A suspect has been arrested in connection with a deadly hit-and-run in New Jersey Monday evening, law-enforcement sources tell NBC New York.

Charges against the unidentified suspect in custody are unclear, and the prosecutor's office would not provide more information.

Police were investigating witness reports that the woman killed in the Fort Lee incident appeared to have been the victim of a targeted attack, law-enforcement sources say.

Officers were originally called to Anderson Avenue and Inwood Terrace at about 5:20 p.m. for a report of a pedestrian struck.

Witnesses told authorities they saw the driver mow the woman down and that it did not appear accidental. He allegedly backed up and ran over her a second time before fleeing the scene, witnesses said.

Gene Hoffman, a Wells Fargo manager who was at his office at the time of the incident and saw the victim after she had been hit multiple times, called the scene "horrific."

"I haven't seen anything like that since I was overseas in combat," Hoffman said.

Police are investigating whether an abandoned black sedan found about a mile from the scene may have been involved in the hit-and-run.

Authorities hope surveillance video that caught the incident on tape will provide insight into what happened.

Two people who witnessed the hit-and-run said it appeared to begin as some type of argument. Hong Liu and his mother Fengying Gao told NBC New York the driver pulled up alongside the woman as she walked down the street.

Residents were frightened by the commotion.

"Police closed the roads, and we were very nervous," said area resident Rakel Daniele. "It's kind of scary, you know."

DUMONT, N.J. - BergenNOW has exclusive video from the victory party of the successful Republican candidates for Mayor & Council, including speeches by Mayor-elect James "Jim" Kelly, Councilman-elect William "Bill" Brophy, and Councilman-elect Matthew "Matt" Hayes, as well as Dumont GOP Campaign Manager Sabino Rodano.

WEST TRENTON, NJ - On Thursday, the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management announced that on Wednesday, November 9 at 2:00 p.m. EST, the federal government will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The test will last up to three and a half minutes.

HACKENSACK, N.J. – A five week, multiple agency sting operation has led to the early morning arrest of two alleged international scam-artists in an area hotel.

The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management is reminding Garden State residents and visitors to sign up for NJ Alert, the State's mass text and email emergency notification system.

WALDWICK, N.J. - Hundreds of young performers from a dance studio in Bergen County hurry to get in line to learn their new steps. And with each new move they learn, they are helping to raise dollars for various New Jersey charities.

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Suspended Hackensack Police Chief Charles "Ken" Zisa, along with three others including two city police officers, has been indicted by a Bergen County Grand Jury. The Grand Jury returned a 13-count Indictment which charges the various defendants with Conspiracy to commit Official Misconduct, Official Misconduct, Witness Tampering, Tampering with Evidence, Insurance Fraud, and Crime of Pattern of Official Misconduct.

BERGENFIELD, N.J. - The Bergenfield Junior Football and Cheerleading Organization is holding "Billy Catala Day", to raise support for a local boy suffering from a rare blood disorder.

TRENTON, N.J. - Lydell B. Sherrer, Assistant Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Corrections’ Division of Programs and Community Services, was arrested today by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on charges of soliciting and receiving bribes in connection with his official duties, United States Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - On Monday, October 11 at approximately 3:20 p.m., Police headquarters received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a crash involving a vehicle rolled over on Washington Avenue at the exit ramp of mile marker 168 of the Garden State Parkway.

WALLINGTON, N.J. - The Wallington Board of Health will hold a free rabies clinic from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 6, at the DPW Garage located at 94 Hathaway Street.

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Bergen County residents age 65 and over may obtain seasonal flu shots at the following clinics being offered by the Bergen County Department of Health Services. The 2010-2011 seasonal flu vaccine includes the H1N1 (2009
pandemic) strain.

WYCKOFF, N.J. - Charles Leaf, an investigative and general assignment reporter for FOX 5 News New York, was arrested yesterday on charges of aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.

PARAMUS, N.J. - The Paramus Police Department is investigating a robbery of the Valley National Bank in the Bergen Town Center which occurred on Monday, October 4 at approximately 3:20 p.m.

BERGENFIELD, N.J. - The Bergenfield Police Department is seeking information from anyone that might have witnessed a school bus vs. bicyclist crash that occurred last Wednesday.

Bergen County's own "Johnny Meatballs" DeCarlo will be appearing at the Mercer County Italian American Festival this weekend, at Mercer County Park on Old Trenton Road in West Windsor (directions below).

Do you have lots of empty rooms in your house?  Would you like company, or help in paying your mortgage/rent? There are many singles or parents with one or two children who can’t afford their own apartment, but might be great tenants/friends.

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. - The Borough of Elmwood Park will be hosting an "Operation Take Back New Jersey" local collection site as part of the Operation Take Back NJ medicine disposal day. The event will take place at the Elmwood Park Police Department, 182 Market Street, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 25.

FORT LEE, N.J. - The Fort Lee Education Foundation will be holding its fifth annual "Tour de Fort Lee", featuring a 12-mile ride and 2-mile walk, on Sunday, October 3 beginning at 9:00 a.m.