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FEDS: Serial Burglar Makes Bogus Calls To Divert Police Before Multiple NJ Drug Store Break-Ins FEDS: Serial Burglar Makes Bogus Calls To Divert Police Before Multiple NJ Drug Store Break-Ins
Feds: Serial Burglar Makes Bogus Calls To Divert Police Before Multiple NJ Drug Store Break-Ins A hapless burglar tried to keep police in a half-dozen Bergen County towns busy with bogus calls of carjackings, kidnappings and other threats to try and buy himself time to break into local drug stores, federal authorities said. Michael J. Gynegrowski, 34, hit pharmacies in Cresskill, Hackensack, Oradell, River Vale and Teaneck, usually by breaking a window, they said. Six of a reported 10 attempts failed, but Gynegrowski did swipe a significant amount of Oxy, promethazine and other medications from an Englewood drug store, investigators told Daily Voice. Police in the various towns …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Men Charged With Vandalizing Vehicle Draped In Palestinian Flag At Tenafly Youth Soccer Game Men Charged With Vandalizing Vehicle Draped In Palestinian Flag At Tenafly Youth Soccer Game
Men Charged With Vandalizing Vehicle Draped In Palestinian Flag At Tenafly Youth Soccer Game Two men were charged with vandalizing a vehicle that had a Palestinian flag draped over its hood and harassing the owner at a children’s soccer game in Tenafly, authorities said. The vehicle had been keyed along the rear trunk and had a Star of David etched into the hood while parked in the lot at Tenafly Borough Hall on Riveredge Road last Saturday, Nov. 4, Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Stuffed into the windshield were flyers “related to the current hostage situation occurring in the Gaza Strip,” the captain said on Friday. Several people in the area had been recording their activ…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Social Media Stoked Fear Over Misinterpreted Blackboard Message, Cresskill Schools Chief Says Social Media Stoked Fear Over Misinterpreted Blackboard Message, Cresskill Schools Chief Says
Social Media Stoked Fear Over Misinterpreted Blackboard Message, Cresskill Schools Chief Says UPDATE: Translators from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security who are fluent in Arabic found that a message written by a student to her brother on a classroom blackboard at Cresskill High School was misinterpreted and harmless, officials said. "The writing contained no threat or criminal intent," and an alleged translation that circulated via social media was "inaccurate and misinterpreted," Cresskill Schools Supt. Dr. Peter Hughes said in a letter to the community. Hughes didn't share what the message actually said. However, a source with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Vo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
12th-Grader's Allegedly Hateful Blackboard Message Draws Attention Of NJ Law Enforcement 12th-Grader's Allegedly Hateful Blackboard Message Draws Attention Of NJ Law Enforcement
12th-Grader's Allegedly Hateful Blackboard Message Draws Attention Of NJ Law Enforcement UPDATE: Translators from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security who are fluent in Arabic found that a message written by a student to her brother on a classroom blackboard at Cresskill High School was misinterpreted and harmless, officials said. "The writing contained no threat or criminal intent," and an alleged translation that circulated via social media was "inaccurate and misinterpreted," Cresskill Schools Supt. Dr. Peter Hughes said in a letter to the community. Hughes didn't share what the message actually said. However, a source with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Vo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Cresskill Real Estate Agent Bludgeoned, Stepson Charged With Murder Cresskill Real Estate Agent Bludgeoned, Stepson Charged With Murder
Cresskill Real Estate Agent Bludgeoned, Stepson Charged With Murder A 48-year-old Cresskill real estate agent was bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat by her stepson, authorities confirmed Thursday. Borough police responding to a 911 call from her husband found the body of Irma Daniels in the family's Stonegate Trail townhouse shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. She'd been struck in the head with a baseball bat by John A. Daniels Jr., 30, the prosecutor said. Daniels fled but was later taken into custody, the prosecutor said. His father, attorney John A. Daniels Sr., identified him as the killer. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Real Estate Agent Bludgeoned To Death At Cresskill Townhouse By Stepson: Sources Real Estate Agent Bludgeoned To Death At Cresskill Townhouse By Stepson: Sources
Real Estate Agent Bludgeoned To Death At Cresskill Townhouse By Stepson: Sources A 48-year-old Cresskill real estate agent was bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat by her stepson, authorities confirmed Thursday. Borough police responding to a 911 call from her husband found the body of Irma Daniels in the family's Stonegate Trail townhouse shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. She'd been struck in the head with a baseball bat by John A. Daniels Jr., 30, the prosecutor said. Daniels fled but was later taken into custody, the prosecutor said. His father, attorney John A. Daniels Sr., identified him as the killer. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Band Of Brazen Burglars Who Blew Through Bergen, Elsewhere Charged in Crime Spree: Prosecutor Band Of Brazen Burglars Who Blew Through Bergen, Elsewhere Charged in Crime Spree: Prosecutor
