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Uber Driver, Buddy Stole $165K In Luxury Items, Cocaine, 15 LBS Of Marijuana: Kearny PD Uber Driver, Buddy Stole $165K In Luxury Items, Cocaine, 15 LBS Of Marijuana: Kearny PD
Uber Driver, Buddy Stole $165K In Luxury Items, Cocaine, 15 LBS Of Marijuana: Kearny PD A Newark Uber driver and his buddy from the Bronx were nabbed after a four-month-long investigation that yielded 15 pounds of pot, $165,000 in luxury goods and more, police said. Javier Ortega, 40, of Newark, NJ, and Severiano Ybert Perez, 42, of Bronx, NY, were arrested on Tuesday, July 12, Kearny Police Chief George King said. The investigation all started with two burglaries reported in one multi-family home on Argyle Place on Feb. 27, police said.  The suspects matched the description of the burglars who committed similar thefts at a Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, on Feb. 2…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Stabbed With Machete During Argument In Kearny Walmart Man Stabbed With Machete During Argument In Kearny Walmart
Man Stabbed With Machete During Argument In Kearny Walmart A 43-year-old man was hospitalized after being assaulted with a machete inside of a Kearny Walmart Friday, police said. Police responding to 911 calls found the man inside the store with a deep cut in the back of his head around 10:30 a.m., Kearny police said. The victim was involved in an argument with another man, who then struck him in the head with a machete. The suspect fled the store before police arrived. The victim was transported by EMS to University Hospital, Newark and later released. Anyone with information relevant to the investigation are asked to call (201) 998-1313, or t…

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by Cecilia Levine