There’s been another rollover accident on the eastern end of Bloomfield Avenue. This one occurred Friday morning at about 2:15 a.m. The car was traveling east on Bloomfield and veered off the roadway into the rocks just past Mountain Auto Body, in between Pompton and Sunset avenues. The car rolled over onto its side...
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Let’s start with the basics: In the past three years, there has been an increase in certain kinds of crime in Verona. Not major crimes, like homicide and murder, but the crimes that rattle our everyday sense of well-being. Crimes like car theft, larceny and burglary. But there are other basics, too. Whatever the...
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Verona Police are asking drivers to avoid the intersection of Bloomfield and Pompton Avenues today. Apparently, an early morning crash toppled a utility pole across Bloomfield Avenue in the vicinity of Mountain Auto Body and Don Johnston’s Subway sandwich place. Traffic has been reduced to one lane in each direction while crews replace the...
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Verona Police are reporting that on Tuesday, January 3, thieves helped themselves to car keys at Platinum Fitness, and to things inside the cars they unlocked. According to Chief Doug Huber, sometime between noon and 6:30 p.m., three different sets of car keys were removed from the locker room at the Pilgrim Plaza gym....
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Verona Police Chief Doug Huber told the Town Council at Monday night’s meeting that a suspect in the string of car thefts and break-ins in Verona has been apprehended. Huber gave few details because the Verona Police Department is still trying to connect the suspect to more cases. But he said that the VPD...
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Baristanet is reporting that a 22-year-old Glen Ridge resident turned himself in to Montclair Police yesterday in connection with the stabbing of a Verona teen on December 23 outside a Montclair bar. Matthew Muccia was placed under arrest and charged with aggravated assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and...
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The Verona, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells and North Caldwell police departments will be hosting a special emergency preparedness program on January 19, 2012, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Verona Community Center. The training session, called the Community College Citizen Preparedness Program (3CP2), is free. It consists of two hours of instruction on...
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Baristanet is reporting that a Verona teen was stabbed in the chest early yesterday morning in Montclair. The incident occurred shortly before 2 a.m. near the Erie Saloon on Depot Square. The victim, whose name was not released, was transported to University Hospital in Newark, which has not released details on his status. The assailant...
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Three of Verona’s recent burglaries may have been solved yesterday afternoon when the Verona Police Department responded to a burglary alarm at a Mountain Road residence. According to Chief Doug Huber, at about 3:52 p.m., the Verona Police got a call that an alarm had gone off. Several cars were dispatched to the home...
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The Verona Police Department is saying that a water main break has occurred on Bloomfield Avenue near Gould Street. Water Department crews are making repairs, but residents and businesses on the avenue between Lakeside and Grove may experience either no water or discolored water this afternoon. Residents of surrounding streets may also become affected...
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