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Two Men Use ATM Skimming Device To Steal $1K: Nutley PD Two Men Use ATM Skimming Device To Steal $1K: Nutley PD
Two Men Use ATM Skimming Device To Steal $1K: Nutley PD Two men are at large after they used a skimming device on an ATM in Nutley to steal $1,000 from a customer's account on Saturday, March 9, authorities said. The skimming device was placed on an ATM at Proponent Bank on Washington Avenue on Thursday, Feb. 22, Nutley police said. The suspects removed the skimming device on Wednesday, Feb. 28, police said. At 3:58 p.m. on March 9, the duo entered a branch on Bloomfield Avenue and withdrew over $1,000 using a customer's credit card information stolen from the Washington Avenue ATM. Police said they are working with bank security and Secret Ser…

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by Sam Barron
News
‘Walkout’ Thieves Continue To Victimize Area Bank Customers, Fort Lee Police Nab Four ‘Walkout’ Thieves Continue To Victimize Area Bank Customers, Fort Lee Police Nab Four
‘Walkout’ Thieves Continue To Victimize Area Bank Customers, Fort Lee Police Nab Four Plainclothed Fort Lee detectives captured a group of “walk out” thieves who’d been following bank customers and distracting them long enough to steal their money and other valuables, authorities said. Law enforcement agencies throughout the region have been kept busy by the thieves, who blend in with the local citizenry and identify people making large cash withdrawals from their banks, Fort Lee Police Capt. Edward Young said. They then employ various distraction tactics – puncturing tires, for instance – or simply follow victims to their homes and burglarize the residences when nobody’s ho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
KNOW THEM? Police Seek Pair Wanted For Newark Assault Robbery KNOW THEM? Police Seek Pair Wanted For Newark Assault Robbery
Know Them? Police Seek Pair Wanted For Newark Assault Robbery Authorities in Newark are seeking the public's help identifying a pair of robbery suspects.  The men struck a victim on the 200 block of Elm Street multiple times, then robbed him of his wallet around 9:05 p.m. Friday evening, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The wallet contained several debit and credit cards issued by Capital One, Investors and Santander, along with the victim's driver’s license and his social security card. Anyone with information can call the Division's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477). All anonymous…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Clifton Moving Company Owner Jacked Up Fees Once He Had Clients’ Stuff Clifton Moving Company Owner Jacked Up Fees Once He Had Clients’ Stuff
Clifton Moving Company Owner Jacked Up Fees Once He Had Clients’ Stuff The owner of a number of moving companies admitted in court Wednesday that he forced clients to pay him more than originally agreed rates by holding their belongings hostage, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Clifton resident Rami Zubidat, 31, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He is scheduled to be sentenced in November. Zubidat and his co-conspirators extorted hundreds of clients by first enticing them with lowball rates for moving services. Then, on the day of the move, once clients’ belongings were loaded on company trucks, Zubidat and his co-conspirators would demand up…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Lyft Driver Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Newark, Forced To Make Several Stops Lyft Driver Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Newark, Forced To Make Several Stops
Lyft Driver Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Newark, Forced To Make Several Stops Police in Newark are looking for a group of people who forced a ride share driver at gunpoint to take them to various locations in the area before robbing the driver, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said.  The Lyft driver picked up a fare on the 700 block of S. 18th Street around 3:30 p.m. April 7. Three passengers, who may have been juveniles, entered the vehicle and one pulled the gun.  They first ordered the driver to take them to Capital One bank at 487 Springfield Ave., where two of the passengers entered as the third continued to hold the driver at gunpoint.  Ne…

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by Paul Milo