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Failed Jewelry Store Burglars Lead Bergen County Foot Pursuit, Police Say Failed Jewelry Store Burglars Lead Bergen County Foot Pursuit, Police Say
Failed Jewelry Store Burglars Lead Bergen County Foot Pursuit, Police Say Two Ohio men were arrested late Tuesday night, Dec. 10, after they tried to rob a local jewelry store in Bergen County and then led police on a brief foot pursuit, authorities said. At approximately 11:37 p.m., Northvale police officers responded to a reported burglary alarm at 269 Livingston St., where they discovered signs of forced entry into a local jewelry store, police said in a news release. Officers immediately began searching the area and observed several suspects fleeing the scene. One suspect was apprehended after a brief foot pursuit in the parking lot of 271 Livingston St., wit…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pair Of Prowlers Arrested After Overnight Foot Pursuit In Bergen County, Police Say Pair Of Prowlers Arrested After Overnight Foot Pursuit In Bergen County, Police Say
Pair Of Prowlers Arrested After Overnight Foot Pursuit In Bergen County, Police Say Two men, including one with a replica handgun, were arrested early Monday morning, Nov. 18 following a foot pursuit involving multiple Bergen County police departments after they were caught them prowling residential neighborhoods, authorities said. Glen Rock Officer Nicholas Onove was on patrol just after 2:30 a.m. when he spotted two men in dark clothing near properties on Cornwall Road and Gibson Place. When Onove attempted to confront them, the suspects jumped a fence into the backyard of a Cornwall Road property and fled. Following a foot chase involving Sgt. Greg Carter, Officer James…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Handgun Seized, 5 Burglars Captured Following Wild Pursuit Through Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes Handgun Seized, 5 Burglars Captured Following Wild Pursuit Through Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes
Handgun Seized, 5 Burglars Captured Following Wild Pursuit Through Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes Five burglars are in custody after a pursuit from Franklin Lakes into Wyckoff, which resulted in the vehicle overturning early Saturday, Aug. 24, authorities said. A Birch Road resident called 911 reporting two people inside her home, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Robert Grassi said. Responding officers located a suspect vehicle, a white 2016 Ford Fusion, near the home and tried to conduct a motor vehicle stop. The vehicle fled and a pursuit ensued into neighboring jurisdictions. The suspect vehicle overturned on Russell Avenue in Wyckoff, and two suspects were taken into custody by Offi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Assault Suspect, 29, Subdued By Officers After Foot Chase In Lyndhurst, Police Say Assault Suspect, 29, Subdued By Officers After Foot Chase In Lyndhurst, Police Say
Assault Suspect, 29, Subdued By Officers After Foot Chase In Lyndhurst, Police Say A 29-year-old assault suspect is facing charges in Lyndhurst after leading officers on a foot pursuit then becoming combative during the arrest, police said. Lyndhurst Lt. Paul Haggerty and Officer Michael Carrino were called to a dispute on the 200 block of Orient Way around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said in a release. At the scene, officers learned one man had been assaulted by Mike Londono, a Lyndhurst resident, Auteri said. As Haggerty approached Londono, he began to sprint away, running south on Orient Way. Haggerty and Carrino gave chase on foot, with …

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by Cecilia Levine
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GOTCHA! Ex-Con In Englewood Stabbing Nabbed, Handgun Recovered By Teaneck Police GOTCHA! Ex-Con In Englewood Stabbing Nabbed, Handgun Recovered By Teaneck Police
Gotcha! Ex-Con In Englewood Stabbing Nabbed, Handgun Recovered By Teaneck Police An uncooperative stabbing victim couldn't keep Englewood police from identifying his assailant -- an ex-con who authorities said was carrying a gun when he was captured by their Teaneck colleagues. Tahref L. Folkes, 33, tried to duck them but was chased down shortly before noon Wednesday, police said. They also recovered a handgun that they said he stashed in a local store during the foot pursuit. Folkes, who has a lengthy rap sheet dating back to 2009, was released from state prison last July after serving 5½ years on a second career gun conviction, records show. A third would put him aw…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police ID 5 Killed In Philadelphia Mass Shooting Police ID 5 Killed In Philadelphia Mass Shooting
Police ID 5 Killed In Philadelphia Mass Shooting Police have identified the five victims killed Monday evening, July 3 by a 40-year-old gunman in a bulletproof vest who opened fire in Philadelphia's Kingsessing section. The following individuals were killed by gunfire: Lashyd Merritt, 20, male, shot multiple times in the chest and arm, pronounced at 8:43 p.m.; Dymir Stanton, 2, male, shot in the chest and back, pronounced at 8:43 p.m.; Ralph Moralis, 59, shot in the head, side, and buttocks, pronounced at 8:47 p.m.; Daujan Brown, 15, male, shot in the shoulder, chest, and back, pronounced at 8:40 p.m.; Joseph Wamah, Jr., 31, male, shot m…

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by Cecilia Levine