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HIT-RUN ARREST: Lodi Retiree, 74, Charged With Running Down Hackensack Pedestrian, 65 HIT-RUN ARREST: Lodi Retiree, 74, Charged With Running Down Hackensack Pedestrian, 65
Hit-run Arrest: Lodi Retiree, 74, Charged With Running Down Hackensack Pedestrian, 65 A 74-year-old retiree from Lodi was arrested after authorities said he struck a 65-year-old pedestrian in Hackensack and then took off. John Laiosa of Trudy Drive was driving a 2019 Ford Mustang that hit the city woman as she crossed Essex Street at Lehigh Street at 8:47 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The victim remained in critical condition Monday at Hackensack University Medical Center, responders said. She suffered a severe head injury, with brain bleed, a partial lung collapse and a broken rib, they said. It didn't take long for investigators to …

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HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: New Defendant Charged With Murder In Barbershop Ambush Of Maywood Dad HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: New Defendant Charged With Murder In Barbershop Ambush Of Maywood Dad
Hackensack Homicide: New Defendant Charged With Murder In Barbershop Ambush Of Maywood Dad BREAKING NEWS:  A Hackensack teenager was arrested Monday and charged with participating in the calculated cold-blooded killing of a 28-year-old Maywood man outside a city barbershop late last year. Jaheim Robinson, an 18-year-old college student, “acted as an accomplice in the fatal hit on Vidal Nieves” in the area of Essex and Lehigh streets on Nov. 12, 2022, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Robinson was taken into custody on March 6 and sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Musella said. He’s with charg…

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IN COLD BLOOD: Killers Stalked Single Dad Gunned Down In Hackensack, Investigators Say IN COLD BLOOD: Killers Stalked Single Dad Gunned Down In Hackensack, Investigators Say
IN Cold Blood: Killers Stalked Single Dad Gunned Down In Hackensack, Investigators Say UPDATE: Two men stalked a dollar store clerk from Maywood before one of them is seen on video shooting the 28-year-old victim dead outside a Hackensack barber shop, authorities charged. Footage retrieved from several area surveillance cameras show Dior Alston and Malik Abel, both 21, following Vidal Nieves down Essex Street around 5 p.m. this past Saturday, Nov. 12, they said. Alston then hops out, chases the single dad down and shoots him outside the Minyety Barbershop near Lehigh Street, investigators allege. Video shows the shooter firing the bullets that killed Vidal Nieves, of Ma…

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UPDATE: Victim In Hackensack Barbershop Shooting Laid To Rest, Two Charged With Murder UPDATE: Victim In Hackensack Barbershop Shooting Laid To Rest, Two Charged With Murder
Update: Victim In Hackensack Barbershop Shooting Laid To Rest, Two Charged With Murder UPDATE: On the day when loved ones laid to rest a Maywood man who was gunned down outside a Hackensack barber shop last weekend, authorities announced the arrests of his alleged killer and two accomplices. A Catholic prayer service and burial were held on Thursday morning, Nov. 17, for Vidal Nieves, a 28-year-old single dad who worked at a dollar store in Passaic. At the same time, charges were being brought against: Dior Alston, a 21-year-old laborer from South Hackensack; Malik Abel, 21, an electrician from Maywood; Rayshawn Powel-Myhand, a 19-year-old cashier from Hackensack. Alston a…

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GOTCHA! Fleeing Fugitive Breaks Into Hackensack Apartment, Hides In Bathtub: Police GOTCHA! Fleeing Fugitive Breaks Into Hackensack Apartment, Hides In Bathtub: Police
Gotcha! Fleeing Fugitive Breaks Into Hackensack Apartment, Hides In Bathtub: Police A robber wanted by Hackensack police broke into an apartment and tried hiding in a bathtub as they chased him, authorities said. City police had been searching for Naim Moore, 20, ever since July 2, when he tried convincing a man on the street that he had a gun in his pocket and would shoot him in the face if he didn’t hand over money and pot, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. The intended victim kept walking, then scared Moore off by calling 911, Antista said. Detective John Papanikolaou subsequently identified Moore as the would-be robber, the captain said. Fast forward to this past…

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POLICE: Missing Hackensack Man Found With Violent Ex-Con Who Bummed Ride To Paterson For Drugs POLICE: Missing Hackensack Man Found With Violent Ex-Con Who Bummed Ride To Paterson For Drugs
Police: Missing Hackensack Man Found With Violent Ex-Con Who Bummed Ride To Paterson For Drugs UPDATE: A missing 82-year-old Hackensack man who became the subject of a statewide Silver Alert was found Friday morning with an ex-con who police said convinced him to drive him to Paterson, among other destinations, over the course of some 18 or so hours. Nathaniel James-Booth -- whose 25-year criminal history includes recent arrests for kidnapping and robbery -- was immediately seized by police who found him in a car driven by John Ingallinera near the corner of Lehigh and Essex streets, said Capt. Darren DeWitt. They charged James-Booth, 42, with illegal possession of Percocet, DeWitt s…

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