Band Of Brazen Burglars Who Blew Through Bergen, Elsewhere Charged in Crime Spree: Prosecutor A band of brazen burglars who broke into homes and stole vehicles in Bergen County and elsewhere in the state – sometimes while the owners were home – was derailed by a group of crime fighters from various jurisdictions. The theft of a BMW SUV from an Alpine home last Christmas brought the crew to the attention of detectives in the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. The vehicle was used in other burglaries and attempts in Cresskill, Montville, and Rumson, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Thursday, Aug.. 3. Three of them returned to Alpine on Dec. 27 and had broken into a home, th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ROAD RAGE: Firefighter Gets 5-Year Prison Term For Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Teens ROAD RAGE: Firefighter Gets 5-Year Prison Term For Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Teens
Road Rage: Firefighter Gets 5-Year Prison Term For Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Teens UPDATE: A volunteer firefighter who caused a road-rage crash that nearly killed a group of fellow Bergen County teens – and then inexplicably returned to the scene as a responder – was sentenced to a plea-bargained five years in state prison. Luke G. Stein, 19, apologized to the victims and their families, some of whom addressed the judge emotionally, during a sentencing hearing in Hackensack on Friday, June 30. Lital Aburus said she'd had nine surgeries, including cosmetic operations on her face, neck and arms, along with a broken collarbone. Ariana Grant spoke of laying in a hospital be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Angels In Blue Honored In Cresskill For Saving Convulsing Infant's Life Angels In Blue Honored In Cresskill For Saving Convulsing Infant's Life
Angels In Blue Honored In Cresskill For Saving Convulsing Infant's Life Guardian angels come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Three of them were all wearing blue one steamy day last summer when an infant suddenly stopped breathing in Cresskill. Cresskill Police Officer Bryan Gil was working a road detail at the intersection of Union Avenue and Piermont Road when he heard a young mother scream for help. Her child, barely 15 months old, had begun convulsing. Gil radioed for EMS and other resources, then began delivering back blows to help clear the infant's airway. Arriving instantly were Officer Andrew Vigorita, who continued the back blows, and Officer Michae…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Pair In NJ State Police Takedown Charged With Gunpoint Home Invasion In Cresskill UPDATE: Pair In NJ State Police Takedown Charged With Gunpoint Home Invasion In Cresskill
Update: Pair In NJ State Police Takedown Charged With Gunpoint Home Invasion In Cresskill A gunpoint home invasion robbery in Cresskill nearly six months ago was committed by two accused members of a massive auto theft ring smashed by New Jersey State Police, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday in announcing charges against them. James Lanier and Carlos Sanchez of Newark are both 24 and have been running together for some time now, records show. Both were among several defendants arrested during a November 2022 State Police takedown of a ring led by Sanchez that authorities said stole more than 30 high-end vehicles – including BMWs and Land Rovers – that were wort…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
These NJ Schools Are Closed, Delayed Due To Snow Tuesday, Feb. 28 These NJ Schools Are Closed, Delayed Due To Snow Tuesday, Feb. 28
These NJ Schools Are Closed, Delayed Due To Snow Tuesday, Feb. 28 The first winter storm of the season is causing a change in plans for New Jersey schools on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Some districts have delayed openings while others are closed completely. Here's a list of which school are closed or delayed for Tuesday, Feb. 28. Check your school/district's website for details. Bedminster: 10: 50 a.m. start Bellville: Delayed Bergen County Tech: Closed Bergenfield: 2-hour delay Bernards: 2-hour delay Bloomfield: Delay Bloomingdale: Closed Bogota: Delayed Butler: Closed Cliffside Park: 10 a.m. start Clifton: Delayed Closter: Delayed Cresskill: Delayed Demarest: …

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Housekeeper Hides When Burglars Break Into Bergen Mansion Once Owned By Trump Ally From Russia Housekeeper Hides When Burglars Break Into Bergen Mansion Once Owned By Trump Ally From Russia
Housekeeper Hides When Burglars Break Into Bergen Mansion Once Owned By Trump Ally From Russia Two burglars who broke into a Bergen County mansion that once belonged to a Russian billionaire barely escaped when police screamed up, authorities said. The housekeeper was downstairs when she heard the intruders a floor above shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, Alpine Police Chief Christopher Belcolle said. She rushed into a bathroom, one of 10 in the joint, then locked the door and called police. Officers were familiar with the French-manor-style brick colonial, which once belonged to oligarch Aras Agalarov when he was an ally of former President Trump. Sean "Diddy " Combs also l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lodi Killer Gets 50 Years For Stabbing Cresskill Mom 55 Times, Dumping Body In Shallow Creek Lodi Killer Gets 50 Years For Stabbing Cresskill Mom 55 Times, Dumping Body In Shallow Creek
