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Police: Fair Lawn Officer Nabs Armed Ex-Con Who Threatened To Shoot Up Saddle Brook Pizzeria Police: Fair Lawn Officer Nabs Armed Ex-Con Who Threatened To Shoot Up Saddle Brook Pizzeria
Police: Fair Lawn Officer Nabs Armed Ex-Con Who Threatened To Shoot Up Saddle Brook Pizzeria An ex-con nabbed by a Fair Lawn police officer after threatening to shoot up a Saddle Brook pizzeria was carrying a loaded gun, authorities said. Abner Morillo of Paterson and a female companion entered Gaby’s Pizza & Grill on Midland Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler said. The two got into some kind of dispute, after which the woman left and Morillo called a cab, Kugler said. Morillo, 31, "paid for his food but informed the employee that he had a gun," the chief said. "He then told the employee if his taxi did not come in the next 10 to 15 minut…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Co-Worker Hit In Head With Hammer In Saddle Brook Remains In ICU, Accused Assailant Arrested Co-Worker Hit In Head With Hammer In Saddle Brook Remains In ICU, Accused Assailant Arrested
Co-Worker Hit In Head With Hammer In Saddle Brook Remains In ICU, Accused Assailant Arrested A Saddle Brook auto service employee was critically injured after his co-worker hit him in the head with a hammer during an argument at the shop, authorities said. Erkan Savasci, 38, of Ringwood was wearing a body armor vest when he deliberately struck the 49-year-old victim at MT Auto Service on Midland Avenue several times in the head with a tool used in auto repair work around 11:30 p.m. Monday, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. The cause of the dispute wasn't immediately determined. The victim was taken to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center. He remained in intensive…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Smash-And-Grab Burglar Stumbles Out Of Saddle Brook Krauszers Smash-And-Grab Burglar Stumbles Out Of Saddle Brook Krauszers
Smash-And-Grab Burglar Stumbles Out Of Saddle Brook Krauszers SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Whoever smashed the front of a Krauszers in Saddle Brook and made off with cash and cigarettes before dawn Saturday stumbled their way out, authorities said. A passing motorist called police at 2 a.m. to report someone stumbling out the front door of the Midland Avenue convenience store, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. Township officers, along with Garfield police, arrived moments later to find the front glass door broken by a large rock, Kugler said. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification processed evidence, he said. "As with most of the…

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by Jerry DeMarco