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Harrisburg Man Shot In Attempted Robbery On Same Street As Deadly Weekend Shooting: Police Harrisburg Man Shot In Attempted Robbery On Same Street As Deadly Weekend Shooting: Police
Harrisburg Man Shot In Attempted Robbery On Same Street As Deadly Weekend Shooting: Police A Harrisburg man was shot during an attempted robbery on the same street where a woman was killed just days earlier, marking the city’s fourth shooting in five days, police said. The Harrisburg Police Department responded to the 300 block of Hummel Street at about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, for reports of shots fired, according to a release on Jan.15. Officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower extremities. The injuries are considered non-life-threatening, police said. The initial investigation revealed the man was shot during an attempted robbery. The suspect or s…

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by Jillian Pikora
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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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DUMB CRIMINAL FILE: Gunman Botches Robberies Of Mail Carriers In Bergen, Passaic, Feds Charge DUMB CRIMINAL FILE: Gunman Botches Robberies Of Mail Carriers In Bergen, Passaic, Feds Charge
Dumb Criminal File: Gunman Botches Robberies Of Mail Carriers In Bergen, Passaic, Feds Charge A 20-year-old Paterson man was arrested after he tried and failed to rob postal carriers in Bergen and Passaic counties at gunpoint on the same day, federal authorities said. Yeniser Cruz Perez was carrying a gun when he approached one of the U.S. Postal Service carriers in the area of Brownstone Court and Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff on Jan. 20, 2020 and demanded the master key used to open mail collection boxes and apartment panels, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. The only problem: The worker didn't have one, Sellinger said. That same day, he said, Cruz Perez approached another USPS…

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by Jerry DeMarco