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Police: Uber Driver Punches Bergen Customer In Head, Flees, Video Shows
An Uber driver punched a customer in the head after refusing him a ride from a Bergen County golf course, authorities said. Security video from the Soldier Hill Golf Course shows the driver dropping the victim with a closed-fist punch to the temple shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17, Emerson Police Chief Michael Mazzeo said. He got back into his car and drove off but was nabbed moments later by River Edge police thanks to a "stop and hold" issued by their Emerson colleagues, the chief said. The victim told police he got into the back seat for a ride home when the driver said he could…
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: Emerson Officer Talks Troubled Man, 27, Out
An Emerson police officer backed by a SWAT team and county negotiator talked a barricaded man out of his home. What originally came in as the possibility of weapons in the troubled 27-year-old man's home prompted borough police to summon Bergen County Regional SWAT team members and crisis negotiators just after 5:30 p.m. Monday. Officer Sean Croal got a rapport going with the man, said Police Chief Michael Mazzeo, who was among the other responding officers. Counseled by the negotiator, Croal convinced the troubled resident to come out of his room without incident about three hours later,…
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: Burglars Smash Their Way Into Bergen Cellphone Store, 'Out In a Minute'
Two burglars smashed their way into a cellphone store in an Emerson shopping center overnight, then fled with $6,000 worth of equipment, authorities said. Security video captured images of the pair, who threw a stone through the T-Mobile store's glass door at the ShopRite shopping center on Old Hook Road to get in around 2 a.m. Sunday. "They were literally in and out in a minute," Emerson Police Chief Michael Mazzeo said. Westwood police joined their Emerson colleagues at the scene. An alert also was broadcast to area law enforcement. Detectives were pursuing leads with help from the Berg…
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Attempted Abduction Of Boy, 13, Reported At Washington Township Shopping Center
A 13-year-old boy told police two men in a pickup truck tried to abduct him near a busy Washington Township shopping center on Saturday. Police were interviewing him, reviewing area surveillance video and looking for witnesses among the crowd of shoppers and businesses in an attempt to corroborate his account. The investigation continued through the afternoon into early evening Saturday with no results, authorities said. The youngster told police the passenger got out of the parked truck, extended his arm and said "give me your hand" on Finnerty Place near Washington Town Center around 11:…
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Man Killed By Self-Inflicted Gunshot At Emerson Home
A 29-year-old man was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot in the basement of his parents' Emerson home on Saturday, responders said. Investigators were trying to determine whether it was accidental or intentional. The victim, whose father is a retired police officer, was pronounced dead at the home shortly after he was shot in the head around 2:30 p.m. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Unit and Emerson police were investigating. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence.
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