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PalPark Police Urge Citizens To Secure Homes, Keep Eye Out Amid Burglary Spree PalPark Police Urge Citizens To Secure Homes, Keep Eye Out Amid Burglary Spree
PalPark Police Urge Citizens To Secure Homes, Keep Eye Out Amid Burglary Spree A string of burglaries in Palisades Park and the surrounding area has police boosting their neighborhood presence while asking residents to keep an eye out for anything sketchy. No fewer than five of the burglaries have occurred “during the morning and afternoon hours while residents are away from their homes,” Detective Lt. Alex Monteleone said. The intruder or intruders have entered through a front or rear door before ransacking the home, snatching up cash, jewelry, high-end bags and other valuables, he said. Monteleone and his fellow detectives have been pursuing several leads with the …
GOTCHA! Citizen Helps Nab Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Palisades Park Pedestrian, Police Say GOTCHA! Citizen Helps Nab Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Palisades Park Pedestrian, Police Say
Gotcha! Citizen Helps Nab Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Palisades Park Pedestrian, Police Say A driver who fled after hitting a pedestrian crossing a downtown Palisades Park street was tracked down and arrested by police after a good Samaritan followed him, authorities said. The 38-year-old Fort Lee victim was in the crosswalk as she headed across Broad Avenue when a Honda Pilot turning left from East Homestead Avenue hit her shortly before 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Detective Sgt. Alex Monteleone said. The Pilot then sped off south on Broad Avenue, leaving her in the middle of the road, he said. The victim was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. Meanwhile, Officers Matthew Ca…