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Serial NJ Church Vandal Takes It One Step Further: Arson, Cops Say Serial NJ Church Vandal Takes It One Step Further: Arson, Cops Say
Serial NJ Church Vandal Takes It One Step Further: Arson, Cops Say A 42-year-old Verona man with a history of vandalizing a Catholic church in Verona was charged with intentionally setting a fire there  on Thursday, April 4, authorities said. At 3:33 a.m., Verona police responded to Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church on Lakeside Avenue and observed a heavy smoke condition, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Verona Police Chief Christopher Kiernan said. Firefighters were called to the scene and quickly extinguished the blaze, authorities said. An investigation determined the fire was started deliberately and arrested…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Anti-Israel Stickers Were Posted At Starbucks Before Red-Paint Attack, Glen Rock Chief Says Anti-Israel Stickers Were Posted At Starbucks Before Red-Paint Attack, Glen Rock Chief Says
Anti-Israel Stickers Were Posted At Starbucks Before Red-Paint Attack, Glen Rock Chief Says UPDATE: Whoever defaced a sign with red paint at a Starbucks in Glen Rock was apparently mimicking similar attacks that have occurred throughout the U.S. and Canada since the Israel-Hamas war began last October, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Ackermann also said that stickers bearing hateful messages against Israel that were found with the overnight vandalism on Feb. 19 apparently had been attached sometime before then. "A closer examination of these stickers shows scratches and marks that may indicate they had been on the poles for a few days," the chief said. In an effort to narrow do…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Red Paint, Anti-Semitic Messages Deface Sign At Glen Rock Starbucks UPDATE: Red Paint, Anti-Semitic Messages Deface Sign At Glen Rock Starbucks
Update: Red Paint, Anti-Semitic Messages Deface Sign At Glen Rock Starbucks Authorities were searching for whoever defaced a sign at a Starbucks in Glen Rock overnight with red paint, graffiti and stickers with hateful messages against Israel. The manager of the shop in the borough's central business district called police shortly after 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. In addition to the paint, stickers were attached, one of which read: "FROM THE U.S. TO PALESTINE ABOLISH THE SETTLER STATE." "it is believed that the act occurred in the early morning hours prior to the opening of the store," the chief said. Ackermann said his department is…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
BIAS CRIME: Englewood Man Attacks Couple Trying To Stop Vandalism Of Pro-Israel Sign: Leonia PD BIAS CRIME: Englewood Man Attacks Couple Trying To Stop Vandalism Of Pro-Israel Sign: Leonia PD
Bias Crime: Englewood Man Attacks Couple Trying To Stop Vandalism Of Pro-Israel Sign: Leonia PD A 23-year-old Englewood man assaulted a man and hit a woman who tried to stop him from vandalizing a pro-Israel sign on a Leonia street, authorities charged. The couple was headed across the Edgewood Road bridge over Route 95 shortly before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, when they saw Keon Jordan Davis Williams damaging the sign, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. They pulled over and exchanged words with him, the chief said. Davis-Williams then “knocked the driver’s cellphone out of his hand, damaging the cellphone, then assaulted the driver and struck the passenger when she attempted…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Group Of Kids Threw Rocks At Man's Car Before He Was Stabbed 2X At NJ Mall Parking Garage: Cops Group Of Kids Threw Rocks At Man's Car Before He Was Stabbed 2X At NJ Mall Parking Garage: Cops
Group Of Kids Threw Rocks At Man's Car Before He Was Stabbed 2X At NJ Mall Parking Garage: Cops A 56-year-old man was stabbed twice after a group of juveniles threw rocks and other objects at his car at a Hudson County mall, authorities said. Police said only that the man suffered two puncture wounds, one to his lower abdomen and another to the upper left side of his stomach, around 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, in a parking garage at Newport Centre in Jersey City. "It appears the incident occurred after 5-6 juveniles allegedly threw rocks and other objects at his vehicle," a city spokeswoman said.  Responding officers administered aid until EMTs arrived and transported the victim …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Lyndhurst Man Wanted On Warrants Charged With Trashing Relative's Home, Fighting Police Lyndhurst Man Wanted On Warrants Charged With Trashing Relative's Home, Fighting Police
