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'Complete Disregard For Public': SUV Thief Leads Wild Pursuit Before Crash, Secaucus Chief Says 'Complete Disregard For Public': SUV Thief Leads Wild Pursuit Before Crash, Secaucus Chief Says
'Complete Disregard For Public': SUV Thief Leads Wild Pursuit Before Crash, Secaucus Chief Says A 25-year-old Newark man with prescription drugs on him led police on a reckless pursuit in a stolen SUV across Essex and Hudson counties this week, authorities said. Sahmir Hughes was behind the wheel of a 2020 Lexus RX stolen from a valet lot when Secaucus officers were called to Riverside Pediatrics around 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, Chief Dennis Miller said. The vehicle nearly struck one of the valet attendants and pedestrian on 10th Street, Miller said. A description of the stolen vehicle and suspect were broadcasted to surrounding agencies, while the Secaucus Police checked rout…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Kearny Man Accused Of Running Major Drug Lab In East Orange Kearny Man Accused Of Running Major Drug Lab In East Orange
Kearny Man Accused Of Running Major Drug Lab In East Orange A Kearny man was arrested early Thursday morning as police raided the fortified drug-manufacturing facility he maintained in East Orange, where drugs worth about $150,000 were found, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said.  Jovanni Perez, 39, who has been arrested multiple times for alleged drug offenses, now faces charges of possession, running a drug production facility, possession of paraphernalia and related charges.  The alleged drug operation -- which was raided shortly before 4 a.m. by a task force that included police from Bloomfield, Irvington and Newark -- was locate…

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by Paul Milo