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GOTCHA! Fleeing Cliffside Business Burglar Nabbed By Fort Lee PD, Claims Sovereignty GOTCHA! Fleeing Cliffside Business Burglar Nabbed By Fort Lee PD, Claims Sovereignty
Gotcha! Fleeing Cliffside Business Burglar Nabbed By Fort Lee PD, Claims Sovereignty A burglar who hit several downtown Cliffside Park businesses overnight Wednesday was captured a half-dozen blocks away by Fort Lee police who were part of a dragnet. Officers from no fewer than seven other law enforcement agencies converged on Cliffside's business district after the intruder entered an unlocked sidewalk cellar door on Lawton Avenue and began going from business to business around 1:30 a.m. June 21, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. The owner of Dipped Donuts on Anderson Avenue got a burglar alert on his phone, saw what was happening on a surveillance camera and call…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
CHILLING VIDEO: Cliffside Park Woman Furiously Fights Off Attacker CHILLING VIDEO: Cliffside Park Woman Furiously Fights Off Attacker
Chilling Video: Cliffside Park Woman Furiously Fights Off Attacker Chilling security video shows a Cliffside Park woman furiously fighting off a mugger after he jumped her from behind and tried to drag her into a stairwell. Refusing to become a victim, the 37-year-old woman scratched and clawed her attacker, who ran away -- then was caught by borough police moments later, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. Chilling footage shows a man whom police identified as Guatemalan national Marcelo Seten following the woman on Anderson Avenue shortly before 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14. As they reach the corner at Oakdene Avenue, the would-be robber grabs her a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Cliffside PD: $71,000, Gun Found In Illegally Parked Car After ID Thief Tries To Cash Bum Check Cliffside PD: $71,000, Gun Found In Illegally Parked Car After ID Thief Tries To Cash Bum Check
Cliffside PD: $71,000, Gun Found In Illegally Parked Car After ID Thief Tries To Cash Bum Check An identity thief left a car containing a loaded gun, $71,000 in cash and more illegally parked outside a Cliffside Park bank as he unsuccessfully tried to cash a bogus check inside, said police who arrested him when he emerged. Officers J.J. McGuire and Ryan Stanek spotted the unoccupied 2018 Infiniti Q50 with no license plates and completely tinted windows outside the M&T Bank at the corner of Anderson and Lawton avenues early Wednesday, March 23, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. The sedan wasn't registered, its engine was idling and its hazard lights were on, Capano said Em…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Viva Margarita Replacing Hackensack Sports Bar Viva Margarita Replacing Hackensack Sports Bar
Viva Margarita Replacing Hackensack Sports Bar Viva Margarita is opening a fourth location. The popular Bergen County Mexican restaurant chain will open an outpost on Main Street in Hackensack, BoozyBurbs reports. The restaurant will replace sports bar Cheers, at 774 Main St. Viva Margarita has locations in Wallington and Edgewater, and last summer relocated its Cliffside Park restaurant to Anderson Avenue. The Lawton Avenue spot in Cliffside Park is open for to-go orders. The Hackensack location is expected to open in late July or early August.

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Viva Margarita Relocating Cliffside Park Location Viva Margarita Relocating Cliffside Park Location
Viva Margarita Relocating Cliffside Park Location Viva Margarita's new Cliffside Park location is days away from opening, an employee told Daily Voice. The authentic Mexican restaurant on Lawton Avenue is expected to be relocating to 79 Anderson Ave., by the end of the summer. The restaurant has two other locations in Wallington and Edgewater. Menu items include tacos, enchiladas, tostadas, fajitas, traditional plates, chimichangas and more. No specific opening date has been announced. Viva Margarita, 79 Anderson Ave., Cliffside Park

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Bergen County Restaurant Openings Bergen County Restaurant Openings
Bergen County Restaurant Openings Indoor dining has yet to open in New Jersey amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but that hasn't stopped new restaurants from opening their doors. A new falafel shop, Kosher Italian restaurant and Irish bakery are only some of the eateries coming to the area. Scroll down for a taste of what's here and what's to come. The Yacht Club, Edgewater: New bar and restaurant now open at the Edgewater Commons Shopping Center with a menu full of surf and turf. Try the fish and chips, shrimp tacos, lobster claw BLT, and the flourless chocolate cake. 541 River Road, Edgewater. View this p…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Cliffside Park Man Turns Himself In For Hit-Run Crash That Injured Girl, 16 Cliffside Park Man Turns Himself In For Hit-Run Crash That Injured Girl, 16
Cliffside Park Man Turns Himself In For Hit-Run Crash That Injured Girl, 16 Cliffside Park detectives were closing in when a borough man surrendered Friday in connection with a hit-and-run crash that sent a 16-year-old girl to the hospital earlier in the week. Scott McLearie, who turned 64 on Thursday, was accompanied by his lawyer when Detective William Crapara served him at headquarters Friday with complaints charging him with assault by auto and endangering an injured victim by leaving the scene of a crash. Crapara, Sgt. Paul Hroncich and Detective Daniel Murtagh had been working the area after the girl was struck shortly after 7 a.m. Tuesday at the corner of Co…

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by Jerry DeMarco