Lyndhurst Man Wanted On Warrants Charged With Trashing Relative's Home, Fighting Police A Lyndhurst man wanted for trashing a relative's home ran from police, then fought with them before being subdued, authorities said. Officers responding to a call from a Stuyvesant Avenue home learned that Faiz Mohammad, 27, had become irate and vandalized the place, causing $1,300 worth of damage before fleeing, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Police were looking out for Mohammad when he returned, prompting the relative to hide in a bathroom and call police, Auteri said. He fled again but was spotted soon after by Officer Matthew Dudek on 5th Avenue, the lieutenant said. Dudek ended u…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'Shoot Up The School' Threat Found Scrawled In Teaneck Middle School Bathroom 'Shoot Up The School' Threat Found Scrawled In Teaneck Middle School Bathroom
'Shoot Up The School' Threat Found Scrawled In Teaneck Middle School Bathroom Someone scrawled a threat to shoot up a Teaneck middle school on the wall of a girl's restroom, the district's superintendent said Thursday. “I’m Shoot Up the School," reads the ungrammatical threat found at the Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Supt. Dr. André Spencer wrote in an Oct. 5 email to parents. "Although this can be deemed as an act of vandalism, we want to assure you that we take these matters seriously," the superintendent emphasized. "In addition, we want you to know that our schools are safe and secure. "At this juncture, it has been determined that there is no imminent threa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Ticketed Driver Dumps Full Soda Cup Into Ridgewood Parking Agent's Car, Flees, But Guess What? Ticketed Driver Dumps Full Soda Cup Into Ridgewood Parking Agent's Car, Flees, But Guess What?
Ticketed Driver Dumps Full Soda Cup Into Ridgewood Parking Agent's Car, Flees, But Guess What? A motorist who found a ticket on his illegally parked vehicle in Ridgewood dumped a full cup of soda through the open driver's side window of a nearby parking agent's vehicle on Friday. A village police officer and patrol supervisor quickly responded to the scene of the Aug. 18 afternoon incident on Chestnut Street near East Ridgewood Avenue. The vandal had driven off, but police now have what looks to be legitimate vehicle information. Charges are expected shortly. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and wrote most of this story.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Swastikas Spray-Painted Throughout Clifton Park SEE ANYTHING? Swastikas Spray-Painted Throughout Clifton Park
SEE Anything? Swastikas Spray-Painted Throughout Clifton Park Authorities turned to the public for help finding whoever was responsible for littering a Clifton park with spray-painted swastikas. Seven of the hateful symbols were found on benches, trees, a portable bathroom and the blacktop at Dunney Park on Cherry Street early Wednesday, June 21, they said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Department Chief Thomas Rinaldi didn’t release any further information in confirming the vandalism. “The investigation remains active and ongoing,” their release says. “More information will be released once it becomes available.” Val…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Arsonist Targeted Jewish Residents In Fiery Anti-Semitic Rampage Across Jersey Shore Town: AG Arsonist Targeted Jewish Residents In Fiery Anti-Semitic Rampage Across Jersey Shore Town: AG
Arsonist Targeted Jewish Residents In Fiery Anti-Semitic Rampage Across Jersey Shore Town: AG A 34-year-old Jersey Shore man accused of spray-painting swastikas on several structures and causing a fire that gutted a house earlier this week was being held in a medical facility, authorities said. Ron Carr, 34, of Manchester, scrawled Nazi symbolism on more than a dozen homes, residential fences and elsewhere, targeting Jewish residents in the early hours of Wednesday, June 7, according to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Carr damaged more than a dozen homes, and used an accelerant to set a fire that destroyed a house in the township…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Youth Gang Seized Following Vandalism In Hasbrouck Heights Park Youth Gang Seized Following Vandalism In Hasbrouck Heights Park
