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RECOGNIZE HIM? Video Released Of 'Calm, Composed' Englewood Bank Robbery Suspect RECOGNIZE HIM? Video Released Of 'Calm, Composed' Englewood Bank Robbery Suspect
Recognize HIM? Video Released Of 'Calm, Composed' Englewood Bank Robbery Suspect Englewood police on Friday released surveillance video of a man they believe is the "calm and composed" robber who fled with an undisclosed amount of cash from a local bank earlier this month. City detectives worked with the FBI were to review “a multitude of surveillance video sources,” to produce the one released Friday, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. The robber, “possibly armed with a long weapon,” wore a hooded coat, a mask that hid most of his face and gloves when he entered the Bank of America branch on Park Place around 9 a.m. Feb. 2, Torell said. After collecting the cash, he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? 'Calm, Composed' Robber Holds Up Englewood Bank SEE ANYTHING? 'Calm, Composed' Robber Holds Up Englewood Bank
SEE Anything? 'Calm, Composed' Robber Holds Up Englewood Bank A robber described as "calm and composed" quietly announced his intentions to an Englewood bank teller over the weekend and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, city police said Monday. City detectives working with the FBI were reviewing “a multitude of surveillance video sources,” and comparing notes with other law enforcement agencies as they try to identify the robber, who was “possibly armed with a long weapon,” Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. He wore a hooded coat, a mask that hid most of his face and gloves when he entered the Bank of America branch on Park Place around 9:30 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
HEADS UP: Paramus Firefighter Whose Truck Was Broken Into Says He Was Followed From Bank HEADS UP: Paramus Firefighter Whose Truck Was Broken Into Says He Was Followed From Bank
Heads UP: Paramus Firefighter Whose Truck Was Broken Into Says He Was Followed From Bank Standing on line at a Western Union in Paramus, a borough volunteer firefighter saw a familiar face: Moments earlier, he’d seen the same man sitting in a suspicious minivan parking outside his bank. Leaving the Stop & Shop on Route 17 after withdrawing money, the 30-year-old firefighter found the passenger-side window of his pickup truck smashed and console compartment open. Gone were reading glasses, a charger and headphones. He was reporting it to a 911 dispatcher when he again saw the same man walking through the parking lot. Spotting the firefighter, the stranger hurried into the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Jobless Lodi Bartender Charged With Setting Bank Fire Jobless Lodi Bartender Charged With Setting Bank Fire
Jobless Lodi Bartender Charged With Setting Bank Fire LODI, N.J. -- An unemployed bartender poured a flammable liquid inside a Lodi bank vestibule and ignited it, said authorities who charged him with arson Tuesday. Bergen County sheriff’s officers found and arrested Rashit Perez, 30, of Lodi in Paramus on Monday, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Around 10:30 the night before, Calo said, Perez, of Westervelt Place, ignited the fire in the vestibule of the Bank of America on Hunter Street, the prosecutor said. A judge ordered Perez released Wednesday with conditions pending further court action on arson and weapons charges.

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by Jerry DeMarco