One Caught, On Sought: Pair Wanted In Paterson Armed Robberies Pursued Through Fair Lawn

A police pursuit through Fair Lawn of two men wanted for a pair of armed robberies in Paterson ended, as Christmas Eve began, with one caught and the other sought.

Authorities had been looking for the stolen Chevy Colorado pickup truck used in both holdups, including the robbery of a 7-Eleven on Ryerson Avenue around midnight on Friday, Dec. 22.
Photo Credit: *Kyle Mazza/UNF News*

Citywide Towing collected the stolen pickup truck.
Photo Credit: *Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE*

Jerry DeMarco

12/24/2023 12:00 p.m.

Authorities had been looking for a stolen Chevy Colorado pickup truck used in both holdups, including the robbery of a 7-Eleven on Ryerson Avenue around midnight on Friday, Dec. 22.

Paterson Street Crime detectives spotted the pickup and pursued it into Fair Lawn around midnight Sunday.

The pair bailed out near the intersection of Canger Place and Bellair Avenue.

Glen Rock Police Officer Andrew Magro quickly captured one of them -- a 33-year-old Prospect Park man -- on Morlot Avenue near Dewey Place in Fair Lawn, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said.

The suspect was turned over to Paterson police, he said.

His companion ran over the Morlot Avenue Bridge, hopped a fence along the riverbank and was gone.

Other regional law enforcement agencies converged on the area, as well. Hawthorne police sent up a drone. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Office sent a K9 unit.

The second bandit was still at large at daybreak.

Police seized the vehicle for evidence. Citywide Towing handled the job.

Kyle Mazza/UNF News took the photos and contributed to the story.

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