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Serial Bank Robbery Suspect, 68, Charged In Central Jersey Heist: Police Serial Bank Robbery Suspect, 68, Charged In Central Jersey Heist: Police
Serial Bank Robbery Suspect, 68, Charged In Central Jersey Heist: Police A 68-year-old man has been arrested and charged after being suspected of robbing an East Brunswick bank. Daniel McCarthy of East Brunswick previously was charged with robbing a bank and attempting to rob another bank in Toms River on Aug. 22, police said. On Aug. 18, at approximately 11:05 a.m., the East Brunswick Police Department responded to Columbia Bank (389 Highway 18) for an activated panic alarm. Prior to the arrival of officers, it was reported that a robbery had occurred, and the suspect fled the scene. The initial investigation revealed a middle-aged white male wearing a dark ho…

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by Jon Craig
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Police Seek Help ID'ing Bank Robbery Suspect In Central Jersey Police Seek Help ID'ing Bank Robbery Suspect In Central Jersey
Police Seek Help ID'ing Bank Robbery Suspect In Central Jersey East Brunswick police seek the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of committing a bank robbery. On Friday, Aug. 18 at approximately 11:05 a.m., the East Brunswick Police Department was notified of an activated panic alarm at the Columbia Bank (389 Highway 18). Prior to the arrival of officers, it was reported that a robbery had occurred and the suspect fled the scene. The suspect was described as a white male wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt with the hood up, a medical mask, blue sunglasses, dark sweats, and white shoes, and holding a black Acme bag with red handles. The suspect …

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by Jon Craig
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Beloved NJ Couple Killed In Fire Were Pillars Of Church, Community Beloved NJ Couple Killed In Fire Were Pillars Of Church, Community
Beloved NJ Couple Killed In Fire Were Pillars Of Church, Community A community clutched faith Thursday as word spread of the deaths of a beloved Teaneck couple in an overnight house fire. Delton Brown, 32, and his wife, Amoya (Bennett) Brown, 29, were dedicated church-goers who served fellow worshippers as well as the greater community, said Winston Christian, pastor of the West Side (Pentecostal) Worship Center in Englewood. "I don't know what I'm going to do without them," Christian told reporters outside the Arlington Avenue home owned by Delton Brown's parents where the couple died before dawn. "They are that integral a part of our ministry here." Am…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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House Fire Kills Teaneck Couple In Attic Apartment House Fire Kills Teaneck Couple In Attic Apartment
House Fire Kills Teaneck Couple In Attic Apartment A community clung tight to faith Thursday as word spread of the deaths of a beloved Teaneck couple in an overnight house fire. Delton Brown, 32, and his wife, Amoya (Bennett) Brown, 29, were dedicated church-goers who served fellow worshippers as well as the greater community, said Winston Christian, pastor of the West Side (Pentecostal) Worship Center in Englewood. "I don't know what I'm going to do without them," Christian told reporters outside the Arlington Avenue home owned by Delton Brown's parents where the couple died before dawn. "They are that integral a part of our ministry here…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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RECOGNIZE HER? Bank Robber Got $7,000-$8,000, Fair Lawn PD Says RECOGNIZE HER? Bank Robber Got $7,000-$8,000, Fair Lawn PD Says
Recognize HER? Bank Robber Got $7,000-$8,000, Fair Lawn PD Says Fair Lawn police released surveillance photos of a woman who they said robbed a Columbia Bank branch of nearly $8,000 Friday afternoon. It was shortly after 2 p.m. when the heavy-set black female robber "passed a note to the teller while keeping one hand in her jacket pocket and bringing that pocketed hand on top of the counter for the bank teller to see," Sgt. Brian Metzler said. She then "then fled the bank through the front door, then entered the Pet Supplies Plus on Fair Lawn Avenue through a back exit into a parking lot," Metzler said. She was wearing a light-colored jacket and pants,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rarity: Woman Robs North Jersey Bank Rarity: Woman Robs North Jersey Bank
Rarity: Woman Robs North Jersey Bank Fair Lawn police released surveillance photos of a woman who they said robbed a Columbia Bank branch of nearly $8,000 Friday afternoon. It was shortly after 2 p.m. when the heavy-set black female robber "passed a note to the teller while keeping one hand in her jacket pocket and bringing that pocketed hand on top of the counter for the bank teller to see," Sgt. Brian Metzler said. She then "then fled the bank through the front door, then entered the Pet Supplies Plus on Fair Lawn Avenue through a back exit into a parking lot," Metzler said. She was wearing a light-colored jacket and pants,…

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by Jerry DeMarco