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Three Businesses Hit By Smash, Grab Burglaries: Montclair PD Three Businesses Hit By Smash, Grab Burglaries: Montclair PD
Three Businesses Hit By Smash, Grab Burglaries: Montclair PD A suspect is at large after three businesses were hit by smash and grab burglaries in Montclair last weekend, authorities said. On Friday, Feb. 28,  officers responded to Chicken & Shawarma Express at 180 Bloomfield Ave. after receiving a report that the front glass door had been shattered, Montclair police said. Surveillance footage shows the burglary occurred at approximately 5:45 a.m., police said. The suspect, wearing a black puffy jacket with black sneakers, black pants, and a mask entered the store and leaved with the cash register which contained $21…

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by Sam Barron
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Man Robbed At Gunpoint, Suspects At Large: Newark PD Man Robbed At Gunpoint, Suspects At Large: Newark PD
Man Robbed At Gunpoint, Suspects At Large: Newark PD Two suspects remain at large after a man was robbed at gunpoint on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 3, authorities said. At 8:18 p.m., two Black men approached the victim from behind in the 400 block of South 9th Street, Newark Public Safety Director Emmanuel Miranda said. The first suspect pointed the gun at the victim, demanding he give up his wallet and phone, Miranda said. When the victim complied, both suspects shoved the victim toward an empty lot before they ran away southbound on 9th Street toward 16th Avenue, Miranda said. Suspect #1 wore black pants and a ski mask and suspec…

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by Sam Barron
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Woman Robbed, Dragged Into Street: Newark PD Woman Robbed, Dragged Into Street: Newark PD
Woman Robbed, Dragged Into Street: Newark PD A woman was robbed of her purse and dragged int the street in Newark on the morning of Sunday, July 14, authorities said. At 6:10 a.m., a woman was walking on Ferry Street near Union Street when she was approached by a Black man who snatched her purse, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. While in the process of removing her purse, the woman was dragged into the street by the suspect where she fell and was injured, Fragé said. She was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment and is in stable condition,  Fragé said. A second suspect pointed a handgun at a witness …

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by Sam Barron
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Man Carjacked At Gunpoint: Newark PD Man Carjacked At Gunpoint: Newark PD
Man Carjacked At Gunpoint: Newark PD A man was carjacked at gunpoint on the early morning of Wednesday, June 26, authorities said. At 5 a.m., a man was parked on the 700 block of South 17th Street when he was approached by a Black man, wearing a black sweater and black face mask and brandishing a firearm, who opened his driver-side door and demanded he get out of the vehicle, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victim proceeded to run westbound until he came upon an ambulance at 18th Avenue and South 18th Street, and EMS called police on his behalf, Fragé said. Detectives investigating this incident observed s…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
GOT 'IM! Civilian Points Teaneck PD To Elusive Bike-Riding Career Burglar, 40 GOT 'IM! Civilian Points Teaneck PD To Elusive Bike-Riding Career Burglar, 40
GOT 'IM! Civilian Points Teaneck PD To Elusive Bike-Riding Career Burglar, 40 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A 40-year-old career burglar wanted for an ongoing series of break-ins and attempts was captured by Teaneck police with help from a concerned citizen, authorities announced. Aley Beretay ordinarily was on a bicycle when he gave law enforcers the slip a number of times the past week or so. Then, around 9 p.m. Monday, June 10, a township resident walked into headquarters and said she'd just seen a man fitting his description riding a bike along Teaneck Road near Elizabeth Avenue, Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. Detectives who already were working undercover in the area were alerted,…

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by Jerry DeMarco