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Masked Bank Robber Arrested Weeks Later, West Orange Police Say Masked Bank Robber Arrested Weeks Later, West Orange Police Say
Masked Bank Robber Arrested Weeks Later, West Orange Police Say A 25-year-old East Orange man who robbed a bank in West Orange in May was arrested on Tuesday, June 11, police said. On Wednesday, May 1 at 9:21 a.m., officers responded to a report of a robbery at Ascendia Bank on Northfield Avenue, police said.  Bryant Goodwyn Jr., was wearing a mask when he entered the bank and demanded a specified amount of cash from the teller while threatening a weapon, police said. He then fled on foot from the bank, police said. Goodwyn was charged with robbery and made a full confession to officers, police said. He has been remanded to the Essex County Correc…

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by Sam Barron
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DOUBLE FATAL: 2 Dead In West Orange Crash (DEVELOPING) DOUBLE FATAL: 2 Dead In West Orange Crash (DEVELOPING)
Double Fatal: 2 Dead In West Orange Crash (Developing) Two people were killed in a car crash in West Orange on Tuesday, Nov. 28, authorities said.  The crash occurred at Northfield Avenue between Old North Avenue and Gregory Avenue, West Orange police said.  The Essex County Prosecutor's Office said they are leading the investigation into the fatal crash. According to CBS New York, the driver may have suffered a medical emergency prior to the collision. This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.

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by Sam Barron
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Citizen Helps Police Nab West Orange Bank Robber Citizen Helps Police Nab West Orange Bank Robber
Citizen Helps Police Nab West Orange Bank Robber It didn't take long to catch a man who robbed a bank in West Orange Tuesday morning, authorities said. A local transportation company driver who'd dropped him off at a local hotel called police after seeing all the commotion at the TD Bank branch on Pleasant Valley Way shortly after 9 a.m., WOPD spokesman Joe Fagan said. The driver's description matched the one witnesses gave police: white, 5-foot-6 and carrying a backpack, Fagan said. Police seized the suspect at the Avenue Hotel on Northfield Avenue soon after. Several witnesses identified him as the robber, Fagan said, adding that he w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Too Much To Bear? $16M Turtle Back Zoo Grant Causes Controversy Too Much To Bear? $16M Turtle Back Zoo Grant Causes Controversy
Too Much To Bear? $16M Turtle Back Zoo Grant Causes Controversy Thousands of people have signed a petition opposing a $16 million state grant to build a grizzly bear exhibit at Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange as well as $5 million in funds to repair some ballfields in Glen Ridge. “I object to the New Jersey taxpayer-funded Green Acres program granting The Turtle Back Zoo Entertainment Complex $16 million for a Grizzly Bear Exhibit and $5 million to renovate baseball fields in Brookdale Park in Glen Ridge,” the petition, addressed to administrators with the Green Acres program and elected officials, states. Although the petitioners mention both projects,…

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by Paul Milo