A 48-year-old woman was found stabbed in the driveway of her borough home, authorities said.
MIDLAND PARK -- A 48-year-old woman was found stabbed in the driveway of her borough home in what one resident described as a normally "quiet" neighborhood.
The woman, identified as Suzanne Bardzell, was found Thursday afternoon stabbed in her vehicle, which was parked in the driveway of her Godwin Avenue residence, Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said in a Twitter post. Molinelli later confirmed that Bardzell had died.
A neighbor who lives on nearby Madison Avenue said he saw police in his neighbor's yard and that they appeared to be searching for someone. Police also put up crime-scene tape around his yard but later removed it, the neighbor also said.
"He wouldn't tell me" what was happening, the neighbor, who declined to give his name, said of an officer he asked about the situation. "I guess it was police business."
Godwin Avenue was closed off as law enforcement, including the prosecutor's office and local and Ridgewood police, assisted with an investigation at the scene.
48 year old woman found stabbed in her vehicle in her driveway at 715 Godwin Avenue Midland Park. Victim is SUZANNE BARDZELL dob10.1.67
-- John Molinelli (@johnlmolinelli) October 22, 2015
Midland Park victim is deceased matter is a homicide
-- John Molinelli (@johnlmolinelli) October 22, 2015
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