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NYPD: Mastermind Of $4M Manhattan Diamond District Heist May Be In NJ, CT NYPD: Mastermind Of $4M Manhattan Diamond District Heist May Be In NJ, CT
Nypd: Mastermind Of $4M Manhattan Diamond District Heist May Be In NJ, CT One of three men wanted in a $4 million armed robbery in Manhattan’s Diamond District last month may be hiding out in New Jersey or the Stamford area in Connecticut, authorities said Tuesday as the reward for their capture increased. Dressed in a suit with a braided wig and fedora, accused ringleader Jaysean Sutton, 39, looked directly into a surveillance camera while pulling out a gun during the brazen noontime holdup on Aug. 25 at Avianne & Co. Jewelers on West 47th Street. Like him, the other three robbers made no effort to conceal their faces, surveillance video shows. The crew ro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Newark Police Looking For 3 In Connection With Shooting UPDATE: Newark Police Looking For 3 In Connection With Shooting
Update: Newark Police Looking For 3 In Connection With Shooting Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose is asking the public's help locating three people (pictured) wanted in connection with a shooting Sunday.* The victim, identified only as a male, was shot during a fight near 43 N. 6th St. around 7:30 p.m. He was taken to University Hospital for treatment.  The suspected shooter (seen in the first photo) was last seen heading north on North 6th Street. He was wearing Nike Foamposite sneakers, dark-colored pants and a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt with a graphic logo on the chest.  Police are also searching for a man and a woman …

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Lyft Driver Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Newark, Forced To Make Several Stops Lyft Driver Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Newark, Forced To Make Several Stops
Lyft Driver Kidnapped At Gunpoint In Newark, Forced To Make Several Stops Police in Newark are looking for a group of people who forced a ride share driver at gunpoint to take them to various locations in the area before robbing the driver, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said.  The Lyft driver picked up a fare on the 700 block of S. 18th Street around 3:30 p.m. April 7. Three passengers, who may have been juveniles, entered the vehicle and one pulled the gun.  They first ordered the driver to take them to Capital One bank at 487 Springfield Ave., where two of the passengers entered as the third continued to hold the driver at gunpoint.  Ne…

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by Paul Milo
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Robbery To Go: Gunmen Take Bogota Pizza Deliveryman's Phone Robbery To Go: Gunmen Take Bogota Pizza Deliveryman's Phone
Robbery To Go: Gunmen Take Bogota Pizza Deliveryman's Phone Two robbers wearing ski masks lay in wait as a Papa John’s deliveryman approached a house in Bogota, then robbed him of his cellphone at gunpoint, authorities said. The victim told police he was delivering a pie on Highview Place around 8:45 p.m. New Year’s Day when he was robbed, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. The bandits then fled through nearby yards, he said. Anyone who might have seen something, has area surveillance video that captured the crime or has information that could help police is asked to contact the borough Detective Bureau at (201) 487-2400. You could also call Crime Stoppers,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN HIM? Fugitive Murder Suspect Could Be In NJ/NY, Authorities Warn SEEN HIM? Fugitive Murder Suspect Could Be In NJ/NY, Authorities Warn
Seen HIM? Fugitive Murder Suspect Could Be In NJ/NY, Authorities Warn A fugitive murder suspect from South Carolina may have fled to New Jersey or New York, where he has family, authorities said. Jhonny Wolfran Quintano Vasquez, 23, stabbed and beat the 24-year-old victim to death over the weekend in Williamston, S.C., the Anderson County Sheriff's Department said. Vasquez – also known as “Jhonny Quintaro” – also has family in Virginia and may have gone there, authorities said. South Carolina authorities have charged him with murder in a fugitive warrant. Vasquez is 5-foot-1 and 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone who sees him is asked to im…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Longtime Teaneck Detective Headed To BCPO Will Miss Watching Township Grow Longtime Teaneck Detective Headed To BCPO Will Miss Watching Township Grow
Longtime Teaneck Detective Headed To Bcpo Will Miss Watching Township Grow Teaneck Detective Ed Kazmierczak has driven down Cedar Lane dozens of times since joining the township’s police department 16 years ago. Friday night, he took his patrol car for one last spin. Affectionately known as “Kaz,” the longtime detective is looking forward to working with other municipalities when he joins the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office on Monday -- although he’ll miss the place he’s long called home. “You could drop me off blindfolded in the middle of any street -- and some of them are puzzles. But I’ve been here so long I could walk right out,” said Kazmierczak Friday aft…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Well-Done Humor, Beefsteak As You Like It At Hackensack-Area Benefit Well-Done Humor, Beefsteak As You Like It At Hackensack-Area Benefit
Well-Done Humor, Beefsteak As You Like It At Hackensack-Area Benefit Beloved comedian and local newspaper columnist Bill Ervolino will entertain attendees at a community beefsteak dinner to benefit a trio of area organizations: Crime Stoppers, Hackensack PBA Local #9 and the Hackensack Regional Chamber of Commerce. All-you-can-eat beefsteak on buttered toast will be accompanied by pasta, French fries, beer, wine and soda from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, at the Elan on westbound Route 46 in Lodi. A cash bar will be available, as well. ****** BUY TICKETS HERE: https://goo.gl/qhYHzY ****** The author of “Some Kind of Wiseguy,” Ervolino is a regular at B…

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by Jerry DeMarco