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Man Took Shirt Off, Pinned Flight Attendant Against Exit Door On Newark Bound Flight: Feds Man Took Shirt Off, Pinned Flight Attendant Against Exit Door On Newark Bound Flight: Feds
Man Took Shirt Off, Pinned Flight Attendant Against Exit Door On Newark Bound Flight: Feds A 38-year-old Washington, DC man was arrested and charged with threatening flight attendants on a flight to Newark Liberty International Airport last summer, authorities said. On Wednesday, June 12, shortly before the United Airlines plane landed from Houston, Kedus Damtew removed his shirt; pushed his bare chest into a flight attendant, pinning the flight attendant against the aircraft exit door; shouted epithets and threats of physical violence; and punched an aircraft oven, US Attorney Philip Sellinger said. Damtew then followed the same flight attendant to the rear of the aircraft, wher…

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by Sam Barron
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12th Gun Seized In Paterson Since April Follows Foot Pursuit 12th Gun Seized In Paterson Since April Follows Foot Pursuit
12th Gun Seized In Paterson Since April Follows Foot Pursuit A Paterson man hanging out in a large group partying on a local street corner was caught with a loaded handgun after he tried to run from detectives, authorities said. Joseph Shoulars, 22, bolted as Detectives John Rikowich, Levis Qirjako, Muhammed Dombayci and Yamil Pimienta approached the noisy crowd, which was drinking and blocking the road with double-parked vehicles at Belle Avenue and Hopper Street, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. "The intersection has recently been the subject of numerous complaints by both Paterson and Prospect Park residents due to large groups con…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mall Brawl In Paramus Brings Police From Several Towns, Arrests Made Mall Brawl In Paramus Brings Police From Several Towns, Arrests Made
Mall Brawl In Paramus Brings Police From Several Towns, Arrests Made UPDATE: Several people were taken into custody in a weekend brawl that brought police reinforcements from various towns to the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, responders said. No one was hurt and no major property damage was reported in the Saturday night flareup, which witnesses said quickly ended once borough police began making arrests. Police had been "having weekend problems with large numbers of juveniles" at the mall, a veteran law enforcement officer said Sunday. Saturday's trouble began when some began resisting efforts by a security guard and a few Paramus officers to move a large…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Panic At Newark Airport (UPDATE): Things Get Hairy After Traveler Breaches Checkpoint Panic At Newark Airport (UPDATE): Things Get Hairy After Traveler Breaches Checkpoint
Panic At Newark Airport (Update): Things Get Hairy After Traveler Breaches Checkpoint UPDATE: Panic ensued Monday morning after a woman "breached a security checkpoint" at Newark Airport, a Port Authority police spokesperson said. "Around 10:20 am a woman breached a security checkpoint in Terminal C and PAPD responded," Public Information Officer Abigail Goldring said. "PAPD took the individual into custody, moved passengers onto the street, and conducted a sweep of the affected areas as a precaution.  "While there was no bomb threat nor shooting that occurred, the disturbance caused significant public alarm to ticketed passengers who consequently ran from the disturbance a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Allendale PD: Assault Suspect Spits On Police, Urinates On Cell Floor, More Allendale PD: Assault Suspect Spits On Police, Urinates On Cell Floor, More
Allendale PD: Assault Suspect Spits On Police, Urinates On Cell Floor, More An Allendale man arrested for domestic assault went berserk at police headquarters – urinating on the floor of a holding cell, stuffing a blanket into the toilet, spitting in an officer’s face and shouting racial epithets -- authorities said. Officers responding to a 1:30 a.m. call Sunday at an Elm Street home found Timothy Fay, 52, outside, Police Chief George Scherb said. “Take me to jail,” he told them, placing his hands behind his back, the chief said. Officers were trying to process Fay at headquarters when he “became extremely combative, kicking his legs at officers, flailing his arm…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fight Draws Large Police Presence To Garden State Plaza Fight Draws Large Police Presence To Garden State Plaza
Fight Draws Large Police Presence To Garden State Plaza A fight drew a large police presence to the Garden State Plaza Saturday evening. The melee broke out on first floor near the AMC theater around 8:15 p.m. The Paramus Police Department was assisted by the Bergen County Sheriff's Office, along with officers from Ridgewood, Maywood, Rochelle Park and other local departments while diffusing the situation. Footage of the fight posted to Instagram by user passaicshoefights2 shows what appears to be teenage boys fighting outside stores on the outskirts of the food court. A video sent to Daily Voice shows dozens of people running from the food c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Englewood PD: Shots Fired Nearby Not Connected To People Throwing Rocks At Police Englewood PD: Shots Fired Nearby Not Connected To People Throwing Rocks At Police
Englewood PD: Shots Fired Nearby Not Connected To People Throwing Rocks At Police Dozens of people were throwing rocks and other objects at police responding to a call in Englewood late Thursday when shots were fired on a nearby block, authorities said. Nearly 80 police from several other towns converged on the city – among them, officers from Hackensack, Cliffside Park, Fort Lee and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office -- but things eventually calmed down. City police responding to an 11:30 p.m. disturbance call found about 60 people standing in the middle of the street on Palisade Place, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. There was “no indication at this time …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Spectators Interfering With Police Sparked Passaic Softball Game Melee, Authorities Say VIDEO: Spectators Interfering With Police Sparked Passaic Softball Game Melee, Authorities Say
Video: Spectators Interfering With Police Sparked Passaic Softball Game Melee, Authorities Say A softball game at a Passaic park escalated into arrests when people interfered with police who were trying to issue summonses to those drinking and smoking there, authorities said. One of those charged is a Brooklyn man who officers said threw water on them. Another who was taken into custody told a TV news reporter he believed police overreacted. No other accounts of the incident were reported by local news media in the wake of the melee. A review by Daily Voice of police reports and cellphone video shot during the incident tell this story: Responding to complaints, four members of the…

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by Jerry DeMarco