GARFIELD, N.J. -- Outside of car crashes, heatstroke is the number one killer of children, Garfield police warned parents and caregivers.As part of its “Look Before You Lock” program -- which focused on the dangers leaving children and pets in hot cars -- the department's Community Affairs Division held a "Coffee With a Cop" session Tuesday at a local McDonalds.Besides the ...

FORT LEE, N.J. – A staggering 50 pounds of cocaine were found after detectives stopped a Bronx cab driver near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, authorities said Wednesday.Members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force were investigating drug dealing when they stopped a 2009 Buick Enclave on the Route 95 lower-level toll plaza approach on Monday, ...

WALLINGTON, N.J. -- An alleged thief was captured on video taking various items from a work van parked in Wallington.The theft occurred on Lincoln Place just before 12:30 a.m. July 29.Taken were a pair of work boots, a drill, and a handheld scanner for cable TV installation -- worth more than $1,000 combined -- as well as various hand tools, the owner told Daily Voice.SEE the videos ...

WAYNE, N.J. -- A motorcyclist was in critical condition after a road rage-related crash Tuesday outside the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne.Authorities were trying to identify the rider, who responders said was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in serious condition. Witnesses said he got into a dispute with the female driver of a car who he thought cut him off at the intersection ...

LEONIA, N.J. -- A Leonia dog was stolen after the sitter invited over a man she'd met on Tinder, said authorities who turned to the public for help.The homeowner was out of state when the 18-year-old invited the man over Sunday night, Capt. Scott Tamagny said.He arrived with a friend, the captain said."While the house sitter was distracted by one of the subjects, the other was ...

FORT LEE, N.J. -- A Lodi man involved in a daring 2013 fire rescue had 31 bags of cocaine stuffed into a Spiderman bag when he was stopped Tuesday night at the George Washington Bridge, said Port Authority police.Wilgen "Eddie" Herasme, 38, was pulled over Monday night in the bridge's lower-level approach lanes from Route 95 for failing to keep right in his 2009 Hyundai, the ...

PATERSON, N.J. -- Clear surveillance photos led to the arrest of a Paterson man for a machine shop theft, authorities said.Rafael Lopez stole a grinder machine and tools from the loading dock room of 176 East 7th Street during operating hours on or about July 11, Police Director Jerry Speziale said.Detectives identified him thanks to surveillance photos published on Daily Voice and ...

NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A sleeping driver escaped without serious injury after her Jeep downed a utility pole before dawn Tuesday, closing a major North Arlington roadway for several hours.The driver "is believed to have fallen asleep," Police Chief Scott Hedenberg told Daily Voice. "Her vehicle then struck a utility pole, which came down and blocked the ...

FAIRVIEW, N.J. – A Fairview father was charged with child endangerment and drug possession after a raid turned up methamphetamine, pot and Xanax at his home, authorities said.Cliffside Park police received a tip that Marc Rodriguez, a 38-year-old stagehand, was selling drugs from the apartment he shares with his wife and 6-year-old boy in a two-family house on 3rd Street, Bergen County ...

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- A 20-year-old Elmwood Park man carrying nearly 500 bags of heroin hurled a gun that nearly landed at the feet of two Paterson police officers who were chasing him, authorities said.It began when a pair of Paterson police officers stopped a 2007 Honda Accord just after 2 a.m. Saturday because the driver, Jhazir N. Smith, failed to signal for a turn onto East 19th ...