This Day in History: 1935-07-26
A Brooklyn motorist was apprehended through the swift use of the County Police Radio system. Lorraine Caun of Allendale was driving through Ramsey near the Mahwah border when she was forced nearly into the ditch by the Brooklyn driver. She reported the incident and the license number of the car to Officer Alfred Smith who was on duty at Main Street and Franklin Turnpike in Ramsey. He telephoned Police Headquarters in Hackensack from a nearby garage at 5:40. Four minutes later, as the alarm was being broadcast, Officer Frank Mortimer spotted the car in Ho-Ho-Kus and arrested Joseph Blutreich. He was brought back to Ramsey and charged for trial on August 5th as a hit and run driver. He denied knowledge of the offense. (Bristow)