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SEE ANYTHING? Police Probe Shooting Outside Bergen County Bowling Alley SEE ANYTHING? Police Probe Shooting Outside Bergen County Bowling Alley
SEE Anything? Police Probe Shooting Outside Bergen County Bowling Alley Gunfire erupted outside a Bergen County bowling alley, said police who were searching for the shooter. No one was reported wounding in the 10:30 p.m. shooting Tuesday, Feb. 8, in the parking lot of the Wallington Bowlero on Paterson Avenue, Police Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said. Witnesses told police a black man in a white hoodie quickly got into a white SUV with tinted windows -- possibly a Range Rover Velar -- and fled, Kudlacik said. Police recovered three shell casings, one projectile and a live round, the captain said. Anyone who might have witnessed the incident, saw the fleeing vehicle …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bomb Note Discovered, Wallington Bowling Alley Evacuated Bomb Note Discovered, Wallington Bowling Alley Evacuated
Bomb Note Discovered, Wallington Bowling Alley Evacuated UPDATE: "I've left a bomb somewhere," read a note that ended up clearing a Wallington bowling alley and bringing in tactical units. A cook found the note, written in black marker, behind a urinal pipe next to a stall in the men's bathroom at Bowlero just before 10 p.m. Saturday, Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said. The business was evacuated and Paterson Avenue briefly closed down. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bomb Squad and K-9 Unit swept the building without finding anything, eventually allowing patrons and employees to return, Kudlacik said. Detectives checked surveillance cameras and interviewed…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Funeral Arrangements Set For Wallington WPU Student, 20, Killed In Crash Funeral Arrangements Set For Wallington WPU Student, 20, Killed In Crash
Funeral Arrangements Set For Wallington WPU Student, 20, Killed In Crash Funeral arrangements have been set for Emily Desbiens of Wallington, who was killed in a weekend car crash just blocks from her home. A funeral Mass will be held Friday at Transfiguration Polish National Catholic Church in Wallington with interment to follow in East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton. Visitation will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at the Warner-Wozniak Funeral Home in Wallington.  Members of William Paterson University's Delta Phi Epsilon sorority put their pain into words as they mourned Desbiens, 20. "One of the few people who could spread happiness to othe…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Heartbroken WPU Sorority Mourns Wallington Sister Killed In Crash Heartbroken WPU Sorority Mourns Wallington Sister Killed In Crash
Heartbroken WPU Sorority Mourns Wallington Sister Killed In Crash "One of the few people who could spread happiness to others even if that wasn’t what she was feeling. Your laugh was contagious and you never failed to bring an effortless peacefulness to every room." Members of William Paterson University's Delta Phi Epsilon sorority put their pain into words as they mourned sister Emily Desbiens of Wallington, who was killed in a weekend car crash just blocks from her home. "Emily, you are a beautiful soul with an endless amount of unconditional love and joy," the sorority sisters wrote. "A one in a million person who we were all u…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Wallington Woman, 20, Killed In Crash 'Polite, Respectful, Helpful' UPDATE: Wallington Woman, 20, Killed In Crash 'Polite, Respectful, Helpful'
Update: Wallington Woman, 20, Killed In Crash 'Polite, Respectful, Helpful' UPDATE: A 20-year-old Wallington woman was killed before dawn Sunday when her sedan ran up a utility pole guide wire and rolled over -- ejecting her through the window -- before landing on top of her, authorities said. Loved ones and friends were shaken to hear that Emily Desbiens had died in the tragic accident. "Emily Desbiens was one of our team managers up until her graduating," the Wallington High School football team posted on Facebook. "She always had a smile, was polite and respectful and always helpful," the post says. "We send our condolences to her famil…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Community Stunned: WPU Student From Wallington, 20, Killed In Crash Community Stunned: WPU Student From Wallington, 20, Killed In Crash
Community Stunned: WPU Student From Wallington, 20, Killed In Crash UPDATE: A 20-year-old Wallington woman was killed before dawn Sunday when her sedan ran up a utility pole guide wire and rolled over -- ejecting her through the window -- before landing on top of her, authorities said. Loved ones and friends were shaken to hear that Emily Desbiens had died in the tragic accident. "Emily Desbiens was one of our team managers up until her graduating," the Wallington High School football team posted on Facebook. "She always had a smile, was polite and respectful and always helpful," the post says. "We send our condolences to her famil…

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by Jerry DeMarco