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Wayne PD Nets Large-Scale Jersey Shore Shoplifting Crew At Willowbrook With $6,000 In Hot Merch Wayne PD Nets Large-Scale Jersey Shore Shoplifting Crew At Willowbrook With $6,000 In Hot Merch
Wayne PD Nets Large-Scale Jersey Shore Shoplifting Crew At Willowbrook With $6,000 In Hot Merch A Jersey Shore-based crew that steals pricey goods from stores and then brings them to North Jersey to exchange for cash or store credit was caught by Wayne police with $6,000 worth of stolen items -- all with the security sensors still on them, authorities said. Responding to a theft call at the Nordstrom Rack at the Willowbrook Mall, Sgt. James Clark and Officers Adrian Sulejmani and Bruce Conklin stopped the crew’s 1999 Oldsmobile, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Goods with their senor security tags still attached were piled on the seats and floorboards, Martin said. The driver, 3…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Hard News: Running Down The Top North Jersey Daily Voice Stories Of 2018 Hard News: Running Down The Top North Jersey Daily Voice Stories Of 2018
Hard News: Running Down The Top North Jersey Daily Voice Stories Of 2018 Another year of news has come and gone. Daily Voice is running down the biggest and most impactful stories of 2018. Here are the top 10 hard news stories of the year. 10. Body Of Missing Postal Worker From Lyndhurst Found In Passaic River: The body of 51-year-old Vitorino Cirne was pulled from the Passaic River more than three weeks after he went missing. Vitorino CirneCOURTESY: Lyndhurst PD 9. Fort Lee Woman Charged With Dumping 15-Year-Old Deaf, Blind Dog In Teterboro: Tania Connelly, 59, was served with a complaint filed by the Bergen County SPCA’s Law Enforcement Division charging h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Is Carlo's Bakery Crumbling? Not In North Jersey Is Carlo's Bakery Crumbling? Not In North Jersey
Is Carlo's Bakery Crumbling? Not In North Jersey Lucky North Jersey -- Carlo's Bakery locations in Ridgewood and Wayne remain open as others have closed one by one across New Jersey. The bakery, made famous by "Cake Boss" star Buddy Valastro, closed its Red Bank shop suddenly this week unexpectedly, after the Westfield shop shuttered in April. The bakery's other New Jersey locations in Hoboken, Marlton, Morristown, Ridgewood and Wayne's Willowbrook Mall will remain open... for now.

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
This New Jersey Town Is About To Get Its Seventh Starbucks Cafe This New Jersey Town Is About To Get Its Seventh Starbucks Cafe
This New Jersey Town Is About To Get Its Seventh Starbucks Cafe Is there such a thing as too many Starbucks shops? Not in Wayne. The Township Planning Board on Monday night granted the coffee giant approval to Basking Ridge-based limited liability company 1809 Route 23 Realty to build a two-tenant strip mall, according to multiple reports. There are already six other Starbucks shops in Wayne, some on Route 23: 57 NJ-23 1606 NJ-23 1118 Hamburg Tpke  2114, 183 Hamburg Tpke. 1100 Willowbrook Blvd. Willowbrook Mall The Monarch Diner will be destroyed to make room for the new cafe, which will be complete with a drive-thru.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Wayne PD Seeks Help Finding Cellphone Thief SEEN HIM? Wayne PD Seeks Help Finding Cellphone Thief
Seen HIM? Wayne PD Seeks Help Finding Cellphone Thief WAYNE, N.J. -- Wayne police asked the public for help Tuesday identifying a man who they said snatched an iPhone worth $1,160 from a Willowbrook Mall kiosk and fled. The thief "engaged in a ruse sale for an iPhone X," then "seized the phone and fled the shopping center" just after 5:30 p.m. March 11, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. If you see or know the suspect, Martin asked that you contact Wayne Police Detective Michael O’Rourke at (973)633-3537 or call the township Detective Bureau: (973) 633-3530. 

