By John H. Kuhn and Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writers | Thursday, October 11, 1990
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Three men were arrested Tuesday after breaking into several lockers in the men’s room at the Jewish Community Center on the Palisades and stealing watches and about $1,000 in cash, police said.
One of the men was spotted about 4:30 p.m. breaking into a locker in the center on East Clinton Avenue. A center member chased him and got the license plate number of the car he fled in.
About a minute later, Tenafly police Officer Robert Whittaker stopped the car about a half-mile away at Huyler Avenue and Dean Drive, police said.
Charged with burglary and theft were Richard Russell, 29, and Robert Menegigian, 35, both of Dumont, and Robert Ruglio, 31, of West Orange.
Police found a driver’s license that was reported stolen from the Randolph YMCA and a membership card from the Saddle Brook Howard Johnson Health Spa. Police said they also found a stolen American Express card.
Ruglio, who police said entered the center, was to be held at the Bergen County Jail Annex on $7,500 bail. Russell was released on $5,000 bail, and Menegigian on $1,500.
Police recovered about $1,000 in cash along with several watches and wallets.
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