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Verona Home Invasion: 2nd Suspect Nabbed In PA, Police Say Verona Home Invasion: 2nd Suspect Nabbed In PA, Police Say
Verona Home Invasion: 2nd Suspect Nabbed In PA, Police Say A 31-year-old Newark resident was recently arrested in Scranton, PA after breaking into a home in Verona by kicking in the side door last month, police said. On Friday, Jan. 5 at 5 p.m., two suspects, Christopher Lassiter, a 30-year-old Newark resident and Hamid Travis, 31, burglarized a home on Wayland Drive, Verona police said on Facebook. Upon entering the phone, they proceeded to ransack it, taking numerous items, police said. Neighbors shared their home camera footage allowing police to identify the suspects, who were seen attempting to sell the victim's jewelry in a neighboring county…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Verona First Responders Extract Cardiac Patient Through Basement Vault Door: Police Verona First Responders Extract Cardiac Patient Through Basement Vault Door: Police
Verona First Responders Extract Cardiac Patient Through Basement Vault Door: Police Verona first responders had a harrowing rescue on Tuesday, Nov. 8, treating a cardiac emergency in a basement, police said. At 11:20 a.m., police, rescue, fire along with the Department of Public Works and first responders from Montclair and Atlantic responded to a cardiac related medical emergency inside the basement of a building at Bloomfield Avenue and Fairfield Avenue, officers said. Upon arrival, first responders realized the only way to get him out was through a sidewalk basement vault door, officers said. "This required a unified and coordinated effort between all agencies at the s…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
While You Were Sleeping: Burglars Break Into Verona Home: Police While You Were Sleeping: Burglars Break Into Verona Home: Police
While You Were Sleeping: Burglars Break Into Verona Home: Police Verona Police are attempting to find two burglars who broke into a home on Sunday, Oct. 1 while residents were sleeping. At 4:30 a.m., two masked people wearing gloves entered the home via an unlocked door, police said. They left with a small carry bag that was inside the home, police said. They returned two minutes later and retrieved a backpack and then exited the home again, police said. Police believe they were searching for a key fob to the vehicle in the driveway but were unsuccessful. The occupants of the home were unaware of the break-in until later that morning.

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by Sam Barron
News
Driver Sends Verona Car Wash Worker Flying 50 Feet Leaving Him Seriously Injured: PD Driver Sends Verona Car Wash Worker Flying 50 Feet Leaving Him Seriously Injured: PD
Driver Sends Verona Car Wash Worker Flying 50 Feet Leaving Him Seriously Injured: PD A Verona car wash employee was in intensive care after an out-of-control sedan driven by a 75-year-old man sent him flying, authorities said. The elderly Bayville resident's Cadillac left the roadway and hit the unidentified 41-year-old worker who was on the job in the driveway of Quality Car Wash on Bloomfield Avenue on March 26, Police Chief Christopher Kiernan said. The impact knocked the victim 50 or so feet, the chief said. The Caddy also whacked an SUV and another sedan before slamming into a utility pole, he said.  The worker and two vehicles were struck before the sedan slamme…

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by Sam Barron & Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Stolen Car Flips 21 Feet Off Embankment Onto North Caldwell Cars (VIDEO) Stolen Car Flips 21 Feet Off Embankment Onto North Caldwell Cars (VIDEO)
Stolen Car Flips 21 Feet Off Embankment Onto North Caldwell Cars (Video) Stunning footage shows a stolen vehicle flipping more than 21 feet over an embankment before narrowly missing a homeowner and landing on two vehicles in North Jersey on New Year's Eve (scroll for video). The driver of the vehicle apparently lost control and drove over the embankment before crashing into a house and on top of the vehicles parked in the driveway of 52 Hilltop Dr., in North Caldwell at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, local police said. Occupants of the stolen vehicle were able to escape and fled on foot. Detective Herbert, Officer Moskalow, and surrounding agencies later arrested …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ocean County Man, 88, Gets 10 Years State Prison For Jersey Shore Manslaughter Ocean County Man, 88, Gets 10 Years State Prison For Jersey Shore Manslaughter
Ocean County Man, 88, Gets 10 Years State Prison For Jersey Shore Manslaughter An 88-year-old man with addresses in Ocean and Essex counties has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison in connection with the brutal death of a Florida man, authorities said. Thomas Hatchett of Manchester Township was sentenced on Tuesday as a result of his earlier guilty plea to aggravated manslaughter, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On July 1, 2019, Manchester Township police received a 9-1-1 call about a victim lying face down in the street in front of a residence. Officers found Igal Hedad, 71, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, bleeding from&n…

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by Jon Craig