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Teaneck Widow, 64, Found Safe: Paramus Police
Velvet Poveromo was found unharmed, Paramus police said Saturday, Aug. 2.
ORIGINAL STORY, July 28:
Police are asking for the public’s help finding a 64-year-old Bergen County widow who hasn’t been seen in three weeks.
Velvet Poveromo, who lost her husband, Charlie, in 2018, was last seen at her home in the Teaneck area, according to the Paramus Police Department. Her daughter was the last person to contact her, police said.
Poveromo has not been heard from or seen since.
Poveromo was married to Charlie Poveromo, the former owner of Henley’s Bar & Grill in New Milford and manager…
DUI, Suspended Driver Kills Bicyclist In Camden County: Njsp
A Bridgeton man riding a bicycle on Interstate 676 was struck and killed early Sunday morning by a woman who was driving under the influence and on a suspended license, authorities said.
Victor Owens, 39, was riding south in the left lane of I-676 in Camden when he was hit from behind by a Nissan passenger vehicle, around 1:37 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said in a release.
The Nissan was being driven by Charlene Wingate, a 60-year-old woman from Blackwood, who police say failed to remain at the scene. Later, she self-reported that she had struck a b…
15 Hollow Point Bullets, Nunchucks, Cocaine Found Outside Fair Lawn Auto Parts Store: Cops
Two men were busted with a loaded handgun, crack cocaine, and a set of nunchucks outside a Bergen County auto parts store earlier this month, authorities said.
Fair Lawn officers found the illegal items in the early hours of Friday, July 18, in the parking lot of Advance Auto Parts at 18-37 River Road, Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said.
Officer Matthew Hearon approached a white Acura around 1:45 a.m. after noticing the occupants moving around and reaching under the seats, the sergeant said.
Both men, identified as Shaun P. Reed, 44, of Pompton Lakes, and Michael P. Durant, 40, of Paterson, i…
NY Woman Killed After Vehicle Overturns, Hits Tractor-Trailer On Turnpike In Fort Lee: Njsp
A woman from Yonkers, NY was killed in an early morning crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Fort Lee, authorities said.
Vanessa Diaz Pichardo, 37, had been driving a Hyundai passenger car in the southbound lanes near milepost 121.5 when the vehicle veered off the road to the right at approximately 2 a.m. Monday, July 28, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said.
Diaz Pichardo’s car struck the curb and guardrail, then overturned and entered the southbound local ramp, where it slammed into the side of a Freightliner tractor-trailer, according to Marchan.
Pichardo was killed as a res…