Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Bullet Smashes Through House Wall, Other Damages Car In Englewood Bullet Smashes Through House Wall, Other Damages Car In Englewood
Bullet Smashes Through House Wall, Other Damages Car In Englewood One bullet passed through the wall of an Englewood family's home and another hit their car before dawn over the weekend, said police who were investigating the shooting. Officers responding to a shots fired call at 2:42 a.m. Saturday in the area of West Palisade Avenue and Palisade Place couldn’t substantiate the report, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. The next morning, however, a resident there discovered the rounds, he said. There was no evidence of anyone being wounded, the deputy chief said. An investigation was continuing. Halstead asked that who might have seen something…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
WATCH THIS: Englewood Cat Burglar Tries Breaking In While Residents Are Home WATCH THIS: Englewood Cat Burglar Tries Breaking In While Residents Are Home
Watch This: Englewood Cat Burglar Tries Breaking In While Residents Are Home An Englewood resident was home when surveillance cameras captured video of a burglar wearing a multi-colored windbreaker trying to break in. Even though lights go on, the hoodied intruder -- whose face and hands were covered -- tries opening a window, then cases the exterior of the house for a way to get in. The sneaker- and sweatpants-wearing burglar then hears the chirp of a police siren and flees into nearby woods. The East Hill homeowner posted Ring videos of the incident, which occurred between 10:30 and 11 p.m. Thursday. Police are hoping someone recognizes the distinctive jacket an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Hospitalized Teaneck Man Says He Was Slashed In Englewood SEE ANYTHING? Hospitalized Teaneck Man Says He Was Slashed In Englewood
SEE Anything? Hospitalized Teaneck Man Says He Was Slashed In Englewood Englewood police sought the public’s help investigating a Teaneck man’s claim that he was slashed in a surprise attack on a city street by an assailant who then ran off. Police responded to Holy Name Medical Center after a friend drove the 24-year-old victim there before dawn Sunday, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. The victim told police he was attacked by “a lone assailant” as he walked on West Forest Avenue toward Teaneck sometime between 1-2 a.m., the deputy chief said. The attacker “without word or warning struck him twice in the face with what he described as a folding knif…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
RECOGNIZE HIM? (VIDEO) Englewood Police Hunt Liquor Store Burglar RECOGNIZE HIM? (VIDEO) Englewood Police Hunt Liquor Store Burglar
Recognize HIM? (Video) Englewood Police Hunt Liquor Store Burglar Authorities were trying to determine whether the burglary of an Englewood liquor store, captured on surveillance video, is related to the theft of cash from a lottery register by a man who covered himself in a huge sheet of plastic a little over a week earlier. Oprandy’s Wine & Liquor store was closed when the burglar took more than $1,000 from several cash registers and quickly fled around 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said Monday. The intruder was wearing dark clothing, gloves and a light-colored mask of some type, he said. The break-in follows a Feb. 8 incid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Ex-Con, 73, Charged With Robbing Englewood, Hackensack Banks Of $13,000 Ex-Con, 73, Charged With Robbing Englewood, Hackensack Banks Of $13,000
Ex-Con, 73, Charged With Robbing Englewood, Hackensack Banks Of $13,000 A 73-year-old ex-con from Englewood robbed a Hackensack bank of $10,000 last October and an Englewood bank of $3,000 earlier this month, authorities charged. John Nottingham was turned over to the FBI after a caller seeking a reward tipped off the local CrimeStoppers group, Englewood Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said Monday. Nottingham approached a teller at the Valley National Bank on Hackensack Avenue just before 12:30 p.m. Oct. 20  wearing a black watch cap, green jacket, and black gloves, with his face partially concealed by a gray cloth, authorities said at the time, Torell said. H…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
RECOGNIZE HIM? Video Released Of 'Calm, Composed' Englewood Bank Robbery Suspect RECOGNIZE HIM? Video Released Of 'Calm, Composed' Englewood Bank Robbery Suspect
Recognize HIM? Video Released Of 'Calm, Composed' Englewood Bank Robbery Suspect Englewood police on Friday released surveillance video of a man they believe is the "calm and composed" robber who fled with an undisclosed amount of cash from a local bank earlier this month. City detectives worked with the FBI were to review “a multitude of surveillance video sources,” to produce the one released Friday, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. The robber, “possibly armed with a long weapon,” wore a hooded coat, a mask that hid most of his face and gloves when he entered the Bank of America branch on Park Place around 9 a.m. Feb. 2, Torell said. After collecting the cash, he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Englewood Liquor Store Thief Had Distinctive Disguise, Walk SEEN HIM? Englewood Liquor Store Thief Had Distinctive Disguise, Walk
