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Little Ferry Ex-Con Charged With Pistol-Whipping, Robbing Teen Of $10G Cash, $18G Gold Chain Little Ferry Ex-Con Charged With Pistol-Whipping, Robbing Teen Of $10G Cash, $18G Gold Chain
Little Ferry Ex-Con Charged With Pistol-Whipping, Robbing Teen Of $10G Cash, $18G Gold Chain A Little Ferry ex-con was charged with pistol-whipping an Elmwood Park teenager and robbing him of what the victim said was a huge amount of cash and jewelry. The 19-year-old victim had gone to the Washington Avenue home of Anton Pettway, 44, to collect belongings that he'd left behind when his teenage friend -- Pettway's stepson -- was arrested earlier in the day, Police Chief James Walters said. The teen told responding Officers Dominick Verdi, Joseph Montemurro and Dean Steinhilber that Pettway hit him at least a half-dozen times with a gun, took his wallet -- which he claimed held $10,0…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Little Ferry PD: Caller Leads Police To Aluminum Thief At Apartments Along Riverfront Little Ferry PD: Caller Leads Police To Aluminum Thief At Apartments Along Riverfront
Little Ferry PD: Caller Leads Police To Aluminum Thief At Apartments Along Riverfront An aluminum thief was nabbed by Little Ferry police moments after hopping a fence into a locked area of an apartment complex along the Hackensack River, authorities said. Officers Joseph Gaglioti and Dominick Verdi were responding to a call at Waterside Village when they found more than two dozen pieces of crushed aluminum gutters, Police Chief James Walters said. Then they spotted borough resident Joshua Purvis, 22, he said. Purvis had been freed under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform earlier this year after police said a Little Ferry homeowner awoke to find him in his bedroom. The victim ch…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sleeping Homeowner Woken By Burglar In Bedroom Holds Him For Police, Little Ferry PD Says Sleeping Homeowner Woken By Burglar In Bedroom Holds Him For Police, Little Ferry PD Says
Sleeping Homeowner Woken By Burglar In Bedroom Holds Him For Police, Little Ferry PD Says A Little Ferry homeowner who awoke to find a burglar in his bedroom seized the intruder and held him for police, authorities said. The 32-year-old victim told police he awoke around 6 a.m. Sunday to find Joshua Purvis, 21, in the bedroom of his Kaufman Avenue home, Police Chief James Walters said. He chased Purvis into the basement and seized him there while his wife dialed 911, the chief said. Officers Dominick Verdi and Chris Nepil took custody of Purvis, who was charged with burglary and theft. He was then released under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law while awaiting a first appearan…

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by Jerry DeMarco