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Authorities: Swift-Moving Paterson Police Officers Capture Fleeing Street Robbers Authorities: Swift-Moving Paterson Police Officers Capture Fleeing Street Robbers
Authorities: Swift-Moving Paterson Police Officers Capture Fleeing Street Robbers A squadron of Paterson police officers responding to a pair of armed robberies before dawn Wednesday found two suspects hiding in a backyard, authorities said. Police were searching for four thugs who robbed a 40-year-old city man at gunpoint in the 300 block of Crosby Avenue and a 57-year-old resident around the corner on Manchester Avenue just after 4 a.m., Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The robbers reportedly were dressed all in black, wearing masks, with one carrying a handgun, he said. The four suspects had been walking in the middle of James Street, coming from Ryerson Ave…

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