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Peeping Tom Strikes Again At Apartment Complex Along Hackensack River, Police Charge Peeping Tom Strikes Again At Apartment Complex Along Hackensack River, Police Charge
Peeping Tom Strikes Again At Apartment Complex Along Hackensack River, Police Charge A man who was banned from an apartment complex along the Hackensack River after he was caught peeking into windows was back at it, authorities charged. Joshua Purvis, 22, was arrested after Little Ferry police received a call of a peeping Tom at the Waterside Village Apartments beneath the Route 46 bridge shortly after midnight Tuesday, April 5, Chief James Walters said. Purvis, who lives on nearby Liberty Street, was previously banned from the property after surveillance footage showed him “peering through windows and attempting to open them to gain entry,” the chief said. Responding to t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Little Ferry PD: Caller Leads Police To Aluminum Thief At Apartments Along Riverfront Little Ferry PD: Caller Leads Police To Aluminum Thief At Apartments Along Riverfront
Little Ferry PD: Caller Leads Police To Aluminum Thief At Apartments Along Riverfront An aluminum thief was nabbed by Little Ferry police moments after hopping a fence into a locked area of an apartment complex along the Hackensack River, authorities said. Officers Joseph Gaglioti and Dominick Verdi were responding to a call at Waterside Village when they found more than two dozen pieces of crushed aluminum gutters, Police Chief James Walters said. Then they spotted borough resident Joshua Purvis, 22, he said. Purvis had been freed under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform earlier this year after police said a Little Ferry homeowner awoke to find him in his bedroom. The victim ch…

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Sleeping Homeowner Woken By Burglar In Bedroom Holds Him For Police, Little Ferry PD Says Sleeping Homeowner Woken By Burglar In Bedroom Holds Him For Police, Little Ferry PD Says
Sleeping Homeowner Woken By Burglar In Bedroom Holds Him For Police, Little Ferry PD Says A Little Ferry homeowner who awoke to find a burglar in his bedroom seized the intruder and held him for police, authorities said. The 32-year-old victim told police he awoke around 6 a.m. Sunday to find Joshua Purvis, 21, in the bedroom of his Kaufman Avenue home, Police Chief James Walters said. He chased Purvis into the basement and seized him there while his wife dialed 911, the chief said. Officers Dominick Verdi and Chris Nepil took custody of Purvis, who was charged with burglary and theft. He was then released under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law while awaiting a first appearan…

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by Jerry DeMarco