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Update: Swatting Call Claimed Murder, Hostage In Saddle Brook, All False, Chief Says
New details have been released in what police say was a swatting call that rocked a Saddle Brook family Thursday night, July 10.
Officers were called to 222 Market St., around 11:04 p.m., after an unknown male claimed he had shot his mother and was holding his brother hostage, Saddle Brook Police Chief John A. Zotollo Jr. said.
The caller also claimed he was armed with a rifle and would shoot any responding officers, the chief said.
Saddle Brook officers and surrounding agencies quickly responded. But within 15 minutes, police made contact with the actual residents, who were unharmed and u…
Unregistered, Unlicensed NYC Man Caught Riding Stolen Motorcycle Behind Ridgewood School: Cops
A New York City man was arrested Thursday afternoon, July 10, after Ridgewood detectives spotted him riding a stolen motorcycle with no license plate behind a school, authorities said.
Angel Rodriguez, 23, was stopped by three members of Ridgewood Police Department’s detective bureau on East Ridgewood Avenue, according to Capt. Glenn Ender.
Rodriguez was arrested behind the Somerville School on South Pleasant Avenue, after officers found that the motorcycle had been reported stolen out of Staten Island, Ender said.
Angel Rodriguez is taken into custody Thursday, July 10.
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Fort Lee Sex Offender Faces New Charges For Contacting Teen Victim, Co-Defendant: Prosecutor
A convicted sex offender from Fort Lee who earlier this year was charged with sexually assaulting a missing teen from New York City, has been hit with new offenses after he contacted the victim and a co-defendant, authorities said on Thursday, July 10.
Marc Piovanetti, 58, of Fort Lee, is accused of violating a court order by contacting the victim and a co-defendant between April and May 2025, two months after he was jailed on the original charges, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.
On Tuesday, July 8, Piovanetti was charged with:
Third-degree witness tampering
Third-degr…
This Freehold Native Just Took Down World's Best Tennis Player At Wimbledon
Amanda Anisimova just pulled off one of the biggest upsets of Wimbledon 2025, defeating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals on Center Court Thursday, July 10.
The moment Amanda Anisimova became a #Wimbledon finalist for the first time ✨ pic.twitter.com/tUBSsFCaoZ — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 10, 2025
Anisimova, who lived in Freehold, NJ, before her family moved to Florida and is seeded 12th, won 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to punch her ticket to the Grand Slam final.
The 23-year-old outplayed 27-year-old Sabalenka in key moments, winning 69 percent of her second-serve points and convertin…
