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Fake Handgun From Temu Brings Major Police Response To Busy NJ Shopping Center: Cops Fake Handgun From Temu Brings Major Police Response To Busy NJ Shopping Center: Cops
Fake Handgun From Temu Brings Major Police Response To Busy NJ Shopping Center: Cops A toy gun altered to look real sparked a police response at a busy Lyndhurst shopping plaza, authorities said. On Saturday, Aug. 16, at about 2:10 p.m., Lyndhurst police received a 9-1-1 call about a male walking with “an exposed firearm in his waistband” near TJ Maxx in the Towne Centre Shopping Plaza at 421 Valley Brook Avenue, according to Lyndhurst Police Capt. Paul Haggerty. Officers couldn’t locate the suspect at first. With the help of “the resilient eyewitness,” they spotted the male moments later entering a parked vehicle outside the AT&T store in the same plaza, Haggerty said.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Tattoo, Bodycam Footage Help Cops ID Shoplifter In Bergen County TX Maxx Scam: Police Tattoo, Bodycam Footage Help Cops ID Shoplifter In Bergen County TX Maxx Scam: Police
Tattoo, Bodycam Footage Help Cops ID Shoplifter In Bergen County TX Maxx Scam: Police A 32-year-old woman was charged after police say she carried out a retail theft scheme across multiple TJX stores in North Jersey. On Tuesday, July 29, TJX loss prevention reported to Lyndhurst police that Breanna Britt, 32, of Linden, fraudulently received a store value card worth $299.93 “by conducting a non-receipted return with stolen merchandise” at the Lyndhurst TJ Maxx on July 16, Lyndhurst Police Capt. Paul F. Haggerty said. Investigators said that on July 15, Britt shoplifted merchandise from the Saddle Brook TJ Maxx by concealing items in a reusable shopping bag. The next day…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Shoplifters Busted With Cocaine, $859 In Stolen Bags Outside NJ TJ Maxx: Cops Shoplifters Busted With Cocaine, $859 In Stolen Bags Outside NJ TJ Maxx: Cops
Shoplifters Busted With Cocaine, $859 In Stolen Bags Outside NJ TJ Maxx: Cops A Bayonne man and a Jersey City woman were arrested after police say they were caught shoplifting handbags and sneakers from TJ Maxx on in Bergen County — with cocaine and drug paraphernalia also recovered at the scene. The incident happened in Lyndhurst on Wednesday, April 16, around 8:15 p.m., according to Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri of the Lyndhurst Police Department. A loss prevention officer at TJ Maxx on Valley Brook Avenue observed two men removing anti-theft devices from merchandise and gave officers a description of one of the suspects — a Hispanic male wearing a black shirt and…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Toxic Chemical Found In Children's Jewelry Kits Triggers Massive Recall By NJ Company Toxic Chemical Found In Children's Jewelry Kits Triggers Massive Recall By NJ Company
Toxic Chemical Found In Children's Jewelry Kits Triggers Massive Recall By NJ Company A New Jersey toy company is recalling hundreds of thousands of children's jewelry design kits because the crafts have a toxic resin. LaRose Industries recalled about 224,100 Cra-Z-Art Gemex and Gel2Gem kits, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a news release on Thursday, Mar. 27. The agency said the jewelry kits contain a chemical banned in children's products, violating the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. The resin, hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA), can cause skin, eye, and respiratory irritation or sensitization if not fully cured. "Once cured, the resin no longer presen…