Lodi Killer Gets 50 Years For Stabbing Cresskill Mom 55 Times, Dumping Body In Shallow Creek A 21-year-old Lodi man who viciously stabbed a Cresskill woman dozens of times in her home before crudely dumping her body in a county park -- with help from the victim’s 14-year-old daughter -- must live into his 60s before he'll taste freedom again. Nicolas Coirazza struck a deal with prosecutors that still resulted in a 50-year state prison sentence on Friday, Feb. 18 for the brutal slaying and desecration of Divna Roasaco in June 2020. Coirazza initially rejected a 45-year plea offer from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and appeared ready to go to trial in Superior Court in Hacke…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Five Charged With Posing As FBI Agents In Bergen County Home Invasion, Shooting Five Charged With Posing As FBI Agents In Bergen County Home Invasion, Shooting
Five Charged With Posing As FBI Agents In Bergen County Home Invasion, Shooting UPDATE: Authorities in Georgia captured five men accused of shooting a Bergen County resident while posing as FBI agents during a summer home invasion. The 60-something victim survived the July 7 shooting in Cresskill’s East Hill neighborhood, which multiple sources told Daily Voice occurred after the robbers followed him home from a cash business. An intense five-month investigation led to a series of raids and arrests in Georgia on Tuesday, Dec. 13, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. “Multiple handguns, long guns and ballistic armor were recovered” during the raids, the pro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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New Details Disclosed By Lawyer In Route 9W Road-Rage Crash That Critically Injured Teens New Details Disclosed By Lawyer In Route 9W Road-Rage Crash That Critically Injured Teens
New Details Disclosed By Lawyer In Route 9W Road-Rage Crash That Critically Injured Teens A volunteer firefighter accused in a road-rage crash that nearly killed a group of fellow Bergen County teens not only returned to the scene as a responder but actively participated in the recovery effort, a personal injury lawyer said in announcing a massive lawsuit. Luke G. Stein, 18, of Cresskill, “helped carry one of the stretchers away from the wreck” off southbound Route 9W in Alpine earlier this month, Samuel L. Davis told reporters during a news conference at his Teaneck office on Thursday, Oct. 27. It was perhaps one of the “most twisted and cynical” things that he’d ever heard an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Responder In Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Bergen Teens Brought To NJ To Face Charges Responder In Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Bergen Teens Brought To NJ To Face Charges
Responder In Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Bergen Teens Brought To NJ To Face Charges UPDATE: A volunteer firefighter accused in a horrific road-rage crash that nearly killed a fellow group of fellow Bergen County teens last week was brought back to New Jersey to face charges. Luke G. Stein, 18, of Cresskill was booked into the Bergen County Jail on Monday, Oct. 17, after being brought from the Boulder County Jail in Colorado.  Authorities there seized Stein this past Friday on a warrant from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office that charges him with five counts of aggravated assault, as well as impersonating a law enforcement officer. Restraining orders were also being s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Firefighter Charged In Horrific 9W Crash Later Returned To Scene As Responder UPDATE: Firefighter Charged In Horrific 9W Crash Later Returned To Scene As Responder
Update: Firefighter Charged In Horrific 9W Crash Later Returned To Scene As Responder UPDATE: A volunteer firefighter charged in a horrific road-rage crash that nearly killed a fellow group of fellow Bergen County teens earlier this week left the scene and then returned as a responder, authorities said. Luke Stein, 18, who was taken into custody in Colorado on Friday, Oct. 14, became a volunteer firefighter in Alpine and Demarest earlier this year, records show.  He was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee with blue and white emergency lights on the dashboard when he pursued and then deliberately rear-ended the victims' Honda Pilot on Route 9W just after midnight on Monday, Oct. 1…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Seized In Colorado In Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Bergen County Teens Driver Seized In Colorado In Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Bergen County Teens
Driver Seized In Colorado In Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Bergen County Teens UPDATE: A volunteer firefighter who was wanted in connection with a horrific road-rage crash that nearly killed a fellow group of Bergen County teens earlier this week was taken into custody in Colorado on Friday. Luke Stein, 18, was seized on a fugitive-from-justice warrant shortly after noon on Oct. 14 by police at Colorado University in Boulder, where he attends school, records show. Stein -- who's a volunteer firefighter in Alpine and Demarest -- had his vehicle's blue-and-white emergency warning lights on when he pursued and deliberately rear-ended the victims' car on Route 9W in Alpi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen School District Ends Contract With Pentagon Official Who Mocked 'White Folx' Bergen School District Ends Contract With Pentagon Official Who Mocked 'White Folx'
