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PURSUIT: Stolen Car Collisions Injure Homeland Security Agent, NJSP Detectives, Teen Thief PURSUIT: Stolen Car Collisions Injure Homeland Security Agent, NJSP Detectives, Teen Thief
Pursuit: Stolen Car Collisions Injure Homeland Security Agent, Njsp Detectives, Teen Thief UPDATE: Two New Jersey State Police detectives were struck and a U.S. Homeland Security agent rammed head-on by a quartet of car thieves, one of them a 15-year-old who had his leg broken during a pursuit, authorities confirmed. Three adults and the injured juvenile were seized following a chain reaction of collisions in Newark involving a stolen SUV, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Friday, June 30. It began with the theft of the 2021 BMW X6 in Cedar Grove around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, June 22, the attorney general said. Members of the New Jersey State Police Auto Theft…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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STATE POLICE CHASE: Federal Agent, NJSP Detective Injured In Collisions With Fleeing Thieves STATE POLICE CHASE: Federal Agent, NJSP Detective Injured In Collisions With Fleeing Thieves
State Police Chase: Federal Agent, Njsp Detective Injured In Collisions With Fleeing Thieves UPDATE: Two New Jersey State Police detectives were struck and a U.S. Homeland Security agent rammed head-on by a quartet of car thieves, one of them a 15-year-old who had his leg broken during a pursuit, authorities confirmed. Three adults and the injured juvenile were seized following a chain reaction of collisions in Newark involving a stolen SUV, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Friday, June 30. It began with the theft of the 2021 BMW X6 in Cedar Grove around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, June 22, the attorney general said. Members of the New Jersey State Police Auto Theft…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Helicopter Helps Nab Thieves In Stolen Bergen County Car: Newark Authorities Police Helicopter Helps Nab Thieves In Stolen Bergen County Car: Newark Authorities
Police Helicopter Helps Nab Thieves In Stolen Bergen County Car: Newark Authorities A Newark police helicopter helped track a pair of car thieves in an SUV stolen out of Bergen County, authorities said. The copter spotted a gray Alfa Romeo SUV stolen out of Closter speeding near 16th Avenue and South 13th Street around 9:30 p.m. Friday, city police said in a release. The car was later seen parked in a driveway at North 6th Street and 12th Avenue. Upon becoming aware of police presence, Rasheed Mells, 23, the driver, got out of the car and ran, police said. He was apprehended at North 11th Street. Newark Police Director Brian A. O’Hara, who was in the area at the time appr…

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by Cecilia Levine