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'Guardian Angel' Rescues Clifton Mugging Victim, Arrest Made 'Guardian Angel' Rescues Clifton Mugging Victim, Arrest Made
'Guardian Angel' Rescues Clifton Mugging Victim, Arrest Made A 60-year-old robbery victim who was jumped on a Clifton street had a guardian angel, authorities said. The victim was walking along the 200 block of Ackerman Avenue when he was knocked down and stomped on by an assailant around 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. The mugger was trying to wrest the victim's cell phone from his hands when a good Samaritan pulled over, got out of his car and shoved him, Anderson said. The robber then ran off. An alert was broadcast and about an hour later Detective Jessenia Montagna spotted the suspect near the corner of Getty and Ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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
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Clifton Bank Robbery: Corrado's Market Employees Help Catch Ex-Con, 46 Clifton Bank Robbery: Corrado's Market Employees Help Catch Ex-Con, 46
Clifton Bank Robbery: Corrado's Market Employees Help Catch Ex-Con, 46 Two employees of Corrado's Market help police capture a 46-year-old ex-con from Clifton moments after authorities said he robbed a local bank by claiming to have a bomb. Kenneth R. Gayda Jr. was charged with robbery and making terroristic threats after the holdup at the Valley National Bank on Getty Avenue just before 1 p.m. Thursday, records show. Police said he was carrying a bag when he entered the bank, "approached a teller and produced a threatening note demanding money and indicating that he was in possession of a bomb," Lt. Robert Bracken said. The teller, in turn, handed …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Clifton PD: Shoplifter Tries To Stab Security Guard, Caught Hopping Bus Clifton PD: Shoplifter Tries To Stab Security Guard, Caught Hopping Bus
Clifton PD: Shoplifter Tries To Stab Security Guard, Caught Hopping Bus A shoplifter tried to stab a security guard at a Clifton dollar store, then was caught and subdued while trying to flee on a bus, authorities said. Jose Sandoval, 29, pulled the knife and tried to stab the guard during a struggle at the Family Dollar store on Getty Avenue Monday afternoon, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Responding officers grabbed Sandoval after he tried to hop the bus in the area of Main and Crooks avenues, Bracken said. Sandover was charged with aggravated assault, robbery, theft and weapons possession and sent to the Passaic County Jail, the lieutenant said. The em…

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by Jerry DeMarco