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Two Men Use ATM Skimming Device To Steal $1K: Nutley PD Two Men Use ATM Skimming Device To Steal $1K: Nutley PD
Two Men Use ATM Skimming Device To Steal $1K: Nutley PD Two men are at large after they used a skimming device on an ATM in Nutley to steal $1,000 from a customer's account on Saturday, March 9, authorities said. The skimming device was placed on an ATM at Proponent Bank on Washington Avenue on Thursday, Feb. 22, Nutley police said. The suspects removed the skimming device on Wednesday, Feb. 28, police said. At 3:58 p.m. on March 9, the duo entered a branch on Bloomfield Avenue and withdrew over $1,000 using a customer's credit card information stolen from the Washington Avenue ATM. Police said they are working with bank security and Secret Ser…

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by Sam Barron
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Cooking Oil Thieves Busted: Nutley PD Cooking Oil Thieves Busted: Nutley PD
Cooking Oil Thieves Busted: Nutley PD Two men were arrested and charged with stealing cooking oil from a restaurant in Nutley, authorities said. On Saturday, Feb. 24, Lewis Cogman, a Belleville resident and Bashir Wilson, a Newark resident, stole the oil from a restaurant on Washington Avenue, causing damage to the parking lot, Chief Thomas Strumolo said.  Police identified Cogman and Wilson as the suspects and they were charged with theft, criminal mischief and defiant trespass, Strumolo said. They were issued summonses to appear in court, Strumolo said. Police Director Alphone Petracco said thieves have been targeting r…

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by Sam Barron
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KNOW ANYTHING? $5K Reward For Info On Essex County Hit-And-Run That Killed Lyndhurst Woman KNOW ANYTHING? $5K Reward For Info On Essex County Hit-And-Run That Killed Lyndhurst Woman
Know Anything? $5K Reward For Info On Essex County Hit-And-Run That Killed Lyndhurst Woman Authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver who fatally struck a 75-year-old Lyndhurst woman. Roseann Ratz was crossing the street with a friend near Washington Avenue and Rutgers Place in Nutley when she was hit by a driver who fled the scene on Thursday, Oct. 15, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Ratz was taken to St. Joseph’s University Hospital and pronounced dead just before 8 p.m. the next day, authorities said. The investigation is active, and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked…

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by Valerie Musson
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Bergen County Woman Killed In Nutley Hit-Run Bergen County Woman Killed In Nutley Hit-Run
Bergen County Woman Killed In Nutley Hit-Run A 75-year-old Bergen County resident was killed Thursday night in a hit-and-run Nutley crash. Roseann Ratz and a friend were crossing the street near Washington Avenue and Rutgers Place when she was struck by a car around 7:30 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Nutley Police Chief Thomas J. Strumolo said. Ratz, of Lyndhurst, was taken to St. Joseph’s University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead just before 8 p.m. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests had been made as of Friday afternoon.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Boy, 3, Seen Dangling Out Of Second-Floor Window In Nutley: Police Boy, 3, Seen Dangling Out Of Second-Floor Window In Nutley: Police
Boy, 3, Seen Dangling Out Of Second-Floor Window In Nutley: Police A little boy was spotted hanging out of a second-story window in Nutley Thursday, police said.  The boy, 3, was seen shortly before 5 p.m. at a home on Washington Avenue. Arriving officers climbed the fire escape and brought the child to safety, the department said.  Subsequent investigation revealed that the boy's father, who was home alone with the child, was asleep when the boy climbed through the window.  Asked whether there was to be further investigation or possible charges, a Nutley police spokesman said the matter has been referred to another agency. The spokesman di…

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by Paul Milo