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Mastermind Of 84 Brazen Burglaries In Nine NJ Counties, Rockland Gets Plea-Bargained 14 Years
UPDATE: A Teaneck ex-con was sentenced to 14 years in state prison for leading a band of brazen burglars who authorities said committed no fewer than 84 broad-daylight home break-ins throughout New Jersey and Rockland County.
Keith Perry, 39, took a deal from prosecutors rather than risk the consequences of a trial, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Tuesday, March 14.
Perry was among several people arrested in April 2021 for dozens of burglaries committed over the previous six months in nine New Jersey counties — Morris, Bergen, Essex, Somerset, Hunterdon, Union, Passai…
100 Pounds Of Pot, 30 Pounds Of Hash Oil, ‘Shrooms, More Seized In Route 17 Stop: Mahwah PD
An alert Mahwah police officer nabbed a driver from North Carolina on Route 17 with more than 100 pounds of pot, 30 pounds of cannabis oil and several pounds of “magic” mushrooms, authorities said.
Officer Michael Silano stopped a Chrysler mini-van driven by Kobe P. Rockwell, 24, of Apex, NC, on the southbound highway for various motor vehicle violations, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said on Tuesday, March 14.
Silano requested a Bergen County Sheriff’s Office K-9, who indicated the presence of drugs in the vehicle following Monday’s stop, the chief said.
A search turned up the marijuana, the…
Sandwiches Sold Across Region Recalled Due To Potential Listeria Contamination
A Baltimore-based food company is recalling hundreds of products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Fresh Ideation Food Group LLC says the products were sold from Tuesday, Jan. 24 through Monday, Jan. 30 in nine states, including Connecticut, Washington DC, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia.
The products include sandwiches, salads, snacks, yogurt, wraps, and related products. A listing of the relevant product information is provided at the bottom of this pres…
2 Drivers Dead In Wrong-Way Parkway Crash
Two drivers died in a head-on crash on the Garden State Parkway Friday, Oct. 21, authorities said.
Cortney Downey, of Northfield, and Michelle ross, of North Carolina, collided in Little Egg Harbor Township around 9:30 p.m., causing Ross' 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander to overturn, New Jersey State Police said.
Downey, 32, who was in a Toyota Corolla, and Ross were both pronounced dead. It was not clear which driver was heading in the wrong direction.
Condolences poured in on social media for Downey.
I have terrible news yesterday afternoon. I have lost a very special friend she was like …
One Dead, Two Airlifted In Route 80 Crash
One person was killed and several injured, some seriously, in a Route 80 crash Sunday, Sept. 18 on Route 80, authorities said.
A Toyota Venza was westbound when it veered off the road and struck a tree around 8:40 a.m. near milepost 8.4, New Jersey State Police Trooper Brandi Slota said.
The front seat passenger died while two backseat passengers, a 28-year-old woman from Williamsville, NY, and a 28-year-old North Carolina resident, suffered serious injuries and were airlifted to nearby hospitals, Slota said.
The driver, a Cheektowaga, NY resident, age 27, suffered moderate injuries.
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