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One Caught, Another Sought After NJ Home Owned By Biz Partner Of Rapper Fat Joe Is Burglarized One Caught, Another Sought After NJ Home Owned By Biz Partner Of Rapper Fat Joe Is Burglarized
One Caught, Another Sought After NJ Home Owned By Biz Partner Of Rapper Fat Joe Is Burglarized Police nabbed one suspect and were tracking down another after they broke into a Bergen County home owned by one of New York City rapper Fat Joe's business partners. Efrain Uran Garcia, 43, and his partner bolted out a back door of the North Woodland Street residence in Englewood shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday when they realized someone was home, police said. The resident was unharmed, they said. The pair ditched a late-model SUV in a Booth Street resident's driveway and ran, neighbors said. Officers caught Garcia after a brief foot chase. The Colombian national told them he'd recently arri…

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Fairview Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say Fairview Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say
Fairview Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say A Fairview police officer chased down a Westchester County driver who was carrying a gun when he bolted during a pre-dawn traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Sebastian Castano stopped the Toyota Camry on 91st Street and Kennedy Boulevard just over the North Bergen border after the driver was unable to maintain a lane while heading south on Bergen Boulevard, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Castano had the driver -- identified as Zachary Montique-Lyttle, 22, of New Rochelle -- step out of the car after he showed the officer a phony driver's license, Kahn said. A temporary license plate on…

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PD: Mom Leaves Young Child Alone In Car Outside Garfield Walmart, Assaults Female Officer PD: Mom Leaves Young Child Alone In Car Outside Garfield Walmart, Assaults Female Officer
PD: Mom Leaves Young Child Alone In Car Outside Garfield Walmart, Assaults Female Officer A Queens woman who left her 4-year-old child alone in a car in a handicapped spot outside the Walmart in Garfield was jailed after kicking a police officer, authorities said. Officer Marlene Martinez found the unattended youngster in a rear child seat, with the driver's side door unlocked, after not seeing a handicapped placard shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Capt. Richard Uram said. Martinez was trying to locate a parent when Latoya N. Williams-Edwards, 32, of Hollis walked up, said she'd left the youngster alone and then got into her and drove off, Uram said. The officer activated her …

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Robbers Pistol-Whip Clifton Motorist With Fake Gun, Police Nab Two Robbers Pistol-Whip Clifton Motorist With Fake Gun, Police Nab Two
Robbers Pistol-Whip Clifton Motorist With Fake Gun, Police Nab Two Clifton police charged two men with pistol-whipping another during a street robbery. His assailants rushed the 26-year-old victim as he got out of his car on Sheridan Avenue around 11 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken They fled with jewelry, a designer bag, and other valuables after hitting him with what turned out to be a fake gun, Bracken said. Responding officers converged on the scene and captured Modino Garcia, 19, of Clifton, the lieutenant said. The weapon and procceds were found in nearby yards, he added. Police identified a second suspected -- Devon Soto, 24, of Welling…

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Police: Car Thief Bails Out, Breaks Arm, Resident Grabs Accomplice For Washington Township PD Police: Car Thief Bails Out, Breaks Arm, Resident Grabs Accomplice For Washington Township PD
Police: Car Thief Bails Out, Breaks Arm, Resident Grabs Accomplice For Washington Township PD A car thief broke his arm when he and an accomplice bailed out of a moving Jeep they’d just stolen from a Washington Township home, authorities said. Responding to a citizen’s call, Officer Michael Sinatra and Corporal Vincent Santa arrived as the Jeep Wrangler left the area of West Place around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Police Chief Richard Skinner said. In it they spotted two men in masks and hoods, he said. Seeing police, Shyhiem Clark, 24, of East Orange, hit the gas, Skinner said. The Jeep barely got 100 yards down Manhattan Avenue toward Pascack Road before Clark and passenger Lamar White…

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PD: Paterson Man In High-Profile Kidnapping Busted With 505 Heroin Folds Outside Route 46 Motel PD: Paterson Man In High-Profile Kidnapping Busted With 505 Heroin Folds Outside Route 46 Motel
PD: Paterson Man In High-Profile Kidnapping Busted With 505 Heroin Folds Outside Route 46 Motel A Paterson man awaiting trial in a high-profile Bergen County kidnapping was caught at a Route 46 motel with more than 500 heroin folds and two bags of cocaine, authorities said. Wayne police detectives were conducting a joint drug investigation with investigators from the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office when they spotted Ishimeer H. Allen, 22, in the parking lot of the Ramada Inn on the eastbound highway. One of them approached Allen, who turned and ran, tossing bags of drugs as he fled, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Several other detectives converged on Allen, who tried to prevent them …

