April 3, 2026

DRUNK DRIVER STRIKES FRANKLIN AVENUE HOME; WOMAN ARRESTED IN STOLEN-ID PAWN SCHEME

A Wyckoff man drove into a residence on Franklin Avenue in February and was charged with DWI, while a Florida woman who used a stolen identity to pawn jewelry was arrested after being released from custody in Ramsey.

A Wyckoff man drove into a Franklin Avenue home in February and was charged with DWI, while a Florida woman who used a stolen identity at a Wyckoff pawn shop was arrested after a six-week investigation and turned over to Wyckoff officers upon her release from custody in Ramsey.

February 11, 2026

13 PROPERTY OWNERS SUMMONSED FOR FAILING TO CLEAR SIDEWALKS AFTER SNOWFALL

Police issued 13 summonses to Wyckoff homeowners and tenants who did not remove snow and ice from abutting sidewalks within 12 hours — the first enforcement action of its kind reported in the department's February release.

Wyckoff police issued 13 summonses to property owners who failed to clear snow from their sidewalks within the required 12-hour window after a winter storm, while a two-month bank fraud investigation led to a theft charge against a Paterson woman.

January 23, 2026

MAN ARRESTED AFTER GIVING FALSE NAME TO OFFICER FOUND CARRYING DRUGS

A man who claimed he had run out of gas on Godwin Avenue gave police a fictitious identity before investigators discovered he was carrying controlled substances — one of several incidents in the department's January release.

A man who told officers his car had run out of gas in a Wyckoff driveway was arrested after giving police a false identity and found to be carrying drugs, while a late-December investigation revealed a home on Charnwood Drive was entered through a garage after a vehicle in the driveway was left unlocked.