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Two Georgia men accused of armed home invasion in Cliffside Park
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Police arrested a Georgia man and teenager on charges that stem from an alleged armed home invasion in Cliffside Park in the spring of 2025.
Deterrieynn Lewis, 24, of Lithonia, Georgia, and an 18-year-old man, who officials said was 17 years old at the time of the alleged crime, were arrested and charged on Jan. 20, 2026.
On May 9, 2025, at around 8:50 p.m., an armed burglary was reported to a home on Columbia Avenue, said a release from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. Police said the suspects fled the scene before authorities arrived.
Officials said surveillance footage revealed three masked men, two with firearms, were inside the home. The men are accused of stealing luxury purses before fleeing in a black Kia Sorento.
The BCPO said Lewis and the juvenile were two of the people involved in the burglary with a third suspect still at large.
Lewis has been charged with first-degree home invasion burglary, first-degree use of a juvenile to commit a criminal offense and multiple other weapons offenses. He was taken to DeKalb County Jail pending extradition to Bergen County.
The 18-year-old has been charged with first-degree home invasion burglary and other weapons offenses under juvenile delinquency. He is also in Georgia custody pending extradition to Bergen County.