Small Fire at Libyan Compound Under Investigation

by Bergen Live News
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ENGLEWOOD (Sept. 24, 2009) Authorities are investigating a suspicious fire reported Wednesday night on the grounds of the Libyan government’s 4-acre estate on East Palisade Avenue in Englewood, according to published reports.

Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes told the Associated Press flammable debris was left in the driveway of the property Wednesday night. He said there was no damage to the house, according to the Bergen Record.

Englewood police declined to comment late Wednesday night.

The estate was the focus of a controversy over Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s plan to live in a tent on the property during his visit to the United Nations.  Politicians, area residents and others vocally opposed the plan and Gadhafi eventually did not choose to stay in New Jersey.

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Filed under: crime, Englewood, Michael Wildes, Moammar Gadhafi

NEWS BRIEF: Police Investigating Reported Shooting in Englewood

by Bergen Live News Desk
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ENGLEWOOD, NJ (Sept. 11, 2009) Police are investigating reports of shots being fired after an apparent domestic dispute in a home at 65 Lydecker Street, according to a report in the Bergen Record.

Officers received a 911 call shortly before 1:30 p.m. reporting the gunshots and found loaded firearms in the home. Police detained three men but have made no arrested, Lt. Lawrence Suffern told the Record. No injuries were reported and authorities said the men lived at the home, according to media reports.

A report on CliffViewPilot.com, a local news site, identified the men as brothers and reported assault weapons were found.  That information could not be independently verified at the time of this report.

Filed under: Englewood, crime, Englewood, Lydecker Street, shots fired