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Cliffside Park Detective Nabs Man For Snatching $1,100 Worth Of Meat From Parked Delivery Truck Cliffside Park Detective Nabs Man For Snatching $1,100 Worth Of Meat From Parked Delivery Truck
Cliffside Park Detective Nabs Man For Snatching $1,100 Worth Of Meat From Parked Delivery Truck A Cliffside Park detective ID'd a man who with a partner took nearly $1,100 worth of meat from a delivery truck in broad daylight, authorities said. The truck was parked off the corner of Anderson and Washington avenues when a dark-colored SUV with both thieves pulled up shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. One served as the lookout while the other emptied the truck in multiple trips, the deputy chief said. Detective Jason Pinzone identified the driver as Edgardo J. Gil Li, a 34-year-old Peruvian national with a prior record who most recently l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Cliffside Man Hospitalized After Disturbance Brings SWAT, Police From Surrounding Towns Cliffside Man Hospitalized After Disturbance Brings SWAT, Police From Surrounding Towns
Cliffside Man Hospitalized After Disturbance Brings SWAT, Police From Surrounding Towns A troubled Cliffside Park man surrendered peacefully after a disturbance at his home triggered a sizable law enforcement response. The 37-year-old resident, who authorities said has a history of emotional trouble, began breaking windows in his Washington Avenue home around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, neighbors said. No one answered the door, so police checked a neighbor's Ring and saw the man going inside his house, they said. Members of a Bergen County Regional SWAT team, a tactical Fort Lee police team and officers from Edgewater, Fairview and Ridgefield joined their Cliffside Park colleagues at…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fire Blows Through Roof Of Cliffside Park Home Fire Blows Through Roof Of Cliffside Park Home
Fire Blows Through Roof Of Cliffside Park Home Flames blew through the roof of a Cliffside Park home late Saturday afternoon. The fire broke out in the 2½-story wood-frame home on Washington Avenue shortly after 4:30 p.m. and was declared under control a little over an hour later. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid companies from Fairview, Edgewater and Ridgefield were among those assisted their colleagues at the scene or in coverage. The cause wasn't immediately determined. 35 Washington Avenue, Cliffside ParkJames Giunchini ****** HOURS EARLIER, a worker was injured when a fierce fire blew through an auto body shop Saturday…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Cliffside Park PD: North Bergen Thief, 15, Hits Other Teen With Stolen Car Cliffside Park PD: North Bergen Thief, 15, Hits Other Teen With Stolen Car
Cliffside Park PD: North Bergen Thief, 15, Hits Other Teen With Stolen Car A 15-year-old North Bergen boy driving a stolen car struck another teen in Cliffside Park, then was captured as he tried to flee along with a passenger who'd been involved in a chase-related police shooting last month, authorities said. The Lexus, stolen out of North Bergen a short time earlier, struck the 17-year-old victim Sunday afternoon in the 300 block of Washington Avenue, Capt. Vincent Capano said. The driver and his passenger got out, then drove up the block and parked after having words with the victim, Capano said Tuesday. Responding police officers grabbed the driver, who still…

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by Jerry DeMarco