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Hackensack Man Snags Car Keys Off Bar, Torches Stolen Ride: Prosecutor Hackensack Man Snags Car Keys Off Bar, Torches Stolen Ride: Prosecutor
Hackensack Man Snags Car Keys Off Bar, Torches Stolen Ride: Prosecutor A 60-year-old Hackensack man is facing a string of serious charges after police say he stole a car outside a bar in Garfield and intentionally set it on fire just a few blocks away. Troy R. Taylor was arrested on Friday, July 11, after police say he sparked a car fire in the early morning hours on Monroe Street, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a release Monday. At around 1:17 a.m., Garfield Police responded to a report of a stolen 2019 Honda Civic in the area. The owner told police they had placed their car keys on the bar inside a nearby tavern when they went missing, Musella…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities ID Man Killed In Bergen County Shed Fire Authorities ID Man Killed In Bergen County Shed Fire
Authorities ID Man Killed In Bergen County Shed Fire Authorities have identified the 70-year-old man who was killed in a Moonachie shed fire that left his wife injured. Ida Kaba was pronounced dead at the scene following the 4:30 p.m. blaze Thursday, April 10 at the Oak Street home, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Fire crews from Moonachie and Wood-Ridge, along with other neighboring departments, responded to the scene. When they got there, they found a shed on fire in the backyard, and Kaba down near the entrance, Musella said. His wife, 67 years old, suffered non-life-threatening injuries while trying to save him, official…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman Deliberately Set Rutherford Garden Apartment Fire, Authorities Charge Woman Deliberately Set Rutherford Garden Apartment Fire, Authorities Charge
Woman Deliberately Set Rutherford Garden Apartment Fire, Authorities Charge A woman remained held Tuesday after authorities charged her with deliberately igniting a fire in the kitchen of a garden apartment in the Rutherford complex where she lives. Mary Anne Hampl, 62, was arrested shortly after 7 p.m. last Thursday, Feb. 8, after borough firefighters doused the Hastings Avenue blaze, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Hampl, who Musella said is unemployed, is accused of intentionally creating a fire and smoke condition with items purposefully placed on a stove. The prosecutor didn't suggest a possible motive. Detectives from his Arson Squad charged Ham…

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by Jerry DeMarco