Bergenfield pizzeria owner offers $1,000 reward in awning slashing

PUBLIC ALERT: A Bergenfield pizzeria owner is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever slashed his awnings with a razor taped to a pole over the weekend.

Jerry DeMarco

07/22/2015 1:56 p.m.

Tri-Community Crime Stoppers also is offering an unspecified reward.

Owner Jeff Ambrosino said he found the damage when he opened at 7:30 a.m. Saturday.

It was the second time this has happened to him in the past six weeks.

This time, a four-foot blue pole was found with a black handle and a box cutter-type blade attached to the top with blue “Edge Lock” painter’s tape, police said.

Ambrosino “has had no problems or issues with anyone,” they said.

If you have information that could help the investigation, please call Bergenfield PD Detective Kevin Doheny: (201) 387-4000, ext. 4016 or kdoheny@bergenfieldnjpd.org

Tri-Community Crime Stoppers: (201) 833-4222

PHOTOS: Courtesy BERGENFIELD PD

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