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Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine
A gang of burglars used bricks and rocks to break into at least 40 pharmacies in Hudson, Bergen and several other counties, targeting specific prescription drugs that they could sell, federal authorities said.
Ten men, all from Jersey City, were charged in the three-month spree following an investigation led by Secaucus police, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Tuesday.
Surveillance video captured images of the burglars breaking into some of the victimized pharmacies in North Bergen, Jersey City, Guttenberg, West New York, Secaucus, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Linden, Iselin, Madis…
Nearly 55,000 Lose Power In Bergen, Hudson, Humc Switches To Generators
Power outages Thursday afternoon hit several Bergen and Hudson County towns, as well as Hackensack University Medical Center's main campus and HUMC@Pascack Valley in Westwood.
Emergency responders in some areas also had trouble with communications.
Traffic lights went dark in several towns, including Cliffside Park, as outages stretched from Englewood Cliffs to Jersey City.
An estimated 10,000 customers lost power both in Fairview/Ridgefield and in North Bergen/Guttenberg/West New York and Jersey City, according to PSE&G.
Another 4,500 or so lost power in Edgewater, as well as 4…
Secaucus PD: Guttenberg Gunman Nabbed In Hotel Dispute
Police called to a report of a fight at a Secaucus hotel found a handgun, hollow-point bullets and cocaine in a Guttenberg man's room, authorities said.
Pedro Sarkis-Farah Laporte, 23, brandished the semi-automatic weapon in a dispute with a 25-year-old Union City woman around 4:30 p.m. Monday, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
Police found the gun, along with a high-capacity magazine loaded with hollow-point bullets and an undisclosed amount of cocaine, Miller said.
Laporte, who also had active warrants out of Bergen County, was charged with several weapons offenses, the cheif sai…
