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Firefighters Rescue Suicidal Accused Burglar Who Jumped Into Shallow Hackensack River Firefighters Rescue Suicidal Accused Burglar Who Jumped Into Shallow Hackensack River
Firefighters Rescue Suicidal Accused Burglar Who Jumped Into Shallow Hackensack River The tide was rolling out when a suicidal local man suspected in a series of burglaries jumped into the Hackensack River Monday night. City firefighters pulled the troubled 32-year-old local resident from hip-deep water after he plunged more than 10 feet from a pedestrian bridge on the FDU campus around 7:40 p.m., police Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. He was treated for exposure to the elements and taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment of possible trauma and a mental health evaluation, DeWitt said. The jumper was recently captured and ordered released by a Central Judicial…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN HIM? Surveillance Image Released Of Man Who Robbed Hackensack Bank Of Nearly $950 SEEN HIM? Surveillance Image Released Of Man Who Robbed Hackensack Bank Of Nearly $950
Seen HIM? Surveillance Image Released Of Man Who Robbed Hackensack Bank Of Nearly $950 Hackensack police were searching for a man who robbed a TD Bank branch of nearly $950 Tuesday morning.  Area schools were locked down as police searched for the bearded, 5-foot-10-inch robber, who struck just after 9 a.m. at the bank at 540 River Street near the FDU campus. The robber, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a cap, "walked into the bank and walked over to a counter where he grabbed an envelope and wrote down a note, which he then handed to the teller," Capt. Peter Busciglio said. "The note demanded money." No weapon was shown, the captain added. The robber walked out with $9…

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by Jerry DeMarco