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SEEN HIM? Garfield Man Missing More Than Two Months SEEN HIM? Garfield Man Missing More Than Two Months
Seen HIM? Garfield Man Missing More Than Two Months Authorities renewed a public plea for help finding a Garfield man who’s been missing for more than two months. Leon Gathers, 42, was last seen leaving his home near the corner of Harrison Avenue and Williams Street on Feb. 16, Police Capt. Mario Pozo said. Gathers, who doesn’t own or operate a vehicle, was walking, the captain said. He was wearing an orange “Champion" hoodie, blue jeans and tan work boots, Pozo said. Gathers is 6 feet tall and weighs about 175 pounds. His hair is black and his eyes brown. He has scars above his nose and left eyebrow and tattoos on both forearms with the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Flames Blow Through Windows Of Garfield Multi-Family Home Flames Blow Through Windows Of Garfield Multi-Family Home
Flames Blow Through Windows Of Garfield Multi-Family Home Flames shot out the second-floor windows and into the eaves of a Garfield multi-family home on Sunday. Firefighters needed a little over 20 minutes to knock down the bulk of the Harrison Avenue blaze after it broke out around 2:15 p.m. The two-alarm fire displaced a couple of families whose members all got out OK, responders said. EMS treated a firefighter for a minor injury at the scene. Flames shot through the windows of the Harrison Avenue home in Garfield.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE Mutual aid responders included fellow firefighters from Elmwood Park, Saddle Brook and Wallington. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Garfield Shoplifter Caught Carrying Car Burglary Proceeds, Police Say Garfield Shoplifter Caught Carrying Car Burglary Proceeds, Police Say
Garfield Shoplifter Caught Carrying Car Burglary Proceeds, Police Say GARFIELD, N.J. -- Garfield police got more than they expected when they busted a shoplifter before dawn Monday and found him carrying a credit card stolen during a car burglary less than an hour and a half before, authorities said. Dion C. Coleman, 27, of West Milford was nabbed just after 1 a.m. at the Walmart on Passaic Street, Detective Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. Police found him carrying the card and other items taken during a car break-in reported on Harrison Avenue around 11:45 p.m. Coleman was charged with burglary, receiving stolen property and credit card theft. He was being h…

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by Jerry DeMarco