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SEE ANYTHING? Elmwood Park Police Search For Robbers Who Pistol-Whipped Victim SEE ANYTHING? Elmwood Park Police Search For Robbers Who Pistol-Whipped Victim
SEE Anything? Elmwood Park Police Search For Robbers Who Pistol-Whipped Victim A robbery victim told police he was pistol-whipped on an Elmwood Park street before dawn Thursday, said authorities who asked the public for help finding his assailants. The 23-year-old Paterson victim told police he’d parked and gotten out of his vehicle near the intersection of Linden Avenue and West Street around 1 a.m. when two men in dark clothing approached him. One of the muggers repeatedly struck him in the face and head with a silver handgun, Police Chief Michael Foligno said the victim told police. Both rummaged through his pockets, took his iPhone and roughly $25 in cash and ran…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Decapitated Goat Found In Container Off Route 80 In Elmwood Park Decapitated Goat Found In Container Off Route 80 In Elmwood Park
Decapitated Goat Found In Container Off Route 80 In Elmwood Park ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- A headless goat carcass, most likely part of a ritual sacrifice, was found in a container Monday night alongside railroad tracks in Elmwood Park. Authorities treated the hard-plastic bin found on Linden Avenue, just off eastbound Route 80, as a suspicious package. Not only was the animal slaughtered: The carcass, under state law, was improperly disposed. There was also was fresh blood in the bin with no decomposition. "Preliminarily, it looks possibly like a Santería-type ritual," Police Chief Michael Foligno said Tuesday. "The SPCA, through the [Berge…

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by Jerry DeMarco