MAHWAH, N.J. – A courageous customer followed a Mahwah bank robber from Hackensack up Route 17, helping police grab him and his getaway driver after they crashed Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
The driver then began following the car while her passenger dialed 911.
The dispatcher, who formerly worked for the New Jersey State Police, told the driver to activate her flashers so responding officers would know which car the robbers were in, the chief said.
The getaway car was headed north toward the Route 287 interchange -.