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Three-Time North Jersey Bank Robber Convicted Of Cellphone Store Holdup
An ex-con from Essex County who served 13½ years in federal prison for holding up banks in Fair Lawn, Clifton and Belleville within weeks of one another was convicted Monday of robbing an East Orange cellphone store at gunpoint just two months after his release. Kenneth Graham, 50, of Newark, was wearing a black mask and blue jeans when he entered the downtown Boost Mobile store on Central Avenue and announced a robbery in the middle of the afternoon on Jan. 18, 2021, federal prosecutors said. Graham pointed a gun at a store employee, who was ordered to place several cell phones from a dis…
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Teen Released After Stealing Running Vehicles Does It Again -- And Again, Clifton Police Charge
A Clifton teen who stole vehicles that their owners left running was busted by police – then went right back to it after he was released, authorities said. Several vehicles had been taken from the Botany Village area of the city, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. All were recovered within a three-to-four-block radius of Center Street “usually within 24 hours from the time of each theft,” Bracken said. Police were paying particular attention to the area when Officer Garrell Middleton stopped a stolen 2018 Honda CRV on Main Avenue and arrested Jeffrey Luzon, 19, the lieutenant said. Luzon …
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Ski-Masked Gunmen Rob Route 3 Gas Station
Armed robbers in ski masks took a few hundred dollars in cash and cigarettes at gunpoint from a Route 3 service station in Clifton, authorities confirmed. Two armed with handguns held a pair of employees at bay at the Exxon station on the highway's westbound side between Main and Passaic avenues shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. They fled on foot with the proceeds, possibly with accomplices, Bracken said. No injuries were reported. Anyone who might have witnessed the robbery or has information that could help identify and/or find those responsible is ask…
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Clifton Police Car Crashes During Pursuit Of Repeat Offender Following Store Burglary
A Clifton police car crashed during the pursuit of a repeat offender wanted for series of smash and grab burglaries in Bergen and Passaic counties, authorities said. Joseph Holman, 41, of Passaic was wanted for a string of incidents, including the May 13 burglary of a Clifton Avenue business where the front window was smashed and lottery tickets and other items were stolen, Lt. Robert Bracken said. Detectives had obtained a warrant for Holman’s arrest when officers responding to a burglary call – also on Clifton Avenue – spotted him riding a bicycle around 3 a.m. Monday, Bracken said. They…
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Clifton Man Busted On Child Porn Charges
A Clifton man trafficked porn images of children six to 13 years old, authorities said. John Daniel Suther, 50, remained held Thursday in the Passaic County Jail following an early-morning raid at his Columbia Street home off Main Avenue the day before. He’s charged with possessing, producing, maintaining and distributing child pornography. Authorities also charged Suther with the illegal possession of four high-capacity firearm magazines, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Sherriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Berdnik’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit investigated along wi…
Police & Fire
Authorities: Clifton Police Sergeant Nabs Fleeing Bank Robber
GOTCHA! A Clifton police sergeant rushing to the scene nabbed a bank robber as he fled, authorities said. Robert Fitzpatrick, 33, of Elizabeth was charged with robbing the Wells Fargo branch on Main Avenue near the Clifton Commons mall off Route 3 shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Moments earlier, he'd handed a teller a note demanding cash and fled with undisclosed proceeds, Anderson said. No weapon was shown, he said. Sgt. Bruce Lawson was headed to the call when he spotted Fitzpatrick, who fit the robber's description -- and captured him. Fitzpatri…
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Authorities: Clifton Police Sergeant Nabs Fleeing Bank Robber
GOTCHA! A Clifton police sergeant rushing to the scene nabbed a bank robber as he fled, authorities said. Robert Fitzpatrick, 33, of Elizabeth was charged with robbing the Wells Fargo branch on Main Avenue near the Clifton Commons mall off Route 3 shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Moments earlier, he'd handed a teller a note demanding cash and fled with undisclosed proceeds, Anderson said. No weapon was shown, he said. Sgt. Bruce Lawson was headed to the call when he spotted Fitzpatrick, who fit the robber's description -- and captured him. Fitzpatri…
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‘
Help
ME!’ Clifton PD Rescues Couple Kidnapped By Violent Sex Offender Posing As Police Officer
“HELP ME!” a Morris County woman mouthed to a stranger in the parking lot of a Clifton bank after she and a companion were kidnapped by a violent registered sex offender. That brought Clifton police, who captured both the abductor and an accomplice, authorities said. The 28-year-old woman and her companion, a 32-year-old West Milford man, told police that they were parked near the corner of Main and Vreeland avenues around 10:45 p.m. Friday when there was a tap on the driver’s side window. Travis Mann, 39, of Hewitt identified himself as a police officer and said they were breaking the law…
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: Two Injured, Thousands Lose Power When UPS Truck Topples Pole, Ignites Fire In Clifton
UPDATE: A UPS truck toppled a utility pole in Clifton, igniting a fire that consumed a minivan, injuring a 70-something couple and knocking out power to more than 1,200 customers. The truck apparently snagged wires and pulled the pole across Main Avenue and onto a Dodge Caravan near Hillman Street at 3:58 p.m. Live wires burned the 77-year-old male driver and the crash injured the head of his 71-year-old passenger, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. The Paterson couple was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, Anderson told…
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HIM? Clifton Woman, 20, Says Stranger Groped Her In Broad Daylight
A 20-year-old Clifton woman told police a man came up from behind and grabbed her breast as she walked along a downtown street. The woman said she was walking on Main Avenue near Hadley Avenue just after 8 a.m. July 2 when the stranger accosted her, reaching into the front of her top to grab her breast, before running away. She wasn't injured, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. He asked that anyone who might have witnessed the assault or has surveillance video or other information that could help the investigation contact the Clifton Police Detective Division at (973) 470-5908. &…
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