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Driver Busted For Pointing Gun At Red Light In Garfield Driver Busted For Pointing Gun At Red Light In Garfield
Driver Busted For Pointing Gun At Red Light In Garfield A driver was arrested after police in Garfield said he pointed a gun at another motorist while stopped at an overnight light. Officer Daniel Fedor spotted the blue Chevy Camaro with temporary New Jersey plates at the Wawa complex on Jewell Street as he and his colleagues responded to a report of the threat at nearby Outwater Lane and River Drive shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday, March 26, Capt. Mario Pozo said. Fedor, who was joined by Officers Daniel Taylor Jr. and Charles Galbo, spotted a gun handle in plain view between the driver’s seat and the center console as he spoke with the driver, Ja…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lodi Ex-Con, South Carolina Companion Busted With Gun, Hollow Points In Garfield Traffic Stop Lodi Ex-Con, South Carolina Companion Busted With Gun, Hollow Points In Garfield Traffic Stop
Lodi Ex-Con, South Carolina Companion Busted With Gun, Hollow Points In Garfield Traffic Stop A convicted felon from Lodi and a South Carolina companion were arrested after a Garfield police officer found a loaded gun during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Marvin Monroig stopped a speeding BMW 320 with North Carolina license plates after the driver ignored a “No Turn on Red” sign going from Midland Avenue to Passaic Street and then blew through a light at Palisade Avenue shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, Capt. Mario Pozo said. Backup Officer Elihud Santiago spotted a black Taurus G3C 9mm handgun in the glove compartment as the driver, Chad Thomas Stillwell, 51, of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rumored School Shooting Threat By Garfield Boy, 7, Unfounded, Police Say Rumored School Shooting Threat By Garfield Boy, 7, Unfounded, Police Say
Rumored School Shooting Threat By Garfield Boy, 7, Unfounded, Police Say Garfield police put an end to what they said are false rumors surrounding an incident involving a second-grader in town. One involved a claim that a teacher was "attacked" by a student at the Christopher Columbus School No. 8 -- which police Capt. Mario Pozo said is false. Another wrongly contends that the same student -- a 7-year-old boy -- threatened to bring a gun to school and shoot any anyone who isn't Hispanic. This also isn't true, Pozo said. There was a report of an "inappropriate comment" the student made "during a dispute with another student," the captain said. "That statement…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Garfield PD: Police Nab Gunman Who Robbed Saddle Brook Teen Trio At Online-Arranged Meeting Garfield PD: Police Nab Gunman Who Robbed Saddle Brook Teen Trio At Online-Arranged Meeting
Garfield PD: Police Nab Gunman Who Robbed Saddle Brook Teen Trio At Online-Arranged Meeting A trio of Saddle Brook teenagers who arranged a meeting on social media for what they thought was the illegal purchase of THC vape cartridges in Garfield were instead robbed at gunpoint, said city police who made an arrest. The trio – an 18-year-old man, a 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl – drove to Summit Avenue just north of Belmont Avenue for the purported sale shortly before 6 p.m. Jan. 11, Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. Suddenly, a man wearing dark clothes and a ski mask got into the back seat, pulled a handgun from his bag and threatened to shoot the girl if they didn't hand over…

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by Jerry DeMarco