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Monday, February 11, 2013

Man Attempts to Rob Woman on Main Street

Woman says man approached her at bank ATM.

A man allegedly attempted to rob a woman with a note at a Main Street ATM on Feb. 1, West Orange police reported.  According to police, the woman was withdrawing money from an ATM at the Bank of America branch at 59 Main St. at about 8:15 p.m. when she was approached by a man she didn’t know.  The man, described as between 26 and 28 years old and approximately 6-feet tall and around 200 lbs., told her to read the note he held in his hands, police said.  The woman told police she said, "I don't know you and I'm not going to read the note." The man seemed angry and left the bank heading towards Orange on Main Street, she told police.  In the report, police noted the man waited to approach the woman until she was alone at the ATM. Although …

sam mertiz

10:12 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013

May be he was only asking for direction.he could've being deaf.she didn't read the note,so why assume he wanted to rob her?   more ›

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Police Blotter: A Spree of Burglaries and Thefts in June

Police respond to incidents in town.

  The West Orange Police Department has released the following report of incidents to which its officers responded to during the previous weeks. All persons charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  Burglary and/or theft • Washington St., June 6, 4:43 p.m. -- A woman from Orange never returned a rental car which was supposed to be brought back on April 11, according to reports.  • South Valley Road, June 7, 6:09 a.m. -- More than 85 newspapers were stolen from the front of a store, according to reports.  • South Valley Road, June 7, 6:54 a.m. -- Eighteen newspapers were stolen from a store, but the circulars were left behind, according to reports.  • Walker Road, June 7, 9:18 a.m. --  A 2010 Jeep was broken into…

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john anthony prignano

12:01 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012

na Recently, The Center for Disease Control estimated that 40% of all police officers suffer from sleep disorders .But what part of that 40 % are not suffering from sleep disorders per se, but rather from sleep deprivation , brought on in large part by working one or two or three other jobs ?   more ›

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