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HEARTBREAK: Beloved Teaneck Couple Killed In Fire Were Pillars Of Church, Community HEARTBREAK: Beloved Teaneck Couple Killed In Fire Were Pillars Of Church, Community
Heartbreak: Beloved Teaneck Couple Killed In Fire Were Pillars Of Church, Community A community clutched faith Thursday as word spread of the deaths of a beloved Teaneck couple in an overnight house fire. Delton Brown, 32, and his wife, Amoya (Bennett) Brown, 29, were dedicated church-goers who served fellow worshippers as well as the greater community, said Winston Christian, pastor of the West Side (Pentecostal) Worship Center in Englewood. "I don't know what I'm going to do without them," Christian told reporters outside the Arlington Avenue home owned by Delton Brown's parents where the couple died before dawn. "They are that integral a part of our ministry here." Am…

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House Fire Kills Teaneck Couple In Attic Apartment House Fire Kills Teaneck Couple In Attic Apartment
House Fire Kills Teaneck Couple In Attic Apartment A community clung tight to faith Thursday as word spread of the deaths of a beloved Teaneck couple in an overnight house fire. Delton Brown, 32, and his wife, Amoya (Bennett) Brown, 29, were dedicated church-goers who served fellow worshippers as well as the greater community, said Winston Christian, pastor of the West Side (Pentecostal) Worship Center in Englewood. "I don't know what I'm going to do without them," Christian told reporters outside the Arlington Avenue home owned by Delton Brown's parents where the couple died before dawn. "They are that integral a part of our ministry here…

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Crash Sends Jeep Into Paramus Bank Crash Sends Jeep Into Paramus Bank
Crash Sends Jeep Into Paramus Bank A driver sustained a minor injury after a collision Monday night sent her Jeep into a former Paramus bank building. Both vehicles were towed after the crash on South Fairview Avenue near the Rochelle Park border shortly before 8:30 p.m. Paramus and Rochelle Park police and Rochelle Park firefighters and EMS were among the responders. A building inspector also was summoned to check what used to be the Columbia Bank building. The driver sustained a minor injury in the Paramus crash, responders said.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this acc…

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RECOGNIZE HER? Bank Robber Got $7,000-$8,000, Fair Lawn PD Says RECOGNIZE HER? Bank Robber Got $7,000-$8,000, Fair Lawn PD Says
Recognize HER? Bank Robber Got $7,000-$8,000, Fair Lawn PD Says Fair Lawn police released surveillance photos of a woman who they said robbed a Columbia Bank branch of nearly $8,000 Friday afternoon. It was shortly after 2 p.m. when the heavy-set black female robber "passed a note to the teller while keeping one hand in her jacket pocket and bringing that pocketed hand on top of the counter for the bank teller to see," Sgt. Brian Metzler said. She then "then fled the bank through the front door, then entered the Pet Supplies Plus on Fair Lawn Avenue through a back exit into a parking lot," Metzler said. She was wearing a light-colored jacket and pants,…

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RECOGNIZE HER? Woman Robs Fair Lawn Bank Of Nearly $8,000 RECOGNIZE HER? Woman Robs Fair Lawn Bank Of Nearly $8,000
Recognize HER? Woman Robs Fair Lawn Bank Of Nearly $8,000 Fair Lawn police released surveillance photos of a woman who they said robbed a Columbia Bank branch of nearly $8,000 Friday afternoon. It was shortly after 2 p.m. when the heavy-set black female robber "passed a note to the teller while keeping one hand in her jacket pocket and bringing that pocketed hand on top of the counter for the bank teller to see," Sgt. Brian Metzler said. She then "then fled the bank through the front door, then entered the Pet Supplies Plus on Fair Lawn Avenue through a back exit into a parking lot," Metzler said. She was wearing a light-colored jacket and pants,…

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MUGSHOT: Accused Fair Lawn Bank Robber Ordered Held MUGSHOT: Accused Fair Lawn Bank Robber Ordered Held
Mugshot: Accused Fair Lawn Bank Robber Ordered Held UPDATE: A judge ordered that a Paterson man arrested by Fair Lawn police for a $10,000 bank robbery last month remain held in the Bergen County Jail. "10K or You Die" read the note that 22-year-old Jose Cuevas of Paterson handed a teller at the Columbia Bank branch on Broadway on July 13, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Cuevas "grabbed his hip, making the teller believe that he was holding a weapon," Metzler said. Detectives Brian Rypkema and Anthony Lugo identified Cuevas, who was carrying a 27-inch machete when he was arrested Tuesday night, Aug. 1, the sergeant said. The p…

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Bicyclist Robs Fair Lawn Bank Bicyclist Robs Fair Lawn Bank
Bicyclist Robs Fair Lawn Bank A robber apparently rode off on a bicycle after holding up a Fair Lawn bank Friday afternoon. The robber in the black hooded sweatshirt made off with $10,000 in cash after passing a note at the Columbia Bank on Broadway just after 4:30 p.m., authorities said. K-9 units searched the area while the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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MUGSHOT: Accused Fair Lawn Bank Robber Ordered Held MUGSHOT: Accused Fair Lawn Bank Robber Ordered Held
Mugshot: Accused Fair Lawn Bank Robber Ordered Held A judge ordered that a Paterson man arrested by Fair Lawn police for a $10,000 bank robbery last month remain held in the Bergen County Jail. "10K or You Die" read the note that 22-year-old Jose Cuevas of Paterson handed a teller at the Columbia Bank branch on  Broadway on July 13, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Cuevas "grabbed his hip, making the teller believe that he was holding a weapon," Metzler said. Detectives Brian Rypkema and Anthony Lugo identified Cuevas, who was carrying a 27-inch machete when he was arrested Tuesday night, Aug. 1, the sergeant said. The proceeds…

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by Jerry DeMarco