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UPDATE: Irate Resident Tries To Run Down Police: Wyckoff PD UPDATE: Irate Resident Tries To Run Down Police: Wyckoff PD
Update: Irate Resident Tries To Run Down Police: Wyckoff PD An irate 69-year-old Wyckoff resident tried to run down a trio of police officers after threatening them with a screwdriver, authorities said. It took two days, but borough police tracked down and arrested Vincent Hartung in Paterson, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Officer Joseph Benanti had originally gone to Hartung’s Russell Avenue home this past Monday, May 1, to discuss an earlier incident with him, the lieutenant said. Hartung “immediately became aggressive and confrontational,” pointing a screwdriver at Benanti while threatening him and other officers, Soto said. Soto and Officer John Raff…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen Drugstore Burglar Had Specific Target, Police Say Bergen Drugstore Burglar Had Specific Target, Police Say
Bergen Drugstore Burglar Had Specific Target, Police Say Someone broke into a Wyckoff drug store -- all for two bottles of liquid codeine, authorities said. Officers responding to a 4:45 a.m. burglar alarm earlier this week found the front door glass shattered at Sicomac Pharmacy, in a small shopping strip off the corner of Cedar Hill Avenue, Lt. Joseph Soto said. They secured the business and learned that all that was taken were two bottles of the addictive morphine derivative, valued at $86 combined, he said. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. Wyckoff detectives were investigating.

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Wyckoff PD: Officers Nab ID Thief From Bronx Fleeing Bank Wyckoff PD: Officers Nab ID Thief From Bronx Fleeing Bank
Wyckoff PD: Officers Nab ID Thief From Bronx Fleeing Bank Wyckoff police nabbed a fleeing Bronx man after he tried to withdraw $2,860 from a personal account using a bogus driver’s license, authorities said. Sgt. Kevin Pinches and Officer Kyle Scherm were responding to a call from the Provident Bank on Franklin Avenue early Thursday afternoon when they spotted Junior Robles, 26, fleeing the scene, Lt. Joseph Soto said. They grabbed Robles on nearby Monroe Avenue at Dana Hannon Way after a brief foot chase, Soto said. Robles remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first court appearance. He’s charged with attempted forgery, ID theft and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WHY? 3 Vehicles Left Unlocked With Key Fobs Inside Reported Stolen In Wyckoff WHY? 3 Vehicles Left Unlocked With Key Fobs Inside Reported Stolen In Wyckoff
WHY? 3 Vehicles Left Unlocked With Key Fobs Inside Reported Stolen In Wyckoff Three owners from Wyckoff who reported their vehicles stolen one recent morning admitted that they’d all left them unlocked with the key fobs inside, police said. The thefts began at 6:15 a.m. Sept. 9, when a 2016 Range Rover was taken from a Highview Drive resident’s driveway, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Hillside police found the vehicle eight days later, he said. At 8:10 a.m., a Mulberry Court resident said, a 2016 Infiniti Q50 was taken from his driveway. Two weeks later, Newark police reported finding it. At 8:50 a.m., a Richard Place resident reported that his 2015 Lexus RX3 was taken from …

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by Jerry DeMarco