Bergen County News

An undercover drug buy ended in gunfire in a shopping center parking lot on Tuesday, leaving a police officer wounded and two suspects in custody and another hospitalized.

BERGEN COUNTY - Think about dirt. What words come to mind? Probably soil, earth, mud and for the unimaginative, brown.

Authorities say a police officer is in stable condition after he was shot during an undercover narcotics operation at a shopping center parking lot in Garfield.

Veteran Bergen County chef Michael Ostros said he will reopen the shuttered neighborhood restaurant Giulia's Kitchen in Cliffside Park on May 7. His last day as the executive chef of Regina's Steakhouse in Teaneck, where he has been since its 2005 opening, will be April 30. Ostros said he was a longtime friend of Giulia's Kitchen owner Mattia ... (more)

The following was released to Patch by the BCUA. The Bergen County Utilities Authority will host a computer , tire recycling, and personal document shredding event on Sunday, April 27 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. The event will be hosted at Bergen Community College, located at 400 Paramus Rd., Paramus.

Christine Wescott holds a photo of her father along with a flag and state military medals that were presented to her during Tuesday's ceremony.

A police officer was shot outside a WalMart store in Bergen County , NBCNewYork.com reported.

An undercover police officer was shot Tuesday afternoon during a law enforcement operation in the parking lot in front of a Marshalls store at a shopping center on Passaic Street in Garfield.

A 20-year-old Teaneck man is accused of dealing cocaine, marijuana and Oxycodone from his home in the township, authorities said.

LODI - The teacher who authorities said was driving drunk when he crashed his car into a police SUV on Saturday - leaving a county police officer critically hurt - has a past license suspension for driving under the influence, according to state records.

A Tudor-style, three-bedroom home built in the early 20th century is at the heart of a dispute between its potential new owners and borough officials, who are fighting over whether it should be designated historic.

ENGLEWOOD - The allegation that clients of an Englewood massage therapist paid for sexual gratification is "totally absurd," the owner of D2 Day Spa said.

The building off the Garden State Parkway on West Grand will house a primary care office for HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley, a hospital official said.

A growing group of Bergen County residents is suing the county to change a policy it says is unfair to residents in financial trouble who need to pay child support.

Mayor Frank Huttle III hopes to jump-start a long stalled plan to bring light rail service to Bergen County by emphasizing the economic benefits to the state.

A 24-year-old Jersey City man was one of four people charged in connection with a recent string of burglaries in East Rutherford, authorities said.

A West New York man accused of raping and beating an ex-girlfriend in the underground garage of an Edgewater restaurant last July was offered the choice Monday of taking a 15-year plea deal or going to trial and facing 50 years in prison, if convicted.

A 52-year-old Paterson man has been charged with burglary, theft, drug paraphernalia and hypodermic needle possession in connection with a string of car burglaries in Fair Lawn early Sunday morning, authorities said.

Bergen County Police Officer Daniel Breslin remains in critical condition following a violent car crash early Saturday, and the Lodi High School teacher who allegedly caused it while driving drunk will be suspended with pay later this week, authorities said.

Three adults and a 9-month-old baby suffered minor injuries in a car crash this morning on Route 4 west near Hackensack Avenue, authorities said.