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Batch Of Bogus Bills Seized, Couple Busted In Rochelle Park Stop Batch Of Bogus Bills Seized, Couple Busted In Rochelle Park Stop
Batch Of Bogus Bills Seized, Couple Busted In Rochelle Park Stop More than $2,000 in counterfeit 20s and 50s apparently intended for a Bergen County shopping spree was seized by Rochelle Park police during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka pulled over the Hyundai Genesis on dead-ended Lexington Avenue off Cliff Street after the driver committed multiple traffic violations shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, Capt. James M. DePreta said. Empty prescription bottles and other paraphernalia were in plain view, the captain said. The driver, Wade Wallace, 37, of Trenton also had a suspended license, DePreta said. A positive indicati…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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4 Families Displaced By Phillipsburg Fire 4 Families Displaced By Phillipsburg Fire
4 Families Displaced By Phillipsburg Fire Four families were displaced in a fire that ravaged a Phillipsburg duplex Thursday morning. The blaze broke out at  77-79 Glen Ave., police said. Kaitlyn Louise Vafiadis and Chris Nichols had just left to take their children to school when an apartment adjacent to their Glen Avenue unit went up in flames and caused extensive smoke damage in their home, according to LehighValleyLive and a GoFundMe launched by family friend Sherry Burd. “Many tears are shed as families are displaced pets that did not survive and all the Christmas presents lost along with family heirlooms that can n…

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by Valerie Musson
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USA's First K9 Scent Detection Kit For Missing At-Risk, Disabled Citizens Unveiled In Maywood USA's First K9 Scent Detection Kit For Missing At-Risk, Disabled Citizens Unveiled In Maywood
USA's First K9 Scent Detection Kit For Missing At-Risk, Disabled Citizens Unveiled In Maywood The Maywood Police Department’s K-9 Unit has become the first in the country to offer an all-in-one, do-it-yourself human scent collection kit that could help find at-risk or disabled area residents who go missing. Making it all possible are Remi, Bergen County’s only scent-specific bloodhound, and Find ‘Em Scent Safe, which created the kits. Maywood police are also updating their at-risk/disabled resident registration. Information includes emergency contacts, special considerations, hide-a-key locations, etc., Police Chief Joseph Natale said. Residents/family members can obtain a regis…

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by Jerry DeMarco