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GOTCHA! Repeat Offender Resists After Hackensack Police Track Him Down: Authorities GOTCHA! Repeat Offender Resists After Hackensack Police Track Him Down: Authorities
Gotcha! Repeat Offender Resists After Hackensack Police Track Him Down: Authorities A repeat offender was arrested for the third time in a little over seven months after Hackensack police said he committed a series of vehicle burglaries along a stretch of high-rises. He put up a fight, though, and had to be Tased, authorities said. Reggie Scott, 40, initially eluded security guards -- as well as a police manhunt -- following break-ins along Prospect Avenue, Hackensack Police Director Raymond Guidetti said. On Tuesday, Oct. 19, however, he was behind bars. "During the month of October, the City of Hackensack suffered from a rash of burglaries to a number of motor vehicles…

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Hackensack Detectives Nab Repeat Offender In $4,500 Restaurant, Deli Burglaries Hackensack Detectives Nab Repeat Offender In $4,500 Restaurant, Deli Burglaries
Hackensack Detectives Nab Repeat Offender In $4,500 Restaurant, Deli Burglaries Hackensack detectives investigating a pair of smash-in burglaries at two local businesses didn’t have to go far to identify a suspect. Surveillance video made it easy after $4,500 in cash was taken from a register and safe at El Pautinito Restaurant on Kansas Street and $37 was stolen from Eileen Grocery on Lodi Street two days later, they said. Shajee Jackson remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Detective Lt. Michael Antista and Detective Sgts Francesco Tripodi and Ioannis Papanikolaou nabbed th…

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South Hackensack Pedestrian Struck In Hackensack Gets Ticket South Hackensack Pedestrian Struck In Hackensack Gets Ticket
South Hackensack Pedestrian Struck In Hackensack Gets Ticket A South Hackensack pedestrian was hospitalized -- and got a summons -- after he was struck crossing a Hackensack street, authorities said. The 34-year-old pedestrian "was crossing Kansas Street mid-block when he was struck by a 2017 Ford Mustang operated by a 19 year old Hackensack resident" shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday, Police Capt. Nicole Foley said. "A witness confirmed that [he] was not in the crosswalk when he attempted to cross," she added. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with minor injuries and received a summons for failing to use a crosswalk, the captain s…

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SWAT STANDOFF: Hackensack Man, 80, Armed With Rifle Subdued SWAT STANDOFF: Hackensack Man, 80, Armed With Rifle Subdued
SWAT Standoff: Hackensack Man, 80, Armed With Rifle Subdued UPDATE: An hours-long standoff with an 80-year-old Hackensack man armed with a rifle ended just after midnight Friday when a SWAT team burst into his apartment and took him into custody. In a tragic twist, a fellow building resident who had terminal cancer died during the incident, forcing the Bergen County Medical Examiner to wait to remove the body until the situation was resolved. It began after an out-of-state family member called and said an elderly tenant  at Harry Berkie Gardens had "threatened to shoot anyone who came to his apartment," Capt. Darren DeWitt said. Three city off…

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SWAT STANDOFF: Hackensack Man, 80, Armed With Rifle Subdued SWAT STANDOFF: Hackensack Man, 80, Armed With Rifle Subdued
SWAT Standoff: Hackensack Man, 80, Armed With Rifle Subdued UPDATE: An hours-long standoff with an 80-year-old Hackensack man armed with a rifle ended just after midnight Friday when a SWAT team burst into his apartment and took him into custody. In a tragic twist, a fellow building resident who had terminal cancer died during the incident, forcing the Bergen County Medical Examiner to wait to remove the body until the situation was resolved. It began after an out-of-state family member called and said an elderly tenant  at Harry Berkie Gardens had  "threatened to shoot anyone who came to his apartment," Capt. Darren DeWitt said. Three ci…

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Man, 22, Shot Dead On Hackensack Street After Dispute, Authorities Seek Help Finding Killer Man, 22, Shot Dead On Hackensack Street After Dispute, Authorities Seek Help Finding Killer
Man, 22, Shot Dead On Hackensack Street After Dispute, Authorities Seek Help Finding Killer A 22-year-old Hackensack man was shot dead before dawn Sunday around the corner from the Bergen County Courthouse after what investigators said was an argument. ***UPDATE: Detectives captured an accused gunman who they said ruthlessly shot and killed a 22-year-old Hackensack man on a city street. SEE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/hackensack/police-fire/gotcha-prosecutors-detectives-nab-accused-hackensack-killer-accomplice-in-brooklyn/781040/ Christian Pacas was struck three times, including once in the heart, shortly before 1:20 a.m., responders said. His body was found in the gutte…

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NOT SO FAST: Nor'easter Winds Aren't Gone, Meteorologists Warn NOT SO FAST: Nor'easter Winds Aren't Gone, Meteorologists Warn
NOT SO FAST: Nor'easter Winds Aren't Gone, Meteorologists Warn Although things seemed calm Thursday, forecasters said a powerful Nor'easter that slammed into North Jersey the night before, flooding streets and toppling trees, wasn't gone yet. Trees struck two houses in Hawthorne, as well as in: Glen Rock on Edgemont Road; Hackensack on Kansas Street; Franklin Lakes on Dakota Trail; Ho-Ho-Kus on Brookside Avenue. They also downed utility lines in various towns, including Emerson, knocking out power to several thousand area customers, and in Allendale (Darlington Avenue and Upland Road), where wires caught fire. Damage from downed trees and limbs wer…

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