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SEE ANYTHING? Shots Fired Outside Popular North Jersey Nightspot SEE ANYTHING? Shots Fired Outside Popular North Jersey Nightspot
SEE Anything? Shots Fired Outside Popular North Jersey Nightspot Gunshots brought Wayne police and other law enforcement officers to Mother's Ale House before dawn Sunday, but no victims or shooters were found, authorities said. Four shots were confirmed off Mountainview Boulevard, in the shadow of northbound Route 23, shortly after 2 a.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said. “Upon arrival the police located a possible crime scene but were unable to locate a victim,” they said in a joint release. Valdes and McNiff didn’t address a report that the popular nightspot was sheltered in place or that a red pi…

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CO Victim Found Dead, Vehicle Left Running At North Jersey Home CO Victim Found Dead, Vehicle Left Running At North Jersey Home
CO Victim Found Dead, Vehicle Left Running At North Jersey Home An 89-year-old Totowa woman was found dead of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning at her home Saturday afternoon. A family member found Ethel Rosskopf unresponsive on the kitchen floor and a vehicle with its engine running in the garage of the home at Knollwood Road and Meadow Drive, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Totowa Police Chief Carmen Veneziano said in a joint announcement. Rosskopf was pronounced dead at the scene.  Authorities found the carbon monoxide level in the home at 200 parts per million, as opposed to the ordinary reading of 0 parts per million. "…

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Out-Of-State Auto Shop Burglary Suspect's Alibi Doesn't Fly With NJ Trooper Out-Of-State Auto Shop Burglary Suspect's Alibi Doesn't Fly With NJ Trooper
Out-Of-State Auto Shop Burglary Suspect's Alibi Doesn't Fly With NJ Trooper An Arizona man stopped in the freezing rain by a New Jersey State Police trooper who was helping his Clifton colleagues search for an auto repair shop burglar claimed that he’d just gone out for a walk, authorities said. A computer check found an outstanding warrant, while a search of his pockets turned up some of the stolen items. Clifton police thanked State Police for the assistance after arresting James Newcomb, 26, of Prescott, AZ in connection with the Broad Street burglary. Officers responding to a late-night burglar alarm just off the Garden State Parkway found a broken window at t…

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by Jerry DeMarco