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Violent Fugitive From Bergen County Captured Violent Fugitive From Bergen County Captured
Violent Fugitive From Bergen County Captured A violent fugitive being sought by state authorities forced some schools in northwest Bergen County to shelter in place during a manhunt that ended in his capture early Tuesday, authorities said. Ex-con Justinian Rocco, 26, of Allendale was seized by Waldwick police shortly after 7:30 a.m. Jan. 3 after colleagues from Saddle River, Midland Park and Wyckoff -- along with a K-9 unit --  converged on the area to assist, they said. Rocco had absconded from a state facility last Thursday, Dec. 29, after spending time behind bars for a variety of convictions. Then came a call early Tuesday …

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PD: Telltale Sign Helps Locate Man Seen Masturbating Outside NJ Home PD: Telltale Sign Helps Locate Man Seen Masturbating Outside NJ Home
PD: Telltale Sign Helps Locate Man Seen Masturbating Outside NJ Home An Allendale man recorded on a doorbell camera masturbating in a Waldwick resident's driveway early Saturday was captured a short time later by police from both towns, authorities said. Paul Montenigro, 44, wasn't difficult to spot, they said. He'd dyed his hair blue. A resident near Crescent Elementary School called Waldwick police after his Ring video alerted him around 8:30 a.m., Detective Sgt. David Passaretti said. The resident ran out and confronted Montenigro, who fled, he said. Waldwick patrol officers converged on the area, assisted by Allendale police. They checked area busine…

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Authorities: Allendale, Ramsey Police Team Up To Nab Mahwah Package Thieves Authorities: Allendale, Ramsey Police Team Up To Nab Mahwah Package Thieves
Authorities: Allendale, Ramsey Police Team Up To Nab Mahwah Package Thieves Police from Allendale and Ramsey teamed up to nab two thieves from Philadelphia who’d been at work in the area, authorities said. One of them knocked at the door of a Farley Place resident in Allendale Tuesday afternoon and said he was picking up a package for “Heather” that had been dropped off by the postal service, Police Chief George Scherb said. The resident chased him off and immediately called police, who issued a description of the man and the vehicle. Ramsey police spotted the car on Island Road and stopped it a short time later, Scherb said. The passenger matched the description…

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Covering Faces Instead Of Windshields: Tool Maker Helps Police Covering Faces Instead Of Windshields: Tool Maker Helps Police
Covering Faces Instead Of Windshields: Tool Maker Helps Police A company that makes a parking-enforcement gadget has added a new tool to help police and other first responders amid the coronavirus pandemic. Barnacle Parking made its name with a 6-square-foot block of yellow plastic that police can splay across a windshield to keep drivers with outstanding tickets from moving their cars – a less expensive alternative than towing.The company retooled one of its plants and is now also covering faces as well as windshields.Allendale police received a shipment of shields -- and just in time, Chief George Scherb said. "The few shields the officers had to us…

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by Jerry DeMarco