Youth Gang Seized Following Vandalism In Hasbrouck Heights Park A group of bicycle-riding juveniles were corraled by police after they vandalized a Hasbrouck Heights park, responders said. A resident called police to report parts of the gazebo at the Terrace Avenue Park near Cleveland Avenue spray-painted and broken off around 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25. A detective tried stopping eight of the juveniles on Henry Street a short time later, but they resisted, responders said. Wood-Ridge police joined their Hasbrouck Heights colleagues who immediately converged on the neighborhood. Ten youngsters were brought to police headquarters, according to an initial …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Repeat Offender Released Under Bail Reform Beats Disabled Lyndhurst Dunkin Donuts Worker Repeat Offender Released Under Bail Reform Beats Disabled Lyndhurst Dunkin Donuts Worker
Repeat Offender Released Under Bail Reform Beats Disabled Lyndhurst Dunkin Donuts Worker It's really serious now. A homeless man with a long history of harassment, vandalism and other lesser crimes savagely attacked a disabled Dunkin Donuts worker in Lyndhurst, authorities said. Alfredo Javier Acevedo Rodriguez, 28, made headlines last year when he vandalized a 9/11 memorial in town. SEE: Lyndhurst PD: Vandal Damages 9/11 Monument Since then, he's repeatedly been picked up for harassing customers outside various businesses, authorities said.  Police have brought him to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center for psychological evaluation and treatment, but he just as quickly si…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
Swastika Painted On Soccer Field At Warren County High School, Police Say Swastika Painted On Soccer Field At Warren County High School, Police Say
Swastika Painted On Soccer Field At Warren County High School, Police Say A swastika was painted on the soccer field at a high school in Warren County, police said on Thursday, Oct. 6. The symbol was found painted onto the girls’ soccer field at Hackettstown High School at 599 Warren St. on Saturday, Oct. 1, police said in a press release. A person of interest has been identified by the Hackettstown Detective Bureau. The investigation is ongoing, police said. No further details were released.

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by Valerie Musson
News
Rutgers AEPi House Egged — Again Rutgers AEPi House Egged — Again
Rutgers AEPi House Egged — Again The Rutgers University AEPi house has been egged again, this time around Rosh Hashanah. Photos posted around 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26 — the first day of the Jewish New Year — by StopAntisemitism show eggs thrown at the house. It wasn't immediately clear when exactly the incident happened. 📍Rutgers U. - as students celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish Fraternity house @AEPi has been vandalized with eggs once again.Jewish student surveyed in our 2022 ‘Antisemitism on U.S. College & University Campuses’ reported the administration not taking antisemitism seriously. pic.twitter.com/CAtq6t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Seize Teen In Rash Of Thefts, Vandalism In And Around Hackensack Parking Garage Police Seize Teen In Rash Of Thefts, Vandalism In And Around Hackensack Parking Garage
Police Seize Teen In Rash Of Thefts, Vandalism In And Around Hackensack Parking Garage A rash of thefts and vandalism to vehicles in a Hackensack city parking garage was the work of a 15-year-old boy who was nabbed during a stakeout, authorities said. Hackensack detectives thoroughly canvassed the area around the Atlantic Street Parking Garage, including adjacent apartment building lots that had also been targeted, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. They also reviewed hours of security video from local businesses and developed leads, the captain said Tuesday. Early one morning late last week, Officers Ben Farhi, Aaron Rios and Denisse Caero set up surveillance in the area…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
$2.5K Cash Reward For Clues After 11 Pride Flags Damaged, Stolen In Hunterdon County $2.5K Cash Reward For Clues After 11 Pride Flags Damaged, Stolen In Hunterdon County
