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Police: Botched Clifton Robbery Victim Stabbed Police: Botched Clifton Robbery Victim Stabbed
Police: Botched Clifton Robbery Victim Stabbed Clifton police believe a botched pre-dawn robbery Wednesday left a 20-year-old Passaic man with several stab wounds. The victim was treated at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center for leg wounds before being released, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. He'd been stabbed on Lake Avenue near Hope Avenue just after 4:30 a.m., he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Clifton Detective Breaks Foot Chasing Immigrant Wanted By ICE Clifton Detective Breaks Foot Chasing Immigrant Wanted By ICE
Clifton Detective Breaks Foot Chasing Immigrant Wanted By ICE A Clifton detective broke his foot chasing a man who, it turned out, was wanted by ICE, authorities said. Investigators and uniformed officers who joined them found the man hiding in the rafters of a shed after a lengthy pursuit that began in the area of Hope and Highland avenues last Wednesday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. He’d bolted after the detectives tried to talk with him, then struggled while being taken into custody, Bracken said. Authorities released the man after processing him on charges of resisting arrest and minor drug possession. The detective, meanwhile, received tr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN HIM? Three Caught, One Sought In Armed Street Robberies SEEN HIM? Three Caught, One Sought In Armed Street Robberies
Seen HIM? Three Caught, One Sought In Armed Street Robberies UPDATE: The man accused of shooting baseball legend David “Big Papi” Ortiz has been wanted for a pair of street robberies in Clifton last year, Daily Voice has learned. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/southpassaic/police-fire/man-accused-of-shooting-david-ortiz-was-wanted-in-clifton-street-robberies/770094/ ****** CLIFTON, N.J. -- Clifton police turned to the public for help Tuesday finding a man suspected of participating in a pair of street holdups. Rolfi Ferreira-Cruz, 23, of Paterson, was with a group of others who held up two men blocks apart last month, Detective Lt. Rob…

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by Jerry DeMarco