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Tow Truck Driver Responds To NJ Call Impaired, Arrested By Police Tow Truck Driver Responds To NJ Call Impaired, Arrested By Police
Tow Truck Driver Responds To NJ Call Impaired, Arrested By Police A tow truck driver from Bergenfield was impaired when he responded to a call in Ridgewood, then left both doors of his rig open and split, said police who found him hoofing it a block or so away. The owner of the disabled car requested a tow behind the Daily Treat Restaurant on East Ridgewood Avenue late Sunday afternoon. Andrew Velardo, 34, showed up and began "acting oddly," Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. The owner said he refused to let Velardo take his car because he appeared impaired. Then he called police. Luthcke said Velardo responded by walking off, "leaving his…

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Three Captured After Stolen SUV Rams Vehicles In Paramus Pursuit Three Captured After Stolen SUV Rams Vehicles In Paramus Pursuit
Three Captured After Stolen SUV Rams Vehicles In Paramus Pursuit BREAKING: Three suspects in a stolen SUV rammed multiple vehicles, including a Paramus police car, before officers from neighboring departments helped nab them as they fled, responders said. A female occupant of one of the civilian vehicles had to be hospitalized in the wake of the pursuit and crashes early Monday evening, all of which happened in a matter of minutes. The 2022 Mercedes GLS reportedly was stolen out of Manalapan around 7 p.m. Sunday. It was being tracked via GPS and had apparently been circling Newark before it was identified on Franklin Turnpike in Ridgewood on Monday. Par…

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by Jerry DeMarco