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Ava Borntrager, a 6-year-old suffering from leukemia, is sworn in as Maywood, N.J.'s honorary "chief for a day," on June 14, 2013. (Photo: CBS 2)

Maywood, N.J. 6-Year-Old Calls The Shots During Bergen ‘Chief For A Day’ Program

It’s more than about police work — it’s a day to bring some smiles to some of the county’s bravest young citizens.

2013/06/14

Sketch of Northvale luring suspect (credit: Northvale PD)

Spate Of Luring Attempts In N.J. Continues; Most Recent Incident In Northvale

On Wednesday afternoon, a strange man allegedly offered a ride to four children on Tappan Road, near the Rockland County border. Fortunately, they did not go with him.

2012/10/25

New Jersey child luring suspect sketches (credit: Police Handouts)

Police In Northern N.J. Speaking To Students In Wake Of Attempted Lurings

Luring attempts have been reported in more than half a dozen towns in Bergen and Passaic counties during the past few weeks, including New Milford, Westwood, Maywood, Oradell, Hackensack, Hawthorne and Fair Lawn.

2012/10/22

New Jersey child luring suspect sketches (credit: Police Handouts)

Search For Suspects Intensifies After 2 More Attempted Lurings In N.J.

Officials have released three sketches of alleged suspects in recent weeks and released another on Friday afternoon related to an attempt in New Milford,

2012/10/19

(credit: Westwood Police)

Westwood, N.J. Police Investigating Attempted Luring Of 13-Year-Old Girl

Investigators said the man in the sketch, described as a middle-aged white man, approached a 13-year-old girl as she walked to school on Lafayette Avenue alongside Voorhis Park.

2012/10/18

Police sketches from Maywood and Oradell (L) along with suspect from Hackensack (R) (credit: CBS 2)

Police: Accusations Of Luring Attempt In Lyndhurst Made Up

Police are still investigating a series of other luring incidents throughout northern New Jersey.

2012/10/16

Police sketches from Maywood and Oradell (L) along with suspect from Hackensack (R) (credit: CBS 2)

N.J. Communities On Edge After 5th Child Luring Attempt In 2 Weeks

Someone has been trying to lure children into a car and the incidents have parents in Garden State communities worried.

2012/10/15

New Jersey Attempted Abduction

Parents On Edge After Another Attempted Child Abduction In New Jersey

In New Jersey, another narrow escape from the clutches of an apparent child abductor had Bergen County parents on edge this weekend.

CBS New York–2012/10/14

New Jersey luring suspect sketch. (credit: Maywood Police Department)

N.J. Police Departments Urge Vigilance After Attempted Child Luring Incidents

The latest incident happened in Hackensack on Friday morning, when authorities said an 11-year-old boy was walking to school and was approached by a man driving a Jeep Wrangler.

2012/10/12

Handcuffs - File Photo

North Jersey Burglary Spree Winds Down In Some Places

The numbers speak for themselves. From November to January, there were 42 burglaries in Wayne. Since three suspects were arrested last month, there have been just two burglaries.

2012/02/17

Temple Beth El (credit: John Montone/1010 WINS)

Random, But Regular Police Protection Coming For Synagogues In Wake Of Recent Attacks In Northern N.J.

The firebombing of Rabbi Nosson Schuman’s residence next to Congregation Beth El marked the fourth hate crime targeted at a Jewish center in the past month.

2012/01/12

Rabbi Nosson Schuman (credit: rutherfordjewish.org)

Authorities Think Rabbi Was Targeted In Rutherford Firebomb Attack

Rabbi Nosson Schuman, who lives in the home with his wife and five children, said he saw a flash of fire outside his bedroom window before his bedspread caught fire.

2012/01/11

Congregation K'Hal Adath Jeshurun - Paramus, NJ (file / credit: Synagogue Photo)

North Jersey Synagogues On Edge After Recent Incidents

Several synagogues in North Jersey are reviewing their security measures following a recent series of bias incidents.

2012/01/06

A message of hate spray painted outside of a Hackensack NJ temple (credit:CBS2)

Messages Of Hate Mar Chanukah Celebrations In NJ

Police in New Jersey are looking for the vandals who painted swastikas outside of synagogues in Hackensack and Maywood.

2011/12/21

A Gavel - File / Photo: AP

NJ Officer, Sister Allegedly Lied To Investigators

Authorities say a northern New Jersey police officer and his sister gave investigators false information about an alleged assault in an attempt to protect another officer accused of beating a suspect.

2011/09/24

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