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Loaded Gun Lost In Target, Ex-Con Owner Jailed: Closter PD Loaded Gun Lost In Target, Ex-Con Owner Jailed: Closter PD
Loaded Gun Lost In Target, Ex-Con Owner Jailed: Closter PD It’s not every day that a loaded gun turns up in the lost and found at Target. Surveillance video helped point Closter police to Tyshawn Culver, a 31-year-old convicted burglar from Westwood, soon after the gun was found on Tuesday, Oct. 24, Capt. Vincent Aiello said. Culver was arrested later that day in Englewood, the captain said. He was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, possessing a handgun as a convicted felon and possession of both a large-capacity ammo magazine and hollow-nose bullets, Aiello said. Culver remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail pending a firs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver In DWI Hit-And-Run That Severely Injured Closter Pedestrian, 75, Works Nearby: Sources Driver In DWI Hit-And-Run That Severely Injured Closter Pedestrian, 75, Works Nearby: Sources
Driver In DWI Hit-And-Run That Severely Injured Closter Pedestrian, 75, Works Nearby: Sources UPDATE: A 75-year-old retired bank vice president from Closter who was struck by a drunk hit-and-run driver on a local street has died. Charges have been upgraded against the driver, a 36-year-old Ecuadorian national and father of four living in Hackensack. SEE: Retired Bank Exec Struck In DWI Hit-And-Run In Closter Dies, Charges Against Driver Upgraded ****** UPDATE: An Ecuadorian national living in Hackensack who police said fled the scene after severely injuring a 75-year-old former bank vice president in Closter was drunk at the time, authorities said on Monday. Jesus T. Yunganaula Te…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Taser-Armed Target Shoplifter Cornered, Captured By Closter Police: Authorities Taser-Armed Target Shoplifter Cornered, Captured By Closter Police: Authorities
Taser-Armed Target Shoplifter Cornered, Captured By Closter Police: Authorities A possibly armed shoplifter who was confronted by police outside a Target in Closter dropped two bundles of merchandise and took off on foot, authorities said. Keith Primm, 29, of the Bronx had just exited the Closter Plaza store when the officers pulled up, Lt. Vincent Aiello said. A caller had told police that Primm, who was also carrying a backpack, was “possibly displaying a weapon,” the lieutenant added. Primm told the responding officers that he’d bought the items in the bags, then dropped them and ran towards Vervalen Street, Aiello said. Backups arrived as Primm made his way acros…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Tree Worker Dies On Job In Closter, Brought Down By Firefighters UPDATE: Tree Worker Dies On Job In Closter, Brought Down By Firefighters
Update: Tree Worker Dies On Job In Closter, Brought Down By Firefighters Authorities were trying to determine how long a tree worker who died on the job in Closter had been suspended in the air. The worker was tethered in a harness nearly 40 feet up, supported by climbing ropes attached to several parts of the tree, when he apparently suffered a medical emergency outside a home on Anderson Avenue on Saturday, Police Lt. Vincent Aiello said. The homeowner, who'd dialed 911 around noon, didn't know how long he'd been up there, Aiello said. Responding police officers shouted but couldn't revive the worker from the ground, the lieutenant said. He was lowered to a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HIRING: Closter Police Officer's Position Available HIRING: Closter Police Officer's Position Available
Hiring: Closter Police Officer's Position Available The Closter Police Department is is seeking qualified candidates for a police officer opening. Two separate processes, using the same application period, will be conducted using Police App (Applications close on Jan. 31, 2021).  All candidates at the time of their application must be "a minimum of 18 years of age and a maximum age established by law or regulation," a U.S. citizen and New Jersey resident with a valid NJ driver’s license, the department said. He or she must have a bachelor's or associate's degree in criminal justice or police science from a college or university "a…

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by Jerry DeMarco