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3 Guns Seized In Capture Of NYC Fugitive During North Jersey Raid 3 Guns Seized In Capture Of NYC Fugitive During North Jersey Raid
3 Guns Seized In Capture Of NYC Fugitive During North Jersey Raid Authorities who raided a Cliffside Park apartment found three guns while capturing a parolee suspected in a New York City shooting. Jenderson Jerez, 31, of Washington Heights was already wanted for violating parole when U.S. marshals, borough police and members of the NYPD hit the Lafayette Avenue building where he'd been hiding out, Cliffside Park Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. Borough detectives armed with a search warrant seized two 9mm handguns and a defaced .380-caliber firearm, Capano said. Jerez was prohibited from leaving the state and having any guns in his possession un…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Black Bear Visits Cliffside Park Neighborhood Overlooking NYC Black Bear Visits Cliffside Park Neighborhood Overlooking NYC
Black Bear Visits Cliffside Park Neighborhood Overlooking NYC PHOTOS/VIDEO: A young black bear became a local sensation while toddling through a Cliffside Park neighborhood atop the Palisades. “Could you believe it?” Inga Bondarenko wrote Tuesday in tandem with a couple of photos. “A black bear on our front lawn! I couldn’t believe my eyes.” Reports came in from a stretch of several blocks, including near the corner of Palisade and Lafayette avenues. Neighbors in the area of Esplanade Place atop Oxen Hill posted photos and videos as alerts went out to residents.  Someone said she later saw the bear on Franklin Avenue headed toward Fort Lee. The yo…

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by Jerry DeMarco