Bergen School District Ends Contract With Pentagon Official Who Mocked 'White Folx' A Bergen County school district is ending its consulting contract with a self-described "woke" federal agency chief who has made publicly disparaging comments about whites. The comments made by Kelisa Wing -- including her being "exhausted at these white folx" -- ignited calls for her ouster last week as the chief officer for diversity, equity and inclusion in the U.S. Department of Defense's education branch. The controversy is also being felt on the local level in Cresskill, where Wing has provided "diversity and inclusion training" for its Board of Education employees for the past 18 mo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SWAT STANDOFF: Cool-Headed NJ Dispatcher Talks Barricaded Man Out Of House SWAT STANDOFF: Cool-Headed NJ Dispatcher Talks Barricaded Man Out Of House
SWAT Standoff: Cool-Headed NJ Dispatcher Talks Barricaded Man Out Of House A personable police dispatcher convinced a barricaded Dumont man to surrender after a SWAT team and police from multiple departments converged on his block, authorities said. Officers from Dumont initially responded to the First Street home following a 911 call from the 33-year-old First Street resident late Tuesday morning, Police Chief Brian Joyce said. The caller asked for a SWAT team and the FBI, saying that he wanted to “show them something,” the chief said. The man wouldn’t say exactly what that was, then refused to come out, Joyce said. As a result, he said, the dead-ended street w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Second Arrest Made In Thefts Of Unlocked Luxury Vehicles From Same Cliffside Home Second Arrest Made In Thefts Of Unlocked Luxury Vehicles From Same Cliffside Home
Second Arrest Made In Thefts Of Unlocked Luxury Vehicles From Same Cliffside Home UPDATE: A career criminal who stole three high-end vehicles from the same Cliffside Park home obviously had help, said police who charged a second man in the brazen thefts. Alterek McCeary, 29, of East Orange was charged with burglary, theft and conspiracy, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. The owner not only didn't lock the BMW X7, Lamborghini Huracan or Mercedes G-Wagon: He also fell asleep after leaving the key fobs inside one of them and the garage door open. Authorities recovered all three, which initially were impounded and examined by the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau o…

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Former Bergen Pilates Entrepreneur, Hospital Philanthropist Dies In Florida Former Bergen Pilates Entrepreneur, Hospital Philanthropist Dies In Florida
Former Bergen Pilates Entrepreneur, Hospital Philanthropist Dies In Florida A funeral service is scheduled this weekend for a former Bergen County fitness entrepreneur and hospital philanthropist who died suddenly at her Florida home. The circumstances surrounding the death of Nanci Perle Kushner on Monday, March 21, haven’t been made public. Previously from Cresskill, the 56-year-old New York native had been living in Boca Raton, FL, records show. Kusher received a bachelor’s degree in retail and marketing from Syracuse University and a master's in education from Fordham Graduate School before cultivating a love of exercise into the founding of NPK Pilates in Cr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen County Man Killed In Electric Car Crash That Ignited Hours-Long Battery Fire On PIP Bergen County Man Killed In Electric Car Crash That Ignited Hours-Long Battery Fire On PIP
Bergen County Man Killed In Electric Car Crash That Ignited Hours-Long Battery Fire On PIP UPDATE: A ruptured lithium battery made a Tesla fire difficult to douse following a crash that killed a Bergen County driver on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, responders said. Jyungwoo Hahn, 46, of Cresskill was approaching Exit 10 on the parkway's northbound side in Nanuet when his white 2020 Model S left the roadway and struck a tree on the center median during a snowstorm around 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, New York State Police said. "The Tesla’s sole source of power is the 375-volt lithium-ion battery, which spans the entire length and width of the floor of the car," Nanuet firefight…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire UPDATE: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire
Update: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire Two cats and a dog died in a pre-Christmas fire that severely damaged a Bergenfield home. Firefighters who responded within three minutes were met by flames on the first floor of the 2½-story Lunn Avenue home shortly after 1 p.m., Bergenfield Fire Chief Edward J Kneisler III said. "Because the fire was extending to the upper floors, a second alarm was requested," the chief said. Kneisler declared the fire under control in about 45 minutes. A firefighter was treated at a local hospital for a minor arm injury, the chief said, adding that the residents were evaluated by the Bergenfield Volu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire UPDATE: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire
Update: Two Cats, Dog Killed In Bergenfield House Fire Two cats and a dog died in a pre-Christmas fire that severely damaged a Bergenfield home. Firefighters who responded within three minutes were met by flames on the first floor of the 2½-story Lunn Avenue home shortly after 1 p.m., Bergenfield Fire Chief Edward J Kneisler III said. "Because the fire was extending to the upper floors, a second alarm was requested," the chief said. Kneisler declared the fire under control in about 45 minutes. A firefighter was treated at a local hospital for a minor arm injury, the chief said, adding that the residents checked out OK when evaluated by the B…

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by Jerry DeMarco