Seen HIM? Englewood Liquor Store Thief Had Distinctive Disguise, Walk He covered himself with a huge sheet of plastic, wore a reflective vest and had a distinctive walk, said Englewood police who released surveillance video Friday of a thief who snatched cash from a liquor store. The thief headed straight behind the counter at Oprandy’s Wine & Liquor store last Friday night and grabbed the cash – then was scared off by the two owners, dropping some of the undisclosed proceeds as he ran, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell. Responding officers recovered some of the dark clothing he was wearing, along with the plastic sheet, a short distance away, Torell said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? 'Calm, Composed' Robber Holds Up Englewood Bank SEE ANYTHING? 'Calm, Composed' Robber Holds Up Englewood Bank
SEE Anything? 'Calm, Composed' Robber Holds Up Englewood Bank A robber described as "calm and composed" quietly announced his intentions to an Englewood bank teller over the weekend and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, city police said Monday. City detectives working with the FBI were reviewing “a multitude of surveillance video sources,” and comparing notes with other law enforcement agencies as they try to identify the robber, who was “possibly armed with a long weapon,” Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. He wore a hooded coat, a mask that hid most of his face and gloves when he entered the Bank of America branch on Park Place around 9:30 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Watch Clerk Try To Grab Gun From Englewood Convenience Store Robber VIDEO: Watch Clerk Try To Grab Gun From Englewood Convenience Store Robber
Video: Watch Clerk Try To Grab Gun From Englewood Convenience Store Robber An Englewood convenience store clerk tries to grab an armed robber's gun in store surveillance video released Friday. Released by police, the second video above show the bandit -- his face covered by a mask and a hoodie --going into the Stop & Go Deli & Grocery on Lafayette Place around 8 p.m. Tuesday and pointing a gun at two clerks behind the counter. The first video shows him diving across the counter, grabbing cash from the register and fending off the courageous clerk. Police said he then ran west on Rosemont Place and got into a dark-colored vehicle that eventually trave…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Teen Tricked Into Fake Date In Englewood Robbed At Gunpoint, Detectives Make Arrest Teen Tricked Into Fake Date In Englewood Robbed At Gunpoint, Detectives Make Arrest
Teen Tricked Into Fake Date In Englewood Robbed At Gunpoint, Detectives Make Arrest A teenager tricked into coming to Englewood for what he thought was a meeting with a woman he’d connected with on Instagram instead had his valuables stolen at gunpoint by a trio of robbers. Xavier Medina, 18, lured the 17-year-old victim from North Bergen to the area of Lake Street and Broad Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. Jan. 8, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said Friday. The victim went there “with the prospect of meeting a female,” Torell said. Instead, he was accosted by three robbers, one of whom pointed a gun at his chest while the others took his backpack, iPhone and AirPods, the cap…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Police Investigating After Woman Found Dead With Car Missing Police Investigating After Woman Found Dead With Car Missing
Police Investigating After Woman Found Dead With Car Missing Police are asking the public for help after finding an elderly resident dead inside her home and her vehicle missing in Watertown. Maryann Kibbe-Stanisz, 70, of Oakville, was found around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday after Watertown Officers responded to her home for a well-being check after family members reported not hearing from her, said Detective Mark Conway with the Watertown Police. Officers arrived and saw a woman down inside the house, and after forcing entry, they found Kibbe-Stanisz on the ground dead, and added that she may have been assaulted, and had injuries to her head…

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by Kathy Reakes
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Shot In Englewood; Reward Offered For Information Man Shot In Englewood; Reward Offered For Information
Man Shot In Englewood; Reward Offered For Information A 29-year-old man was transported to the hospital after he was found with two gunshot wounds early Sunday morning, authorities said. Englewood police officers were responding to a disturbance on Bennett Road at approximately 2:30 a.m., when they heard gunshots a short distance away, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. The officers went toward the gunfire and found the man on Englewood Avenue near Nesbitt Funeral Home, he said. The officers determined the incident occurred nearby, on Brookway and W. Englewood avenues, Torell said. Authorities were investigating the scene with the Bergen Co…

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by Cecilia Levine