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Car Burglar Busted In Wallington After Trying To Flee On Bike: Police Car Burglar Busted In Wallington After Trying To Flee On Bike: Police
Car Burglar Busted In Wallington After Trying To Flee On Bike: Police A man was arrested in Wallington on the early morning of Monday, Sept. 23 after being wanted for multiple vehicle break-ins, authorities said. At 4:54 a.m., officers were on patrol at Wallington Avenue and Lester Street when they observed a man, Rashon Johnson, who had been wanted for committed multiple motor vehicle burglaries in the region,  Wallington police said. Johnson's hat and bike matched a previous description provided to police, they said. Johnson was ordered to stop, but refused and pedaled on his bicycle at a high rate of speed, police said. Johnson sped toward police, wh…

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by Sam Barron
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HERO: Wallington Police Chief Nabs Armed Bandit In $2,000 Gas Station Robbery HERO: Wallington Police Chief Nabs Armed Bandit In $2,000 Gas Station Robbery
Hero: Wallington Police Chief Nabs Armed Bandit In $2,000 Gas Station Robbery Wallington Police Chief Carmello Imbruglia captured an Elmwood Park man who'd just pistol-whipped a gas station attendant during a $2,000 robbery, authorities said. Imbruglia was among several officers who responded to a call at the Delta Station on Wallington Avenue around 4 p.m. Thursday. He grabbed Andrew Rehan, 22, near the intersection of Anderson Avenue and Lester Street as other officers searched for the second robber. Police found Rehan carrying a pellet gun that resembled the real thing in the waistband of his sweatpants. The attendant, who was struck with the gun during the ho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTOS: Homeowner, Firefighter Injured In Furious Wallington Blaze PHOTOS: Homeowner, Firefighter Injured In Furious Wallington Blaze
Photos: Homeowner, Firefighter Injured In Furious Wallington Blaze UPDATE: The owner of a Wallington home destroyed by a furious fire that broke out late Tuesday night was hospitalized with burns, as was a firefighter who got a piece of glass in his eye, responders said. Police arrived just after 10 p.m. to find flames engulfing the more-than 75-year-old, 2,450-square-foot Lester Street home at the corner of Halstead Avenue. Both the homeowner and the firefighter were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center along with the seriously injured homeowner, responders said. More than $1,200 had been raised for the family on a GoFundMe as of Wednesday morn…

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by Jerry DeMarco