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HERO: Elmwood Park Firefighter Who Works As NJ Transit Dispatcher Helps Nab Burglary Suspect HERO: Elmwood Park Firefighter Who Works As NJ Transit Dispatcher Helps Nab Burglary Suspect
Hero: Elmwood Park Firefighter Who Works As NJ Transit Dispatcher Helps Nab Burglary Suspect Elmwood Park volunteer firefighter Greg Thompson isn't anyone to mess with. A suspected burglar who punched a police officer after climbing out the window of a neighborhood home on Thursday found out the hard way, authorities said. Thompson, who works as a dispatcher for New Jersey Transit and lives nearby, tackled the fleeing 16-year-old suspect before police Lt. John Harris quickly him into custody. Harris was among the officers who responded to the call of a teen climbing out the Lee Street window around 11:40 a.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The intruder was described as …

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