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SEEN THEM? Police Seek Help Finding Arsonists Who Set Fire At Clifton Gynecologist's Office SEEN THEM? Police Seek Help Finding Arsonists Who Set Fire At Clifton Gynecologist's Office
Seen Them? Police Seek Help Finding Arsonists Who Set Fire At Clifton Gynecologist's Office One of them wore a Spiderman mask, the other a mask of another character, Clifton police said. Both are believed responsible for an arson fire that severely damaged a medical office building. The blaze was started on the second floor of the building on Clifton Avenue near Paulison Avenue around 12:30 a.m. June 30. The site houses an OB-GYN and infertility clinic. Clifton firefighters doused the flames, after which evidence of arson was found, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Police released an image of two people arriving just prior to the fire. ANYONE who might know who they are or w…

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Armed, Drunk Ex-Con Arrested After Being Thrown From Motorcycle, Clifton PD Says Armed, Drunk Ex-Con Arrested After Being Thrown From Motorcycle, Clifton PD Says
Armed, Drunk Ex-Con Arrested After Being Thrown From Motorcycle, Clifton PD Says An ex-con with a long criminal history was drunk and carrying a gun and illegal drugs when he was ejected from his motorcycle in Clifton, authorities said. A city police officer was on patrol when he saw Delshon Coleman, 36, of Passaic drive erratically before being thrown from his 2008 Suzuki after coming to an abrupt stop on Paulison Avenue near Madison Avenue shortly after 9 p.m., Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Officers quickly attended to an intoxicated and unlicensed Coleman, who refused further aid when a Clifton Fire Department ambulance crew arrived, Anderson said. Coleman refused alco…

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Clifton PD: City Man Stole Another's Spray Paint, Vandalized His Car With It Clifton PD: City Man Stole Another's Spray Paint, Vandalized His Car With It
Clifton PD: City Man Stole Another's Spray Paint, Vandalized His Car With It A Clifton man sprayed graffiti on the inside windshield of another man’s vehicle before dawn Friday with cans of paint that he found in it, authorities said. Officers responding to a 2 a.m. call said they found both men fighting on Burgess Place near Paulison Avenue. The victim apparently had followed the other man there after seeing him rummaging through his vehicle and discovering the graffiti, Sgt. Robert Anderson said. The defendant, identified as 18-year-old Mauricio Mejia, also had been pulling on door handles of other vehicles nearby, the victim told police. When confronted, Mejia …

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Authorities: Boy, 16, Was Driving SUV That Killed Motorcyclist In Clifton Authorities: Boy, 16, Was Driving SUV That Killed Motorcyclist In Clifton
Authorities: Boy, 16, Was Driving SUV That Killed Motorcyclist In Clifton An SUV that struck and killed a 25-year-old motorcyclist in Clifton Friday night was driven by a 16-year-old boy, said authorities who took the teen into custody. The boy was driving a 2013 Hyundai Tuscon that slammed into the 2006 Suzuki at the intersection of Paulison and Union avenues around 9 p.m. Friday, ejecting Nadeem Asfour of Paterson, authorities said. Asfour was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, they said. The juvenile, who wasn’t injured, remained held in the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center in Newark after being served with a delinquency complai…

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by Jerry DeMarco