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Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In New Canaan Recovered In New Jersey
The owner of a luxury SUV that was stolen from a train station in Fairfield County in 2016 likely thought he'd never see it again.
Fate intervened, however -- or, rather, the Saddle River Police Department in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Officers stopped the 2015 Land Rover on northbound Route 17 for having tinted windows, among other violations, Saddle River PD Chief Jason Cosgriff said.
They quickly noticed some inconsistencies, he said.
The vehicle had a temporary Georgia license plate for a 2019 Range Rover, for one thing, Cosgriff said on Wednesday, Aug. 30.
The VIN numbers didn't m…
Police: CT Man Points Gun At Troopers During Chase, Four Firearms Recover
A Connecticut passenger pointed a handgun at a New Jersey State Police trooper during a pursuit on Route 287, authorities said Monday.
The pursuit, which began in Boonton, ended in a Mahwah park with the gunman and driver in custody and four weapons seized, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said.
A trooper tried to stop the Jeep Cherokee for a traffic violation on northbound Route 287 in Boonton Township shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, Marchan said.
The driver, identified as ex-con Theron Brown, 22, of Bridgeport, CT, hit the gas instead and sped off, he said.
At one point during the subsequent …
