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Told Not To Smoke, Lyft Passenger From Jersey City Assaults Driver, Snatches Keys: Leonia PD
A passenger assaulted a Lyft driver, took the keys and took off when she wasn't allowed to smoke during the ride, police in Leonia said.
Tiffanie Grant, 41, of Jersey City got into a heated exchange with the driver, who stopped on Fort Lee Road near Spring Street around 2 p.m. last Friday afternoon, June 9, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said.
"That's where the argument became physical," the chief said.
After punching and grabbing the driver by the neck, Grant snatched the keys and hopped out, Tamagny said.
Special Law Enforcement Officer II Steve Oxnard and Officer Anthony Mikatarian …
Brazen Senior Burglar Subdued By Resident, Leonia Police Say
Amid multiple warnings of how senior citizens can protect themselves from break-ins, a younger Bergen County resident found himself face-to-face with a burglar well past his prime, authorities said.
The Christie Lane resident was home alone when he heard what he thought might be a returning family member around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said.
He found Jose Velez, 67, of West 31st Street in Manhattan, instead, the chief said.
It wasn't all that tough for the resident to restrain the elderly intruder until police arrived.
They charged Velez with burglary, …