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On The Job- April 10th

On April 1, 2013 at approximately 3:49 am, it was reported that that a burglary had just occurred at the Krauszer’s store located in Ringwood, NJ. A description of the vehicle involved was given as a two door black Honda, with multiple occupants which reportedly fled toward Skyline Drive. Moments […]


Celebrating 5 Years of Oakland 1

It was 5 years ago this April when we started The Oakland Journal, well  before the idea of citizen journalism had become mainstreamed. We had a vision at that time of offering a new platform for providing information about Oakland – but more importantly, we saw it as a celebration […]


FLOW School Budgets

Budgets for the K-8  school districts in Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff are available online, but only Oakland residents continue to put the school budget up for a vote. Franklin Lakes and Wyckoff have opted to move their school board elections to November, and their school budget does not need […]


On the Job – April 1 2013 3

On March 27, 2013 as a result of a motor vehicle stop on Minnehaha Blvd., Det. Pagerie along with the assistance of Ptl. Noury, uncovered 43 bags of suspected heroin. The driver, a 23 year old Mahwah resident, was arrested and charged with the possession of a controlled dangerous substance, […]


On the Job – March 27, 2013

On March 22, 2013 Ptl. Rowin observed an individual standing outside of his residence on Ramapo Valley Road who was known to have an active warrant for his arrest. The officer took the 38 year old suspect into custody without incident and transported him to headquarters. Bail had been previously […]