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Man Charged With Clubbing Ex-Roomie With Baton In NJ Liquor Store Brawl Man Charged With Clubbing Ex-Roomie With Baton In NJ Liquor Store Brawl
Man Charged With Clubbing Ex-Roomie With Baton In NJ Liquor Store Brawl A River Vale man surrendered to Hillsdale police on Friday after clobbering a former roommate with an expandable baton during a fight at a local liquor store, authorities said. Bartello Merlino, 45, and the victim already had a contentious history when they ran into each other at the Bottle King on Washington Avenue early Thursday night, Police Capt. Sean Smith said. They exchanged words and began fighting when Merlino pulled out the baton and whacked the 26-year-old borough man over the head with it, Smith said. He then fled in a Jeep Liberty, the captain said. The victim was taken to Ha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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COVID: Customer Denied Bathroom Does His Business In NJ Liquor Store Aisle COVID: Customer Denied Bathroom Does His Business In NJ Liquor Store Aisle
COVID: Customer Denied Bathroom Does His Business In NJ Liquor Store Aisle Glen Rock police were trying to identify a liquor store customer who dropped his pants and did his business in an aisle after he was told the bathroom was closed because of coronavirus restrictions. Detectives were reviewing surveillance video from the Bottle King on Prospect Street after the visitor “proceeded to defecate on the floor of a store aisle and left the building” when he was denied bathroom access, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. “The store manager was advised of the procedure to sign a complaint under a Glen Rock borough ordinance that prohibits individuals from defecating or…

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by Jerry DeMarco