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Loaded Handgun, 20-Round Mag Seized From Ski Masked Men In Teaneck Shots Fire Call: Cops Loaded Handgun, 20-Round Mag Seized From Ski Masked Men In Teaneck Shots Fire Call: Cops
Loaded Handgun, 20-Round Mag Seized From Ski Masked Men In Teaneck Shots Fire Call: Cops Teaneck police arrested two men and recovered a loaded handgun with a high-capacity magazine following a “shots fired” call early Thursday morning, Jan. 2, authorities said. The 9-1-1 call came in around 4:27 a.m., reporting gunfire near Harding and Glenwood Avenues, Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. Witnesses described hearing three shots, spotting two vehicles speeding away, and seeing three masked individuals in dark clothing walking nearby, police said. Officers quickly located a vehicle matching the description, carrying three males in the backseat. A black bag in the rear seat …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
CT Women Nabbed After Route 17 Chase, Crash Sparked By Ulta Shoplifting: Police CT Women Nabbed After Route 17 Chase, Crash Sparked By Ulta Shoplifting: Police
CT Women Nabbed After Route 17 Chase, Crash Sparked By Ulta Shoplifting: Police A shoplifting incident at an Ulta store in New Jersey led to a police pursuit, a crash, and the arrest of two Connecticut women after a chaotic chase, authorities said. Ramsey police responded to reports of a shoplifting in progress at Ulta, located at 1255 Route 17 South, around 4:09 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, according to Detective Jaclyn Sabatelli. Officers saw the suspect vehicle, a white 2023 Jeep Compass, driving erratically and entering Route 17 South in an unsafe manner. A brief police pursuit ensued but was terminated due to heavy traffic. The suspect vehicle continued south and ulti…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Mom Believed Killed By Husband Survived By 4 Daughters, Campaign Says NJ Mom Believed Killed By Husband Survived By 4 Daughters, Campaign Says
NJ Mom Believed Killed By Husband Survived By 4 Daughters, Campaign Says Support is on the rise for four girls mourning the loss of their 40-year-old mother, who authorities said was stabbed dead by her husband this weekend in New Jersey. A GoFundMe campaign launched for Rosana Rodriguez's daughters had raised more than $10,000 as of Sunday, Sept. 22, more than 24 hours after she was found lying on the kitchen floor of a Perth Amboy home with stab wounds next to her husband, Wellington Leonard, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Officers were called to the Bertrand Avenue home around 3 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ci…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver, 33, Surrenders In Route 46 Hit-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Victim, Prosecutor Says Driver, 33, Surrenders In Route 46 Hit-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Victim, Prosecutor Says
Driver, 33, Surrenders In Route 46 Hit-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Victim, Prosecutor Says A 33-year-old hit-and-run driver from Lodi surrendered to police following a weekend crash on Route 46 that left one person seriously injured, police said. Miguel A. Delacruz Romero was behind the wheel of a 2019 Dodge pickup truck and was heading east when he rear-ended a 2022 Toyota Sedan at the Bergen Turnpike intersection, just after 3:05 a.m. on Sunday, July 14 in Little Ferry, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The occupant of the Toyota was hospitalized with serious injuries as Romero fled, Musella said. Romero surrendered to police in Little Ferry on Monday, July 15 a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Cop Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Left Teen Bicyclist Critical, Prosecutor Says NJ Cop Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Left Teen Bicyclist Critical, Prosecutor Says
NJ Cop Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Left Teen Bicyclist Critical, Prosecutor Says A New Jersey police officer who has been on the force for just under a decade has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that critically injured an 18-year-old bicyclist last month, authorities said. Christopher Bucceroni, 28, a Gloucester Township police officer from West Deptford, was off-duty and driving his personally-owned vehicle, a 2020 Toyota RAV4, when he struck the 18-year-old bicyclist around 2:30 a.m. June 20, on Erial Road and Blackwood-Clementon Road, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay said alongside Bucceroni's chief, David Harkins. Bucceroni, a nine-…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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3 Stabbed On Atlantic City Casino Floor 3 Stabbed On Atlantic City Casino Floor
3 Stabbed On Atlantic City Casino Floor Three men were stabbed during a melee that broke out on an Atlantic City casino floor. Four men including one of the stabbing victims were in custody following the 3 a.m. incident at Tropicana, New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Tropicana Assistant Vice President of Marketing Terri Lutz declined comment to the Press of Atlantic City due to an ongoing investigation. All three victims were transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, authorities said. The four arrested were Jabari Cummings, 30, and Tyevon Walker, 22, both of Brooklyn, NY; Delroy Mc…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fleeing Suspects Hit, Critically Injure Woman In Jersey City: Prosecutor Fleeing Suspects Hit, Critically Injure Woman In Jersey City: Prosecutor
Fleeing Suspects Hit, Critically Injure Woman In Jersey City: Prosecutor Two Jersey City men face several charges for fleeing a traffic stop Monday and striking a woman, leaving her in critical condition, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said.  Police pulled over a 2018 Nissan Rogue around 10:30 a.m. on Sterling Avenue in Jersey City. The driver, 22-year-old Daquan Edwards, and the passenger Nicholas Williams, jumped out of the car and ran, according to police.  With a police officer chasing them on foot, the men jumped into a 2005 Infiniti and took off, authorities said. The car, which police said was not stolen, struck the 22-year-old victim at …

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver After Death Of Pedestrian, 65 Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver After Death Of Pedestrian, 65
Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver After Death Of Pedestrian, 65 UPDATE: A 65-year-old Hawthorne widow now faces vehicular manslaughter charges following the overnight death of a hit-and-run victim who was struck as he crossed a street carrying groceries in Glen Rock nine days ago. The victim, also 65, died Wednesday night at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, family members said. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, in turn, made arrangements for the driver, Marina M. Lee, to surrender to them Thursday afternoon to face upgraded charges. Lee was found with her damaged Chevy Tahoe in a Godwin Avenue parking lot in Midla…

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by Jerry DeMarco