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Batch Of Bogus Bills Seized, Couple Busted In Rochelle Park Stop Batch Of Bogus Bills Seized, Couple Busted In Rochelle Park Stop
Batch Of Bogus Bills Seized, Couple Busted In Rochelle Park Stop More than $2,000 in counterfeit 20s and 50s apparently intended for a Bergen County shopping spree was seized by Rochelle Park police during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka pulled over the Hyundai Genesis on dead-ended Lexington Avenue off Cliff Street after the driver committed multiple traffic violations shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, Capt. James M. DePreta said. Empty prescription bottles and other paraphernalia were in plain view, the captain said. The driver, Wade Wallace, 37, of Trenton also had a suspended license, DePreta said. A positive indicati…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SCENTSLESS: Fleeing Mall Thieves Pursued By Maywood PD Dump $12,000 Worth Of Fragrances SCENTSLESS: Fleeing Mall Thieves Pursued By Maywood PD Dump $12,000 Worth Of Fragrances
Scentsless: Fleeing Mall Thieves Pursued By Maywood PD Dump $12,000 Worth Of Fragrances A trio of mall thieves pursued by Maywood police dropped $12,000 worth of perfume before one of them was captured, authorities said. Borough detectives are now looking for the other two. Officers responding to a 911 call of a large-scale shoplifting at the Ulta Beauty Store in the Bergen Town Center earlier this month spotted two suspects running through the parking lot toting bags of booty, Detective Sgt. William Phayre said. Officer Alana Luna grabbed one suspect, identified as Robert R. Wilkins, 20, of Brooklyn, on West Spring Valley Avenue, the sergeant said. Sgt. Parodi spotted anoth…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Young Child Whose Family Just Moved To Town Struck, Critically Injured On Busy Maywood Street Young Child Whose Family Just Moved To Town Struck, Critically Injured On Busy Maywood Street
Young Child Whose Family Just Moved To Town Struck, Critically Injured On Busy Maywood Street UPDATE: A young girl whose family had just moved to the neighborhood was struck and critically injured when she ran into traffic on a busy road alongside a popular park in Maywood, authorities confirmed. Witnesses said the 6-year-old child was knocked into the air when a southbound Honda Civic struck her as she dashed across Spring Valley Road between Memorial Park and her new home Monday afternoon, they said. She was last reported to be in critical condition with a traumatic head injury Tuesday at Hackensack University Medical Center. Although area residents have complained about vehicle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prank Call Of Man Who Shot Cheating Wife Brings Police, SWAT To Maywood Neighborhood Prank Call Of Man Who Shot Cheating Wife Brings Police, SWAT To Maywood Neighborhood
Prank Call Of Man Who Shot Cheating Wife Brings Police, SWAT To Maywood Neighborhood The latest in a growing number of "swatting" incidents unnecessarily brought a squadron of police and tactical team members to an otherwise quiet Maywood neighborhood just off Route 17. A phony caller told police he had just shot his wife twice in the chest and was holding his neighbor at gunpoint after finding them having an affair shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday, Maywood Police Chief Terence R. Kenny said. Borough police converged on West Magnolia Avenue with their colleagues from Rochelle Park. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team was summoned. Police got the shocked residents out unharmed, …

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by Jerry DeMarco