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Friday, mar 21
Police & Fire
Two Nabbed In Paterson After Vehicle Slams Into Pole, Catches Fire, In Police Pursuit
UPDATE: A 15-year-old boy who authorities said was behind the wheel of a stolen car that crashed into a utility pole in Paterson and burst into flames during a Haledon police chase was in custody Wednesday. A Haledon police officer tried stopping the stolen 2007 Saab 9-5 around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday when the driver sped off, they said. The Saab slammed into a utility pole at Getty Avenue and Straight Street in Paterson, knocking it down, and burst into flames, responders said. The driver and a 16-year-old passenger were taken into custody while another occupant ran off, they said. A 16-year…
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Wild Stolen Ridgewood Car Chase Goes East From Hackensack, Then Back West To Paramus, 2 Caught
Police once again pleaded with owners to lock their vehicles -- and not leave their keys or fobs behind -- after a wild noontime car chase Sunday that criss-crossed Bergen County and ended with two in custody. "I really don't want anyone hurt or killed when we are responding to stolen vehicles," said Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke. "Anyone on the road or in a home, are at risk during foot or vehicle pursuits." Ridgewood police who were tracking a stolen Land Rover's GPS notified Hackensack police around noon, city police Lt. James Smith said. A patrol officer spotted the vehicle…
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Teens In Leonia Police Chase Nabbed After 7-Eleven Crash In Bogota Hurls Sign Onto Roof
An overnight police chase Saturday that began in Leonia ended when the sedan crashed into a Bogota 7-Eleven while hurling a street sign onto the convenience store's roof. Leonia Police Officer Sihoon Chung tried stopping the 2007 Hyundai Sonata for speeding on Grand Avenue around 2:30 a.m. The 17-year-old driver from Union City turned west on Fort Lee Road and took off into Teaneck and then Bogota, Capt. Scott Tamagny said. Chung terminated the pursuit out of safety concerns, then found the vehicle involved in a crash at the 7-Eleven next to the Valero service station off the corner of Eas…
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Passaic Sheriff: Paterson-To-Bloomfield Pursuit Ends In Pickup Crash, DWI, Drug Charges
A pre-dawn pursuit that began in Paterson ended 20 minutes later when a drunken Bloomfield driver crashed his pickup truck near his home, authorities said. Henry Vindas, 38, led the 11-mile chase after Passaic County Sheriff's Sgt. Eric Fajardo tried pulling over his Dodge pickup in the area of 20th Avenue and State Street just after 4 a.m. Tuesday, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Vindas fled through several city streets and onto Route 19 South and then the Garden State Parkway before exiting in Bloomfield, the sheriff said. Moments later, the pickup slammed into a tree at the intersectio…
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Wild Chase Across Clifton Rooftops: Passaic Sheriff's Officers Nab Stolen Car Thief After Crash
A wild chase along Clifton rooftops ended when a 17-year-old repeat offender who crashed a stolen Jeep was nabbed by Passaic County sheriff’s officers. Undercover narcotics detectives were headed east on Route 46 in Little Falls just after 2 p.m. Wednesday when they spotted a black Jeep reported stolen from a nearby Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. It was being followed by a Mercedes Benz that was reported stolen out of Little Falls the day before, authorities said. A sheriff's detective pulled up next to the Jeep and spotted the driver with a hood p…
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Passaic Sheriff's Officer Injured In Hit-Run Crash: Driver Found, Charged
A Passaic County sheriff's officer escaped serious injury after his cruiser was rammed from behind in Paterson by a driver who then took off, authorities said. Officer Jason Michaels chased the hit-and-run driver, but a damaged tire disabled his patrol car. His colleagues, however, found the other car and charged the driver. The Volkswagen Beetle had struck the officer's car after 41-year-old Juan Carlos Carrillo Ruiz ran a red light at the intersection of Broadway and Rosa Parks Boulevard around 3 p.m., Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. "Michaels’ unit went up on the sidewa…
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Chase Ends With Paramus Police Car Crash Outside Route 17 Starbucks
A pursuit that began in Ridgewood ended with the driver's arrest outside a Route 17 Starbucks in Paramus after a crash with a police car, authorities said. Joseph Dunsay, 40, of Hackensack was speeding while approaching a construction zone Thursday when a village officer tried to stop him, Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. Dunsay made his way onto southbound Route 17 during what Luthcke said became a low-speed pursuit. His Toyota Camry struck a Paramus police cruiser moments later, causing minor damage, and Dunsay was taken into custody, responders said. Dunsay remained held…
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