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Two-Family Home Sells For $100K Over Asking In North Jersey (PHOTOS) Two-Family Home Sells For $100K Over Asking In North Jersey (PHOTOS)
Two-Family Home Sells For $100K Over Asking In North Jersey (Photos) A two-family home in North Jersey sold for nearly $100,000 over asking. The home at 10 Union Ave., in Clifton was listed at $649,900, but the new owners closed on $750,000 this week, listing agent Juan Gamarra said. "The Clifton market is always a hot market, specifically if it's a two-family home centrally located," Gamarra said. "This particular home had many qualities that made it very unique. The multiple car parking, the convertible garage as well as a finished basement gave the property a value of its own, and I think me and my team did a great job highlighting that to every pros…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Carjackers Drag Driver From Her SUV, Paterson Police Nab Both After Chase Into Clifton Teen Carjackers Drag Driver From Her SUV, Paterson Police Nab Both After Chase Into Clifton
Teen Carjackers Drag Driver From Her SUV, Paterson Police Nab Both After Chase Into Clifton A driver was dragged from her SUV by two carjackers -- one 17, the other 13 -- who were both nabbed by Paterson police after the stolen vehicle caused a chain-reaction crash in Clifton, authorities said. Officer Eddy Pichardo began pursuing the Honda CRV with Connecticut license plates soon after the teens opened the victim's door and yanked her out at the Conoco quick-stop gas station on Main Street around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Pichardo followed the CRV into Clifton, where the 17-year-old driver suddenly pulled into the parking lot of the CVS at Mai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two Officers, One Civilian Injured In Multi-Vehicle Clifton Crash Two Officers, One Civilian Injured In Multi-Vehicle Clifton Crash
Two Officers, One Civilian Injured In Multi-Vehicle Clifton Crash UPDATE: Two officers and a civilian were injured in a crash involving two Clifton police vehicles, one of which overturned, Monday night, responders said. Police were headed to a report of a carjacked vehicle from which shots had been fired in Paterson a short time earlier when the crash occurred at the intersection of Main and Clifton avenues around 9:30 p.m., Detective Lt. Robert Bracken. The two officers and civilian were all taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where they were treated before being released, Bracken said. The carjacked vehicle -- a 2004 Acura -- wasn't found,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Clifton Man Charged With Attempted Bias Murder In Knife Attack On Mexican Female Grocer Clifton Man Charged With Attempted Bias Murder In Knife Attack On Mexican Female Grocer
Clifton Man Charged With Attempted Bias Murder In Knife Attack On Mexican Female Grocer A Clifton man was charged with attempted murder in what prosecutors said was a bias attack on a Mexican grocery store clerk. Shairo Gil, 24, missed when he tried to stab the clerk at Barrales Grocery on Main Street in the chest, they said. Gil “was purposely targeting any individual of Mexican descent” and went after ther clerk “because he believed her to be of Mexican descent,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release. The intended victim was unharmed, they said. Gil also was charged with aggravated assault, bias int…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Witnesses Help Clifton Police Nab Fleeing Business Burglar Hailing Cab Witnesses Help Clifton Police Nab Fleeing Business Burglar Hailing Cab
Witnesses Help Clifton Police Nab Fleeing Business Burglar Hailing Cab Clifton police responding to a commercial burglary call found their suspect trying to hail a cab. Witnesses told responding officers that the burglar fled toward Paterson after breaking into the Main Street business around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The front glass door was smashed and cash and cigarettes stolen, he added. Officers established a perimeter and began a yard-by-yard search, assisted by a Passaic County sheriff’s K-9 unit. Then they spotted him on Getty Avenue. Police arrested Luis A. Beabrut, 43, of Paterson and recovered the proceeds. He was charged…

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by Jerry DeMarco