$2.5K Cash Reward For Clues After 11 Pride Flags Damaged, Stolen In Hunterdon County Authorities are offering a hefty cash reward for clues leading to an arrest after 11 pride flags were reported stolen or damaged in Hunterdon County. The LGBTQ+ pride flags were stolen from homes throughout Frenchtown Borough between Sunday, August 7, and Monday, August 8, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. The incidents seem primarily isolated between 4th through 6th Streets, according to a post on the borough’s Facebook page. Update Acts of Vandalism in Frenchtown Borough -- UPDATED 8/10/22 The Hunterdon County CrimeStoppers are offering a... Posted by Frenchtown Bo…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
More Than 100 Teens Wreak Havoc At Pequannock Youth Club, Charges Sought More Than 100 Teens Wreak Havoc At Pequannock Youth Club, Charges Sought
More Than 100 Teens Wreak Havoc At Pequannock Youth Club, Charges Sought A Pequannock youth club has issued a harsh warning to local parents after more than 100 teens showed up at the property to wreak havoc. “Well over” 100 teens went to the Boys & Girls Club of Pequannock on Oak Avenue on Thursday, July 21, the organization confirmed in a Facebook post. “Some of them went on top of our busses, ripped open the emergency hatches and went inside the locked busses,” the post says. The teens were apparently caught on video, and the footage will be turned over to police for further examination, the club said. “Police will be reviewing the footage charges will …

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by Valerie Musson
News
SERIAL CALLER: Midwest Woman Jailed For Threatening To Blow Up Ramsey Police HQ SERIAL CALLER: Midwest Woman Jailed For Threatening To Blow Up Ramsey Police HQ
Serial Caller: Midwest Woman Jailed For Threatening To Blow Up Ramsey Police HQ A Midwest woman who once set fire to garbage bins outside a middle school -- and then contacted authorities to confess -- was charged this week with threatening to blow up Ramsey police headquarters. The threat by Amber Schadewald, 24, "led to a search of the building, parking lot and departmental and personal vehicles by Bergen County sheriff's bomb dogs" back in January, Ramsey Police Chief Brian Lyman said. The subsequent investigation led to Schandewald, who "was believed to be in a group home in Minnesota at the time she made the threat," Lyman said Thursday. Schadewald has a history…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
CAUGHT IN THE ACT: Man Who Vandalized Flemington Mexican Eatery Sign Busted On 3rd Attempt: PD CAUGHT IN THE ACT: Man Who Vandalized Flemington Mexican Eatery Sign Busted On 3rd Attempt: PD
Caught IN THE ACT: Man Who Vandalized Flemington Mexican Eatery Sign Busted On 3rd Attempt: PD A Flemington man who vandalized a Mexican restaurant sign was finally caught in the act after having successfully pulled it off twice in the past few weeks, police said. Eduardo E. Garcia, 45, was seen attempting to vandalize the sign in front of Viva Mexico on Main Street around 4:25 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, Flemington Police said. The sign had been vandalized with spray paint twice before, according to a recent post from the department. ***PUBLIC ASSISTANCE REQUESTED*** Overnight last night or early this morning the sign for Viva Mexico, 148 Main Street,... Posted by Flemington …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Know Anything? Elk Statue Vandalized In Front Of Hunterdon County Charity Lodge (PHOTOS) Know Anything? Elk Statue Vandalized In Front Of Hunterdon County Charity Lodge (PHOTOS)
Know Anything? Elk Statue Vandalized In Front Of Hunterdon County Charity Lodge (Photos) Know anything? Police are seeking clues after a legendary elk statue that stands in front of a well-known charity lodge was vandalized with graffiti. The vandalism occurred in front of the Flemington Elks Lodge on Route 31 late on Saturday, May 7, according to Dave Norton, owner of The Corner boutique and photography studio located just down the road at 52 Main St. The word “devil” appears to have been scrawled across the statue in red paint. The Flemington Elks Lodge is described as a nonprofit organization that regularly gives back to the community, its Facebook page says. The funding u…

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by Valerie Musson
News
'Cowards Who Hate Themselves' Left Swastikas, Racial Slurs At William Paterson, President Says 'Cowards Who Hate Themselves' Left Swastikas, Racial Slurs At William Paterson, President Says
