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Four Victims Wounded By Gunfire In Paterson During First Hours Of 2021 Four Victims Wounded By Gunfire In Paterson During First Hours Of 2021
Four Victims Wounded By Gunfire In Paterson During First Hours Of 2021 It didn't take long: Paterson's first shootings of the new year  left four people injured. Three victims in a gas station shooting all arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center via private vehicle around 2 a.m., authorities said. The three men – one 28 and another 25, from Paterson, and a 26-year-old Orange resident – were wounded at an Exxon station across from the Lowe's on southbound Route 20, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Deputy Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. All were in stable condition, they said. They weren’t Paterso…

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WINNER: Million Dollar Lottery Ticket Sold In North Jersey WINNER: Million Dollar Lottery Ticket Sold In North Jersey
Winner: Million Dollar Lottery Ticket Sold In North Jersey A lottery ticket worth a million bucks was sold in Somerset County. The ticket from Tuesday's drawing was sold at the QuickChek in North Plainfield. The winning numbers were 3, 45, 53, 58, and 62. The Gold Mega Ball was 13, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 05. Another winning ticket good for $50,000 was sold at the Exxon at 2890 Brunswick Pike in Lawrenceville. That ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize. The ticket was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $50,000. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities Capture NYC, Westchester Men Sought In Violent Bergen, Passaic Holdups Authorities Capture NYC, Westchester Men Sought In Violent Bergen, Passaic Holdups
Authorities Capture NYC, Westchester Men Sought In Violent Bergen, Passaic Holdups Two men went on a violent armed robbery spree in Bergen and Passaic counties -- beating one victim, throwing hot coffee in another’s face and threatening others with a knife -- before they were captured, authorities said. Asbiel Feliz, 23, of Mount Vernon was being held in the Westchester County Jail in Valhalla and Ricky Quesada, 24, in the Manhattan Detention Center following their arrests, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday. The pair apparently used the same Nissan during the spree, which Musella said began on Oct. 9 when a victim who posted an “Offer Up” ad selling an xBo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge
Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge UPDATE: An Elizabeth man was charged with assault by auto and child endangerment after he crashed a stolen car into a Lyndhurst gas station canopy, seriously injuring his 16-year-old female passenger, following a police chase, authorities said. Byron L. Hernandez, an 18-year-old laborer, crashed the 2019 Honda Civic stolen shortly after 8:30 a.m. Sunday. North Arlington police began chasing the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Elizabeth, on River Road but terminated the pursuit after speeds reached 100 miles an hour, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Hernandez conti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge
Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge UPDATE: An Elizabeth man was charged with assault by auto and child endangerment after he crashed a stolen car into a Lyndhurst gas station canopy, seriously injuring his 16-year-old female passenger, following a police chase, authorities said. Byron L. Hernandez, an 18-year-old laborer, crashed the 2019 Honda Civic stolen shortly after 8:30 a.m. Sunday. North Arlington police began chasing the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Elizabeth, on River Road but terminated the pursuit after speeds reached 100 miles an hour, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Hernandez conti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Closter Police Officer Dragged By Paramus Driver Closter Police Officer Dragged By Paramus Driver
Closter Police Officer Dragged By Paramus Driver A Closter police officer was hospitalized after being dragged by a fleeing motorist from Paramus on Thursday, authorities said. Sang Lee, 24, initially drove past several "road closed" signs on Closter Dock Road while ignoring three uniformed officers who tried to stop him, forcing a group of construction workers to flee to safety, Detective Lt. Vincent Aiello said. Two officers chased Lee a quarter mile before he stopped at an Exxon gas station at the corner of Closter Dock and Piermont roads, Aiello said. Lee "refused to provide his pedigree or exit the vehicle," the lieutenant said. "A…

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Englewood PD: Lyft Driver Outsmarts Drunken Repeat Offender Trying To Steal Vehicle Englewood PD: Lyft Driver Outsmarts Drunken Repeat Offender Trying To Steal Vehicle
Englewood PD: Lyft Driver Outsmarts Drunken Repeat Offender Trying To Steal Vehicle A quick-thinking Lyft driver hit the emergency brake after a drunken passenger with a history of assaults got behind the wheel, said police who chased down the thief. The driver told police he’d picked up Cesar Mesa, 64, of from Hackensack and took him to an address on West Linden Avenue in Englewood shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday, Englewood Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. When they got there, Halstead said, a heavily intoxicated Mesa refused to get out while arguing with him, the driver told police. The driver said he opened a door to the back seat of his Toyota Camry, shoved…

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Morris County Jurors Convict Wayne Cigarette Thief In High-Speed DWI Chase, Crash Morris County Jurors Convict Wayne Cigarette Thief In High-Speed DWI Chase, Crash
Morris County Jurors Convict Wayne Cigarette Thief In High-Speed DWI Chase, Crash Jurors in Morristown convicted a 37-year-old Wayne man who authorities said was drunk during a high-speed Morris County chase that ended in a crash. Pequannock police tried pulling over Derek Schor on Route 23 after he stole cigarettes from an Exxon station in Wayne in August 2017, authorities said. Schor -- who had a suspended driver's license -- kept going, leading a pursuit involving several police units that ended when his Ford F-150 rolled over three times on the I-287 entrance ramp in Riverdale, they said.  Schor bolted, but a K-9 unit found him hiding in waist-deep water i…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$50G: Paramus Exxon Station Sells Winning Lottery Ticket $50G: Paramus Exxon Station Sells Winning Lottery Ticket
$50G: Paramus Exxon Station Sells Winning Lottery Ticket A Paramus Exxon sold one of three winning New Jersey Lottery tickets. The tickets from Wednesday's drawing matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn, winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. The Paramus gas station is located at 153 Route 4 west. The winning numbers were: 21, 31, 42, 49 and 59. The Red Power Ball number was 23. The Multiplier number was 05.  The Powerball jackpot rolls to $348 million for the next drawing to be held Saturday, March 2nd at 10:59 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Glen Rock Gas Station Customer With Declined Credit Card Deliberately Damages Pump Police: Glen Rock Gas Station Customer With Declined Credit Card Deliberately Damages Pump
Police: Glen Rock Gas Station Customer With Declined Credit Card Deliberately Damages Pump A driver whose credit card was declined pulled out of a Glen Rock service station with the gas nozzle still attached to her car after arguing with the attendant, authorities said. The Maple Avenue Exxon attendant had told the 25-year-old Wayne woman she could go get the $15 she owed if she left her driver’s license because “he would be financially responsible to his employer if she did not return,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday. “The woman refused and began to argue with the attendant,” Ackermann said. “She then tried to drive off with the gas nozzle still attached to her vehicle,…

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