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Englewood Police Subdue Ex-Con With Stolen Handgun On Street Englewood Police Subdue Ex-Con With Stolen Handgun On Street
Englewood Police Subdue Ex-Con With Stolen Handgun On Street ENGLEWOOD, N.J -- An ex-con with a stolen semi-automatic handgun in his waistband fought with Englewood police before being subdued, authorities said. Officer Anthony Gallo was on a drug investigation in the area of First Street and Epps Avenue around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday when 21-year-old Englewood resident Paul Antonio Howell "became uncooperative," Capt. Timothy Torell said. Backup officers arrived and helped subdue Howell after Gallo spotted the gun, Torell said. No one was hurt in the scuffle, the captain said, adding that the .40-caliber weapon turned out to be stolen. Howel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Shooting Outside Englewood Elks Club Spooks Driver Police: Shooting Outside Englewood Elks Club Spooks Driver
Police: Shooting Outside Englewood Elks Club Spooks Driver ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Gunfire caused a late-night car crash outside the Elks Lodge in Englewood over the weekend, police said. No one was injured just after midnight Saturday, either by the shot or the minor collision -- which occurred when an anxious motorist tried to speed out of the Elks Lodge #470 parking lot on Bennett Road, Capt. Timothy Torell said. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected ballistic evidence that was being examined, Torell said. Meanwhile, city detectives were seeking area surveillance video. "We are looking for help from witnesses …

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by Jerry DeMarco