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Woman Hospitalized After Horrific NJ Fireworks Injury Woman Hospitalized After Horrific NJ Fireworks Injury
Woman Hospitalized After Horrific NJ Fireworks Injury A woman lost an eye when she was struck by fireworks in Teaneck the night of the Fourth, responders said. Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly confirmed that the 40-year-old victim was struck directly in the eye on Stuyvesant Road off Teaneck Road shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday. An ambulance took her to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said. Police are investigating, O’Reilly said. Responders said the explosion literally knocked the victim's eye out.

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PUNKED! Hapless Scammers Trying To Swindle $25K From Teaneck Man Get Stung By Police Instead PUNKED! Hapless Scammers Trying To Swindle $25K From Teaneck Man Get Stung By Police Instead
Punked! Hapless Scammers Trying To Swindle $25K From Teaneck Man Get Stung By Police Instead A pair of flim-flammers who thought they’d fooled a Teaneck grandfather into forking over $25,500 to get a supposedly drunk-driving family member out of jail found the tables turned when they showed up to collect, authorities said. The “victim” who held an envelope stuffed with the supposed cash as he stood waiting for the two Plainfield teens on a township street was actually a Teaneck police detective clutching worthless paper, they said. Police had been alerted by the would-be victim after he got a call from one of the wanna-be con artists, Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said. Pretendin…

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Report Of Attempted Child Luring In NJ Turns Out To Be Something Else Report Of Attempted Child Luring In NJ Turns Out To Be Something Else
Report Of Attempted Child Luring In NJ Turns Out To Be Something Else UPDATE: What was at first reported as an attempted child luring in Teaneck turned out to be an innocent incident, authorities said. A “keen-eyed caller” reported hearing a conversation last week between the youngster and “occupants of a slow-moving vehicle that was driving next to the child” that triggered fears of a possible abduction, Teaneck Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said Tuesday. The caller provided a license plate number along with Ring doorbell footage and audio of the New Year’s Eve incident, the chief said. “Based on the detailed information that the witness provided, detectiv…

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by Jerry DeMarco