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Man Asked To Stop Smoking Threatens To 'Shoot Up The Hospital,' Police In NJ Say Man Asked To Stop Smoking Threatens To 'Shoot Up The Hospital,' Police In NJ Say
Man Asked To Stop Smoking Threatens To 'Shoot Up The Hospital,' Police In NJ Say A 47-year-old Brooklyn, NY man is facing charges out of Hudson County for an incident that unfolded when he was asked to stop smoking at a hospital, police said. Josh Garner was approached by a security guard at Hudson Regional Hospital at 55 Meadowlands Parkway in Secaucus around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16. "Mr. Garner was smoking a cigarette, which is not permitted on the hospital grounds," Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. "When security asked him to move he told security he would shoot them and further stated he would shoot up the hospital." Garner was not found in possession…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hawthorne PD: Car Thieves From NYC Captured After Fleeing In Different Directions Hawthorne PD: Car Thieves From NYC Captured After Fleeing In Different Directions
Hawthorne PD: Car Thieves From NYC Captured After Fleeing In Different Directions Four out-of-state men who’d stolen a car in Hawthorne and tried to flee on foot were nabbed -- including one who ran along Route 208 into Glen Rock, authorities said. Hawthorne officers headed to a call of vehicles being cased by four young men spotted the suspects on 8th Avenue near Rea Avenue shortly after 3 p.m. last Wednesday. The quartet all split up and ran as the officers approached, Detective Lt. Matthew Hoogmoed said. One was quickly seized on 10th Avenue and two others were grabbed near the corner of Ruth Avenue and Victor Place, the lieutenant said. The fourth was seen running …

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by Jerry DeMarco