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Lafayette Place, Englewood, NJ

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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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GOTCHA! Detectives Nab Armed Englewood Teen, Alleged Teaneck Accomplice In Paterson Shooting GOTCHA! Detectives Nab Armed Englewood Teen, Alleged Teaneck Accomplice In Paterson Shooting
Gotcha! Detectives Nab Armed Englewood Teen, Alleged Teaneck Accomplice In Paterson Shooting A 19-year-old Englewood man was carrying a loaded gun when city police detectives nabbed him and an ex-con from Teaneck on attempted murder charges out of Paterson, authorities said. The investigators chased down Zion Martin, 19, of Englewood, and Malik Lee, 26, of Teaneck after spotting them in the area of West Englewood Avenue and Lafayette Place earlier this week, Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said. Both were wanted on warrants in connection with the May 5 shooting of a 28-year-old Paterson man who survived after being struck multiple times on Summer Street and Hamilton Avenue, authorities s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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VIDEO: Watch Clerk Try To Grab Gun From Englewood Convenience Store Robber VIDEO: Watch Clerk Try To Grab Gun From Englewood Convenience Store Robber
Video: Watch Clerk Try To Grab Gun From Englewood Convenience Store Robber An Englewood convenience store clerk tries to grab an armed robber's gun in store surveillance video released Friday. Released by police, the second video above show the bandit -- his face covered by a mask and a hoodie --going into the Stop & Go Deli & Grocery on Lafayette Place around 8 p.m. Tuesday and pointing a gun at two clerks behind the counter. The first video shows him diving across the counter, grabbing cash from the register and fending off the courageous clerk. Police said he then ran west on Rosemont Place and got into a dark-colored vehicle that eventually trave…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood: Passenger, 72, Pummels Bus Driver Englewood: Passenger, 72, Pummels Bus Driver
Englewood: Passenger, 72, Pummels Bus Driver ENGLEWOOD, N.J. – A 72-year-old passenger was pummeling a bus driver with punches before an Englewood police officer pulled him off, authorities said. Responding to a disturbance call, Officer Adolfo Gutierrez found former Englewood resident William Griffin beating the 49-year-old NJ Transit driver Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Lafayette and Rosemont places, Detective Timothy Torell said. “Griffin initially resisted arrest but was brought under control as back-up officers arrived,” he said. Griffin had refused the driver’s safety instructions after boarding the bus,then began a…

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by Jerry DeMarco