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by Chris Spiker
Readers Choice
Best Women's Clothing Store In Bergen County In 2024: T.J. Maxx Best Women's Clothing Store In Bergen County In 2024: T.J. Maxx
Best Women's Clothing Store In Bergen County In 2024: T.J. Maxx We are thrilled to announce that T.J. Maxx in Ramsey has been named Best Women's Clothing Store in Bergen County in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! T.J. Maxx is a favorite destination for fashion-savvy shoppers looking for trendy pieces, timeless wardrobe staples, or cozy casual wear, according to its website.  Per the T.J. Maxx website, the store's unique off-price retail approach brings designer and brand-name clothing within reach, and because the inventory is constantly refreshed, every shopping trip is a unique experience. The 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice c…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Man Dies By Suicide In New Jersey TJ Maxx Parking Lot: Prosecutor Man Dies By Suicide In New Jersey TJ Maxx Parking Lot: Prosecutor
Man Dies By Suicide In New Jersey TJ Maxx Parking Lot: Prosecutor A man died by suicide via self-inflicted gunshot wound in a TJ Maxx parking lot on the early morning of Saturday, Feb. 15, authorities said. At 1:40 a.m., Franklin Township Police discovered a male deceased in his vehicle in the parking lot of TJ Maxx, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said.  TJ Maxx is located in the Walmart Plaza just off Route 78 at the Clinton Township border. There were no signs of foul play and there remains no threat to public safety, authorities said. Detectives from the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating this incident, au…

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by Sam Barron
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Bergen County Man Tries Ramming Gas Attendant With U-Haul, Splashes Police With Urine: Report Bergen County Man Tries Ramming Gas Attendant With U-Haul, Splashes Police With Urine: Report
Bergen County Man Tries Ramming Gas Attendant With U-Haul, Splashes Police With Urine: Report A 27-year-old Bergen County man is facing charges for trying to ram a Route 3 gas attendant with a vehicle and then assaulting a police officer, authorities said. Nelson Castellon, of Ridgefield Park, was in a U-Haul van when he tried to hit the attendant at the Exxon station at 445 Route 3 West around 12:40 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police found the van in the parking lot of TJ Maxx located at 21 Millcreek Drive and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. Officers learned that Castellon also threatened the attendant, Miller said. While in the cell block…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WILD PURSUIT: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal WILD PURSUIT: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal
Wild Pursuit: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal UPDATE: A Union City man who jumped into a frigid Meadowlands creek during a dramatic police chase is an ex-con with nearly 50 arrests in no fewer than five North Jersey counties over the past 35 years. Career criminal Gregory Calvo, 53, is the very embodiment of the phrase “known to police.” He's been convicted nearly two dozen times in Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, Morris and Essex counties since 1989 – for offenses that include robbery, theft, burglary, drug dealing, domestic violence and aggravated assault -- and has been in and out of state prison and county jails since that time only to be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Suspicious Object Briefly Clears Westwood Shopping Plaza Suspicious Object Briefly Clears Westwood Shopping Plaza
Suspicious Object Briefly Clears Westwood Shopping Plaza What turned out to be a harmless homemade lighter cleared a Bergen County shopping plaza mid-Wednesday afternoon. The lighter, found in a clothing shipment at T.J. Maxx in Westwood, "may have accidentally been placed or fallen into the shipment at a warehouse prior to delivery," borough Police Chief Michael Pontillo said. The call came in at 2:51 p.m. Jan. 11. It brought Pontillo's officers, borough firefighters and the Bergen County Bomb Squad to the Westwood Plaza on Broadway, which includes a K-Mart, a a Wine Mart, a UPS store and an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant, among other busines…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Edgewater PD: Hudson Ex-Con With 42 Arrests Tasered After Fighting, Spitting On Police Edgewater PD: Hudson Ex-Con With 42 Arrests Tasered After Fighting, Spitting On Police
Edgewater PD: Hudson Ex-Con With 42 Arrests Tasered After Fighting, Spitting On Police A Hudson County ex-con with a rap sheet more than three decades long was Tasered after he kicked, elbowed and spit on Edgewater police officers who were trying to arrest him for a multi-store shoplifting spree, authorities said. Gregory Calvo, 50, of Union City had just stolen hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from the Marshalls, Old Navy and TJ Maxx stores at Edgewater Commons when two officers found him in the Acme Supermarket on Saturday, Police Chief Donald Martin said. “I’m not going to be arrested today,” Calvo announced as he “got into a fighting stance,” the chief said. Calv…

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by Jerry DeMarco