Drizzle Fog/Mist 45°
Tag:

Passaic County Sheriff's Crime Scene Unit

Police & Fire
Wayne Police Nab Pint-Sized Jewelry Store Robbers -- With Help From Owners Wayne Police Nab Pint-Sized Jewelry Store Robbers -- With Help From Owners
Wayne Police Nab Pint-Sized Jewelry Store Robbers -- With Help From Owners A Wayne jewelry store owner and his son helped police catch a pair of armed robbers -- one of whom pointed a shotgun at them and another who sprayed both with Mace, authorities said. They held a female robber until she was taken into custody by police, who later caught her alleged accomplice as he was about to board a plane at Newark Airport. With police headquarters barely 1,000 feet up the block, Lt. Robert Simpson reached Massola Jewelers on Preakness Avenue within seconds of the 11:15 a.m. call Tuesday, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Simpson arrested 5-foot, 115-pound Emily Lopa…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco