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Haledon PD: Ashes Flicked Out SUV Window Leads To East Orange Pair With Loaded, Stolen Gun Haledon PD: Ashes Flicked Out SUV Window Leads To East Orange Pair With Loaded, Stolen Gun
Haledon PD: Ashes Flicked Out SUV Window Leads To East Orange Pair With Loaded, Stolen Gun A passenger who drew a police sergeant’s attention by flicking cigar ashes out an SUV’s window contributed to the discovery of a loaded, stolen handgun and $1,665 in suspected drug proceeds, authorities said. Haledon Sgt. Timothy Lindberg stopped the 1998 Ford Expedition on Central Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday after the driver failed to signal a turn and then ran a red light, Lt. George Guzman said. Lindberg “also noticed that the rear-seat passenger was littering by throwing ashes of a cigar out of the window,” Guzman said. The sergeant was joined by Officer Andrea Len, Special P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Detectives Capture Teens Who Stabbed Clifton Man In Chest During Street Robbery Police: Detectives Capture Teens Who Stabbed Clifton Man In Chest During Street Robbery
Police: Detectives Capture Teens Who Stabbed Clifton Man In Chest During Street Robbery Clifton detectives tracked down two boys – one of them 14 – who they said stabbed a city man in the chest while robbing him. The robbers also cut the 43-year-old Clifton victim on his face when they attacked him near the corner of Highland and Parker avenues on Jan. 3 before fleeing with $300 in cash, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. He was treated at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center and survived his injuries, Bracken said. Clifton detectives, meanwhile, identified both teens – 17 and 14 – and took them into custody on Tuesday with help from their colleagues in Passaic, the lieutenan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Philly Man Faces Life In Prison, Convicted Of 130K Robbery Of AT&T Store In Ocean Township Philly Man Faces Life In Prison, Convicted Of 130K Robbery Of AT&T Store In Ocean Township
Philly Man Faces Life In Prison, Convicted Of 130K Robbery Of AT&T Store In Ocean Township A Philadelphia man has been convicted of robbing an AT&T store in Ocean Township at gunpoint, authorities said. Anthony Clark, 42, was found guilty of his crimes Thursday by a jury in state Superior Court in Freehold, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said Friday.  After a five-week trial, Clark was convicted on charges of first-degree armed robbery, third-degree criminal restraint, second-degree handgun possession for an unlawful purpose, second-degree theft of movable property, and third-degree receiving stolen property, Gramiccioni said in a prepared sta…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Garfield PD: Detectives Nab Teaneck Pair In Knifepoint Jordan Sneaker Robbery Garfield PD: Detectives Nab Teaneck Pair In Knifepoint Jordan Sneaker Robbery
Garfield PD: Detectives Nab Teaneck Pair In Knifepoint Jordan Sneaker Robbery Garfield police nabbed two Teaneck men who they said robbed a victim of a pair of $400 sneakers at knifepoint after he'd arranged what he thought was a sale on social media. The victim told police he’d set up what he believed was the sale of the Travis Scott Jordan sneakers in the parking lot of the Burlington Coat Factory on Passaic Street the afternoon of Jan. 10, Police Capt. Richard Uram said Tuesday. Instead, one of two men held him at knifepoint while a second “gestured as if he had a gun in his pocket and threatened to use it,” Uram said. The victim said he backed off as the ro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teenagers Charged With Armed Home Invasion Robbery In Ocean County Teenagers Charged With Armed Home Invasion Robbery In Ocean County
Teenagers Charged With Armed Home Invasion Robbery In Ocean County A pair of teenagers has been arrested in connection with an armed home invasion robbery in Brick Township. Police responded to Wilson Court about 4 p.m. Thursday on a report of a male subject wearing a ski mask, armed with a handgun, attempting to enter the home.  The homeowner reported that upon confronting the teenage suspect, he ran to a waiting vehicle and entered as a passenger.  The homeowner was able to provide a detailed description of their vehicle.  Further investigation revealed that two suspects were attempting to rob a 16-year-old male who was leaving the …

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by Jon Craig