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Teen Carjacker Pistol-Whips Driver In Englewood, Caught Returning To Vehicle Teen Carjacker Pistol-Whips Driver In Englewood, Caught Returning To Vehicle
Teen Carjacker Pistol-Whips Driver In Englewood, Caught Returning To Vehicle A juvenile pistol-whipped a car service driver, took his keys and was about to make off with his vehicle when Englewood police grabbed him. The 17-year-old robber tried carjacking the driver at gunpoint on 3rd Street but ended up taking the keys and running, Lt. Fred Pulice said. The driver, afraid that he'd return, immediately called police, the lieutenant said. Officers were interviewing him when the teen came around the corner, apparently to collect the car, Pulice said. They chased him on foot before catching the youth in Mackay Park. He apparently was carrying the keys to the car tha…

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SEE ANYTHING? Police Probe Shooting Near Englewood Park SEE ANYTHING? Police Probe Shooting Near Englewood Park
SEE Anything? Police Probe Shooting Near Englewood Park Englewood police continued seeking witnesses or anyone else who could help identify whoever fired nearly a dozen gunshots near a city park last weekend. The 11 shots were heard on dead-ended 3rd Street behind Mackay Park shortly before midnight Sunday, April 10, Lt. Fred Pulice said. Witnesses reported a silver SUV leaving the scene that may have been involved, he said. Police recovered shell casings that were being examined. They also checked area hospitals and found no reports of any shooting victims coming in. Crimestoppers offers cash rewards of up to $1,000 for any information that s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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VIDEO: Police, Marchers Clash In Englewood, Four Arrested VIDEO: Police, Marchers Clash In Englewood, Four Arrested
Video: Police, Marchers Clash In Englewood, Four Arrested Tensions were quickly escalating Saturday when the organizer of a peace march in Englewood and a city police officer went chest-to-chest. Then things got out of hand. The officer was one of several who apparently were trying disperse a march early Saturday evening, repeatedly telling participants and onlookers to back up, after what appeared to be a separate incident that occurred along the route several minutes into the event. That's when he and Ainsworth Minott faced off, video shows (see below). Almost instantly, the officer and others push forward. Some marchers are forced to the grou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Victim Stabbed In Head In Englewood Victim Stabbed In Head In Englewood
Victim Stabbed In Head In Englewood A man was stabbed in the back of the head before dawn Sunday at a home in Englewood, authorities confirmed. Detectives recovered a large kitchen knife and detained everyone at the home on Bennett Road, a few doors from Mackay Park, after responding to the call around 1:30 a.m., Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead told Daily Voice. The 50-something victim was taken to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center where he remained in serious but stable condition on Sunday. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. No one had been charged a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Crime Spree Ends: Englewood PD Chases Down, Nabs Local Man In Armed Robberies, Vehicle Thefts Crime Spree Ends: Englewood PD Chases Down, Nabs Local Man In Armed Robberies, Vehicle Thefts
Crime Spree Ends: Englewood PD Chases Down, Nabs Local Man In Armed Robberies, Vehicle Thefts VIDEO: The armed robberies of a 7-Eleven and Rita’s Ice in Englewood were committed by the same man, who nearly ran down a police officer during a chase that led to his capture earlier this week, authorities said. John Terrell Wiley, 33, of Englewood, was being held in the Bergen County Jail on a variety of charges that include armed robbery and aggravated assault on a police officer. Wiley, who has significant ties to both Queens and Chicago, was caught on surveillance video in both robberies, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said Friday. The 6-foot-2-inch, 245-pound defendant began his cri…

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by Jerry DeMarco