Montvale Police Department

04/23/2026

Some good information about a scam that is becoming more popular.

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04/21/2026

04/19/2026

As part of ongoing maintenance by the Turnpike Authority, Exit 172 will be closed tomorrow, Monday night from 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM.

04/15/2026

On Saturday April 11, 2026, our police drone took to the skies and caught the MAL opening day parade.

Good luck to all the players this season!

04/07/2026

✨✨✨TOMORROW, APRIL 8 ✨✨✨

Parents — this is an important one.

If you’ve been concerned about screen time, social media, or your child’s mental health, we strongly encourage you to make the time to attend this event tomorrow evening.

🛑 Protecting Our Children: The Many Dangers of Social Media
📅 April 8
🚪 Doors open at 6:30 PM
⏰ Program begins at 7:00 PM
📍 Pascack Hills High School

This will be a meaningful and eye-opening night focused on the real challenges kids are facing online today — and what we, as parents and a community, can do to better support and protect them.

💜 The evening will also feature the Lost Screen Memorial, a powerful visual display honoring lives impacted. Each screen represents a real person and story, serving as a moving reminder of why this conversation matters so much.

This is a chance to learn, reflect, and connect with others who care deeply about our kids’ well-being.

👉 Please consider joining us — and invite another parent who should be part of this conversation.

Register at the link in our bio.

04/05/2026

We would like to wish a Happy Easter to all who celebrate.

04/03/2026

𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗢𝗘𝗦: 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗜𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨 (𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬)

𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗜𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧: Several Montvale police officers took turns as heroes, reviving a 62-year-old woman and a 71-year-old man in separate medical emergencies.

Officers Matthew Vladick, Krystian Maleszewski and Bonilla began CPR when they found the woman at a local home with no pulse shortly before 10 p.m. March 3, Montvale Police Chief Douglas McDowell said.

She eventually came to, was handed over to members of an ALS unit and Triboro Ambulance and survived after being hospitalized, the chief said.

It was shortly after 3 p.m. March 15 when Sgt. Brian Lamendola and Officers Ryan Dubelbeiss, Joseph Werba and Joshua Garran revived the man at another home.

He, too, survived, McDowell said.

04/03/2026

𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲-𝗢𝗳-𝗧𝗵𝗲-𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗧𝗼 𝗘𝘅'𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 (𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧)

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨 (𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬)

𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗜𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧: A Jersey Shore man who's been released by judges almost immediately after violating protection orders before was freed yet again after he showed up at an ex's Bergen County home in the middle of the night, authorities said.

Albert Pasqua Fischetta III, 42, of Toms River, rang the victim's doorbell at 4:30 a.m. March 15 and left, police said.

An arrest warrant was obtained soon aftervand Ocean County sheriff's officers had Fischetta in custody the following day.

Fischetta has a staggering criminal record. Despite all the violations, however, he's never seems to spend much time behind bars.

Among the times that he's made news:

Fischetta was high on P*P when he fought violently with Hasbrouck Heights police officers who tried to stop him from running into traffic on Route 17 in May 2024. He and two officers ended requiring hospital treatment following the brawl, which was captured on police body cameras.

Fischetta was naked and apparently high on P*P when he punched a vehicle window and assaulted an elderly man in Ocean County’s Berkeley Township the previous fall, police there said.

His rap sheet also includes arrests for:

•Simple assault and resisting arrest in Toms River this past January;
•Leaving the scene of an accident in Berkeley Township in July 2025 (he'd done the same thing in Toms River in April 2012, police there said);
•Spitting at police officers in Hackensack in May 2024;
•Contempt and harassment in Lyndhurst in October 2023, which followed stalking charges there in February 2022 and contempt and resisting arrest counts the following month;
•Obstruction in Berkeley Township in October 2023;
•Obstruction in Brick Township in April 2022.

There are well over a dozen more arrests dating back to 2006, mostly involving drug-related incidents in Lyndhurst and Toms River but also in Kearny and Seaside Park. The offenses have ranged from loitering, disturbing the peace and criminal mischief to fighting with and spitting on police and contempt.

Fischetta wss transported to Bergen County's jail,, where he spent the night.

Sure enough, a Superior Court judge in Hackensack released him the very next day.

04/02/2026

Distracted driving contributes to about half of all crashes in New Jersey. Law enforcement across the state are working together this April to stop drivers who put lives in danger.

04/01/2026

A split-second glance can turn into flashing lights — or an emergency. Stay focused to avoid a ticket, or worse. 💸🚑 Put the Phone Away or Pay.

New Jersey DHTS

03/25/2026

𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘁 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝘆 𝗜𝗖𝗘: 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨 (𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬)

𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗜𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧: A Dominican national who got a Montvale man to Venmo him $3,000 by threatening to kill his family was nabbed by ICE agents at LaGuardia Airport, authorities said.

Jose Peralta Francisco, 19, was seized on March 15 while returning on a trip outside the country, they said.

He was booked into the prison on Rikers Island and extradited to New Jersey late last week, records show.

The victim reported getting the demand threat last August, Montvale Police Chief Douglas McDowell said.

He complied, sending $3,000 to a pair of Venmo accounts in women's names, the chief said.

Borough detectives obtained subpoenas that tied Peralta to both accounts, then secured an arrest warrant charging him with second-degree extortion, McDowell said.

He was extradited and brought to Bergen County's jail last Thursday (March 19th) after four days on Rikers, records show.

03/16/2026