Robbery Arrest, Gun Control Rally in Top Teaneck News

A 19-year-old Bogota man faces charges he struck a police officer after he was caught fleeing a jewelry store robbery on Cedar Lane Wednesday, authorities said.

A Teaneck frozen yogurt shop announced Tuesday night that it would close this month, the latest Cedar Lane merchant to shut down in recent weeks. 

Yo Boys Frozen Yogurt said Dec. 30. would be its last day in Teaneck.

Public Service Electric and Gas will begin work to upgrade a decades-old power substation in Teaneck early next month, the company said Wednesday.

Crime in Teaneck declined in 2011 over the previous year, according to recently released state police data. 

The 604 overall incidents reported in 2011 was down from 678 in 2010, the state Uniform Crime Report showed. Violent crime reported in the township also saw a decline from 79 incidents to 70 in 2011.

Residents rallied Saturday night in Teaneck to call for stricter gun control laws in the wake of a shooting rampage that left 20 children and six adults dead at a Connecticut elementary school. 

The crowd, organized quickly through the Internet and by the Ethical Culture Society, held candles and carried signs calling for tighter regulation of firearms and an end to gun violence.

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