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Would-Be Burglar Aborts Break-In, Bolts After Busting Cresskill Pharmacy Window: Police Would-Be Burglar Aborts Break-In, Bolts After Busting Cresskill Pharmacy Window: Police
Would-Be Burglar Aborts Break-In, Bolts After Busting Cresskill Pharmacy Window: Police A would-be burglar bolted after breaking a window at a Cresskill pharmacy, authorities said. A passerby who saw the aborted attempt at Hudson Drug on Union Avenue dialed 911 shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, March 17, Capt. Jason Lanzilotti said. Officers found broken glass and no entry, the captain said Tuesday. The witness told police the bandit, who ran south on Willow Street, had on dark clothing and a baseball cap, Lanzilotti said. Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification forensics investigator gathers evidence following what local police said was an aborted burglary …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wayne Neighbor's Call Leads To Car Burglary Arrest Wayne Neighbor's Call Leads To Car Burglary Arrest
Wayne Neighbor's Call Leads To Car Burglary Arrest Thanks to a citizen’s call, a Wayne police officer seized a car burglar who’d just swiped a laptop, authorities said. Officer Diego Ocampo was responding to a vehicle burglary call from Riverview Drive when he spotted Anthony Cole of Rahway on the lower end of Valley Road shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday, March 27, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Cole, 41, was fumbling with a backpack before the officer stopped him, Daly said. Officer Donald Cook spotted the laptop in the grass nearby, the captain said. Turned out it belonged to a neighborhood resident who confirmed moments later that it ha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Edgewater PD: Ex-Con Caught Testing Door Handles Claims He Was Helping Owners Edgewater PD: Ex-Con Caught Testing Door Handles Claims He Was Helping Owners
Edgewater PD: Ex-Con Caught Testing Door Handles Claims He Was Helping Owners An ex-con caught testing vehicle door handles in Edgewater told police that he did it to help the owners, authorities said. Officer Jorge Vanegas watched as Parrish Cornejo, 35, of Union City peered into a borough resident’s pickup truck parked on River Road near the Fort Lee border, then pulled on the driver’s side door handle around 11 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Teddy Wetklow said. The door was locked, so Cornejo continued on – just as backup Officers Mike Colon and Tyler Iafelice arrived. Questioned by Vanegas, Cornejo said the truck wasn’t his and that he didn’t have permission to go into…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Moonachie PD: 'Shoot Me!' Cornered Car Burglar Shouts Moonachie PD: 'Shoot Me!' Cornered Car Burglar Shouts
Moonachie PD: 'Shoot Me!' Cornered Car Burglar Shouts “Shoot me!” a Paterson car burglar shouted at a Moonachie police officer who’d chased him down before dawn Wednesday, authorities said. A homeowner flagged down Officer Robert Bauer on Jackson Place around 12:49 a.m. saying he’d scared off a man trying to get into two cars in driveway, Police Chief Richard Behrens said. Bauer radioed a description of the burglar to Officer Sean Mulligan, who spotted a vehicle with its brake lights shining in the driveway of a Joseph Street home, Behrens said. A man seated behind the wheel matched the description given by the resident, he said. As Mullig…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Roselle Man, 30, Indicted In Linden Arson Spree Roselle Man, 30, Indicted In Linden Arson Spree
Roselle Man, 30, Indicted In Linden Arson Spree A Union County grand jury returned a nine-count indictment against a Roselle man accused of setting a series of fires in Linden. Marcus D. Wise, 30, set fires to a Linden school, homes and dumpster last July 25, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. The first fire broke out at a business on the 800 block of North Wood Avenue around 10 p.m. A half-hour later, a fire was reported at a vacant home on the 900 block of Seymour Avenue Two more fires were reported after midnight -- one a brush fire on the 20 block of East Curtis Street and the other a dumpster fire on the 300 …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Englewood PD: Officer Nabs Repeat Offender Trying To Get Into Home With Xanax, Large Knife Englewood PD: Officer Nabs Repeat Offender Trying To Get Into Home With Xanax, Large Knife
Englewood PD: Officer Nabs Repeat Offender Trying To Get Into Home With Xanax, Large Knife A repeat local offender with a history of drug-related arrests was carrying drugs for sale and a large kitchen knife when an alert Englewood police officer spotted him trying to get into a stranger’s home to elude him, authorities said. Officer Maciej Mlynaryk was on routine patrol Wednesday when he saw 20-year-old Trevaughn Samuels Whiteside in the area of Washington and Palisade places, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said Friday. Seeing the police car, Whiteside entered someone’s property on Washington Place and tried to get in through the back door, Halstead said. Mlynaryk, knowin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor: Westwood Officer Fired Shot After Accused Old Tappan Burglar Refused To Drop Weapon Prosecutor: Westwood Officer Fired Shot After Accused Old Tappan Burglar Refused To Drop Weapon
Prosecutor: Westwood Officer Fired Shot After Accused Old Tappan Burglar Refused To Drop Weapon UPDATE: A Westwood police officer fired a single shot during an overnight confrontation with a man who refused to drop a weapon moments after he tried to break into an Old Tappan residence, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Monday. Dustin Van Riper, 22, fled the Old Tappan residence after borough police arrived there before dawn Friday, Calo said. Westwood police found him a short time later in a Mill Street backyard, he said. When officers from the Westwood Police Department approached Van Riper, "he disregarded their instructions to drop the weapon," the prosecutor said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Westwood Police Chase End With Crash, Paramus Arrest Of Teaneck Driver Westwood Police Chase End With Crash, Paramus Arrest Of Teaneck Driver
Westwood Police Chase End With Crash, Paramus Arrest Of Teaneck Driver A 26-year-old Teaneck man led police on a chase from Westwood to Paramus -- exceeding 100 mph and one point and nearly ramming a police cruiser -- before he crashed and was taken into custody, authorities said. Westwood Police Chief Michael Pontillo said his department got a 911 call around 11:50 p.m. Saturday of someone trying door handles trying to get into a residence. David Corredor-Echeverry sped off, with Westwood police in pursuit, Pontillo said. His officers broke off the chase a short time later because of the risk to the public, and Paramus police picked it up, eventually stoppin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Clifton PD: Burglar Bolts After Finding Family Home, Tracked Down By K-9 Clifton PD: Burglar Bolts After Finding Family Home, Tracked Down By K-9
Clifton PD: Burglar Bolts After Finding Family Home, Tracked Down By K-9 CLIFTON, N.J. -- A Clifton family scared off a would-be burglar, who was caught soon after by a police dog in a nearby backyard, authorities said. The Delawanna Avene residents were watching TV when a bedroom window burglar alarm sensor went off, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. One of the residents spotted 20-year-old Nigel Patel trying to get in, he said. He bolted but was caught after police established a perimeter and the Passaic County Sheriff's Office brought in K-9 Officer Anthony Testino and "Luna" -- who tracked Patel to the backyard, Anderson said. Patel was sent t…

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by Jerry DeMarco