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Rochelle Park Detectives Seize Kilo Of Coke, Bust NYC Duo Off Highway Rochelle Park Detectives Seize Kilo Of Coke, Bust NYC Duo Off Highway
Rochelle Park Detectives Seize Kilo Of Coke, Bust NYC Duo Off Highway A pair of Rochelle Park detectives nabbed two men with more than a kilo of cocaine, authorities said. Detective Sgt. Jared Shatkin and Detective Nick Mercoun found an older-model Honda Accord with two occupants over a line in a Midland Street parking lot just off Essex Street between Routes 80 and 17 around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, Capt. James M. DePreta said. As they approached, a passenger quickly ducked into a nearby business, he said. The detectives immediately spotted a plastic bag filled with what turned out to be more than two pounds of cocaine on the front seat, DePreta said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Amazon Inks Lease On Massive North Jersey 'Last Mile' Delivery Center Amazon Inks Lease On Massive North Jersey 'Last Mile' Delivery Center
Amazon Inks Lease On Massive North Jersey 'Last Mile' Delivery Center Amazon has signed a lease on a 360,000 facility being built on a North Jersey industrial site to be used as a last-mile delivery center. Lincoln Equities Group procured $115 million in industrial build-to-suit construction financing for the facility, expected to be ready in early 2022. Located at the "Highland Cross" industrial site in Rutherford, the state-of-the-art last-mile distribution center will create hundreds of jobs in teh area. Rendering of new Amazon last-mile delivery center in Rutherford.Ford & Associates The property will feature cross-docked loading, 70-plus dock hi…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
SEE ANYTHING? Knife-Wielding Robbers Get $2,000, Cigars, Smokes From Rochelle Park 7-Eleven SEE ANYTHING? Knife-Wielding Robbers Get $2,000, Cigars, Smokes From Rochelle Park 7-Eleven
SEE Anything? Knife-Wielding Robbers Get $2,000, Cigars, Smokes From Rochelle Park 7-Eleven A group of young thugs, one armed with a knife, robbed a Rochelle Park 7-Eleven overnight Wednesday of $2,000 in cash. The gang of four -- all in their late teens to early 20s -- entered the convenience store at the Essex Street service station just off Routes 80 and 17 shortly after midnight, Lt. James M. DePreta said. The one with the knife and two others approached the cleark, took the cash from the register and grabbed cigarettes and cigars, as well, he said. They headed toward High Street, where a vehicle apparently was waiting, DePreta said. Anyone who might have witnessed the robbe…

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by Jerry DeMarco