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Robbery To Go: Gunmen Take Bogota Pizza Deliveryman's Phone Robbery To Go: Gunmen Take Bogota Pizza Deliveryman's Phone
Robbery To Go: Gunmen Take Bogota Pizza Deliveryman's Phone Two robbers wearing ski masks lay in wait as a Papa John’s deliveryman approached a house in Bogota, then robbed him of his cellphone at gunpoint, authorities said. The victim told police he was delivering a pie on Highview Place around 8:45 p.m. New Year’s Day when he was robbed, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. The bandits then fled through nearby yards, he said. Anyone who might have seen something, has area surveillance video that captured the crime or has information that could help police is asked to contact the borough Detective Bureau at (201) 487-2400. You could also call Crime Stoppers,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Fugitive Murder Suspect Could Be In NJ/NY, Authorities Warn SEEN HIM? Fugitive Murder Suspect Could Be In NJ/NY, Authorities Warn
Seen HIM? Fugitive Murder Suspect Could Be In NJ/NY, Authorities Warn A fugitive murder suspect from South Carolina may have fled to New Jersey or New York, where he has family, authorities said. Jhonny Wolfran Quintano Vasquez, 23, stabbed and beat the 24-year-old victim to death over the weekend in Williamston, S.C., the Anderson County Sheriff's Department said. Vasquez – also known as “Jhonny Quintaro” – also has family in Virginia and may have gone there, authorities said. South Carolina authorities have charged him with murder in a fugitive warrant. Vasquez is 5-foot-1 and 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone who sees him is asked to im…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Longtime Teaneck Detective Takes Final Ride Down Cedar Lane Longtime Teaneck Detective Takes Final Ride Down Cedar Lane
Longtime Teaneck Detective Takes Final Ride Down Cedar Lane Teaneck Detective Ed Kazmierczak has driven down Cedar Lane dozens of times since joining the township’s police department 16 years ago. Friday night, he took his patrol car for one last spin. Affectionately known as “Kaz,” the longtime detective is looking forward to working with other municipalities when he joins the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office on Monday -- although he’ll miss the place he’s long called home. “You could drop me off blindfolded in the middle of any street -- and some of them are puzzles. But I’ve been here so long I could walk right out,” said Kazmierczak Friday aft…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Well-Done Humor, Beefsteak As You Like It At Hackensack-Area Benefit Well-Done Humor, Beefsteak As You Like It At Hackensack-Area Benefit
Well-Done Humor, Beefsteak As You Like It At Hackensack-Area Benefit Beloved comedian and local newspaper columnist Bill Ervolino will entertain attendees at a community beefsteak dinner to benefit a trio of area organizations: Crime Stoppers, Hackensack PBA Local #9 and the Hackensack Regional Chamber of Commerce. All-you-can-eat beefsteak on buttered toast will be accompanied by pasta, French fries, beer, wine and soda from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, at the Elan on westbound Route 46 in Lodi. A cash bar will be available, as well. ****** BUY TICKETS HERE: https://goo.gl/qhYHzY ****** The author of “Some Kind of Wiseguy,” Ervolino is a regular at B…

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by Jerry DeMarco