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Familiar Foe Nabbed With Knife Following Failed McDonald's Bathroom Robbery Bid: Hackensack PD Familiar Foe Nabbed With Knife Following Failed McDonald's Bathroom Robbery Bid: Hackensack PD
Familiar Foe Nabbed With Knife Following Failed McDonald's Bathroom Robbery Bid: Hackensack PD An ex-con with the proverbial arm's-length rap sheet unsuccessfully tried to rob a man at knifepoint in the bathroom of a Hackensack McDonald's, authorities said. Shajee Jackson, 30, wasn’t difficult to identify following the aborted holdup at the Essex Street eatery at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13. Calling him "known to police" would be an understatement. The 28-year-old victim told police Jackson followed him into the bathroom, then pulled a large knife, demanded money and threatened to stab him, the victim told police. The victim refused and his assailant fled empty-handed, said Capt…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bicycle-Riding Career Offender With 20-Year Record Captured With Stolen Goods In Teaneck: PD Bicycle-Riding Career Offender With 20-Year Record Captured With Stolen Goods In Teaneck: PD
Bicycle-Riding Career Offender With 20-Year Record Captured With Stolen Goods In Teaneck: PD A career burglar with a record spanning exactly half of his entire life was arrested by Teaneck police after a resident reported seeing him stash a bicycle, a suitcase filled with 50 Red Bulls and a bag with several Roku streaming sticks inside in their backyard, authorities said. Police responded to the resident’s Oakdene Avenue home shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. The resident led them to the stash in the backyard, the chief said. Police returned to the neighborhood two hours later after residents reported seeing the same man running through neigh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HIM AGAIN? Ex-Con Busted In Ridgefield Park Scrapyard Break-In Pretends To Be Asleep: Police HIM AGAIN? Ex-Con Busted In Ridgefield Park Scrapyard Break-In Pretends To Be Asleep: Police
HIM Again? Ex-Con Busted In Ridgefield Park Scrapyard Break-In Pretends To Be Asleep: Police The phrase “known to police” refers to repeat offenders such as Willie Carter, an ex-con with a massive rap sheet who was arrested this week for committing yet another burglary, this one at a Ridgefield Park scrapyard. Willie Edward Carter, 56, of Newark, has been at it for more than 35 years, dating back to convictions that sent him to prison in Georgia for burglary, forgery and gun possession. He’s been arrested dozens of times in several North Jersey communities across multiple counties since then. Often it's for burglary and theft, but there have also been several arrests for assaults …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Habitual Offender From Lodi Charged With Pre-Dawn Break-In At Prospect Park Takeout Joint Habitual Offender From Lodi Charged With Pre-Dawn Break-In At Prospect Park Takeout Joint
Habitual Offender From Lodi Charged With Pre-Dawn Break-In At Prospect Park Takeout Joint A Lodi career criminal with a rap sheet more than 15 years long was arrested after burglarizing a Prospect Park takeout restaurant before dawn Saturday, authorities said. Ryan Patrick Morgan, 34, has been arrested dozens of times in North Jersey since his 18th birthday, records show. Over that time, the tattooed ex-con has been busted in no fewer than seven towns on charges that include robbery, resisting arrest and aggravated assault on a police officer, as well as a string of drug court and probation violations. During a two-week span in 2017, Garfield police said, Morgan swiped a purse …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Closter PD: Bergenfield Ex-Con In Domestic Assault Threatens To Hunt Down, Kill Police Closter PD: Bergenfield Ex-Con In Domestic Assault Threatens To Hunt Down, Kill Police
Closter PD: Bergenfield Ex-Con In Domestic Assault Threatens To Hunt Down, Kill Police A Bergenfield ex-con with a history of arrests in no fewer than a dozen Bergen County towns assaulted a woman, damaged a Closter police car and threatened to kill the arresting officers, authorities said Tuesday. David Fusco, 36, got out of his car and began yelling and cursing at officers responding to an assault call at the Closter Nature Center, calling them “pigs,” Detective Lt. Vincent Aiello said. As they checked on the victim and took Fusco into custody, he “threatened to take officers’ weapons from their holsters and kill them” and said that he’d remember their names and faces, then…

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by Jerry DeMarco