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Salesman Tackles Gunman During NJ Clothing Store Robbery
A suit salesman took down a gun-wielding robber and held him for police during the attempted holdup of a Route 4 men's clothing store in Paramus, authorities said.
Wearing cloth gloves and a mask, Kevin D. Howe, 29, of New Milford entered the Suit Store on Monday posing as a customer, Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said.
“Give me all the money in the register,” Howe told the employee, he said.
The employee removed the bills, gave them to Howe, then tackled him when he turned his back, Guidetti said.
“I have a gun!” Howe shouted.
But he wasn’t going anywhere, the deputy chief said…
Allentown Woman Among 5 Busted For Meth In NJ, Authorities Say
Five people were busted with methamphetamine when keen-eyed police officers spotted a suspicious vehicle parked in a corporate parking deck over the weekend, authorities said.
The Secaucus Police Anti-Crime Unit saw the car on a deck at 100 Plaza Drive (near a Marriott hotel and corporate offices) around 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, Chief Dennis Miller said.
During the investigation, police arrested Richard Rivera of North Bergen, 34; Katherine Chavez-Montalvan of Allentown, PA, 32; Allison Chavez-Montalvan of Weehawken, 22; Michelle Romanescu of Jamaica Estates, 31; and&nbs…
