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16-Year-Old Tossed Fireworks At Jersey City Police: Authorities 16-Year-Old Tossed Fireworks At Jersey City Police: Authorities
16-Year-Old Tossed Fireworks At Jersey City Police: Authorities A 16-year-old was arrested and charged after he tossed fireworks at police attempting to break up a group of street racers on Sunday, Oct. 29, authorities said. At 3 a.m., police found 150 people at Harbor and Industrial Drive refusing to move their vehicles, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. A large group approached police while screaming obscenities and refusing to leave, Wallace-Scalfione said. One member of the group, the 16-year-old, discharged fireworks and then jumped on top of a vehicle before attempting to flee the scene, Wallace-Scalfione said.…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Pair Sentenced In 100 MPH Edison Street Race Crash That Killed US Army Hopeful Pair Sentenced In 100 MPH Edison Street Race Crash That Killed US Army Hopeful
Pair Sentenced In 100 MPH Edison Street Race Crash That Killed US Army Hopeful A pair of men from Central New Jersey were sentenced in connection with a fatal street race, authorities said. Daniel Girgis, 18, of Dayton was sentenced to three years in New Jersey State Prison and Tyler Dickerson, 19, of Monmouth Junction, was sentenced to one year in the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center for the crime, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Diana Somarriba, 18, of South Brunswick, was a passenger in Girgis' vehicle at the time of the Route 1 and Fox Road crash on Jan. 20, 2022. When police arrived at the scene, they found two v…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Street Racers Surround Jersey City Police, Dent Patrol Car Street Racers Surround Jersey City Police, Dent Patrol Car
Street Racers Surround Jersey City Police, Dent Patrol Car Jersey City Police had to call for backup while attempting to break up a meetup of street racers in the early morning of Sunday, April 30. Police arrived to 150 Industrial Drive and attempted to disperse the crowd of people, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. The crowd refused to leave and began climbing onto the patrol car, leaving a dent on the hood, Wallace-Scalfione said. After officers were surrounded, they called for backup and additional units responded and helped clear out the crowd, Wallace-Scalfione said. Police issued 23 summonses for racing, p…

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by Sam Barron
News
Philadelphia Drivers Charged In Fatal 100 MPH Race Across Tacony-Palmyra Bridge Philadelphia Drivers Charged In Fatal 100 MPH Race Across Tacony-Palmyra Bridge
Philadelphia Drivers Charged In Fatal 100 MPH Race Across Tacony-Palmyra Bridge Two men from Philadelphia have been charged with multiple offenses in connection with a fatal high speed hit-and-run crash on the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, authorities said. The men were racing each other at more than 100 mph, causing a five-car collision in late December, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Burlington County Bridge Commission Public Safety Director Patrick J. Reilly. Jonathan Ramos, 28, of East Louden Street, was charged with vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of a fatal accident causing Death while driving with a suspended license and endangering a…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Fiery Route 287 Crash Driver Killed In Fiery Route 287 Crash
Driver Killed In Fiery Route 287 Crash State Police were investigating a report of vehicles possibly racing before one crashed through a guard rail and burst into flames, killing its driver, near the Wanaque-Oakland border on Route 287 Tuesday night, responders said. Syed Hassan, 34, of Bethlehem, PA was pronounced dead at the scene at milepost 55.9 on the northbound highway in Wanaque following the 10:15 p.m. crash, they said. Wanaque firefighters doused the blaze. Oakland and Wanaque police also responded, along with NJSP’s Fatal Accident Investigation and Crime Scene Unit and the state Department of Transportation.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Port Authority PD Goes ‘Fast & Furious’ Against NYC Street Racers VIDEO: Port Authority PD Goes ‘Fast & Furious’ Against NYC Street Racers
Video: Port Authority PD Goes ‘Fast & Furious’ Against NYC Street Racers Some 70 street racers and their entourages had eluded authorities who tried to clear them from clogging a corner of JFK Airport before they began tearing up area highways. So Port Authority police went all Vin Diesel on ‘em. Uniformed officers in surge patrols had trouble corralling the 60 to 80 wannabe drift kings who’d gathered between 1 and 3 a.m. each weekend for the past two months at the Sunoco Plaza -- blocking gas pumps, handicap parking spots and entrances and exits -- before running illegal New York City races. Whenever marked units entered the plaza, however, they all scattered. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Two-Lane Blacktop: Nearly 200 Summonses Issued In Carlstadt Drag Race Two-Lane Blacktop: Nearly 200 Summonses Issued In Carlstadt Drag Race
Two-Lane Blacktop: Nearly 200 Summonses Issued In Carlstadt Drag Race A large group of drivers and spectators received nearly 200 summonses from police who busted a street race on an industrial stretch in Carlstadt. Borough police responding to complaints of late night of thunder on Commerce Boulevard crashed Friday’s event with help from their colleagues in East Rutherford and Moonachie and Bergen County sheriff’s officers, Acting Police Chief Thomas Berta said. A total of 55 vehicles were illegally parked in the right lanes on either side of the road as spectators watched the car club event, Berta said. “Motorists and passengers were detained by the office…

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by Jerry DeMarco