'Cowards Who Hate Themselves' Left Swastikas, Racial Slurs At William Paterson, President Says Campus police at William Paterson University were trying to determine who scrawled swastikas and a racial epithet on the walls of a residence hall, the school president said. The vandalism discovered by a resident assistant at Hillside Hall on Pompton Road in Wayne early on Friday, Feb. 18 was a "repugnant and cowardly act of hate on our campus," WPU President Richard J. Helldobler wrote in a letter to the community. Maintenance staff "quickly cleaned and painted the walls," he noted. In addition to a campus police investigation, Helldobler said the incident was "referred to the campus Bia…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Vandal From Fort Lee Nabbed After Returning To Scene, Englewood Cliffs Police Say Vandal From Fort Lee Nabbed After Returning To Scene, Englewood Cliffs Police Say
Vandal From Fort Lee Nabbed After Returning To Scene, Englewood Cliffs Police Say A Fort Lee man suspected of vandalizing a vehicle in Englewood Cliffs was arrested after a witness saw him do it again the following day, authorities said. Officers had taken a property damage report from an owner whose Nissan Rogue had its front and rear passenger-side tires punctured on West Bayview Avenue on Thursday, Feb. 10, Detective Lt. Ronald F. Waldt said. They also canvassed local businesses and reviewed area surveillance video to determine what the vandal looked like, Waldt said. Then came a call around 1 p.m. Friday: He was at it again, this time damaging a vehicle parked in a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Vandals Damage Mahwah Girl Scout's Little Free Library, DPW Comes To Rescue Vandals Damage Mahwah Girl Scout's Little Free Library, DPW Comes To Rescue
Vandals Damage Mahwah Girl Scout's Little Free Library, DPW Comes To Rescue Mahwah residents beamed proudly as a township Girl Scout unveiled the Little Free Library she'd designed in a local park late last month. They were equally distressed when someone vandalized it this past weekend. Township DPW workers came to the rescue, though, repairing Ishika Ranka's creation for Mahwah Troop 95829 at Continental Soldiers Field. The doorknob of the birdhouse-sized depository had been ripped off, along with part of the shingled roof, Mayor Jim Wysocki said. Public works employees were "quick to lend a hand and repair the damage," however, the mayor said. "They're the be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Police: Restitution 'Will Be Sought' From Underage Vandals In Trio Of Glen Rock Attacks Police: Restitution 'Will Be Sought' From Underage Vandals In Trio Of Glen Rock Attacks
Police: Restitution 'Will Be Sought' From Underage Vandals In Trio Of Glen Rock Attacks Authorities will seek restitution from the families of three juveniles accused of trashing a Glen Rock dentist’s office, as well as from those of two others identified in a pair graffiti attacks, the borough’s top law enforcer said. Security video from a neighboring business helped identify two boys from Hawthorne and one from Glen Rock – all 15 years old – who entered Glen Rock Pediatric Dentistry on Rock Road through an unlocked door and vandalized the business, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday. All three were interviewed at police headquarters “in the presence of a parent” and h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Local Dads Erase Graffiti In Kids' Playground In Mahwah Local Dads Erase Graffiti In Kids' Playground In Mahwah
Local Dads Erase Graffiti In Kids' Playground In Mahwah UPDATE: James Burns III was glad that township officials planned to erase graffiti sprayed throughout a children's playground in Mahwah. He just didn't want to wait. So Burns and Andrew Kazella, a fellow sales associate at Keller Williams Realty in Ridgewood, got to work Saturday in Winter's Park. "I was very disheartened to see my daughters favorite park defaced by vandals," Burns said. "Not only do we work in this community but we also live here and want to make it a safe, clean, and accessible place for all." "Something really special happened today," said Mayor James Wysocki, who offe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Authorities Seek Help ID'ing Graffiti Taggers Who Vandalized Kids' Playground In Mahwah Authorities Seek Help ID'ing Graffiti Taggers Who Vandalized Kids' Playground In Mahwah
Authorities Seek Help ID'ing Graffiti Taggers Who Vandalized Kids' Playground In Mahwah Authorities asked the public for help identifying the vandal or vandals who attacked a children's playground in Mahwah. ****** UPDATE: James Burns III was glad that township officials planned to erase graffiti sprayed throughout a children's playground in Mahwah. He just didn't want to wait. READ MORE.... ****** "The police department is investigating this incident," said Mayor James Wysocki, a retired township police officer who's also a lifelong Mahwah resident, said shortly after resident Michele Greenwald Mariani discovered it. The mayor called it "very disheartening to see this da…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Historic North Jersey Cemetery ‘Brutally’ Vandalized [PHOTOS] Historic North Jersey Cemetery ‘Brutally’ Vandalized [PHOTOS]
