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Englewood Police Chase Down Juveniles Carrying Stolen Gun, Knife Englewood Police Chase Down Juveniles Carrying Stolen Gun, Knife
Englewood Police Chase Down Juveniles Carrying Stolen Gun, Knife A group of Englewood police officers nabbed one juvenile with a stolen handgun and another with a knife after chasing both down, authorities said. The pair bolted when confronted by officers responding to a report of a robbery on Second Street at 10:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, Englewood Deputy Police Chief Matthew de la Rosa said. Two officers sustained minor injuries and were treated by EMS following a brief struggle after chasing the pair down. One of the teens was sent to the Bergen County Juvenile Detention Facility in Teterboro after police issued a delinquency complaint that charges hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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STANDOFF: EDP Coaxed Down From Englewood Roof, Seized After Seeking Suicide-By-Cop STANDOFF: EDP Coaxed Down From Englewood Roof, Seized After Seeking Suicide-By-Cop
Standoff: EDP Coaxed Down From Englewood Roof, Seized After Seeking Suicide-By-Cop An hour-long standoff ended in Englewood early Friday with police seizing an emotionally disturbed man who climbed up on the roof of a local home and begged them to shoot him. Officers who responded to the Genesee Avenue home near Lafayette Place shortly after 7:30 a.m. June 23 already were familiar with the suicidal 33-year-old resident, Deputy Chief Matthew de la Rosa said. The knife-wielding resident was breaking windows and tossing objects from the third-floor roof while threatening to kill himself when they arrived, the deputy chief said. Police got him to release the knife, de la Ros…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Bicyclist Surrenders Following Daily Voice Report: Englewood PD Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Bicyclist Surrenders Following Daily Voice Report: Englewood PD
Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Bicyclist Surrenders Following Daily Voice Report: Englewood PD UPDATE: A driver who police said sped off after hitting a bicyclist at a busy Englewood street corner Thursday morning surrendered to police after Daily Voice published a public callout. The bicyclist escaped serious injury in the collision on Knickerbocker Road at West Palisade Avenue early May 25, Englewood Police Chief Thomas Greeley said. Daily Voice published a story about the incident late Thursday morning, with a number to call police for anyone who might have witnessed the crash or had home surveillance video of the driver's white Audi coupe. As word spread, city resident Jeremy Be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood Police Car Smashed In Pursuit, Officer OK Englewood Police Car Smashed In Pursuit, Officer OK
Englewood Police Car Smashed In Pursuit, Officer OK An Englewood police officer escaped serious injury in a crash during a pursuit, authorities confirmed. The thieves had tried to steal a vehicle in the city's East Hill section shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday, Capt. Matthew de la Rosa said. The homeowner came out, however, and they fled, residents said. A short time later, the fleeing vehicle intentionally struck a city police cruiser at the corner of Dana Place and Maple Street, just up the block from East Palisade Avenue, de la Rosa said. The police SUV knocked over a fire hydrant and a stone fence column as the suspects sped off. The o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Pedestrian, 27, Struck Crossing Busy Downtown Englewood Street Police: Pedestrian, 27, Struck Crossing Busy Downtown Englewood Street
Police: Pedestrian, 27, Struck Crossing Busy Downtown Englewood Street A 27-year-old Dumont woman was struck by a sedan when she crossed in the middle of a busy Englewood street in the dark, authorities said. The victim "walked into the roadway, midblock, not in a crosswalk, and was struck" by an Acura TL on West Palisade Avenue near Nathaniel Place shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday, Capt. Matthew de la Rosa said. Englewood police and paramedics from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center responded, de la Rosa said Wednesday. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital, where she was treated for her injuries before being released. No charges were filed or summonses …

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by Jerry DeMarco