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Fugitive Hunted In 'Bling Bishop' Robbery Killed By US Marshals In NJ Hotel Shootout Fugitive Hunted In 'Bling Bishop' Robbery Killed By US Marshals In NJ Hotel Shootout
Fugitive Hunted In 'Bling Bishop' Robbery Killed By US Marshals In NJ Hotel Shootout 𝗕π—₯π—˜π—”π—žπ—œπ—‘π—š π—‘π—˜π—ͺ𝗦: A fugitive wanted for robbing a "bling" bishop from Bergen County during an online service was killed by U.S. Marshals Wednesday afternoon during a shootout at a Route 1 hotel, federal sources confirmed. Ex-con Shamar Leggette was the subject of a manhunt following the infamous 2022 gunpoint robbery of "Bling Bishop" Lamor Whitehead of Paramus during a live-streamed church service in Brooklyn. Leggette, 41, of Brooklyn, also shot a man in Providence, RI last September, authorities there said. Members of the U.S. States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Task Force, assisting th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Downhill Tow Truck Slams Into North Bergen Home Downhill Tow Truck Slams Into North Bergen Home
Downhill Tow Truck Slams Into North Bergen Home A tow truck towing a USPS truck slammed into the porch of a North Bergen home on Friday, Dec. 29. The truck was going downhill on 73rd at Grand Avenue when the back wheels came off the ground, sending the truck flying down to Liberty Avenue, where the driver crashed into the porch of the home, Police Capt. Jorge Raposo said. Had the truck not crashed into the home it would've gone right into Route 1&9, which was experiencing bumper-to-bumper traffic, the captain said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Four Arrested After Two Stolen Vehicles Recovered: Linden PD Four Arrested After Two Stolen Vehicles Recovered: Linden PD
Four Arrested After Two Stolen Vehicles Recovered: Linden PD Four people were arrested in Linden last week after police recovered two stolen vehicles, police said. On Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 8:40 p.m., officers were alerted to a stolen U-Haul van traveling southbound on Route 1. Police located the van at South Stiles Street and arrested Anthony Miguel, a 30-year-old Mount Holly resident and Marcello Miguel, a 21-year-old Mount Ephraim resident, officers said. Police discovered cocaine and drug paraphernalia from the van, officers said. Anthony had an active warrant out of Arizona, police said. Anthony was charged with possession of a stolen motor veh…

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by Sam Barron
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WWE Star Tammy Sytch Of NJ Arrested In Deadly FL Crash: Report WWE Star Tammy Sytch Of NJ Arrested In Deadly FL Crash: Report
WWE Star Tammy Sytch Of NJ Arrested In Deadly FL Crash: Report WWE star and New Jersey resident Tammy Sytch has been arrested for the third time in three months, this time for DUI in a Florida crash that left another person dead, TMZ reports The Hall of Famer was behind the wheel of a 2012 Mercedes when she struck the back of a 2013 Kia Sorento stopped at a stoplight just before 8:30 p.m. on March 25 on US Highway 1 in Volusia County, TMZ says citing police. The Kia was sent into the back of a 2011 GMC Yukon, also stopped at the light, ultimately killing the Kia driver, police said. Police said they believed Sytch was under the influence of alcohol at…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
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Coaching, Teaching Legend Sal Benanti Of Charlie Bloods Restaurant In Garfield Passes At 80 Coaching, Teaching Legend Sal Benanti Of Charlie Bloods Restaurant In Garfield Passes At 80
Coaching, Teaching Legend Sal Benanti Of Charlie Bloods Restaurant In Garfield Passes At 80 Somewhere this week music is playing, sauce is simmering and sports talk is spirited. There's no such joy in Garfield, though. Charlie Bloods remains dark this week as loved ones, friends and countless customers mourn the passing of the popular restaurant's owner, "Coach" Sal Benanti. β€œMy heart hurts,” wrote Jennifer Armstrong Alfonso in an online tribute. β€œHe was an amazing man who was willing to help anyone. He was to so many people a mentor, a father, a friend and so many other things.” Garfield was pretty much Italian and Polish when Salvatore Benanti was born in Passaic in 1941, a l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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South Jersey, PA Diving School Pioneer Gets 27 Months In Fed Pen For $1.1M Funding Fraud South Jersey, PA Diving School Pioneer Gets 27 Months In Fed Pen For $1.1M Funding Fraud
South Jersey, PA Diving School Pioneer Gets 27 Months In Fed Pen For $1.1M Funding Fraud UPDATE: A New Jersey woman considered a pioneer of commercial diving instruction was sentenced Wednesday to a plea-bargained 27 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $1 million in public funds to keep her Pennsylvania diving school in business. Tamara Brown, 58, of Haddon Heights, began submitting false information to keep her Divers Academy International just outside of Philadelphia accredited beginning in 2012, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. As a for-profit institution, the diving school required accreditation to be eligible to receive tuition funds from …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Serious Crash Shuts Down Rt.1 South In Linden Serious Crash Shuts Down Rt.1 South In Linden
Serious Crash Shuts Down Rt.1 South In Linden Rt. 1 South in Linden was closed Tuesday morning for a crash investigation.  The crash occurred around 4:15 a.m., when a 2008 Infiniti struck a 2004 Ford Explorer as it was turning left from Rt. 1 North onto S. Wood Ave., police said.  The drivers, a 25-year-old Elizabeth man and a 29-year-old Woodbridge woman, were taken to University Hospital in Newark with serious injuries.  Rt. 1 South was expected to be re-opened around 7 a.m., police said.  Anyone with information is urged to call Investigator Miesko Niedziolka at (908) 474-8505.

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by Paul Milo