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Two Caught, One Sought: Franklin Lakes Police Cars Struck During Stolen Vehicles Pursuit Two Caught, One Sought: Franklin Lakes Police Cars Struck During Stolen Vehicles Pursuit
Two Caught, One Sought: Franklin Lakes Police Cars Struck During Stolen Vehicles Pursuit Two Franklin Lakes police cars were struck during a pre-dawn pursuit of two stolen vehicles into Paramus, authorities said. No officers were injured in the incident, which began with multiple calls from residents about a suspicious vehicle and sketchy people outside a Chestnut Place home shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. Responding officers Ryan Sweeney and Nicolas Foschini, along with Sgt. Nicholas Klein, quickly spotted a 2022 Alfa Romeo that had just been stolen from a home on High Mountain Road, the captain said. It was riding in tan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WILD CHASE: Teen Burglars Try To Ram Woodcliff Lake Officer With Stolen Car WILD CHASE: Teen Burglars Try To Ram Woodcliff Lake Officer With Stolen Car
Wild Chase: Teen Burglars Try To Ram Woodcliff Lake Officer With Stolen Car A Woodcliff Lake police officer was responding to an overnight home burglary when a fleeing luxury SUV stolen by two teenagers sped straight toward him, authorities said. The pair – believed to be 13 to 16 years old – wound up leading a chase through several towns in the stolen 2019 Alfa Romeo Stelvio at speeds of up to 120 miles an hour, responders said. “These criminals showed complete disregard for their lives, the public’s lives, and officers' lives as they drove at a high rate of speed steering their vehicle head-on towards [the] officer,” Woodcliff Lake Police Lt. Chad Malloy said. “L…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police Helicopter Helps Nab Thieves In Stolen Bergen County Car: Newark Authorities Police Helicopter Helps Nab Thieves In Stolen Bergen County Car: Newark Authorities
Police Helicopter Helps Nab Thieves In Stolen Bergen County Car: Newark Authorities A Newark police helicopter helped track a pair of car thieves in an SUV stolen out of Bergen County, authorities said. The copter spotted a gray Alfa Romeo SUV stolen out of Closter speeding near 16th Avenue and South 13th Street around 9:30 p.m. Friday, city police said in a release. The car was later seen parked in a driveway at North 6th Street and 12th Avenue. Upon becoming aware of police presence, Rasheed Mells, 23, the driver, got out of the car and ran, police said. He was apprehended at North 11th Street. Newark Police Director Brian A. O’Hara, who was in the area at the time appr…

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by Cecilia Levine