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Gotcha! Boy, 15, Robbed Of Bicycle At Knifepoint Outside Walmart, Garfield PD Stings Suspect
Garfield police pulled a clever sting to capture a Dominican national who they said pulled a knife on a 15-year-old boy and robbed him of a bicycle that the youngster had arranged to sell him through Facebook.
Cristopher Rosario, 18, of Bloomfield, met the boy in the parking lot of the Walmart on Passaic Street, then threatened him with a silver knife before fleeing on the bicycle towards Passaic shortly after 8:30 p.m. last Thursday, June 1, Capt. Mario Pozo said.
The youngster had gone there after Rosario agreed on Facebook Marketplace to buy the bike for $850, the captain said.
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Popular Sussex County Party Store Closing Brick-And-Mortar Space Citing Theft, Inflation
A popular party supply store in Sussex County is closing the doors of its brick-and-mortar space citing theft, inflation, and customer rudeness.
The Sugar Sisters on Route 23 in Franklin will close its doors in September, the owners announced on Facebook on Sunday, July 24.
“Lisa and I regretfully announce that we are closing the doors to our brick-and-mortar store,” reads the post.
Meanwhile, everything is on sale “with the exception of a few select items” at the store, which has not raised its prices due to inflation, the post says.
The owners cite family, theft, inflation, and increas…
