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GOTCHA! 3 Guns Seized In Capture Of Fugitive During Cliffside Park Raid GOTCHA! 3 Guns Seized In Capture Of Fugitive During Cliffside Park Raid
Gotcha! 3 Guns Seized In Capture Of Fugitive During Cliffside Park Raid Authorities who raided a Cliffside Park apartment found three guns while capturing a parolee suspected in a New York City shooting. Jenderson Jerez, 31, of Washington Heights was already wanted for violating parole when U.S. marshals, borough police and members of the NYPD hit the Lafayette Avenue building where he'd been hiding out, Cliffside Park Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. Borough detectives armed with a search warrant seized two 9mm handguns and a defaced .380-caliber firearm, Capano said. Jerez was prohibited from leaving the state and having any guns in his possession un…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Black Bear Visits Cliffside Park Neighborhood Overlooking NYC Black Bear Visits Cliffside Park Neighborhood Overlooking NYC
Black Bear Visits Cliffside Park Neighborhood Overlooking NYC PHOTOS/VIDEO: A young black bear became a local sensation while toddling through a Cliffside Park neighborhood atop the Palisades. “Could you believe it?” Inga Bondarenko wrote Tuesday in tandem with a couple of photos. “A black bear on our front lawn! I couldn’t believe my eyes.” Reports came in from a stretch of several blocks, including near the corner of Palisade and Lafayette avenues. Neighbors in the area of Esplanade Place atop Oxen Hill posted photos and videos as alerts went out to residents.  Someone said she later saw the bear on Franklin Avenue headed toward Fort Lee. The you…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian, 94, Struck Crossing Cliffside Park Street Dies Pedestrian, 94, Struck Crossing Cliffside Park Street Dies
Pedestrian, 94, Struck Crossing Cliffside Park Street Dies A 94-year-old great-grandmother died of injuries she suffered Wednesday when she was struck by a pickup truck while crossing a busy Cliffside Park street, authorities confirmed. Rosemary DellaRosa was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition after she was struck by a Ford F-250 crossing Anderson Avenue at Lafayette Avenue around 10 a.m., Detective Capt. Vincent Capano said. DellaRosa died early Wednesday afternoon, Capano said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit joined Cliffside Park police in investigating the crash. The Berge…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian, 94, Struck, Killed Crossing Cliffside Park Street Pedestrian, 94, Struck, Killed Crossing Cliffside Park Street
Pedestrian, 94, Struck, Killed Crossing Cliffside Park Street UPDATE: A 94-year-old great-grandmother died of injuries she suffered Wednesday when she was struck by a pickup truck while crossing a busy Cliffside Park street, authorities confirmed. Rosemary DellaRosa was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition after she was struck by a Ford F-250 crossing Anderson Avenue at Lafayette Avenue around 10 a.m., Detective Capt. Vincent Capano said. DellaRosa died early Wednesday afternoon, Capano said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit joined Cliffside Park police in investigating the crash. T…

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by Jerry DeMarco