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REWARD INCREASED: Offer For Help Finding Missing Clifton Man Boosted To $2,000 REWARD INCREASED: Offer For Help Finding Missing Clifton Man Boosted To $2,000
Reward Increased: Offer For Help Finding Missing Clifton Man Boosted To $2,000 Family members said they last spoke with Edgar Pelaez of Clifton by phone on July 16, 2022. No one has seen nor heard from him since, police said. Authorities recharged the case on Wednesday, Aug. 30, increasing a reward for help finding the father of two to $2,000. Edgar, 39, was last known to be in the area of Hoover Avenue in Passaic, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. He'd also frequented Botany Village (Clifton) and Parker Avenue in Passaic. “His family is concerned for his welfare due to existing medical issues,” Clifton police had said after he'd been reported missin…

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SEE ANYTHING? Swastikas Spray-Painted Throughout Clifton Park SEE ANYTHING? Swastikas Spray-Painted Throughout Clifton Park
SEE Anything? Swastikas Spray-Painted Throughout Clifton Park Authorities turned to the public for help finding whoever was responsible for littering a Clifton park with spray-painted swastikas. Seven of the hateful symbols were found on benches, trees, a portable bathroom and the blacktop at Dunney Park on Cherry Street early Wednesday, June 21, they said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Department Chief Thomas Rinaldi didn’t release any further information in confirming the vandalism. “The investigation remains active and ongoing,” their release says. “More information will be released once it becomes available.” Val…

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SEE ANYTHING? Armed Invaders Duct Tape 73-Year-Old Clifton Grandma's Mouth, Wrists, Ankles SEE ANYTHING? Armed Invaders Duct Tape 73-Year-Old Clifton Grandma's Mouth, Wrists, Ankles
SEE Anything? Armed Invaders Duct Tape 73-Year-Old Clifton Grandma's Mouth, Wrists, Ankles A 73-year-old Clifton woman working on an arts and crafts project was thrown to the floor and had her mouth, wrist and ankles bound in her own duct tape by two home invaders, one of whom was armed, authorities said. Officers responding to a noontime call of a home invasion in progress on Linden Avenue found the robbers gone and the victim on the living-room floor on Sunday, March 26, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Bracken said. "Her mouth, wrist and ankles had been bound in duct tape," the lieutenant said. The officers freed the victim, who told them she originally thought nothing of sound…

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SEEN HIM? Police ID Man Wanted In Clifton Drive-By Shooting SEEN HIM? Police ID Man Wanted In Clifton Drive-By Shooting
Seen HIM? Police ID Man Wanted In Clifton Drive-By Shooting A gunman missed his intended target during a daylight drive-by shooting in Clifton, said police who are seeking the public's help finding him. The victim's vehicle was struck in the March 24 early afternoon shooting at Lexington and Hamilton avenues, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The occupant was having an argument with Brandon Badia, 26, of Clifton when Badia pulled up, fired and sped off up Lexington Avenue toward Route 21, he said. Badia faces aggravated assault and weapons possession charges. ANYONE who sees or knows where to find him is asked to contact the Clifton Police D…

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20 Years Later, Detectives Still Pursue Cold-Blooded Christmastime Killing Of Clifton Grandma 20 Years Later, Detectives Still Pursue Cold-Blooded Christmastime Killing Of Clifton Grandma
20 Years Later, Detectives Still Pursue Cold-Blooded Christmastime Killing Of Clifton Grandma Before the explosion of social media and cold-case TV shows and streams, a beloved grandmother was stabbed dead in her Clifton home. Known for her generous volunteer work, Gertrude Bizarro, 72, was the matriarch of her family and the de facto grandmother of her Dutch Hill neighborhood, a row of two-story homes near the Passaic border. She was "all-around great woman loved by many," recalled Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Bracken, who knew her. Twenty years ago this Saturday, Bizarro's husband took their youngest daughter to a hair appointment in anticipation of a Christmas gathering i…

