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Five Arrested, Two Cars Recovered, Handgun Seized In Westchester Five Arrested, Two Cars Recovered, Handgun Seized In Westchester
Five Arrested, Two Cars Recovered, Handgun Seized In Westchester Suspects wanted for allegedly stealing two stolen cars out of Northern Westchester and Fairfield County were busted by county investigators with a pair of stolen cars and an illegal handgun, authorities announced. The incident began at approximately 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 20 when the Greenwich Police Department notified the Westchester-Putnam Real Time Crime Center that they were seeking suspects in connection to an investigation into a pair of stolen vehicles. According to police, the suspect vehicles - a Dodge Durango and a Mercedes G Wagon - had last been seen traveling onto the sout…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Authorities Investigate Death Of NJ Man Who Plunged 450 Feet Down Palisades Authorities Investigate Death Of NJ Man Who Plunged 450 Feet Down Palisades
Authorities Investigate Death Of NJ Man Who Plunged 450 Feet Down Palisades Detectives were investigating the apparent suicide of a 34-year-old Bloomfield man whose body was found at the base of the Palisades, 450 feet below the State Line Lookout in Alpine. Palisades Interstate Parkway police got a 911 call last Thursday from a friend of the man pointing to a Facebook post alluding to him committing suicide at the lookout, PIP Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. His car would be found there, the post said. PIP police raced to the lookout, where a witness told them he’d just seen a man climb over a cliff barrier, Walter said. Below the cliff, the officers sp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Stop & Shop Warns Customers Of Potential Data Security Issue At Five Stores Stop & Shop Warns Customers Of Potential Data Security Issue At Five Stores
Stop & Shop Warns Customers Of Potential Data Security Issue At Five Stores Stop & Shop says it has discovered a potential data security issue at five store locations in the Northeast. Illegal skimming devices known as “shimmers” were identified as part of routine security scans at the locations.  The five stores and dates the issue was identified are als follows: 25 Old King’s Highway North in Darien, Connecticut, April 26 to April 30 404 Springfield Ave., Berkeley Heights, New Jersey: Feb. 8 to Feb. 10 8 Franklin Street, Bloomfield, New Jersey: March 28 to April 9 1189 Broad Street, Clifton, New Jersey: March 14 to April 16 19 Temple Street, Framingham…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
UPDATE: Three Missing New Jersey Teens Found UPDATE: Three Missing New Jersey Teens Found
Update: Three Missing New Jersey Teens Found Police are seeking the public's help seeking three New Jersey teenagers who were last spotted in Bloomfield. ** UPDATE: Three teens reported missing from New Jersey have been found. ** The trio of friends believed to be together are: Ulises Yance, 16 Alex Lopez, 15 Alexa Arenas, 15 Yance and Lopez were last seen Wednesday and Arenas was last seen Thursday, police said. Yance's father said $8,000 in cash was stolen, and a friend told police the three friends could have possibly fled to New Mexico. Anyone with information can call the Bloomfield Police Department at 201-680-4141.

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Christina Marie Castellaro Of Clifton Dies, 28 Christina Marie Castellaro Of Clifton Dies, 28
Christina Marie Castellaro Of Clifton Dies, 28 Christina Marie Castellaro of Clifton died March 6. She was 28 years old. Christina was born in Newark and lived in Bloomfield for 26 years before moving to Clifton one year ago. She was a graduate of Artistic Academy of Hair Design in Morris Plains. More than $8,000 had been raised as of Saturday on a GoFundMe in Christina's memory. She is survived by her beloved parents Dr. Donald and Maria (nee Scasso) Castellaro; her devoted siblings Bianca Castellaro and Vito Castellaro; and her many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and her loving pet Tula. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in h…

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by Cecilia Levine