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PURSUIT: Stolen Car Collisions Injure Homeland Security Agent, NJSP Detectives, Teen Thief PURSUIT: Stolen Car Collisions Injure Homeland Security Agent, NJSP Detectives, Teen Thief
Pursuit: Stolen Car Collisions Injure Homeland Security Agent, Njsp Detectives, Teen Thief UPDATE: Two New Jersey State Police detectives were struck and a U.S. Homeland Security agent rammed head-on by a quartet of car thieves, one of them a 15-year-old who had his leg broken during a pursuit, authorities confirmed. Three adults and the injured juvenile were seized following a chain reaction of collisions in Newark involving a stolen SUV, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Friday, June 30. It began with the theft of the 2021 BMW X6 in Cedar Grove around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, June 22, the attorney general said. Members of the New Jersey State Police Auto Theft…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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STATE POLICE CHASE: Federal Agent, NJSP Detective Injured In Collisions With Fleeing Thieves STATE POLICE CHASE: Federal Agent, NJSP Detective Injured In Collisions With Fleeing Thieves
State Police Chase: Federal Agent, Njsp Detective Injured In Collisions With Fleeing Thieves UPDATE: Two New Jersey State Police detectives were struck and a U.S. Homeland Security agent rammed head-on by a quartet of car thieves, one of them a 15-year-old who had his leg broken during a pursuit, authorities confirmed. Three adults and the injured juvenile were seized following a chain reaction of collisions in Newark involving a stolen SUV, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Friday, June 30. It began with the theft of the 2021 BMW X6 in Cedar Grove around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, June 22, the attorney general said. Members of the New Jersey State Police Auto Theft…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Helicopter Helps Nab Thieves In Stolen Bergen County Car: Newark Authorities Police Helicopter Helps Nab Thieves In Stolen Bergen County Car: Newark Authorities
Police Helicopter Helps Nab Thieves In Stolen Bergen County Car: Newark Authorities A Newark police helicopter helped track a pair of car thieves in an SUV stolen out of Bergen County, authorities said. The copter spotted a gray Alfa Romeo SUV stolen out of Closter speeding near 16th Avenue and South 13th Street around 9:30 p.m. Friday, city police said in a release. The car was later seen parked in a driveway at North 6th Street and 12th Avenue. Upon becoming aware of police presence, Rasheed Mells, 23, the driver, got out of the car and ran, police said. He was apprehended at North 11th Street. Newark Police Director Brian A. O’Hara, who was in the area at the time appr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Newark Pair Arrested In Montclair Pursuit That Injured Officer, Ended In Crash Newark Pair Arrested In Montclair Pursuit That Injured Officer, Ended In Crash
Newark Pair Arrested In Montclair Pursuit That Injured Officer, Ended In Crash A Newark pair has been charged in connection with a police pursuit involving a stolen vehicle that left a Montclair officer injured, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, announced Wednesday. Rajon Norwood, 48, was charged with aggravated assault with a motor vehicle, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, receiving stolen property, resisting arrest by flight, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was being held in the Essex County Jail. Kisha Eutsey, 32, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and receiving stol…

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by Cecilia Levine
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2 Officers, Civilian Injured In Pursuit Of Stolen Vehicle Through Essex County 2 Officers, Civilian Injured In Pursuit Of Stolen Vehicle Through Essex County
2 Officers, Civilian Injured In Pursuit Of Stolen Vehicle Through Essex County Two Montclair police officers and one civilian were injured during a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle that ended in a Newark crash, authorities said. A Montclair officer stopped the unidentified driver for various motor vehicle violations around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. The driver took off and struck a Montclair police officer, as other authorities tried stopping the fleeing car, Stephens said. The chase ended near North 6th Street in Newark, when the vehicle struck a parked car owned by a civilian. The Montclair police engag…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Federal Agents Bust Newark Man With Nearly 7 Pounds Of Cocaine Federal Agents Bust Newark Man With Nearly 7 Pounds Of Cocaine
Federal Agents Bust Newark Man With Nearly 7 Pounds Of Cocaine Local and federal agents arrested a Newark man who had 3.2 kilograms -- nearly seven pounds -- of cocaine, authorities said.  Arturo Buret-Almonte, 43, was charged with possession and intent to distributed on Wednesday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Police officers and federal agents arrested Buret-Almonte at approximately 2:55 p.m. near Park Avenue and North 6th Street.

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by Cecilia Levine
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KNOW HIM? Newark Police Seek Man Who Pointed Gun At Family Dollar Worker KNOW HIM? Newark Police Seek Man Who Pointed Gun At Family Dollar Worker
Know HIM? Newark Police Seek Man Who Pointed Gun At Family Dollar Worker Authorities in Newark are seeking the public's help identifying a man who they say aimed a gun at a worker at Family Dollar on Thursday night. A man pointed a handgun at a worker at Family Dollar Store on the 800 block of North 6th Street around 6:40 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release. The man — who had previously acted hostile toward the store’s employees — left the store and ran toward Bloomfield, Ambrose said. The man, pictured above, is 5 feet 6 inches tall and has a thin build, a medium brown complexion, a tattoo over his right eye and a gash over…

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by Valerie Musson