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sleeping Willowbrook Mall Easter Rabbit Was 'Downright Scary,' Mom Says Sleeping Willowbrook Mall Easter Rabbit Was 'Downright Scary,' Mom Says
Sleeping Willowbrook Mall Easter Rabbit Was 'Downright Scary,' Mom Says UPDATE: A fellow bunny said her friend was dehydrated, but a mall spokeswoman said she was playing a game. ****** Original story below: A panicked mom is urging caution after the Willowbrook Mall's Easter bunny appeared to have fallen sleep during a photo session with the public. "Not such a good experience today," a concerned mother wrote on Facebook. "When [we] arrived bunny was gone and on break. They asked me to come back in 45 minutes. When we returned we found [the] bunny like this (see photo above)." Daily Voice left a voicemail with mall management and Iconic…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Spokeswoman: 'Sleeping' Willowbrook Mall Easter Bunny Was Playing Game Spokeswoman: 'Sleeping' Willowbrook Mall Easter Bunny Was Playing Game
Spokeswoman: 'Sleeping' Willowbrook Mall Easter Bunny Was Playing Game WAYNE, N.J. -- The Willowbrook Mall Easter bunny wasn't as hippity-hoppity as usual on Wednesday. A local mom in a group waiting in line with their children shared the incident on Facebook, igniting a social media clash between people who were outraged and others who defended the teen in the bunny suit. Mall spokeswoman Lindsay Kahn told Daily Voice that the employee was pretending to sleep as part of a playful game in which she has kids try to wake her. "She has been a great Easter Bunny and engaging with the kids," Kahn said.  "She was not sleeping, passed out or intoxica…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Sparkly Jewelry Store Giant Claire's Files For Bankruptcy Sparkly Jewelry Store Giant Claire's Files For Bankruptcy
Sparkly Jewelry Store Giant Claire's Files For Bankruptcy Accessory and jewelry store giant Claire's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday. Claire's Stores Inc. hopes to clear $1.9 billion in debt and close some underperforming stores. Claire's has locations in 99 percent of malls across the U.S., selling cubic zirconia jewelry and other low-priced accessories. The store claims to be the world’s leading ear piercer, having pierced over 100,000,000 ears worldwide, and nearly 3.5 million last year in the U.S. alone. Claire's has several locations across Bergen and Passaic counties: The Shops at Riverside Garden State Plaza Bergen Town Center Pa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver Who Rammed Wayne, Fairfield Cruisers Jailed After Chase, Crash Driver Who Rammed Wayne, Fairfield Cruisers Jailed After Chase, Crash
Driver Who Rammed Wayne, Fairfield Cruisers Jailed After Chase, Crash WAYNE, N.J. -- Wayne police on Wednesday identified a man who they said tried to run over a police officer at the Willowbrook Mall, crashing a car he'd just stolen into the officer's patrol cruiser and then, later, another police car, before he was captured on Route 46 in Fairfield. Alterick Harris, 42, of Newark became "became irate and argumentative" with the owner of the silver BMW as they were driving outside the mall, then took the keys and sped off after she got out, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Flagged down by the woman, responding Officer Pawel Jadczak positioned …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police: Suspect In Wayne Chase Rams Cruiser, Heads Wrong Way On Route 46 Police: Suspect In Wayne Chase Rams Cruiser, Heads Wrong Way On Route 46
Police: Suspect In Wayne Chase Rams Cruiser, Heads Wrong Way On Route 46 WAYNE, N.J. -- Wayne police on Wednesday identified a man who they said tried to run over a police officer at the Willowbrook Mall, crashing a car he'd just stolen into the officer's patrol cruiser and then, later, another police car, before he was captured on Route 46 in Fairfield. Alterick Harris, 42, of Newark became "became irate and argumentative" with the owner of the silver BMW as they were driving outside the mall, then took the keys and sped off after she got out, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Flagged down by the woman, responding Officer Pawel Jadczak positioned …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wayne PD: Imposter 'Fire Inspector' Wanted In Seven States Is Caught Wayne PD: Imposter 'Fire Inspector' Wanted In Seven States Is Caught
Wayne PD: Imposter 'Fire Inspector' Wanted In Seven States Is Caught WAYNE, N.J. – Authorities have caught an ex-con wanted in seven states who police say has been scamming North Jersey businesses – including a Cinnabon store at the Willowbrook Mall – out of hundreds of dollars each by posing as a fire inspector. Michael A. Carrion -- who’s currently being held on Rikers Island on a parole violation – is wanted by police in Carlstadt, Fort Lee, Rochelle Park and in six other states, using various aliases, addresses, birth dates and Social Security numbers, Wayne Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Carrion, 52, told employees at the Willowbrook Cinnabon in …

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by Jerry DeMarco