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WILD PURSUIT: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal WILD PURSUIT: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal
Wild Pursuit: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal UPDATE: A Union City man who jumped into a frigid Meadowlands creek during a dramatic police chase is an ex-con with nearly 50 arrests in no fewer than five North Jersey counties over the past 35 years. Career criminal Gregory Calvo, 53, is the very embodiment of the phrase “known to police.” He's been convicted nearly two dozen times in Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, Morris and Essex counties since 1989 – for offenses that include robbery, theft, burglary, drug dealing, domestic violence and aggravated assault -- and has been in and out of state prison and county jails since that time only to be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Shoplifters Fresh Off Heist Busted With Ecstasy, $5K In Merch On Route 23: Wayne PD Shoplifters Fresh Off Heist Busted With Ecstasy, $5K In Merch On Route 23: Wayne PD
Shoplifters Fresh Off Heist Busted With Ecstasy, $5K In Merch On Route 23: Wayne PD Police arrested three shoplifters found with more than $5,300 in stolen merchandise after keen-eyed stopped their car on Route 23 last week in Wayne, officials said. Dugleidy Gonzalez-Riera, 28; Yefferson Prieto-Galviz, 23; and Morelis Blanco-Cineros, 41; all of the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, were being held in the Passaic County Jail on various theft and drug charges, Wayne Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Trouble began around 3:35 p.m. last Valentine's Day when Wayne Officers Harrison Kirby and David Talerico saw the Toyota sedan following another vehicle too…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman Shoplifted Kohl's Three Times: Secaucus PD Woman Shoplifted Kohl's Three Times: Secaucus PD
Woman Shoplifted Kohl's Three Times: Secaucus PD The third time shoplifting Kohl's was not the charm for a 26-year-old Jersey City resident. Britney Lockett was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 11 and charged with shoplifting Kohl's in Secaucus three different times over the summer, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Lockett was charged with shoplifting from Kohl's on July 31, August 1 and August 3, police said. James Palmer, a 24-year-old Jersey City resident was charged in connection the initial shoplifting incident, police said. Lockett was issued three complaint summonses and released from police custody, police said.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Suspects Pepper Sprayed, NJ Officers Injured After $5K In Merch Taken From Kohl's: Police Suspects Pepper Sprayed, NJ Officers Injured After $5K In Merch Taken From Kohl's: Police
Suspects Pepper Sprayed, NJ Officers Injured After $5K In Merch Taken From Kohl's: Police A scuffle broke out after a police officer tried to apprehend four Newark residents wanted for stealing more than $5,500 worth of merchandise from at Kohl's in North Jersey on Saturday, June 10, authorities said.  Police were called to the Kohl's at 1901 E Edgar Road on reports of a shoplifting in progress, Capt. Christopher Guenther of the Linden PD said.  When the first officer arrived at the scene, he was confronted by two suspects, Guenther said. The officer attempted to stop the suspects, but was pushed to the ground, Guenther said. The suspects ran from the store into a…

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by Sam Barron
Business
Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts' Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts'
Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts' Nearly 500,000 juicers are being recalled after reports of hundreds of malfunctions reported by consumers, some of which included injuries that required emergency treatment, according to federal officials.  The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Empower Brands is recalling approximately 469,000 Power XL Self-Cleaning Juicers due to both laceration and ingestion hazards. According to the CPSC, the juicers can rupture during use, striking users and posing a laceration hazard. They've also been known to leave small particle shavings in the juice, posing an ad…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Spying On Woman In Secaucus Kohl's Changing Room Arrested In Paramus: Police Man Spying On Woman In Secaucus Kohl's Changing Room Arrested In Paramus: Police
Man Spying On Woman In Secaucus Kohl's Changing Room Arrested In Paramus: Police A Passaic man who was caught by his victim spying on her in a Secaucus Kohl's store changing room was arrested in Paramus, authorities said. The man, later identified as 29-year-old Jesus Gallegos Valdez, was spotted by the woman over the top of the dressing room wall on Nov. 28, Secaucus police said. Apparently realizing he'd been caught, Gallegos Valdez quickly left the store. It was unclear if he had taken photos or recorded the victim. Secaucus police launched an investigation and arrested Gallegos Valez in Paramus on Dec. 8, they said. He was charged with invasion of privacy, iss…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Clarks Americas Recalls Women’s Shoes For Potentially Dangerous Chemical Hazard Clarks Americas Recalls Women’s Shoes For Potentially Dangerous Chemical Hazard
Clarks Americas Recalls Women’s Shoes For Potentially Dangerous Chemical Hazard Eight styles of women’s shoes are being recalled across the globe by Clarks due to concerns about toxins inside the product, the retailer announced. The US Consumer Product and Safety Commission (CPSC) issued an alert regarding a recall of approximately 113,000 shoes under the "Breeze" style name that were sold stateside and an additional 10,000 in Canada that pose a potential chemical hazard. "Prolonged and direct contact with the shoes’ upper material can expose the wearer to the chemicals benzidine and/or dimethoxybenzidine, which are toxic and can cause adverse health effects,” accordin…

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by Zak Failla
Business
These Retailers Just Inked Deals At Bergen Town Center Amid Renovations These Retailers Just Inked Deals At Bergen Town Center Amid Renovations
These Retailers Just Inked Deals At Bergen Town Center Amid Renovations Kohl's is among one of the new tenants coming to Paramus' Bergen Town Center, currently undergoing renovations. The department store will be relocating from its current location across the street, and occupying a prime position facing Route 4, Urban Edge Properties announced. Hackensack Meridian Health, the largest health provider in New Jersey, will establish a significant presence at the property with an 80,000-square-foot new state-of-the-art medical office facility. Chick’n Cone and Ani Ramen will join the mall's dining line-up while V/O Med Spa brings a high-quality beauty servic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Support Spikes For Family Of Hunterdon County HS Grad Jake Taylor, 25, Killed In Ida Flooding Support Spikes For Family Of Hunterdon County HS Grad Jake Taylor, 25, Killed In Ida Flooding
Support Spikes For Family Of Hunterdon County HS Grad Jake Taylor, 25, Killed In Ida Flooding Support is on the rise for the family of Jake John Taylor, a Hunterdon County High School graduate who died Sept. 2 in the Ida storm flooding at the age of 25. Born in Raritan Township, Taylor graduated from high school in 2014, his obituary says. Taylor was a hard worker with past experience at AMC theaters in Bridgewater, the food service department at Hunterdon Medical Center, the Flemington Department Store and Kohls. He most recently worked as a team member at Chick-fil-A in Flemington, his memorial says. Described as “innocent, generous, humble, determined and mentally strong,” Taylo…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Wayne Police Bust Trio Following Alleged Knifepoint Robbery At Route 23 Motel Wayne Police Bust Trio Following Alleged Knifepoint Robbery At Route 23 Motel
Wayne Police Bust Trio Following Alleged Knifepoint Robbery At Route 23 Motel Wayne police arrested three transients following an alleged knifepoint robbery at a local motel. Officer Joseph Cobianchi was on patrol when he saw a woman and two men who “appeared to be shouting” and were “visibly upset” in the parking lot of the Days Inn on Route 23, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. As Cobianchi approached, one of the men quickly ducked into the motel, the captain said. The woman “was crying and had dried blood on her lip,” Daly said. She told the officer that she was in a room with another woman who “robbed her at knifepoint and struck her in the face with a glass bottl…

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by Jerry DeMarco