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Knife-Wielding Jersey City Man Arrested After Attacking Victim In Edgewater: Police Knife-Wielding Jersey City Man Arrested After Attacking Victim In Edgewater: Police
Knife-Wielding Jersey City Man Arrested After Attacking Victim In Edgewater: Police A Jersey City man faces multiple charges, including first-degree robbery, after a physical altercation involving a knife in Edgewater on Friday, Nov. 8, police said. Edgewater Police responded to the scene at approximately 12:48 p.m. after receiving a report of a dispute involving a weapon, Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin said. The caller, identified as the victim, told police he caught 38-year-old Steven Ranne burglarizing his vehicle. When the victim confronted Ranne, a physical altercation broke out, police said. During the scuffle, Ranne allegedly brandished a pocket knife, causing…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Tries Covering For Brother Found With Loaded Handgun, Weapons In Bergen County: Cops Man Tries Covering For Brother Found With Loaded Handgun, Weapons In Bergen County: Cops
Man Tries Covering For Brother Found With Loaded Handgun, Weapons In Bergen County: Cops A 23-year-old Maryland man is facing charges in New Jersey after an eagle-eyed police officer stopping him for a traffic violation found him in possession of a gun and a high-capacity magazine loaded with hollow-point bullets, a 7-inch folding knife, and a collapsable baton. Officer Gaetano Fernandes was patrolling near Liberty and Main streets in Little Ferry around 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 5, when he noticed a Volkswagen Jetta with a tinted license plate cover, as detailed in the police report. The vehicle made a left turn onto Route 46 west without using a turn signal, the police papers said. T…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Elizabeth Man Wanted For Robbery In Newark, Police Say Elizabeth Man Wanted For Robbery In Newark, Police Say
Elizabeth Man Wanted For Robbery In Newark, Police Say Police are seeking the public's help in locating a 51-year-old man accused of robbery in Newark. Markeefe Grimes, of Elizabeth, pulled out a knife and stole tools from a Home Depot store on Springfield Avenue just before 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 21, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. A store employee told officers that they confronted Grimes after noticing that he was stuffing several socket wrench sets in a backpack, they said. That's when Grimes apparently pulled out the weapon and fled the store with the items. Police say he has stolen items in the past. Kn…

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by Nicole Acosta