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Authorities ID Man Shot During Wild Union Police Chase Authorities ID Man Shot During Wild Union Police Chase
Authorities ID Man Shot During Wild Union Police Chase The man who was shot after fleeing from police in Union Friday afternoon has been identified as a 32-year-old Linden resident, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Lester Krek was pulled over for a traffic violation on Rt. 22 in Union around 2:15 p.m. Krek took off during the stop, according to authorities.  Shortly afterward, Union police found his smashed pickup a few miles west in Mountainside. A Union police sergeant found Krek on foot in the 1600 block of Larkspur Drive and the two scuffled, the prosecutor's office said.  As the sergeant, who was not identified, …

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