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Norwood Police Department

Northern Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Stranger In Black Sedan Tries Talking To Teen Girl On Norwood Street, Police Say Stranger In Black Sedan Tries Talking To Teen Girl On Norwood Street, Police Say
Stranger In Black Sedan Tries Talking To Teen Girl On Norwood Street, Police Say A man in a black sedan tried speaking with a teenage girl walking on a Bergen County street Saturday morning, June 14, police said. A resident flagged down a Norwood patrol officer at 11:14 a.m. to report the suspicious incident on Fourteenth Street, which had occurred about 10 minutes earlier, police said.  The man — described as a bearded Hispanic male in his mid-30s — was driving a black sedan with tinted windows and a lowered suspension. The teen immediately returned home and told her parents, police said. The man never got out of his car. Officers issued a BOLO and nearby agenci…

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by Cecilia Levine
Northern Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Crawls Out Of Overturned Car Following Norwood Crash: Police Driver Crawls Out Of Overturned Car Following Norwood Crash: Police
Driver Crawls Out Of Overturned Car Following Norwood Crash: Police A 54-year-old Hillsdale resident was largely unscathed after his vehicle overturned in Norwood on Thursday, Sept. 19, police said. The driver was heading south on Summit Street when the vehicle struck a parked car and overturned around 8:10 p.m., Norwood Police Chief Christian Federici said. Norwood EMS responded to the scene and assessed the driver, who Federici said declined transport to a hospital. Norwood firefighters also responded to make the vehicle safe, prior to it being flipped upright and removed from the roadway.  The Norwood PD Traffic Unit is overseeing the investigation…

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by Cecilia Levine
Northern Valley, NJ
News
Norwood Family's Screams Send Home Invader Running In Terrifying Encounter: Cops Norwood Family's Screams Send Home Invader Running In Terrifying Encounter: Cops
Norwood Family's Screams Send Home Invader Running In Terrifying Encounter: Cops A Texas man has been arrested in a Bergen County home invasion this weekend after he was scared off by the victims' screams, authorities said. Jisun Park, 40, of Carrollton, TX, was masked and armed when he confronted two adults and their children after he entered their Impatiens Way garage around 12:20 p.m. Saturday, July 27, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Park pointed a handgun at the family, announced a robbery, and threatened them, Musella said. The victims began screaming and managed to scare off Park, who fled to a nearby wooded area, the prosecutor said.  Mult…

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by Cecilia Levine
Northern Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
GOTCHA! Police Converge, Burglary Duo Caught Redhanded In Northvale GOTCHA! Police Converge, Burglary Duo Caught Redhanded In Northvale
Gotcha! Police Converge, Burglary Duo Caught Redhanded In Northvale Police from neighboring towns converged Thursday afternoon to capture a pair of burglars who broke into a Northvale home. A 911 call alerted police to a burglary in progress on Snedeker Place at 1:40 p.m. May 18, Northvale Police Chief Howard Ostrow said. Ostrow’s officers and their colleagues from Norwood were the first on the scene, the chief said. Norwood police immediately grabbed a suspect in the backyard of the burglarized home, Ostrow said. Northvale police chased down the other, he said. Both were brought to a nearby medical facility for evaluations, the chief said. Neither cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Norwood Officer Fires Gun At Car Speeding Away From Shooting Scene: Police Norwood Officer Fires Gun At Car Speeding Away From Shooting Scene: Police
Norwood Officer Fires Gun At Car Speeding Away From Shooting Scene: Police Authorities are investigating an early morning shooting that happened over the weekend in Norwood. Police responded to reports of shots fired on Folan Avenue around 3:16 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21, Norwood Police said on Facebook. Responding officers heard more gunshots and a car speed towards them from the caller's address.  Norwood Police units are on the scene of a shots fired call on Folan Avenue. The information here is preliminary as we... Posted by Norwood Police Department on Sunday, January 22, 2023 One officer fire his gun at the car, but it sped down the road and left the area,…

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by David Cifarelli
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
DEA, Police Investigate Murder Victim Dumped On Delco Street DEA, Police Investigate Murder Victim Dumped On Delco Street
DEA, Police Investigate Murder Victim Dumped On Delco Street Investigators believe the man found dead with multiple stab wounds on a Delaware County side street earlier this month was murdered elsewhere and then dumped there.  Police in Norwood were called to Darby Crescent Road just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, the department said in a release. There, officers found the body of a man killed "under suspicious circumstances," they said.  Authorities later identified the body as 24-year-old Jimmy Reynolds Jr., of Philadelphia, Norwood police said. Officials in the city had reported Reynolds missing from North Philly just thre…

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by Mac Bullock
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
'No Probable Cause' In Alleged Assault At Willett Early Childhood Center: Norwood Police 'No Probable Cause' In Alleged Assault At Willett Early Childhood Center: Norwood Police
'No Probable Cause' In Alleged Assault At Willett Early Childhood Center: Norwood Police A court in Dedham found no probable cause in the assault allegations a student made against an employee at Willett Early Childhood Center last month, authorities said.  Authorities presented the allegations to the court earlier this month after the student made the allegation in October, Norwood police said in a Facebook post.  "On Oct. 6, we announced that an allegation had been made that a staff member at the Willett Early Childhood Center had assaulted a student, and that we had requested a show cause hearing at the Dedham District Court on the matter.  "That hearing was held on Nov. 4…

