The incident occurred around 10:12 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, when Officers James Park, Michael McDermott, and Adolfo Rodriguez responded to Temple Terrace and Grantwood Boulevard in Palisades Park for a report of a man trying to burglarize a vehicle, Police Chief George Beck said.
When officers arrived, the man — Eric Tobo, a resident — had fled but left behind a bicycle that did not belong to him, Beck said.
A Bergen County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit, including Officer Dario Terrana and K-9 Armani, retrieved a scent from the bicycle, leading officers to the Sunoco/7-Eleven at 54 Abbott Avenue, Beck said. There, officers learned the suspect had just shoplifted and allegedly threatened to shoot the clerk, Beck said…