Tag: Police, Fire, & EMT

Fist fight, machete, and gunfire in North Bergen

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A street fight involving a machete Monday and shots fired nearby several hours later may be connected, according to North Bergen police.

No one was found injured following a report of several shots heard in the 200 block of 74th Street at about 9:08 p.m., police said. When police arrived, they were able to retrieve one bullet from a nearby home, according to Capt. Patrick Irwin.

The captain asked that anyone with information or home CCTV footage from the area contact the North Bergen Police Detective Bureau at 201-392-2092.

Read more at NJ.com

Hit and run criminal was tracked via "cell phone technology"

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Chavix-Tacen North Bergen

A NJ.com article reveals that North Bergen hit and run driver Rogelio Chavix-Tacen, an undocumented resident, was tracked using the GSP on his cell phone.

On November 14th, 2015 two brothers were walking home from a movie when Chavix-Tacen jumped a curb striking the two and took off. Michael Viruet, 20, was said to have jumped in front of his 11-year-old brother in an attempt to save his sibling from danger. Viruet’s leg had to be amputated as a result of the crash and died as a result of his injuries.

“He made the ultimate sacrifice anyone can ever make and that was to protect the younger siblings,” brother Chris Bonilla wrote on the family’s GoFundMe page.

Rogelio was still on the run as Michael Viruet Sr., father of the victim, urged the driver who hit his sons to turn himself or herself in to police.

“I just don’t know how you could sleep these past three days knowing that you almost killed two kids,” Viruet Sr said.

Just a half hour before 20-year-old Michael Viruet died in the hospital, Rogelio Chavix-Tacen caught hiding under a bed and arrested by the U.S. Marshal Service.

North Bergen hospital receives a 'C' grade in safety

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North Bergen hospital

According to a new report by HospitalSafetyScore.org, North Bergen’s Palisades Medical Center received a “C” grade on a national report card judging how well they kept their patients safe by protecting them from infections, bed sores, and harmful errors during their stay.

New Jersey ranked 22nd in the nation – a steep drop from fifth place last year, and the lowest the state has ever scored in the nine reports issued since 2012 by the Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit health care watchdog organization.

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Home burglar caught by NBPD, PO praised for excellent response time

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North Bergen Police Officer, Kevin Rodriguez, located and arrested an adult male who fled the scene of a residential buglary after being surprised by the homeowner. The arrestee is suspected of committing burglaries in the area of 77-79th Street and Broadway yesterday.

The North Bergen Police Department spokesperson says “Another outstanding cooperative effort between the Patrol Division and the Detective Bureau. Excellent response time and scene processing yields positive results.”

First homicide in North Bergen this year; Woman stabbed by Grandson

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Ramila Patel, 73, was found by North Bergen police Wednesday shortly after 7 a.m., when the officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a home on 9th Street, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez.

The woman’s grandson Jaydeep Patel, 26, has been arrested and charged with murder, possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes and unlawful possession of a weapon, officials said in a press release issued Thursday.

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TD Bank Robbery on Kennedy Boulevard

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According to North Bergen Police Department’s facebook page, a bank robbery occurred on 4/11/2016 at approximately 2:13pm North Bergen Police Officers responded to the TD Bank located at 7815 Kennedy Boulevard on a holdup alarm. Upon arrival it was learned that a male had robbed the bank and fled on foot. (West on 78th Street).

Actor handed the teller a note and no words were exchanged. Approximately $500.00 was taken.

Actor is described as a male approximately 5’5″ to 5’7″ tall, 130lbs to 150lbs, wearing a black North Face fleece jacket, black pants, black wool cap, black or dark blue bandana, sunglasses, white gloves and carrying a umbrella.

FBI was notified. Incident is under investigation and anyone with information please call the North Bergen Police Detective Bureau at 201-392-2092.

Another delay! Grossi may not be 'competent to proceed'

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The trial of a former North Bergen public works official accused of misconduct has been postponed once again, this time over concerns that he may not be mentally competent to proceed.

Timothy J. Grossi, 76, of Jersey City, had been expected to stand trial on April 19. But Grossi filed a motion asking that the case be adjourned due to a medical condition, state Attorney General’s Office spokesman Peter Aseltine said Monday.

Grossi, who retired in 2014 from his longtime position as a commissioner’s aide and deputy director of public works, has been diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and his cognitive functioning has been affected, his defense attorney, Jeffrey G. Garrigan.

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Rape rose 88% in 2015 according to North Bergen Police statistics

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North Bergen, NJ –

According to crime statistics provided by NorthBergenPolice.com, rape has increase by a staggering 88% from 2014 to 2015.

In 2016, 3 reports of rape have been recorded by NBPD.

During the Academy Awards this year, Vice President Joe Biden campaigned to stop sexual assault.

ItsOnUs.org and it’s supporters pledge to recognize that non-consensual sex is sexual assault. To identify situations in which sexual assault may occur. To intervene in situations where consent has not or cannot be given. To create an environment in which sexual assault is unacceptable and survivors are supported.

North Bergen sues Palisades hospital

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North Bergen filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the tax-exempt status of Palisades Medical Center, whose 8.6-acre campus overlooking the Hudson River occupies some of the most expensive real estate in the area.

The township is the eighth municipality in the state to take legal action seeking tax payments from non-profit hospitals since Governor Christie vetoed legislation last month that would have preserved their property-tax exemptions and instead required them to pay smaller “community service fees.”

The North Bergen lawsuit seeks payment for 2016, township officials said Wednesday. It was authorized by a unanimous vote of the township commissioners.

The lawsuit also includes the River Road property occupied by the Harborage, a nursing home owned by the hospital. Palisades is a member of the Hackensack University Network.

The potential annual tax bill, based on the property’s assessment and the current tax rate, would exceed $3 million.

But North Bergen is not seeking full payment of taxes from Palisades, said Mayor Nicholas Sacco, who said he reluctantly voted in favor of the suit. “They would be taxed out of existence,” he said.

Read More at NorthJersey.com