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Mattlage Place, Englewood, NJ

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Detectives Capture Two Charged With Attempted Murder In Englewood Shooting Detectives Capture Two Charged With Attempted Murder In Englewood Shooting
Detectives Capture Two Charged With Attempted Murder In Englewood Shooting Englewood police detectives captured two men accused of shooting at another group during an ongoing dispute last month. Several people in a large group that had gathered on Palisade Place on June 4 were pelting police with rocks and other items when shots were fired on nearby Mattlage Place. No one was wounded by the half-dozen or so rounds fired, although two vehicles were struck, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. Two defendants were captured through “meticulous police work, community cooperation and extremely hard work by our Detective Bureau,” Halstead said. John T. Wright, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood PD: Shots Fired Nearby Not Connected To People Throwing Rocks At Police Englewood PD: Shots Fired Nearby Not Connected To People Throwing Rocks At Police
Englewood PD: Shots Fired Nearby Not Connected To People Throwing Rocks At Police Dozens of people were throwing rocks and other objects at police responding to a call in Englewood late Thursday when shots were fired on a nearby block, authorities said. Nearly 80 police from several other towns converged on the city – among them, officers from Hackensack, Cliffside Park, Fort Lee and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office -- but things eventually calmed down. City police responding to an 11:30 p.m. disturbance call found about 60 people standing in the middle of the street on Palisade Place, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. There was “no indication at this time …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood Police: Neighbor, Children, Officers Rescue Woman Repeatedly Stabbed By Ex-Boyfriend Englewood Police: Neighbor, Children, Officers Rescue Woman Repeatedly Stabbed By Ex-Boyfriend
Englewood Police: Neighbor, Children, Officers Rescue Woman Repeatedly Stabbed By Ex-Boyfriend Thanks to a neighbor, a few young children and Englewood police, a city woman was expected to survive after being stabbed several times Monday night by her ex-boyfriend, authorities said. The Good Samaritan who witnessed the attack "jumped on [the assailant], picked up the knife and chased him off with the help of children who were present," Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. Two responding officers quickly administered first aid, while two colleagues found Ernesto Dominguez-Hortelano, 37, hiding in a shed attached to a garage on the block behind the victim's home. Dominguez-H…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood PD: Gunman Caught In Violence-Plagued Neighborhood Blasting House With Paintballs Englewood PD: Gunman Caught In Violence-Plagued Neighborhood Blasting House With Paintballs
Englewood PD: Gunman Caught In Violence-Plagued Neighborhood Blasting House With Paintballs In a neighborhood plagued by violence, Englewood police chased down a man who they said peppered a house with paintballs from what looked like a genuine weapon. Responding Officer Adolfo Gutierrez spotted 18-year-old Sammuel Castillo running from the Mattlage Place home near Shepard Avenue after the shots were fired from a car that had pulled up there shortly before 7:30 p.m. Monday, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. Castillo was carrying what looked like a long gun -- actually a paintball gun, Halstead said. He tossed it alongside a house before being taken into custody, the depu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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REWARD OFFERED: Woman Shot In Foot In Englewood, Other Bullet Misses Hitting Sleeping Kids REWARD OFFERED: Woman Shot In Foot In Englewood, Other Bullet Misses Hitting Sleeping Kids
Reward Offered: Woman Shot In Foot In Englewood, Other Bullet Misses Hitting Sleeping Kids A reward was offered for information leading to the arrest of the gunman who shot a woman in the foot and sent a bullet flying through the wall of an Englewood home where several children were sleeping Thursday night. The shots were fired just before 10 p.m. on Mattlage Place, sending the 39-year-old victim to the hospital and a bullet through the wall. Police went door to door on Thursday, seeking witnesses and urging anyone who sees something to say something. Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead asked that anyone who might have seen something or has information that could help find who…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Reward Offered For Information In Shooting Near Englewood Shopping District Reward Offered For Information In Shooting Near Englewood Shopping District
Reward Offered For Information In Shooting Near Englewood Shopping District Englewood police turned to the public for help Tuesday in investigating shots fired overnight a short distance from the downtown commercial district. A reward was being offered. Several witnesses confirmed that shots were fired around 2:40 a.m. Friday on Mattlage Place, but police weren’t sure whether anyone was struck, Detective Capt. Tim Torell said. Anyone with information that could help find the shooter is asked to contact city detectives: (201) 568-4875. The Bergenfield-Bogota-Englewood-Teaneck-Hackensack CrimeStoppers Group, as always, offers scash rewards up to $1,000 for any infor…

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by Jerry DeMarco