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Of All Places For A DWI Crash: South Hackensack Police Nab Driver Outside HQ Of All Places For A DWI Crash: South Hackensack Police Nab Driver Outside HQ
Of All Places For A DWI Crash: South Hackensack Police Nab Driver Outside HQ South Hackensack police didn’t have far to bring a suspected drunk driver following a mid-afternoon rollover crash. Surveillance cameras outside their headquarters captured video of Linus P. Rodrigues, 48, of the Bronx swinging a 2009 Toyota RAV 4 onto Franklin Street at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. The Toyota hit a parked 1998 Buick Century, then rolled onto its side and slid about 20 feet, the sergeant said. South Hackensack firefighters extricated Rodrigues and turned him over to the Little Ferry First Aid Corps, Donatello said. Rodrigues – who had n…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Parked Car Struck By One DWI Motorist, Sedan Driven On Rim By Another: South Hackensack PD Parked Car Struck By One DWI Motorist, Sedan Driven On Rim By Another: South Hackensack PD
Parked Car Struck By One DWI Motorist, Sedan Driven On Rim By Another: South Hackensack PD South Hackensack police netted a trio of DWI arrests within several hours of one another, including one involving a motorist who hit a parked vehicle and another one who was driving on three wheels and a rim. Luis Negron Jr., 42, of Plainfield was arrested by Officer Chris Locarno after he failed a field sobriety test following a stop on South Main Street assisted by Lodi police shortly after midnight Sunday, April 30, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. Negron’s Nissan Maxima was temporarily impounded and he was released to a responsible adult under John’s Law. Just about two hours later…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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THIS YOURS? Police Nab Route 46 Motel Guest With Stolen Safe, Plus Rifle Mags, Heroin Bags THIS YOURS? Police Nab Route 46 Motel Guest With Stolen Safe, Plus Rifle Mags, Heroin Bags
This Yours? Police Nab Route 46 Motel Guest With Stolen Safe, Plus Rifle Mags, Heroin Bags A man seen dumping a stolen safe into a trash bin at a Route 46 motel was caught with a trio of rifle magazines and various gun parts, South Hackensack police said. Edward Austeri, 36, recently of Lodi, also had 200 bags of heroin in his pocket when police stopped him Tuesday at the Stage Coach Motel, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. Austeri -- who has an extensive, drug-related criminal history -- was staying at the Stage Coach with Michael Toney, 34, also recently of Lodi, Donatello said. Police responded to the motel after Austeri was spotted dropping a huge box into a Dumpster, Do…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Police Nab Stolen Car Driver Who Hit Fellow Patron Outside Route 46 Strip Club UPDATE: Police Nab Stolen Car Driver Who Hit Fellow Patron Outside Route 46 Strip Club
Update: Police Nab Stolen Car Driver Who Hit Fellow Patron Outside Route 46 Strip Club GOTCHA! A manhunt ended when South Hackensack police arrested a Newark resident who they said stole a sedan outside a Route 46 strip club and struck another customer with it as he fled the parking lot. Christian H. Quimis, 33, was being held in the Bergen County Jail after South Hackensack and Hackensack police arrested him at his home on Monday. "Within 36 hours of the initial incident, our suspect was in custody thanks to fine investigative work of several agencies" Capt. Robert Chinchar said. Quimis had tried to break up a fight in the parking lot of Club Flamingo around 3 a.m. Sun…

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by Jerry DeMarco