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Man Who Gave Bogus Papers In Car Trade Nabbed After NJ Police Pursuit, Authorities Say Man Who Gave Bogus Papers In Car Trade Nabbed After NJ Police Pursuit, Authorities Say
Man Who Gave Bogus Papers In Car Trade Nabbed After NJ Police Pursuit, Authorities Say A Bayonne man who provided bogus papers in a car trade was apprehended after a police pursuit, authorities said. Raymond Piel Jr., 23, was charged with eluding and theft by deception, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson and Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor. On Sept. 14, a Branchburg police officer attempted to stop Piel, who was speeding northbound on Lamington Avenue in a gray Nissan Altima, authorities said. Piel reportedly ignored commands to stop and continued driving away, sparking a chase. However, the officer…

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by Nicole Acosta
Obituaries
Bedminster Officer, 38, Is 2nd Member Of NJ Law Enforcement To Die Of Coronavirus Easter Sunday Bedminster Officer, 38, Is 2nd Member Of NJ Law Enforcement To Die Of Coronavirus Easter Sunday
Bedminster Officer, 38, Is 2nd Member Of NJ Law Enforcement To Die Of Coronavirus Easter Sunday Bedminster Township is mourning a 38-year-old police officer who died of coronavirus on Easter Sunday. AlTerek Patterson, a sergeant in the patrol division, "always had a smile on his face and touched the lives of so many residents at their time of need," the department said on Facebook. Patterson was the second member of New Jersey law enforcement to die of COVID-19 on Easter Sunday, the first 34-year-old Francesco Scorpo, of the Paterson Police Department. Patterson graduated from the Somerset County Police Academy Recruit Class 35-05 in December 2005 and began his career as a patrolman …

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by Cecilia Levine