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GOTCHA! Men Caught Stripping Cars In Paterson Suspected In 15 Vehicle Thefts GOTCHA! Men Caught Stripping Cars In Paterson Suspected In 15 Vehicle Thefts
Gotcha! Men Caught Stripping Cars In Paterson Suspected In 15 Vehicle Thefts Four men caught by Paterson police stripping cars could be responsible for the thefts of up to 15 vehicles found dumped in the area, authorities said Thursday. Officers Justin Lewinski and Wojciech Kulbabinski rolled up on two suspects and two U-Haul trucks in the dead end of East Holsman Street early Wednesday evening, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A dirt lot there off North Bridge Street has become a spot where stolen vehicles are brought and stripped of doors, hoods and trunks, he explained. Lewinski and Kulbabinski spotted Xavier Nunez, 34, of East Orange, and Luis Caste…

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Wallington Man, 27, Charged With Assaulting Elmwood Park Police After Threatening GF, 40 Wallington Man, 27, Charged With Assaulting Elmwood Park Police After Threatening GF, 40
Wallington Man, 27, Charged With Assaulting Elmwood Park Police After Threatening GF, 40 A drunken Wallington man fought with and spit on police who responded to a fight between him and his girlfriend outside the Domino’s in Elmwood Park, authorities said. A witness told police that Max Zaccone, 27, threatened to hit the 40-year-old Wyckoff woman with a bottle as she lay prone on the ground in front of the Market Street eatery shortly before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Both Zaccone and the woman “appeared to be heavily intoxicated and were extremely uncooperative with the investigating officers,” Foligno said. Zaccone then “became agitated and appro…

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NJSP Nabs Fleeing Driver After Route 80 Rollover Crash Injures Four NJSP Nabs Fleeing Driver After Route 80 Rollover Crash Injures Four
Njsp Nabs Fleeing Driver After Route 80 Rollover Crash Injures Four A Carlstadt man who fled a crash on Route 80 that injured four people was charged with assault by auto, among other offenses, New Jersey State Police said. Israel Arroyo, 23, was driving one of three vehicles involved in the westbound crash near northbound Route 17 exit in South Hackensack shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said. One of the vehicles overturned in the crash, which left three victims with injuries that were considered serious but not life-threatening, responders said. Four ambulances responded, they said. Troopers found passengers Alexis J. Hernandez-…

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NYC Passenger Seriously Injured When Police Pursuit Ends In Route 21 Crash NYC Passenger Seriously Injured When Police Pursuit Ends In Route 21 Crash
NYC Passenger Seriously Injured When Police Pursuit Ends In Route 21 Crash A passenger was seriously injured and the driver jailed when an overnight Clifton police chase Thursday ended in a rollover crash in Nutley. Officers Mohammed Rayyan and William Gibson were assigned to a DUI Enforcement Detail on Route 21 when they stopped a 2017 Audi A7 for traffic violations on Lexington Avenue shortly after midnight, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The officers had just gotten out of their car when the driver hit the gas and sped off, Bracken said. As they chased the luxury sedan southbound on Route 21 into Nutley, the driver cut the lights, the lieutenant said. He …

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ROAD RAGE: Bogota Motorist Angered By Female Student Driver Pulls Knife, Police Say ROAD RAGE: Bogota Motorist Angered By Female Student Driver Pulls Knife, Police Say
Road Rage: Bogota Motorist Angered By Female Student Driver Pulls Knife, Police Say A Bogota man angered by the pace of a student driver pulled a knife on her boyfriend and then barricaded himself in his home when police arrived, authorities said. Christopher Meli, 51, was upset with a temporary backup on Leonia Avenue as a man was teaching his girlfriend to parallel park on Monday, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Meli began honking his horn and exchanged words with the 29-year-old man before initially leaving, Cole said. He then returned with a pocket knife and threatened him, the sergeant said. Meli barricaded himself when police arrived but surrendered a short time later, Co…

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Bergenfield Police Chief Tells How Car Thieves From NYC Were Caught In Three Separate Chases Bergenfield Police Chief Tells How Car Thieves From NYC Were Caught In Three Separate Chases
Bergenfield Police Chief Tells How Car Thieves From NYC Were Caught In Three Separate Chases UPDATE: Bergenfield police on Friday detailed several vehicle pursuits and foot chases that ended with the capture of three accused car thieves from New York City, one of whom they said was carrying phony credit cards and more than $10,000 in cash. It began with a hit and run on Sussex Road in Teaneck shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Bergenfield Officer Jose Portorreal was on the lookout when he spotted a suspect getting into a Volkswagen Passat with two other occupants, Police Chief Mustafa Rabboh said. Portorreal tried to stop the car on Harriet Avenue, but the driver sped off before cras…

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