October 12 Morning News
NJ.COM REPORTED THAT A LOCAL BERGEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WAS PLACED IN A LOCKDOWN FOLLOWING REPORTS OF A STUDENT IN THE BUILDING IN POSSESSION OF A KNIFE. ACCORDING TO OLD TAPPAN POLICE CHIEF, KATHRYN J WEAVER, POLICE RESPONDED TO NORTHERN VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AROUND 10:29 AM. SIX DIFFERENT POLICE DEPARTMENTS REPORTED TO THE SCENE INCLUDING OLD TAPPAN, NORTHVALE, HARRINGTON PARK, NORWOOD, RIVER VALE, AND CLOSTER. WHILE AUTHORITIES ASSESSED THE SITUATION THE LOCKDOWN SWITCHED TO A SHELTER-IN-PLACE AND WAS LIFTED AT 11:18 AM, WHEN THE BUILDING WAS DEEMED SAFE. THE CHIEFS LATER STATEMENT REITERATED THAT WHEN THERE IS A REPORT THAT COULD POSE A THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS AND SCHOOL STAFF, THEY TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND RESPOND IMMEDIATELY.
NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY REPORTED A MAN IS ACCUSED OF CLIMBING THROUGH HIS EX-GIRLFRIENDS APARTMENT WINDOW IN HACKENSACK AND STRANGLING HER IN AN ASSAULT THAT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS YEAR. ACCORDING TO HACKENSACK POLICE, THE 33-YEAR OLD NEWARK NATIVE, RUBEN P. VERA, WAS ARRESTED OCTOBER 8TH IN NEWARK WHERE HE WAS CHARGED WITH BOTH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND HOME INVASION BURGLARY. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED EARLY IN THE MORNING ON MARCH 1ST WHEN VERA ENTERED THROUGH THE WOMANS KITCHEN WINDOW. ACCORDING TO POLICE THAT NIGHT, THE WOMAN WAS APPROACHED BY VERA AS HE PLACED BOTH HER HANDS AROUND HER NECK UNTIL SHE BECAME DIZZY. HE THEN TRIED PULLING AT HER PANTS WHEN SHE PROCEEDED TO RUN TO HER ROOMMATES FOR HELP. VERA FLED AFTER THE WOMANS ROOMMATE INTERVENED. THE WOMAN THEN CALLED 911 AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. VERA WAS ARRESTED AFTER BEING FOUND AT A NEWARK STORE BY HACKENSACK DETECTIVES WITH HELP FROM NEWARK POLICE. HE IS IN BERGEN COUNTY JAIL AWAITING HIS INITIAL COURT APPEARANCE.
NJ.COM HAS REPORTED THAT NJ TRANSIT AND AMTRAK RAIL SCHEDULES HAVE CHANGED THIS PAST SUNDAY DUE TO A NEW PROJECT TO SWITCH THE TRACKS OF THE NATION’S BIGGEST RAIL PASSENGER LINE TO A NEW 2.3 BILLION DOLLAR BRIDGE. THE CUTOVER WILL MOVE THE LAST TRACK FROM THE MALFUNCTIONING 116 YEAR-OLD BRIDGE, NOTORIOUS FOR CAUSING DELAYS, TO A NEW TWO-TRACK BRIDGE THAT CARRIES THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR RAIL LINES OVER THE HACKENSACK RIVER INTO KEARNY. THE CHANGE IN RAIL SERVICE WILL LAST UNTIL NOVEMBER 15TH IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL REQUIRE A 50% REDUCTION IN NJ TRANSIT TRAINS BETWEEN NEWARK AND SECAUCUS AND A 10% SERVICE REDUCTION SYSTEMWIDE.
NJ.COM HAS REPORTED THAT A MAN ARMED WITH A RIFLE ROBBED A PATERSON LAUNDROMAT WHILE THREATENING THE WORKER THIS PAST THURSDAY. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE, THE WORKER WAS CLOSING THE BUSINESS AT HALEDON AVENUE AND NORTH FOURTH STREET WHEN THE MAN ENTERED AROUND 8:40 PM. THE WORKER TOLD POLICE THAT THE MAN ROBBED 500 DOLLARS FROM THE CASH REGISTER BEFORE FLEEING. ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE WORKER WAS NOT INJURED AND NO CUSTOMERS WERE IN THE LAUNDROMAT AT THE TIME. A DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, AND ANYONE WITH INFORMATION CAN CALL THE PATERSON POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 973-321-1111.