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Kush-y Setup: 50 Plants, Four Pounds Of Pot Seized, Englewood Man Busted In Growhouse Raid Kush-y Setup: 50 Plants, Four Pounds Of Pot Seized, Englewood Man Busted In Growhouse Raid
Kush-y Setup: 50 Plants, Four Pounds Of Pot Seized, Englewood Man Busted In Growhouse Raid A disturbance call brought police to an Englewood home where they said they found an illegal pot grow house, complete with an irrigation system and special lighting. Authorities seized four pounds of packaged pot and more than 50 plants from the Knickerbocker Road residence off West Hudson Avenue, Lt. Fred Pulice said. The accused grower, Andrew Wepner, 40, had left before they got there and was headed out of state, he said. Wepner returned a few days later and surrendered at police headquarters. He was charged with first-degree manufacturing and maintaining a drug production facility and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WHOOPS: Ex-Con From Teaneck Fleeing Stolen Car Crash Mistakes Tenafly Police Car For Uber WHOOPS: Ex-Con From Teaneck Fleeing Stolen Car Crash Mistakes Tenafly Police Car For Uber
Whoops: Ex-Con From Teaneck Fleeing Stolen Car Crash Mistakes Tenafly Police Car For Uber A Teaneck ex-con who ran off after crashing a stolen car near the Englewood border in Tenafly was about to hop into what he thought was an Uber – but was actually a police car, authorities said. Officer Manuel Fidel was searching the area of West Hudson Avenue in Englewood following the 5:22 p.m. crash Wednesday on Knickerbocker Road when an out-of-breath Michael D. Lockett approached his cruiser, Tenafly Police Chief Robert Chamberlain said. “Upon reaching the patrol car, [Lockett] said he thought it was his Uber,” the chief said. Realizing his mistake, the 28-year-old parolee began tippi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood Business Burglary: Wise Owner Kept Register Empty, Police Say Englewood Business Burglary: Wise Owner Kept Register Empty, Police Say
Englewood Business Burglary: Wise Owner Kept Register Empty, Police Say For the third time in recent weeks, Englewood detectives were investigating a break-in at the same luncheonette. Officers found the front glass door to the KNT Food Store on West Hudson Avenue shattered just before midnight Saturday, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. Nothing appeared to be taken, Halstead said, adding that “display shelves and merchandise all appeared to be undisturbed.” The owner responded and confirmed that all merchandise was accounted for. The secured cash register was ajar – but, wisely, the owner hadn’t left any money in it, Halstead said. “Note to store o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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33 Hospitalized In Englewood School Bus Crash 33 Hospitalized In Englewood School Bus Crash
33 Hospitalized In Englewood School Bus Crash Twenty-five children and eight adults were hospitalized with minor injuries Thursday afternoon after the school bus they were riding was rear-ended by an SUV in Englewood, authorities said. The church-sponsored school bus had been returning from a field trip when it was struck at Knickerbocker Road and West Hudson Avenue at approximately 4 p.m., police told NorthJersey.com. Many passengers complained of dizziness and were treated for non-life threatening injuries at area hospitals, the article says. Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck said in a statement that 20 children and two adults wer…

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by Cecilia Levine