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SEE ANYTHING? Jogger Says Assailant Grabbed Her In Choke Hold Outside Clifton Park SEE ANYTHING? Jogger Says Assailant Grabbed Her In Choke Hold Outside Clifton Park
SEE Anything? Jogger Says Assailant Grabbed Her In Choke Hold Outside Clifton Park Clifton police were searching for witnesses after a Passaic woman told them she'd been accosted by two men, one of whom put her in a choke hold, while jogging around Nash Park. The 33-year-old woman told police one of the assailants grabbed her from behind as she jogged near the intersection of Randolph and Hamilton avenues shortly before 5:20 a.m. Sept. 7. "After a brief struggle, she reported being able to break free and flee," Lt. Robert Bracken said.She described him as apparently Dominican, 28 to 30 years old and about 6 feet tall. She couldn't describe a man who she said was with her…

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Clifton PD: One Robbery Victim Pistol-Whipped Returning From Work, Other Stabbed After Church Clifton PD: One Robbery Victim Pistol-Whipped Returning From Work, Other Stabbed After Church
Clifton PD: One Robbery Victim Pistol-Whipped Returning From Work, Other Stabbed After Church A Clifton resident returning home before dawn was pistol-whipped and beaten unconscious by two masked robbers, said city police who sought witnesses. The 30-something victim, who was hospitalized with severe cuts on his face and head, told police he was attacked as he got out of his car on Fair Hill Road around 5:15 a.m. Sunday. One of the robbers hit him with a handgun during the beating, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. At one point, the victim apparently lost consciousness, Bracken said. His attackers then fled in at least one vehicle, he said. A Clifton Fire Department ambulance too…

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Clifton Homeless Man Mugged On New Year's Eve By Three Fellow Street Dwellers Clifton Homeless Man Mugged On New Year's Eve By Three Fellow Street Dwellers
Clifton Homeless Man Mugged On New Year's Eve By Three Fellow Street Dwellers A trio of street dwellers mugged a fellow homeless man in broad daylight in Clifton on New Year’s Eve, authorities said. One of the assailants tried to stab him, but the victim’s jacket prevented the blade from penetrating, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The two men – believed to be in their 30s or 40s – and a woman in her late 50s or early 60s approached the victim at 1:15 p.m. near the intersection of Parker and Highland avenues, Bracken said. The men threatened to hurt him while the woman rifled through his pockets, the lieutenant said. One of them then pulled a knife and tried to …

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Police: Clifton Robber Punches NYC Driver In Face At Red Light In Broad Daylight Police: Clifton Robber Punches NYC Driver In Face At Red Light In Broad Daylight
Police: Clifton Robber Punches NYC Driver In Face At Red Light In Broad Daylight A robber rushed a New York City driver stopped at a Clifton red light in broad daylight and punched him in the face when the victim refused to give up his watch, authorities said. The 35-year-old victim was stopped at the Parker Avenue light around 2 p.m. Sunday when the robber approached the driver’s side door and tried grabbing the watch, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. When the driver fought back, the robber punched him hard enough to require he be brought by ambulance to St. Mary’s Hospital. The robber was described as Hispanic, in his 20s or 30s, and wearing a red t-shirt with a bl…

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Out-Of-Town Burglars Break Into 15 Cars On Clifton Lot, More Across Town Out-Of-Town Burglars Break Into 15 Cars On Clifton Lot, More Across Town
Out-Of-Town Burglars Break Into 15 Cars On Clifton Lot, More Across Town CLIFTON, N.J. -- Burglars who police said arrived in a stolen car -- then swiped another to make their getaway -- smashed windows to 15 vehicles in a Clifton towing company lot, as well as several more across town, authorities said. Detectives were still compiling a list of valuables taken during the break-ins, which Lt. Robert Bracken said occurred sometime late Wednesday into overnight Thursday. The accounting will be a chore, given that the 15 cars on the Polizzi Towing lot on Wabash Avenue belonged to customers and/or were being stored there at the time, Bracken said. During the same t…

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