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HIGHWAY ROBBERIES: Masked Trio Terrorizes NJ Gas Station Attendants In Three Counties HIGHWAY ROBBERIES: Masked Trio Terrorizes NJ Gas Station Attendants In Three Counties
Highway Robberies: Masked Trio Terrorizes NJ Gas Station Attendants In Three Counties A trio of armed robbers terrorized gas station attendants in several North Jersey towns overnight Tuesday, taking cash and valuables at gunpoint, authorities confirmed. Information was still coming in as this story was being written. At this point, however, the same three masked bandits are believed responsible for armed robberies in Montclair, at an Exxon station on Route 46 in Elmwood Park and at an Exxon/Tiger Mart on 21st Avenue in Paterson before dawn June 13. They were also tied to a failed holdup at a Wawa in Garfield. Authorities believe the three black suspects dressed all in blac…

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TRICK-OR-TREAT DRIVE-BY: Kids, Parents Shot With Air Soft Gun In Elmwood Park TRICK-OR-TREAT DRIVE-BY: Kids, Parents Shot With Air Soft Gun In Elmwood Park
Trick-or-treat Drive-by: Kids, Parents Shot With Air Soft Gun In Elmwood Park Five Elmwood Park kids and two parents out trick-or-treating Sunday night were shot with airsoft pellets from a passing vehicle, authorities said. The attackers emerged from the moon roof and two side windows of a black Nissan that pulled up to the group on Gilbert Avenue between Mola Boulevard and East 54th Street around 8:15 p.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said. One of them then began firing an airsoft gun at them, he said. All seven victims refused medical treatment after being struck on various parts of their bodies, the chief said. Police saturated the area searching for those res…

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Unsupervised Boy, 4, Struck By Sedan In Elmwood Park, Child Welfare Authorities Notified Unsupervised Boy, 4, Struck By Sedan In Elmwood Park, Child Welfare Authorities Notified
Unsupervised Boy, 4, Struck By Sedan In Elmwood Park, Child Welfare Authorities Notified A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized with a broken leg -- and child welfare authorities were notified -- after he dashed into an Elmwood Park street and was struck by a sedan Monday night, authorities said. Police notified the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency following the 6:45 p.m. accident, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The Paterson youngster was unsupervised by an adult when he ran out from between two parked cars on Mola Boulevard near Elmwood Terrace and was struck by a 2006 Nissan Altima, Foligno explained. The boy was taken to St. Joseph's Region…

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WILD RIDE: Beaten, Bitten Uber Driver Pepper Sprays Carjacking Couple In Elmwood Park WILD RIDE: Beaten, Bitten Uber Driver Pepper Sprays Carjacking Couple In Elmwood Park
Wild Ride: Beaten, Bitten Uber Driver Pepper Sprays Carjacking Couple In Elmwood Park An Uber driver was beaten and bitten by a paroled armed robber he’d picked at a Route 46 motel but managed to pepper-spray the ex-con and his companion before they could carjack him, Elmwood Park police said. Dahmier Garvey, 23, and Johanna Bell, 19, got into his vehicle near the Red Carpet Motel on the eastbound highway early Sunday night, the 36-year-old victim from Wyckoff told responding officers. He told them that there was no smoking in the vehicle, he said, and that Uber company police required that both wear COVID masks, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Bell, of Hawthorne wore …

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Gun Comes Flying Out Window During Elmwood Park Police Stop, Driver Speeds Off Gun Comes Flying Out Window During Elmwood Park Police Stop, Driver Speeds Off
Gun Comes Flying Out Window During Elmwood Park Police Stop, Driver Speeds Off A passenger tossed a loaded gun out the window of a sedan that sped off following an Elmwood Park police stop, authorities said. An officer stopped the gray 2006 BMW 330 – which had tinted front windows, a tinted windshield and no front license plate – on Herman Street at the corner of Stone Avenue at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Tthe front-seat passenger then rolled down the window and tossed out a loaded 9mm Taurus PT709 pistol, Foligno said. The driver then made a right onto Stone Avenue, hit the gas and sped away, turning right onto northbound Mola Boulevard, th…

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GARAGE COLLAPSE (PHOTOS): Two Injured, One Seriously In Elmwood Park GARAGE COLLAPSE (PHOTOS): Two Injured, One Seriously In Elmwood Park
Garage Collapse (Photos): Two Injured, One Seriously In Elmwood Park Two workers were injured, one seriously, when the roof of five connected garages under construction at an Elmwood Park housing complex collapsed Saturday, authorities said. Elkin Carcano, 30, of Trenton was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson in serious condition following the late-morning collapse at the Elmwood Village Apartments on Mola Boulevard, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Co-worker Luis Martinez, 24, no address immediately available, was also taken to St. Joe's with less serious injuries, Foligno said. Aftermath in Elmwood Park.Damien Danis for DAILY …

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GARAGE COLLAPSE (PHOTOS): Two Injured, One Seriously In Elmwood Park GARAGE COLLAPSE (PHOTOS): Two Injured, One Seriously In Elmwood Park
Garage Collapse (Photos): Two Injured, One Seriously In Elmwood Park Two workers were injured, one seriously, when the roof of five connected garages under construction at an Elmwood Park housing complex collapsed Saturday, authorities said. Elkin Carcano, 30, of Trenton was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson in serious condition following the late-morning collapse at the Elmwood Village Apartments on Mola Boulevard, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Co-worker Luis Martinez, 24, no address immediately available, was also taken to St. Joe's with less serious injuries, Foligno said. Borough police, firefighters and Little Falls Ambula…

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Authorities: Two Men Lured To Elmwood Park Spot By Women Robbed At Gunpoint Authorities: Two Men Lured To Elmwood Park Spot By Women Robbed At Gunpoint
Authorities: Two Men Lured To Elmwood Park Spot By Women Robbed At Gunpoint Two men told Elmwood Park police they were robbed of cash, iPhones and sneakers after two women they’d recently met lured them to the spot. The men, from Newark and Belleville, said they were waiting for the women when a silver sedan (no further description) pulled up next to them on Doremus Place around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The pair, ages 25 and 29, told police that one of two men who got out of the sedan pointed a handgun at them. “At gunpoint the victims were robbed of a combined $1,300 in cash, 2 iPhones and Yeezy sneakers,” the chief said. The robbers …

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Chief: Elmwood Park Police Avoid Deadly Confrontation, Seize Loaded Gun From Paterson Man Chief: Elmwood Park Police Avoid Deadly Confrontation, Seize Loaded Gun From Paterson Man
Chief: Elmwood Park Police Avoid Deadly Confrontation, Seize Loaded Gun From Paterson Man Elmwood Park police avoided a potentially fatal confrontation when they seized a fully-loaded stolen gun from a Paterson man, authorities said Saturday.  Officer Nick Dimovski alerted fellow Officer Christopher Miranda that passenger Davon Chitty, 35, had pulled the gun from his waistband and put it in the center console during a traffic stop at Stefanic Avenue and Mola Boulevard around 10:30 p.m. Friday, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The officers got Chitty out of the 2000 Nissan Maxima, along with the driver, Ashley Stevenson, 33, of Teaneck, he said. They also seized the SR .2…

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