š± How investigators traced a Garfield street robbery back to two ex-cons
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- How investigators traced a Garfield street robbery back to two ex-cons
- Why a weekend metal festival has Garfield officials ramping up security
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- Friday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
š° News we're reading
ā¢ Ex-Cons Identified, Seized In Ā Armed Garfield Street Robbery (tapinto.net) ā Garfield residents are learning more about a March 1 armed street robbery on Monroe Street, where two men allegedly held up pedestrians and fled with a victimās belongings. Investigators from the Bergen County Prosecutorās Office and Garfield police traced a getaway car to two ex-convicts from Paterson, who were later arrested on armed robbery and weapons charges and remain jailed. 
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ā¢ Officials brace for controversial festival at North Jersey venue (northjersey.com) ā Garfield officials are preparing for a controversial heavy metal festival at the Wisla Club this weekend, promising extra police and stressing public safety. The event, organized by a promoter linked by watchdogs to white supremacist music, has sparked angry calls and emails, while city leaders emphasize they do not support the hateful views associated with some scheduled bands. Ā Ā Ā
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