Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • January 13, 2010 Emmanuel asks... Can You Help? Happy New Year to you, our dear reader! And a BIG thank you for all of your support this past year. We look forward to our partnership with the community to help further the cause of supporting kids diagnosed with cancer and their families. Our hat’s off to all of our volunteer drivers for their extra effort delivering gifts and food as late as Christmas Eve! The folks at The Kentshire in Midland Park did a holiday collection that netted close to $500 for holiday meals and gifts for the families we serve. Many, many people stepped up to contribute this past December, and it was a very heartening demonstration of community support. If we have not returned your call or acknowledged your help this past holiday season, please call us again. Thank you! New Year -- new help needed: Amelia is now five years old. When she was almost two years old, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She had surgery in Philadelphia and received chemotherapy. At the time, her prognosis as result of the surgery and chemo was cautiously optimistic. Some4-29-09 karen/janine times, the surgery will not get all of the cancer and it will EmmanuelHelp2x.75(4-29-09) grow back. Within a year of the treatments, she began to have.75 3 x seizures and was diagnosed with epilepsy. She was transferred to a hospital for tests and care. The seizures occurred on and off for awhile. This past year, the seizures started happening again, and she received two surgeries in New York at Beth Israel Hospital. She now goes for physical therapy, vision therapy, and medical care. The seizures are gone due to some new revolutionary surgery. Amelia’s mom suffers from depression and really cannot provide care for the family. Amelia’s dad, Charles, lost his job because he has had to take over the parental duties. A variety of community groups have helped this family when medical care was not available. The family could use a variety of things, which we list here for your consideration: size 6 tops and pants for Amelia, a department store gift card so 15-year-old sister Samantha can buy a sweater and jeans, a gas dryer, microwave, dishes, pots and pans, and a (continued on page 23) On Dec. 27 at 10 a.m., Patrolman Vasili Pieratos was enforcing speed laws on Route 17 North in the vicinity of North Franklin Turnpike. During this enforcement, Ptl. Pieratos observed a black 2010 Ford sport utility vehicle bearing New Jersey registration that was travelling at a high rate of speed. This vehicle was stopped in the vicinity of Macarthur Boulevard in Mahwah. Once the vehicle was stopped, Pieratos approached and noticed that the passenger immediately lit a cigarette inside the vehicle, but was not inhaling, just blowing the smoke into the passenger compartment. Pieratos immediately smelled an odor of burnt marijuana. Patrolman Casey Hines, who was the cover officer at the stop, reported that there was an active warrant for the registered owner of the vehicle (a Lodi resident) out of Sarasota Florida Sheriff’s Office for distribution of marijuana. Pieratos obtained consent to search the vehicle from the driver. A K9 unit from the Bergen County Police Department also performed a search of the vehicle. During the search, small portions of marijuana were found inside the passenger compartment. The search also revealed $12,861 in cash, which was bundled in rubber bands in varying Ramsey speeding stop nets arrests amounts. During the search, the warrant for the driver was confirmed and the Sarasota Sheriff’s Office would move for extradition. Based on the controlled dangerous substances inside the vehicle and the active warrant from Florida, both the driver and passenger were placed under arrest. All cash was seized and forwarded to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office for formal seizure proceedings as it suspected that the currency was being used in drug transactions. The driver and registered owner of the vehicle, a 19year-old Lodi man, was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, money laundering, possession of a controlled dangerous substance inside a motor vehicle, speeding, and being a fugitive from justice. He was remanded to the Bergen County Jail. The passenger, a 21-year-old Gainesville, Florida man, was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, open container of an alcoholic beverage inside the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, and possession of a controlled dangerous substance inside a motor vehicle. He was released on his own recognizance. Both man had court dates in Ramsey late last week. A fire at a Grove Street, Ramsey home claimed the life of Constantine Chlorus, a 43-year-old borough resident. At 2:33 a.m. on Dec. 30, the Ramsey Police Department was dispatched to 200 Grove Street on a report of a structure fire in progress. Upon arrival, responding officers observed the rear area of the house and garage totally engulfed in flames. Homeowner Diane Tsatsaronis and her two adult children were outside of the home. Tsatsaronis reported that there was still another person inside the home, in the rear part of the house on the first floor. The Ramsey Fire Department, under the command of Fire Chief Michael Scalione responded to the scene along with fire departments from, Mahwah, Allendale, Waldwick, and Saddle River. Firefighters knocked down the flames Structure fire claims Ramsey man and discovered a victim lying on the garage floor near the garage doors. He was identified as Chlorus, a resident of the Grove Street home. 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