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SEE ANYTHING? Clifton Car Burglar Pulls Knife On Victim Trying To Stop Him SEE ANYTHING? Clifton Car Burglar Pulls Knife On Victim Trying To Stop Him
SEE Anything? Clifton Car Burglar Pulls Knife On Victim Trying To Stop Him A thief who broke into a Clifton resident's locked vehicle pulled a knife on him before fleeing with his power tools, authorities said. It was shortly before 5 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, when the blare of a vehicle alarm awoke the owner, Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. The owner, who lives near the corner of Center and Holden streets, ran outside to find the car burglar fleeing with a high-end power tool, Anderson said. The victim chased after the thief, who tossed the tool into a waiting car, then turned and brandished a large knife, the lieutenant said. He then got into the vehicle, which dr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Teen Released After Stealing Running Vehicles Does It Again -- And Again NJ Teen Released After Stealing Running Vehicles Does It Again -- And Again
NJ Teen Released After Stealing Running Vehicles Does It Again -- And Again A Clifton teen who stole vehicles that their owners left running was busted by police – then went right back to it after he was released, authorities said. Several vehicles had been taken from the Botany Village area of the city, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. All were recovered within a three-to-four-block radius of Center Street “usually within 24 hours from the time of each theft,” Bracken said. Police were paying particular attention to the area when Officer Garrell Middleton stopped a stolen 2018 Honda CRV on Main Avenue and arrested Jeffrey Luzon, 19, the lieutenant said. Luzon …

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by Jerry DeMarco