Resident Turns Herself In on Assault Charges

A township woman was charged with assault June 8 after a family argument.

Police said they responded to an Auburn Street home just before 10 p.m. that day on a report from a resident stating that her daughter had assaulted her, as well as another daughter, following a disagreement. Authorities said the fight resulted in injuries to both women.

Upon arrival, the resident who allegedly caused the injuries had already fled the home, police said. A search ensued of the immediate area, with the assistance of both the Bergen County police and Midland Park authorities, but the woman was not found. Warrants were issued for her arrest on two counts of assault.

The wanted resident turned herself in at police headquarters the next day, June 9, where she was served with the complaints. She was released from custody after $1,500 bail was posted.

• A township teen was charged June 5 with several offenses after a disagreement with his mother.

Police said the teen boy's mother arrived home that day to find her son entertaining friends who she did not want on her property. A confrontation escalated, and the boy turned violent, police said, damaging the house.

The mother called the police, who would arrest the teen. He was charged with criminal mischief, making a house available for persons under the drinking age to consume alcohol, possession of marijuana and possession of narcotics paraphernalia.

The complaints were referred to Bergen County Juvenile Court.

• A Wyckoff man was charged with drunken driving June 2 after a motor vehicle collision.

Police said they responded to a two-car crash at the intersection of Russell and Ackerson avenues at 9:25 p.m. that night. Their investigation revealed that one of the drivers, Gilbert Hidalgo, 63, was under the influence, police said. 

Hidalgo was arrested on a DWI charge at the scene and brought back to headquarters, where he submitted to a breath test, police said. He was subsequently charged with failing to stop at a stop sign and careless driving.