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Elmwood Park 7-Eleven Robbed At Gunpoint, Employees Call 911 From Locked Bathroom Elmwood Park 7-Eleven Robbed At Gunpoint, Employees Call 911 From Locked Bathroom
Elmwood Park 7-Eleven Robbed At Gunpoint, Employees Call 911 From Locked Bathroom A gunman robbed $650 in cash from a 7-Eleven in Elmwood Park as two employees locked themselves in the bathroom and called police, authorities said. Responding officers got them and several patrons to safety after getting the call from the Broadway (Route 4) convenience store around 10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. They also set up a perimeter with help from their Fair Lawn colleagues and a Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 unit, the chief said. It was "too soon to say" whether the robber is the same one who held up a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn and a trio of gas stations…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Elmwood Park Police Identify Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 4 Elmwood Park Police Identify Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 4
Elmwood Park Police Identify Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 4 Elmwood Park police on Sunday identified a 47-year-old Paterson man struck and killed Friday night on Broadway (Route 4). A family member identified Edier Lopez at the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. "Our hearts and prayers go out to the family during this difficult time," the chief said.  Edier was struck by an eastbound 2014 Ford Explorer near the 7-Eleven and Orange Avenue around 10 p.m. Friday, Foligno said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the chief said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit respo…

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by Jerry DeMarco