Elmwood Park police grab 2 headed toward Paterson, one with heroin, after shoplifting

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two alleged shoplifters apparently thought they’d made a clean getaway when Elmwood Park police officers roared up, stopped their car as they headed toward Paterson and found one of them carrying 15 bags of heroin.

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Jerry DeMarco

01/19/2015 1:55 p.m.

The report came in around 8:30 Saturday night from the CVS on Market Street, Police Chief Michael Foligno said.

Moments later, officers stopped the pair nearly eight blocks away.

Enrique Rodriguez, 41, of Clifton was charged with drug possession and 45-year-old Cory Newman with shoplifting, the chief said.

Both were released with court summonses.

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