West Milford PD: Good Samaritans Corner DWI Motorist West Milford PD: Good Samaritans Corner DWI Motorist West Milford PD: Good Samaritans Corner DWI Motorist
West Milford PD: Good Samaritans Corner DWI Motorist A group of Good Samaritans pinned a drunk driver’s car in the parking lot of a Route 23 bar and liquor store until West Milford police arrived, authorities said. Another motorist called police while following the car driven by 27-year-old Amy Lang of Montville earlier this month, police said. Lang suddenly pulled into the Island of Spirits parking lot, where “the caller along with other concerned citizens blocked the car to keep [her] from leaving,” they said. Lang was charged with DWI and released to a responsible adult pending a Municipal Court hearing, and her vehicle was temporarily im…
Driver In DWI Crash Blames NY Jets, Wayne Police Say Driver In DWI Crash Blames NY Jets, Wayne Police Say Driver In DWI Crash Blames NY Jets, Wayne Police Say
Driver In DWI Crash Blames NY Jets, Wayne Police Say An intoxicated driver who could barely walk after his car rear-ended another in Wayne, injuring two people, blamed his drunkenness on the New York Jets, police said. Then he smiled for his mugshot. Christopher J. Greyshock, 57, of West Milford was “staggering and swaying,” nearly falling into traffic on Route 23, following the 5:15 p.m. crash, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Barely an hour earlier, the favored Jets lost to the Buffalo Bills, 41-10, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford – leaving both teams with 3-7 records. "I drank too much because the Jets suck!" Greyshock told the…
Helicopter-Aided Hunt For Route 23 Hotel Burglars Literally Turns Into Fireworks Helicopter-Aided Hunt For Route 23 Hotel Burglars Literally Turns Into Fireworks Helicopter-Aided Hunt For Route 23 Hotel Burglars Literally Turns Into Fireworks
Helicopter-Aided Hunt For Route 23 Hotel Burglars Literally Turns Into Fireworks Two bandits who burglarized a Route 23 hotel in Pompton Plains eluded an extensive search Sunday night that included a New Jersey State Police helicopter. Compounding the effort was a fireworks show set off during an event at a nearby catering hall. "It sounded like gunfire for 20 minutes," one law enforcement official told Daily Voice. The search was concentrated on the border of Wayne -- particularly along Farmingdale Road -- following the Best Western Regency House burglary. Township police assisted. The bandits were dressed all in black, with one wearing white gloves, police …
Passaic SPCA Probing Report Of Dead Kittens Found On Rt 23 Thrown From SUV Passaic SPCA Probing Report Of Dead Kittens Found On Rt 23 Thrown From SUV Passaic SPCA Probing Report Of Dead Kittens Found On Rt 23 Thrown From SUV
Passaic SPCA Probing Report Of Dead Kittens Found On Rt 23 Thrown From SUV Passaic County SPCA officials confirmed that they’re investigating a motorist's claim that two kittens found dead on Route 23 were thrown from an SUV. Both were struck by passing vehicles in the southbound lanes Friday near the Wayne Motor Inn and Izumi Steakhouse just north of the Routes 80/46 cloverleaf, Wayne Police Detective Lt. Christian Wittig told Daily Voice. It couldn't immediately be determined whether the black kittens -- each between 6 and 8 weeks old -- were alive or already dead at the time. A police report filed by a witness with Wayne police on Saturday was forwarded to the…
Wayne PD: Drunk Bronx Driver Fights With Police Wayne PD: Drunk Bronx Driver Fights With Police Wayne PD: Drunk Bronx Driver Fights With Police
Wayne PD: Drunk Bronx Driver Fights With Police WAYNE, N.J. – A drunk Bronx driver fought with Wayne police, injuring an officer, after they stopped her on Route 23, authorities said. Officer Patrick Wlazel stopped a 2016 Subaru Outback at 12:20 a.m. Monday as it pulled into a shopping center after failing to maintain a lane on the southbound highway, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. The driver, 32-year-old Kristina Solano, had “a strong odor of alcohol,” along with bloodshot and watery eyes, he said. Solano “became argumentative and refused to comply with officers demands or instructions,” Martin said. She then “resisted arrest …
POLICE: Philly Pair 'Lost' In Wayne Caught With Pot, $12,000 In Drug Cash POLICE: Philly Pair 'Lost' In Wayne Caught With Pot, $12,000 In Drug Cash POLICE: Philly Pair 'Lost' In Wayne Caught With Pot, $12,000 In Drug Cash
Police: Philly Pair 'Lost' In Wayne Caught With Pot, $12,000 In Drug Cash WAYNE, N.J. -- Two Philadelphia men who told police they didn't know what they were doing in Wayne were carrying several bags of pot and $12,000 in suspected drug money, authorities said. Officers Mark Ciavirella and James Monaghan were on an afternoon patrol of the northbound Route 23 business corridor when they spotted the pair's 2003 Honda Odyssey in the center lane of the highway with equipment violations, then stopped it in the parking lot of the Packanack Lake Shopping Center. Capt. Laurence Martin said. The officers immediately smelled pot and ordered both men out, he said. Neither …
Bail Reform: Wayne Police Arrest Fugitive Wanted In Four Counties Bail Reform: Wayne Police Arrest Fugitive Wanted In Four Counties Bail Reform: Wayne Police Arrest Fugitive Wanted In Four Counties
Bail Reform: Wayne Police Arrest Fugitive Wanted In Four Counties WAYNE, N.J. -- Two Wayne detectives nabbed a Clifton man wanted for skipping court in four counties. Detectives Paul Kindler and Vincent Ricciardelli were on a fugitive hunt Tuesday night on southbound Route 23 when they found Franklin Wesner III, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Wesner III was wanted out of Middlesex County for selling drugs, out of Morris County for unpaied child support and out of Clifton and Hillsdale for unspecified warrants, Martin said. A search turned up 11 bags of heroin stamped "HEROIN KING," a small bag of pot, two metal spoons with heroin residue…
Catnip Cocktail, $4M Rembrandt Top Bergen County News This Week Catnip Cocktail, $4M Rembrandt Top Bergen County News This Week Catnip Cocktail, $4M Rembrandt Top Bergen County News This Week
Catnip Cocktail, $4M Rembrandt Top Bergen County News This Week These are the five stories that topped Bergen and Passaic county news this week at Daily Voice: CATNIP COCKTAIL: A driver was under the influence of a "catnip cocktail" when he suddenly jerked his car across several lanes of Route 23, said police who arrested him. REMBRANDT: What three Teaneck brothers thought was just another inheritance painting under the ping-pong table in their basement turned out to be a lost Rembrandt recently auctioned off at nearly $4 million, Fox Business reports. MAYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL? Maywood school officials “must seek alternative remedies,” after rejec…
Wayne PD: Package Theft Trio Nabbed Thanks To Residents Wayne PD: Package Theft Trio Nabbed Thanks To Residents Wayne PD: Package Theft Trio Nabbed Thanks To Residents
Wayne PD: Package Theft Trio Nabbed Thanks To Residents WAYNE, N.J. – Nearly $2,000 worth of designer clothing was snatched by a trio of package thieves – who, in turn, were grabbed by Wayne police, authorities said. Summoned by a neighbor, Sgt. Don Davidson and Officers Robert Hitson and Kyle Vergano stopped a black Honda with New York license plates on the Black Oak Ridge Road connector with Route 23 parallel to Bottle King just after 4 p.m. Wednesday, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. In the back seat of the Zip car they could see two packages – one of which contained designer sneakers and a sweatsuit worth a combined $885 that had just b…