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Food Delivery Driver Turns Tables On Serial Robber, Paterson Police Say Food Delivery Driver Turns Tables On Serial Robber, Paterson Police Say
Food Delivery Driver Turns Tables On Serial Robber, Paterson Police Say A Haledon man who had deliveries sent to a Paterson location so he could swipe cash from drivers had the tables turned when a would-be victim overpowered him and called police, authorities said. In doing so, the driver for a Turkish-Mediterranean restaurant in Totowa helped city police crack a string of thefts from drivers from various local eateries. Walter Pardo, 29, had the deliveries made each time to the same Granite Avenue address while claiming that he needed the driver to bring change because he only had a $100 bill, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Once the driver arriv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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RECOGNIZE HIM? If You're Police Or Probation Officer In Bergen County, You Probably Do RECOGNIZE HIM? If You're Police Or Probation Officer In Bergen County, You Probably Do
Recognize HIM? If You're Police Or Probation Officer In Bergen County, You Probably Do A career criminal with a 15-year rap sheet in a slew of Bergen County towns made it easy for Elmwood Park detectives to identify him as the burglar who threw a brick through the front window of a local Friendly’s the night before, authorities said. Responding to a Thursday night call of an unruly patron at the Banana King fast food restaurant on Route 46, Detectives Keith Hartmann and Thomas Giammanco found Ryan Patrick Morgan sitting at the bar, drinking a beer, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Both immediately recognized Morgan from surveillance video of Wednesday night’s break-in at th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two Critical After Paterson Fast-Food Restaurant Shooting Two Critical After Paterson Fast-Food Restaurant Shooting
Two Critical After Paterson Fast-Food Restaurant Shooting PATERSON, N.J. -- Two Paterson men were both reported in critical condition after being shot overnight Friday outside a city fast food restaurant. Both were struck in the parking lot of the Banana King restaurant at 21st Avenue and Summer Street just after 4 a.m., authorities said. The victims -- one 25, the other 27 -- were at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement. Vadles asked that anyone who might have seen something or has information that could help solve the case contact her…

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by Jerry DeMarco