Historic North Jersey Cemetery ‘Brutally’ Vandalized [Photos] A historic North Jersey cemetery was brutally vandalized overnight Sunday. The Orchard Street Cemetery in Dover posted about the incident on its Facebook page Monday evening: “It’s a very sad day for Orchard Street Cemetery,” the post begins. “…The cemetery grounds were vandalized. Not just slightly, but extremely.” In addition to brutally knocking over nine historic headstones, the vandal(s) ripped through the property’s bed of chrysanthemums. “It was shocking, to say the least,” the post continues. “We’re angry, and we’re sad.” The vandalism occurred sometime between 6 p.m. Sunday a…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Police Call Swastika Found Painted On Wayne Road 'Affront To Our Community' SEE ANYTHING? Police Call Swastika Found Painted On Wayne Road 'Affront To Our Community'
SEE Anything? Police Call Swastika Found Painted On Wayne Road 'Affront To Our Community' Wayne police were trying to determine who spray-painted a swastika on a local street. At this point, the incident is considered vandalism and not a hate crime, authorities said Monday. That could change, depending on what an investigation finds. “While no specific victim or target of this graffiti has been determined at this time, such conduct is an affront to our community as a whole,” Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Social media reports pointed police to the symbol on the pavement at Audubon Parkway, Daly said. (NOTE: Daily Voice has chosen not to re-publish any of the photos.) “Once it…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Police: Repeat Offender Took $86,000 In Drugs, More In Back-To-Back Wayne Pharmacy Smash-Grabs Police: Repeat Offender Took $86,000 In Drugs, More In Back-To-Back Wayne Pharmacy Smash-Grabs
Police: Repeat Offender Took $86,000 In Drugs, More In Back-To-Back Wayne Pharmacy Smash-Grabs A career criminal who was jailed following a Clifton police car crash during a pursuit stole more than $86,000 worth of drugs, scratch-off lottery tickets and a delivery vehicle from a Wayne pharmacy, authorities said. Joseph Holman, 41, of Passaic broke into the Plains Pharmacy at the Valley Ridge Shopping Center twice in less than 24 hours in late May, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. The first time, he took $14,200 worth of scratch-off tickets after shattering the glass front door shortly before 4:30 a.m., Daly said. The following day, Wayne Police Officer David Beltran found the front d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rampaging Glen Rock Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation Rampaging Glen Rock Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation
Rampaging Glen Rock Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation As many as 100 teens ran wild following Glen Rock High School’s graduation, stopping train service, damaging an event area and stealing a statue of the school mascot, authorities said. The panther statue “was returned to our campus after a gracious parent put out the call for a return,” Principal Michael Parent said. It was destroyed, however, the principal said in an email to the parents of school seniors. Parent called the rampage a “disgraceful act” that he said was “committed by our own students. "To say that I am heartbroken is an understatement,” he added. CLICK HERE for a video of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Newark's Brand New 700-Pound George Floyd Statue Defaced Newark's Brand New 700-Pound George Floyd Statue Defaced
Newark's Brand New 700-Pound George Floyd Statue Defaced The 700-pound George Floyd statue erected at City Hall was defaced overnight, authorities said Thursday. A Newark police sergeant traveling in the area of City Hall just before 6 a.m., noticed the bronze statue was defaced with graffiti, according to Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. The face of the statue was also painted black, and in white paint on the torso of the statue were the words -- “LIFE…LIBERTY VICTORY PATRIOTFRONT.US”. The Newark Police Division immediately began an investigation, which remains ongoing, and the City's Public Works Depa…

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by Nicole Acosta