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UPDATE: Gunman Robs Gas Stations, 7-Eleven In Paramus, Fair Lawn, Mahwah In Under 30 Minutes UPDATE: Gunman Robs Gas Stations, 7-Eleven In Paramus, Fair Lawn, Mahwah In Under 30 Minutes
Update: Gunman Robs Gas Stations, 7-Eleven In Paramus, Fair Lawn, Mahwah In Under 30 Minutes UPDATE: Law enforcement agencies in two states were sharing information in the search for a masked gunman who robbed two gas stations in Mahwah, another in Paramus and a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn of several thousand dollars in less than a half hour. The spree ended with back-to-back holdups of two gas stations on northbound Route 17 in Mahwah barely a couple of minutes from the Rockland County border. The robber entered the Valero station near Route 202 at 11:05 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, Mahwah Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. He “brandished a handgun at the staff at the register and demanded mone…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mail Thieves Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Rams Police Car After Chase Through Ramapo Campus: PD Mail Thieves Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Rams Police Car After Chase Through Ramapo Campus: PD
Mail Thieves Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Rams Police Car After Chase Through Ramapo Campus: PD UPDATE: Two thieves who’d been swiping deliveries from residents' mailboxes led Mahwah police on a stolen car chase onto the Ramapo College campus before the vehicle struck an officer's cruiser and they were captured, authorities said. Police who responded to a suspicious vehicle report at the Rio Vista development off Campgaw Road and Route 202 shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, spotted the 2021 Honda Civic, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of New York City the day before, he said. Detective Sgt. Eric Larsen and Officer Brian Joyce tried …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash UPDATE: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash
Update: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash UPDATE: Two thieves who’d been stealing mail led Mahwah police on a stolen car chase onto the Ramapo College campus before the vehicle struck an officer's cruiser and they were captured, authorities said. Police responding to a suspicious vehicle report at the Rio Vista development off Campgaw Road and Route 202 shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, spotted the 2021 Honda Civic, which had been reported stolen out of New York City the day before. Detective Sgt. Eric Larsen and Officer Brian Joyce tried to stop the Civic as it pulled onto Campgaw Road, but the driver hit the gas and fle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Wanted On Warrants Leads Route 202 Pursuit-Crash: Prosecutor Driver Wanted On Warrants Leads Route 202 Pursuit-Crash: Prosecutor
Driver Wanted On Warrants Leads Route 202 Pursuit-Crash: Prosecutor A 25-year-old woman wanted on warrants out of multiple Central Jersey towns arrested for leading a Route 202 police pursuit before crashing, authorities said. Police tried stopping Jerrie Lee Williams, of Bound Brook, around 11:05 p.m. in Branchburg when they noticed she had an expired registration, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Williams failed to stop when signaled by the officer activating his emergency police lights and siren, McDonald said. Instead, she fled on Holland Brook Road at a high rate of speed.  The officer deactivated his police emergency l…

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by Cecilia Levine
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His Kids Feared Ex-Russian Military Dad ‘Booby-Trapped’ His Bergen County Home, Police Say His Kids Feared Ex-Russian Military Dad ‘Booby-Trapped’ His Bergen County Home, Police Say
His Kids Feared Ex-Russian Military Dad ‘Booby-Trapped’ His Bergen County Home, Police Say Two children of a former Russian military member feared their suicidal father had booby-trapped their Bergen County home after losing $400,000 in the stock market, investigators said. Anatoly Zaytsev, 67, remained held in the county jail in Hackensack on Wednesday, March 23, more than two weeks after members of the county Bomb Squad and other responders converged on his Oakland home and seized rifles, high-capacity magazines and silencers. The incident reportedly began when Zaytsev’s son told borough police that his father surrendered five guns to him.  The son also told them the Ukra…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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BOMB SQUAD: Assault Firearm, High-Capacity Mags, Silencer Seized, Oakland Resident, 67, Busted BOMB SQUAD: Assault Firearm, High-Capacity Mags, Silencer Seized, Oakland Resident, 67, Busted
Bomb Squad: Assault Firearm, High-Capacity Mags, Silencer Seized, Oakland Resident, 67, Busted A report of a man with illegal weapons brought the Bergen County Bomb Squad and local police to a quiet Oakland neighborhood where the 67-year-old owner was taken into custody without incident, authorities said. Police responding to a report from a concerned family member around 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, found an assault firearm, high-capacity magazines and a silencer at the Raeben Avenue home just off Route 202, Capt. Timothy Keenan said. They ended up charging Anatoly Zaytsev with unlawful possession of a weapon, of a large-capacity magazine and of a prohibited weapon/device, Kenne said.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MURDER IN MAHWAH: Laborer Extradited, Booked Into Bergen County Jail MURDER IN MAHWAH: Laborer Extradited, Booked Into Bergen County Jail
Murder IN Mahwah: Laborer Extradited, Booked Into Bergen County Jail UPDATE: A gas station worker accused of shooting his Mahwah roommate dead in their rented home near the New York State border this summer was extradited to New Jersey this week to face murder charges. Milan Ghimire, a 23-year-old Nepali national, is accused of shooting and killing station co-worker Phu Tsewang, 56, in the West Mahwah residence the night of July 12. Both were among several residents who rented the 1,760-square-foot home in a residential neighborhood between Route 202 and Route 17 within walking distance of work. Township police called to the Avenue A home by another re…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor: Mahwah Killer Worked With Victim At Local Gas Station Prosecutor: Mahwah Killer Worked With Victim At Local Gas Station
Prosecutor: Mahwah Killer Worked With Victim At Local Gas Station UPDATE: A trio of New York City police officers helped capture a 23-year-old Mahwah man who authorities said fled after shooting his roommate dead Monday night. Milan Ghimire was nabbed in the Bronx by members of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit after killing 56-year-old Phu Tsewang, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. The two men worked together at a local gas station, the prosecutor said. Ghimire remained held at the 45th Precinct in the Bronx and will be held pending extradition proceedings. He'll face charges of murder, weapons possession and evidence tampering in Supe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Accused Mahwah Roommate Killer Captured By NYPD GOTCHA! Accused Mahwah Roommate Killer Captured By NYPD
Gotcha! Accused Mahwah Roommate Killer Captured By Nypd UPDATE: A trio of New York City police officers helped capture a 23-year-old Mahwah man who authorities said fled after shooting his roommate dead Monday night. Milan Ghimire was nabbed in the Bronx by members of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit after killing 56-year-old Phu Tsewang, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. The two men worked together at a local gas station, the prosecutor said. Ghimire remained held at the 45th Precinct in the Bronx and will be held pending extradition proceedings. He'll face charges of murder, weapons possession and evidence tampering in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MURDER IN MAHWAH: Arrest Made In NYC MURDER IN MAHWAH: Arrest Made In NYC
Murder IN Mahwah: Arrest Made In NYC UPDATE: A trio of New York City police officers helped capture a 23-year-old Mahwah man who authorities said fled after shooting his roommate dead Monday night. Milan Ghimire was nabbed in the Bronx by members of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit after killing 56-year-old Phu Tsewang, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. The two men worked together at a local gas station, the prosecutor said. Ghimire remained held at the 45th Precinct in the Bronx and will be held pending extradition proceedings. He'll face charges of murder, weapons possession and evidence tampering in …

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by Jerry DeMarco