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Bergen County Week In Review

Saturday, September 1, 2012

'Known Gang Member' Arrested, Teen Charged in House Fire and More in Top County News

Here are the top headlines from around Bergen County, brought to you by the Patch editors who know those towns best.

Police chief James Batelli credited the “excellent police work” of two Mahwah officers in the apprehension of a “known gang member” wanted in New York. Mitchell Gardner, 30, of Kingston, N.Y., was arrested in Mahwah Tuesday after being pulled over for a motor vehicle violation, Batelli said. Gardner “was wanted out of New York State for a parole violation,” and had an “extensive criminal history for serious crimes and is a known gang member,” Batelli said. A 17-year-old neighbor's carelessly discarded cigarette started last Tuesday's Loretto Avenue house fire that caused major damage to the rear of the building and displaced its two residents, Fair Lawn fire marshal Jay Bender said Monday. Bender said the individual, whose name was not …

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3:16 pm on Tuesday, September 11, 2012

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Man Nude at Kids' Lemonade Stand, Cops Say; Exec Fires Back Over Bergen Cops in Top County News

Here are the top headlines from around Bergen County, brought to you by the Patch editors who know those towns best.

A 46-year-old Ridgewood man is facing lewdness charges for attempting to expose himself to three young girls running a lemonade stand in Glen Rock before fleeing when confronted by an adult, police said. Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan filed a lawsuit Thursday against the county freeholders to block a second reading of an ordinance that would dissolve the county police, and prevent a ballot question on merging the department with the sheriff's office.  Midland Park Police closed Godwin Avenue from Irving Street to Central Avenue for approximately one hour Wednesday night following a 3-car accident that sent multiple people to the hospital. Glen Rock police say Sazana Sadiku, 24, was a major player in a ring that defrauded at least…

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11:52 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Breastfeeding Video Leads to Suit, Teen Found Dead and More in Top County News

Here are the top headlines from around Bergen County, brought to you by the Patch editors who know those towns best.

A Fair Lawn mother is suing the producer of an instructional breastfeeding video she appeared in with her infant daughter after the video was posted to YouTube and spliced into a pornographic film by a third party. Maryann Sahoury, a sales and marketing professional who, according to her website, worked for nearly 10 years as the Director of Marketing and Special Events with Parisi Fitness Centers, shot the video for Meredith Video Studios in early 2010. A 16-year-old incoming senior at Ridgewood High School died early Wednesday, Ridgewood police confirmed. Ridgewood police Cpt. Jacqueline Luthcke told Patch that police received a report at 3:36 a.m. Wednesday that a male juvenile was unresponsive at a residence in Ridgewood. The …

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