Monday, April 22, 2013
Briefcase, cardboard boxes turn out to not contain anything harmful.
Authorities investigated two incidents involving suspicious materials Sunday night. A briefcase was found on Lake Drive East Sunday at about 8 p.m., NorthJersey.com reported. The Passaic County Sheriff’s Department bomb squad and the Wayne fire department and first aid squad responded to the scene. Authorities determined the briefcase was empty. The roadway was closed for a few hours. Officials also investigated cardboard boxes on Lake Drive West in the Packanack Lake section of town at about 11:30 p.m., the website reported. The bomb squad reported the boxes contained nothing harmful. Residents who suspect suspicious activity should notify the police department immediately. — Have a question or news tip? Contact editor Daniel Hubbard …
Annual program is for kids 10 to 12 years old.
Applications are being accepted for this year’s Junior Police Academy. The annual camp is designed so kids 10 to 12 years old can learn what it means to be a police officer. They are taught by Wayne police officers as if they were recruits going through the police academy. They participate in various physical activities, including rope exercises, throughout the camp. The weeklong curriculum will include presentations from various law enforcement agencies and physical training. Applications are available online. (An application, including a medical waiver, has been attached to this article.) Applications can be dropped off at the Police Department’s Records Bureau. Enrollment is restricted to 80 recruits. Applicants must be Wayne residents…
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Sunday, April 21, 2013
Several homes near Anthony Wayne Middle School have been broken into in the past three months.
Nancy Soto doesn’t feel as safe in her home as she once did. Several homes on the street Soto lives on, Towsen Road, and the surrounding neighborhood have been burglarized in the past three months. “I never expected this to happen,” Soto said. “I don’t feel safe.” Soto said seven homes on Towsen, Aberdeen Avenue and other nearby streets have been hit. Jewelry and cash were taken, she said. The quite, cherry-blossom lined streets are located a few blocks away from Anthony Wayne Middle School. “You don’t know if the person or people who are doing this are armed or what,” Soto’s husband Michael said. “You don’t know what their motive is for doing it.” A Towsen Road resident, who did not want to give his name, said his home was robbed 10 days …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
David Sevcik, 49, reportedly took jewelry from a Fern River Avenue residence.
Police have charged a Totowa man with burglary and theft stemming from a incident in Wayne after Totowa police caught the man in Paterson, NorthJersey.com reported. David Sevcik, 49, was found with jewelry on him he reportedly took from a Fern River Avenue residence in Wayne, Detective Capt. James Clarke said. Sevcik was reportedly arrested as he was leaving a grocery store in Paterson, the website reported. Totowa police officers reportedly followed Sevcik into town. — Have a question or news tip? Contact editor Daniel Hubbard at Daniel.Hubbard@patch.com or find us on Facebook and Twitter. For news straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Here is a recap of some of the top stories that were on Wayne Patch this week.
Here is a recap of some of the stories that were on Wayne Patch this week. School resource officers, specialty trained detectives who work exclusively in public schools, may be returning to the three middle schools after the positions were eliminated a few years ago. The Board of Education is considering bringing them back. The average homeowner’s municipal taxes could rise $59, the lowest increase in a decade, if the council approves its $78 million budget. Officials want Jersey Central Power & Light to be accountable to residents. Mayor Chris Vergano wrote and filed a notice this week to intervene as a third party in the matter of JCP&L’s request to the Board of Public Utilities to raise its utility rates. The Passaic County Department …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Reinstating three positions would cost the district $256,000.
School resource officers may be returning to the middle schools starting in September. District officials are considering reinstating school resource officers at the middle schools. Officials mentioned the possible move at a budget meeting Thursday. School resource officers are full-time police officers who work exclusively in schools. They receive special training to deal with children. They are taught to work with kids, counsel them, and help them work through any serious problems they may be experiencing. Up until a few years ago, an SRO was assigned to each middle school. However, grants funded the programs and when the grant money was cut, so were the positions. SROs already work at Wayne Valley and Wayne Hills high schools. “Ideally…
Sunday, March 17, 2013
All five fire companies responded to the fire Friday morning. No injuries were reported.
A fire that ripped through an Indian Road home might have started due to a cigarette in a potted plant, authorities said Friday. Detective Capt. James Clarke told NorthJersey.com that the owner of the home might have attempted to extinguish the fire before calling the fire department. The fire started outside the house and moved into the attic. A significant portion of the back part of the house was burned and there was water damage to the inside of the house. All five fire companies responded to the blaze Friday morning. The homeowner’s daughter and her boyfriend we at home when the fire started. They and a few pets escaped without any injuries. — Have a question or news tip? Contact editor Daniel Hubbard at Daniel.Hubbard@patch.com or …
Here's a look back at some of the top stories on Wayne Patch this week.
A woman’s suspicious death, a house fire, and some budget tweaks were the top news stories of the week in Wayne. The body of Gail Dews, 56, was found at the bottom of a 92-foot gorge in Pennsylvania on Monday. Dews’s husband reported his wife missing shortly before her body was found. Dews died of multiple blunt force injures. Police were interviewing Wayne and Pennsylvania residents. As of Thursday night, no suspects have been named in the case. Police are calling Dews' death 'suspicious.' No one was hurt in what authorities are calling an accidental fire at a house on Indian Road Friday morning. A cigarette in a potted plant may have started the blaze, police said. The average homeowner may see a $190 tax increase rather than a $205 …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Four breaks occurred on Saturday, an 'uncommon' event, officials said.
Several water main pipes have broken in the past few days, closing roads and causing traffic delays in town. There were four water main breaks on Saturday, two “small” and two “large,” said Heather Vitz-Del Rio, water and sewer superintendent, an “uncommon event” she added. The breaks reportedly occurred on Valley Road, Chapel Place, Lower Valley Road, French Hill Road and Hopper Lane. Water service to homes was interrupted in a few of the incidents. PSE&G workers caused another break on Ratzer Road near Greenrale Avenue on Monday when they put a pole through a water main. The company repaired the damage. Vitz-Del Rio said about 50 water main breaks occur annually. “We do typically have more breaks in the winter than in the summer,” she …
Monday, March 11, 2013
Body of Gail Dews, 56, was recovered at the base of a gorge in Shohola Falls Monday morning. Authorities said her death is 'suspicious'.
Authorities are investigating what they are calling the “suspicious” death of a Wayne resident whose body was found at the base of a gorge in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Police discovered the body of Gail Dews, 56, shortly after 9 a.m. at the base of the 92-foot gorge in Shohola Falls, a press release issued by the department Monday stated. “It is a suspicious death investigation, and until we can piece together more information, we are treating the investigation as such,” Trooper Connie Devens, public information officer with the Pennsylvania State Police, said Monday. Dews' husband notified police that his wife was missing, Devens told poconorecord.com. Devens said no one has been charged in relation to the incident. Shohola Falls …
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1:19 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
I should lock my doors, too. Maybe i could move to Atlantic City,maybe it is safer there. more ›