Old Tappan Crime

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• Fire Destroys Trailer, Council Votes for County Disp...

  Sunday | via Patch.com 

  Westwood Firefighters Extinguish Trailer Blaze Behind Kmart A burning trailer behind Kmart sent billows of smoke into the air that were visible all the way from Washington Avenue Monday afternoon, according Westwood Fire Chief Jaymee Hodges.

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  Related Topix: Fire, Bergen County, NJ, Westwood, NJ, River Vale, NJ, Old Tappan, NJ, Mahwah, NJ

• Township Council Moves Toward County Dispatch

  Wednesday May 23 | via Patch.com 

  Washington Township Mayor Janet Sobkowicz said she will not sign a contract to use Bergen County's dispatch service, even though the township council voted 3-2 in favor of pursuing an agreement with the county during their meeting Monday.

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  Related Topix: Bergen County, NJ, Westwood, NJ, River Vale, NJ, Old Tappan, NJ, Mahwah, NJ

• The Record: Lockerbie closure

  Monday May 21 | via NorthJersey.com 

  AFTER 23 years, people react differently to the latest news about tragedies in their lives.

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  Related Topix: Dumfries and Galloway County, Scotland, United Kingdom, Lockerbie, Scotland, Prison, Old Tappan, NJ, Muammar Gaddafi (Gadhafi), Opinion

• Oradell: Police Blotter, May 17

  Thursday May 17 | via NorthJersey.com 

  EDITOR'S NOTE: Town News compiles "Police Blotter" from information provided by area police departments.

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  Related Topix: New Jersey High School Sports, High School Sports

• Superintendent: Be On Alert for Child Lurer

  Friday May 11 | via Patch.com 

  A child lurer has been targeting young girls just a few miles from Ridgewood, and Superintendent Daniel Fishbein is asking parents and students to be on high alert.

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  Related Topix: Ridgewood, NJ, Old Tappan, NJ

• Demarest residents welcome referendum on police merg...

  Tuesday May 8 | via NorthJersey.com 

  DEMAREST - Borough residents say they are gratified that the Borough Council finally voted in favor of a referendum that will allow them a say about a proposal to merge the borough police force with the Bergen County Police.

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  Related Topix: Demarest, NJ, Bergen County, NJ

• Police: Suspect Wanted For Trying To Lure Young Girl...

  Tuesday May 8 | via CBS Local 

  OLD TAPPAN, N.J. - Police in New Jersey want to talk to a manA suspected of trying to lure two young girls into his car.

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• Washington Township mayor says she won't sign contra...

  Tuesday May 8 | via NorthJersey.com 

  After the Township of Washington Council decided at its May 7 meeting to go back to Bergen County with more questions that need to be addressed and incorporated into a seventh proposal for providing the township with dispatch services, Mayor Janet Sobkowicz announced that she would not sign a contract with the county.

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  Related Topix: Bergen County, NJ, Westwood, NJ, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Hackensack University Medical Center, Old Tappan, NJ, Mahwah, NJ, Hillsdale, NJ

• Old Tappan seeking man in alleged attempted luring

  Monday May 7 | via NorthJersey.com 

  OLD TAPPAN - Borough police want to speak with a dark-haired man they allege attempted to lure two 8-year-old girls into his car late last week.

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  Related Topix: Old Tappan, NJ

• Cognizant stock drops as company trims earnings outlook

  Monday May 7 | via NorthJersey.com 

  Shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., a Teaneck -based outsourcer of tech services, plummeted Monday after the company reduced its earnings outlook.

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  Related Topix: Cognizant Technology Solutions, Computers, IT Services, Software

• Cedar Grove residents dispose of their unused medicine

  Monday May 7 | via NorthJersey.com 

  The Cedar Grove Police Department collected 78 pounds of unused and expired medicine during "Operation Take Back New Jersey Medicine Disposal Day," on Saturday, April 28.

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  Related Topix: Cedar Grove, NJ, Ridgewood, NJ, Glen Rock, NJ

• Shared dispatch service nears reality, officials say

  Wednesday May 2 | via NorthJersey.com 

  WESTWOOD - Discussions among police and fire officials in four towns continue toward establishing a shared dispatch center at Hackensack University Medical Center at Pascack Valley.

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  Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Hackensack University Medical Center, Old Tappan, NJ, River Vale, NJ, Westwood, NJ

• Talks continue on possible shared dispatch center at...

  Wednesday May 2 | via NorthJersey.com 

  WESTWOOD - Ongoing discussions between police and fire officials in four towns continue toward establishing a shared dispatch center at Pascack Valley Hospital.

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  Related Topix: Old Tappan, NJ, River Vale, NJ, Westwood, NJ