Cut communication cable on sidewalk near ShopRite

Heard on: Bergen County NJ Law Dispatch

01:48

00:00

We've got a wire down in the middle of the road at Main Street.

00:04

No smoke, no sparks.

00:09

And what's the address of this cross section?

00:13

Yes, ma'am. I'm having the call taker confirm.

00:18

42, it's by.

00:22

. . Woodland, or possibly Linwood.

00:25

I stand by.

00:28

I'm 42. The caller is not really sure.

00:30

It was maybe by Woodland Ave, behind ShopRite, possibly on the curb.

00:40

Fourteen forty-two, house.

00:43

Fourteen

00:46

forty-two, house.

00:50

Forty-two.

00:53

All right, there

00:55

is like a really thick electrical cable here that looks like it was cut.

00:59

I don't know if they were working on this and just left it here.

01:02

I am going to get you a pole over there.

01:09

1442 times.

01:10

Closest pole number to this cable that's down on the sidewalk is 60032 Echo Mike.

01:21

It looks like it's some kind of Verizon cable.

01:24

If you can ask them to come out.

01:27

All right, no problem.

01:28

I'll give them a call.

01:31

1442 times, you got that?

01:34

Yes, sir. I'm on the phone with Verizon.

01:38

Yeah, it looks like it's not a road hazard.

01:40

I think it's on the sidewalk here.

01:41

It looks like maybe they even just cut this and left it.

01:44

It's a very thick cable and a bunch of fiber optic again.

01:46

It's cut clean through.

2026-11-11 18:01 UTC

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Main St & Linwood Ave, Emerson, NJ 07630

Cut communication cable on sidewalk near ShopRite

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