🌱 How Ridgefield police handled an off-duty detective’s DUI stop
Ridgefield, New Jersey Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Ridgefield! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Ridgefield police handled an off-duty detective’s DUI stop
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Today's riddle: Why did the barn collapse? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
- Saturday: Showers around; not as warm, temps: high: 76, low: 66.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Two NJ Criminal Justice Detectives Suspended After Separate Drunk Driving Cases (shorenewsnetwork.com) — Ridgefield police were involved in stopping an off-duty state detective who later pleaded guilty to DUI and received a lengthy suspension, according to New Jersey’s 2025 Major Discipline Report. Another detective was separately suspended after a crash in Moorestown, with both cases highlighting how off-duty conduct by state law enforcement is being publicly reported and disciplined. 
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Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Adult Area,
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Storytime with Miss Emily
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Last Day of School
Nyc Geog Dist # 5 - Manhattan New York, NY 10027
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Cliffside Park Public Library In Person
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Graduation - City College
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🗞 Nearby News
Cliffside Park
- Discipline of Cliffside Park lieutenant spelled out in state report (northjersey.com)
Ridgefield Park
- These North Jersey towns have events and fireworks on Fourth of July (northjersey.com)
- NJIB's Guide to 15+ New Jersey County Fairs for 2026 (newjerseyisntboring.com)
Fort Lee
- Fort Lee's 2026 Summer Concert And Movie Series Returns Next Month (patch.com)
- Treasures of New Jersey (allarts.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was un-stable. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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