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Robbers Pistol-Whip Clifton Motorist With Fake Gun, Police Nab Two
Clifton police charged two men with pistol-whipping another during a street robbery.
His assailants rushed the 26-year-old victim as he got out of his car on Sheridan Avenue around 11 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken
They fled with jewelry, a designer bag, and other valuables after hitting him with what turned out to be a fake gun, Bracken said.
Responding officers converged on the scene and captured Modino Garcia, 19, of Clifton, the lieutenant said.
The weapon and procceds were found in nearby yards, he added.
Police identified a second suspected -- Devon Soto, 24, of Welling…
Police: Car Thief Bails Out, Breaks Arm, Resident Grabs Accomplice For Washington Township PD
A car thief broke his arm when he and an accomplice bailed out of a moving Jeep they’d just stolen from a Washington Township home, authorities said.
Responding to a citizen’s call, Officer Michael Sinatra and Corporal Vincent Santa arrived as the Jeep Wrangler left the area of West Place around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Police Chief Richard Skinner said.
In it they spotted two men in masks and hoods, he said.
Seeing police, Shyhiem Clark, 24, of East Orange, hit the gas, Skinner said.
The Jeep barely got 100 yards down Manhattan Avenue toward Pascack Road before Clark and passenger Lamar White…
