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Newark High School Students Injured In Hit-Run Bus Crash Newark High School Students Injured In Hit-Run Bus Crash
Newark High School Students Injured In Hit-Run Bus Crash Five students and two adults were injured in a hit-and-run school bus crash Saturday afternoon in Newark. The bus from was carrying 13 people including West Side High School students when it was struck at Springfield Avenue and South 11th Street by a black Audi SUV, a Newark police spokeswoman said. The Audi driver fled the scene and seven people reported pain, authorities said. Further details were not released.The incident remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Newark Boy, 15, Leads Franklin Lakes Police On Route 287 Stolen Car Chase To Morristown Newark Boy, 15, Leads Franklin Lakes Police On Route 287 Stolen Car Chase To Morristown
Newark Boy, 15, Leads Franklin Lakes Police On Route 287 Stolen Car Chase To Morristown A 15-year-old car thief from Newark led Franklin Lakes police on a chase on Route 287 in one of two vehicles stolen overnight from the same borough home. A Huron Road resident called police before dawn Sunday saying that she activated a burglar alarm shortly before 5 a.m., scaring off someone who rang her doorbell, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Responding Officer Nicholas Klein moments later spotted the teen, who matched the description of the stranger at the door, Bakelaar said. He was driving a 2019 Audi that had just been stolen, along with a 2017 BMW, from outside the caller’s home, the c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Dumont PD: Two Girls Say Man In Trench Coat Exposed Himself In CVS Lot Dumont PD: Two Girls Say Man In Trench Coat Exposed Himself In CVS Lot
Dumont PD: Two Girls Say Man In Trench Coat Exposed Himself In CVS Lot A man in a beige trench coat exposed himself to two girls in the parking lot of the Dumont CVS on Monday, said police who sought the public's help finding him. The two high school students told police the man was in his mid to late 20s and driving a newer model white Audi. They said he played loud music to get their attention in the store's West Madison Avenue parking lot, then exposed himself to them, police said. Anyone who saw something or has information that could help police investigating the case is asked to call the Dumont PD: (201) 387-5000.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Driver Dies In Route 80 Crash Wrong-Way Driver Dies In Route 80 Crash
Wrong-Way Driver Dies In Route 80 Crash An elderly driver headed the wrong way on westbound Route 80 was killed overnight when his sedan crashed into an SUV, responders said. The Audi driver -- apparently in his late 80s -- was declared dead at the scene of the crash on the Passaic River bridge in Woodland Park just after 4:30 a.m. Responders believe he was intoxicated. There was no immediate word on injuries to anyone in the SUV. Three lanes remained closed for an investigation by New Jersey State Police and clearing of the wreckage at milepost 56.5. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS At the scene.DAILY VOICE photo ****** ALSO…

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by Jerry DeMarco