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Out-Of-State Driver Caught Toting A Purple Handgun, Leonia Officer On Hot Streak Out-Of-State Driver Caught Toting A Purple Handgun, Leonia Officer On Hot Streak
Out-Of-State Driver Caught Toting A Purple Handgun, Leonia Officer On Hot Streak A Leonia police officer made his third gun arrest in less than a week after he stopped an unregistered sedan and spotted a purple Glock in the female driver’s center console, authorities said. Officer Devon O’Donnell pulled the 2022 Toyota Camry over on Fort Lee Road around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, July 23, Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. Backup Sgt. Sihoon Chung, Officer Debbie Maldonado and Palisades Park Officer Theodore Christolias arrived within moments and the driver was taken into custody. Jayme R. Benefield, 53, of Salem, Alabama, was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun and pos…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen Girl, 7, Accidentally Run Over By Family Member's SUV Bergen Girl, 7, Accidentally Run Over By Family Member's SUV
Bergen Girl, 7, Accidentally Run Over By Family Member's SUV A 7-year-old Leonia girl was hospitalized with serious injuries after she was run over by an SUV driven by a relative in what authorities said was a tragic accident. It was dark and raining steadily when the driver dropped off four passengers in a parking lot near the corner of Grand Avenue and Fort Lee Road shortly before 8:30 p.m. Monday, according to a borough police report. The girl inadvertently moved into the path of the Ford Explorer as it exited the lot and was run over by a front tire, it says. She was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center with chest injuries that weren’t…

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by Jerry DeMarco