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Fugitive From NYC Wanted For Murdering Fellow Out-Of-Stater In Englewood Captured In Colombia
The long arm of the law reached 2,400 miles to South America, where authorities arrested a fugitive wanted for shooting a Yonkers resident dead in Englewood late last summer.
Joshua Alvarado, 29, of New York City was captured in Medellin last Saturday, Feb. 17, with assistance from U.S. Marshals and the Colombian National Police, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Alvarado is charged with murder, felony murder, armed burglary, aggravated assault and weapons offenses, among other counts, the prosecutor said.
Englewood police responding to a 911 call to a residence on Mevan Avenue …
Longtime Parsippany Resident Dies After Year-Long Cancer Battle, 37
Longtime Parsippany resident and Mary Luz Londono Amaya died after a year-long cancer battle at St. Clare's Hospital in Denville on Friday, March 18. She was 37.
Born in Medellin, Colombia, Mary immigrated to South Carolina in 2000 before settling in Lake Hiawatha last year, her obituary says.
Mary worked as a housekeeper at Sussex County Community College in Newton, her memorial says.
She graduated from Denville High School, according to her Facebook page.
Mary leaves behind her mother, Luz Marina Amaya Flores; brother, Jorge Ivan Londono Amaya, as well as several extended family members…
