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Westwood PD: Career Burglar Chased By Homeowner Captured By Police After Attempted Carjacking Westwood PD: Career Burglar Chased By Homeowner Captured By Police After Attempted Carjacking
Westwood PD: Career Burglar Chased By Homeowner Captured By Police After Attempted Carjacking A career criminal chased by a Westwood homeowner for a burglary Friday tried to carjack a vehicle to get away, said police who captured him. The Park Avenue homeowner chased the intruder while a family member dialed 911 shortly before 2 p.m., Westwood Police Chief Michael Pontillo said. Police from Westwood and Hillsdale were on the scene instantly and nabbed ex-con Sean Byrne, 51, of Union City, along the railroad tracks across from an apartment complex on Valley Avenue, the chief said. Westwood police charged him with attempted carjacking, burglary, resisting arrest and criminal mischie…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fort Lee Police Detective Nabs Security Guard In Two-Town Burglary Spree Fort Lee Police Detective Nabs Security Guard In Two-Town Burglary Spree
Fort Lee Police Detective Nabs Security Guard In Two-Town Burglary Spree A Fort Lee police detective's persistence produced the arrest of a security guard who burglarized 10 vehicles in town, mostly taking credit cards, as well as seven more in Palisades Park, authorities said. Detective Richard Rochford cracked the case after he obtained surveillance video not only of the burglaries from overnight on Jan. 13 but also from a Walmart where some of the credit cards were used, Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. After consulting with the Essex County Sheriff’s Office and East Orange police, Rochford charged Marquis D. Porter, 30, of Irvington on Tuesday with a host of offe…

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by Jerry DeMarco