...
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3 new Saddle Brook police officers sworn
New Saddle Brook Police Officers (l. to r.) Timothy Parisi, Peter Romero, Joseph Scrafani SHOUT OUTS: Three native sons — Joseph Scrafani, Peter Romero and Timothy Parisi — were sworn as new Saddle...
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Oakland police sergeant rescues elderly woman scammed out of $6,900
SHOUT OUT: An Oakland police sergeant saved an elderly victim from losing $6,900 to a scam artist after he stopped her for talking on her cellphone while driving. Sgt. Paul O’Keefe pulled the Pompton...
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Chopper flyover set for Jason and Justin car show fundraiser in Saddle Brook
SHOUT OUT: A state emergency services chopper will do a special flyover during a Mr. Cupcakes Car Show fundraiser Sunday at the Saddle Brook Bennigans for two Elmwood Park boys born with an incurable...
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Ridgewood fire lieutenant honored by NJ legislators for record-setting mile...
SHOUT OUT: A Ridgewood fire lieutenant who smashed a Guinness world record for running a mile-long race in full firefighting gear was honored by state lawmakers who cited his “meritorious...
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Lyndhurst firefighters donate recycled hoses to Turtleback Zoo
SHOUT OUT: Rather than pollute a landfill, Lyndhurst firefighters donated 2,000 feet of hose deemed unsafe for operational use to Turtleback Zoo in West Orange. Fire hoses are ruled unsafe if they’re...
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New officers hired, sergeant promoted by Bergen County Sheriff Saudino
SHOUT OUTS: Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino welcomed two new hires while promoting a detective to sergeant. Sgt. Christopher Sloma has been a member of the BCSO for 13 years, beginning his career...
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Elmwood Park police rescue heroin overdose victim in laundry bathroom
SHOUT OUTS: Elmwood Park police needed three doses but made a Narcan save of a 42-year-old Wayne man who’d overdosed on four bags of heroin in a landromat bathroom last night. Responding Officers...
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Tenafly police save overdosing heroin victim, 19, with Narcan
SHOUT OUT: Tenafly police rescued a 19-year-old heroin overdose victim with Narcan this past weekend. Officers found the unresponsive woman at a Gordon Avenue residence around 4 p.m. Sunday, Capt....
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Lodi police union rallies to help colleague after home fire
SHOUT OUT: Lodi PBA Local 26 sprung to the aid of Lt. Robert Salerno after his home was damaged by fire earlier this week, costing him and his four family members personal items. PBA President Dominic...
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Fair Lawn Junior Police Academy cadets see emergency services up close
SHOUT OUT: Fair Lawn police taught 44 youngsters about respect, teamwork and discipline at the annual Junior Police Academy this past week the John A. Forrest School. The 11- to 14-year-old cadets were...
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Hackensack firefighters make first Narcan save
SHOUT OUT: Hackensack firefighters made their first Narcan save Sunday night. Members of Engine 2 1st platoon responding to an Arcadia Road address found the victim outside, saw signs of a possible...
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St. Cecilia’s (Englewood) Class of ’75 sets 40th reunion
SHOUT OUT: Englewood’s St. Cecilia High School’s Class of ’75 is having its 40th reunion this fall. The Oct. 17 event at the Colonial Inn in Norwood will also feature alumni of other 1970s classes and...
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Lyndhurst firefighter rescues unconscious dog in East Newark blaze
SHOUT OUT: Smoke billowed through an East Newark duplex late last night when Lyndhurst Firefighter Andrew Wagner, searching rooms with a thermal imaging camera, found an unconscious dog on a kitchen...
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