Truck driver dies in construction accident
According to the North Bergen police, a man lost his life in a tragic construction accident on 1307 84th St. on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 11:56 a.m.
According to Det. Robert Scuderi, a construction worker was attempting to pull a Dumpster onto a truck. A cable snapped, came through the window of the truck, and struck the driver in the back of the head.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was not released.
Woman says she was filmed in bathroom
A female employee of a small Guttenberg restaurant complained to police recently that she was allegedly being filmed on camera while in the bathroom.
According to Police, the owner of the establishment kept surveillance via five cameras placed throughout the restaurant. Police said that this employee claimed the owner would monitor both the store and his stock from his home, and call if anything was being done improperly.
The employee said she discovered a camera in the bathroom. The employee then waved her hand in the bathroom and said she noticed that she could see it visibly on the monitors outside the door.
She then signed a complaint for invasion of privacy, police say.
“To my knowledge there should be no camera in the bathroom,” said Captain Joel Magenheimer, who added, “[keeping] stock in the bathroom might be a Board of Health violation.”
A 32-year-old Jersey City man surrendered to police the night of Tuesday, Dec. 6. He was charged with invasion of privacy. He has posted the $10,000 bail, police said.
Man locks himself inside room, causes ruckus
North Bergen Police received a call about a man suffering an anxiety attack in his room at a motel on Paterson Plank Road on Thursday, Dec. 1.
According to police, the man was allegedly threatening tenants in surrounding rooms. The man allegedly claimed to have a knife and a loaded automatic weapon, although he allegedly yelled that he did not want to hurt anybody.
The North Bergen Tactical Response Team and the Hudson County SWAT team arrived on the scene at 3:42 p.m. A negotiator from the Hudson County SWAT team spoke to the man through the window and was able to get him to open the door and surrender without incident. No weapon was found on him, police say.
Sean Christopher Cowart, 42, New York City, was arrested and charged with terroristic threats, false public alarm, and disorderly conduct. He was released on summons, according to Det. Robert Scuderi.
Stephen LaMarca may be reached at slamarca@hudsonreporter.com.