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by Josh Lanier
Quincy, MA
Schools
Norwood School Employee On Leave After Allegedly Assaulting Student: Police Norwood School Employee On Leave After Allegedly Assaulting Student: Police
Norwood School Employee On Leave After Allegedly Assaulting Student: Police An employee at a pre-K school in Norwood is on leave after they allegedly assaulted a student last week, authorities said.  The employee of George F. Willett Early Childhood Center allegedly hit the child after taking them into a hallway at the school around 11 a.m. on Sept. 28, the Norwood School District said in a letter to parents.  The school nurse examined the student before their parents came and picked them up, the letter from Superintendent David Thomson said.  Norwood police have investigated the alleged incident and asked for a hearing with a Dedham magistrate…

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by Josh Lanier
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
School Bus Smashes Through The Chateau Restaurant In Norwood School Bus Smashes Through The Chateau Restaurant In Norwood
School Bus Smashes Through The Chateau Restaurant In Norwood Crews were on the scene where a school bus smashed through the front of a restaurant in Norwood, authorities said.  Police responded to for a vehicle into building at The Chateau Restaurant, located at 404 Boston-Providence Turnpike, around 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, Norwood Police said on Facebook.  At approximately 2200 hours, NPD units responded to 404 Boston-Providence Highway, The Chateau, for a vehicle into a... Posted by Norwood Police Department on Saturday, July 16, 2022 Upon arrival, officers found the bus had driven up the front steps of the restaurant and smashed through…

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by David Cifarelli
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
WATCH: Car Carrier Clips Vehicle While Running Red Light In Boston Suburb WATCH: Car Carrier Clips Vehicle While Running Red Light In Boston Suburb
Watch: Car Carrier Clips Vehicle While Running Red Light In Boston Suburb A car carrier clipped another vehicle while running a red light in Norwood, the town's police department said on Twitter. Surveillance footage captured the moment the carrier speed right through the intersection of Route 1 and Dean Street while heading toward Neponset Street around 2:22 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22.  Just occurred Route 1 @ Sumner. Car carrier involved did not stop and was last seen heading onto Dean Street toward Neponset. Call 9-1-1 if spotted. pic.twitter.com/36Txq8gNNu — Norwood Police (@NorwoodPolice) June 22, 2022 Originally the carrier did not stay at the scene …

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by David Cifarelli
Northern Valley, NJ
News
HEROES: Bergen Mom, Son Rescued From Rising Floodwaters HEROES: Bergen Mom, Son Rescued From Rising Floodwaters
Heroes: Bergen Mom, Son Rescued From Rising Floodwaters Floodwaters had reached the bottom of their SUV's windshield when heroes from Norwood rescued a Demarest woman and her young son during Tuesday's downpour. It was one of several saves throughout the late-afternoon thunderstorms that rocked North Jersey. First, DPW Supt. Robert Tracy grabbed hold of the Mercedes to keep the swollen brook from sweeping it under a Walnut Street bridge, Police Chief Jeffrey Krapels said. Then Police Officer Daniel Sullivan and Detective Perry Duelfer got the mom and her 10-year-old boy out, assisted by Sgt. Sal Russino, the chief said. Both were fine, he sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Handyman Caught Masturbating Near Norwood Job Site, Police Say Handyman Caught Masturbating Near Norwood Job Site, Police Say
Handyman Caught Masturbating Near Norwood Job Site, Police Say Norwood police arrested a Hudson County handyman after two female passersby said they saw him masturbating in his vehicle. Ernesto Martinez, 34, of West New York was working a job in the area when the women told police they saw him busy doing something else while parked on Rio Vista Drive around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Police Chief Jeff Krapels said. Martinez drove away but was stopped and arrested by police a short time later, the chief said. They charged Martinez with lewdness and released him pending a Municipal Court hearing. ****** UPDATE: A 21-year-old Northvale driver was charged with …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Six Hospitalized, One Extricated In Three-Vehicle Norwood Crash Six Hospitalized, One Extricated In Three-Vehicle Norwood Crash
Six Hospitalized, One Extricated In Three-Vehicle Norwood Crash UPDATE: Six people were hospitalized following a three-vehicle crash Saturday night in Norwood. Firefighters extricated one of the victims in the Livingston Street crash, which occurred just before 7 p.m. The four most seriously injured were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. Two others were taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and HUMC at Pascack Valley in Westwood. Airbags deployed and all were wearing seat belts, responders said. Responding were Norwood EMS, police and firefighters, the Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps and firefighters and an ambulance…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Bergen Prosecutor: 'Helping Hand' Continues To Reach Opioid Addicts Bergen Prosecutor: 'Helping Hand' Continues To Reach Opioid Addicts
Bergen Prosecutor: 'Helping Hand' Continues To Reach Opioid Addicts HACKENSACK, N.J. – More than three dozen heroin users arrested in Bergen County over a four-day period got more than summonses to appear in court: They were each also offered the opportunity to connect with a recovering addict who could one day help save his or her life. Of the 37 users given the chance, 19 of those charged with heroin agreed to work with a “recovery specialist” -- – a recovering addict who has remained clean and knows how to help them find treatment, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. A dozen of them completed 5-day detox and had long-term treatment options …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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