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NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor
NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor A 26-year-old New Jersey man wanted out of New York City on a murder charge was captured by members of the US Marshals Service and the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team over the weekend, authorities said. A search warrant was issued early Saturday, Feb. 5 at 957 Broadway in Bayonne — where Kegwin Clarke was found, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. There, authorities recovered two handguns including one stolen out of North Carolina, magazines, hollow-point ammunition, a large quantity of marijuana, and more than $3,000 in cash,  Clarke was arrested without incident by th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: Union City Driver Had Been Smoking Pot In Fatal Crash Authorities: Union City Driver Had Been Smoking Pot In Fatal Crash
Authorities: Union City Driver Had Been Smoking Pot In Fatal Crash A 20-year-old driver from Union City had been smoking pot when he crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike in South Jersey, killing his 21-year-old passenger last fall after a trip to Pennsylvania for cheesesteaks, authorities said. Johnalex Grullon and two friends were returning from a trip to South Philadelphia to buy cheesesteaks when he crashed his Honda Accord on Oct. 19, 2019,  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Grullon's sedan veered off the roadway in Mansfield, struck a guardrail along the shoulder and spun across all lanes before hitting the concrete median …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Intruder Was 'Incoherent' When He Entered Occupied Bayonne Home: Police Intruder Was 'Incoherent' When He Entered Occupied Bayonne Home: Police
Intruder Was 'Incoherent' When He Entered Occupied Bayonne Home: Police A 33-year-old Hoboken resident walked into a Bayonne home Saturday and was scared off by a woman who lives there, police said.  Erick Acosta entered the home near 51st Street and Avenue E through an unlocked front door shortly before 8 a.m. The resident, a 55-year-old woman, was cleaning when Acosta entered. He left when she ordered him out and she called the police.  Acosta was stopped by responding police officers near the home. He appeared unsteady on his feet and kept reaching into his pockets until he pulled out a small vial of what was later determined to be the drug PCP,&nb…

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by Paul Milo
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Fair Lawn PD: Man In NJ Transit Fight ID'd As Suspect In Truck Theft, Thanks To Surveillance Fair Lawn PD: Man In NJ Transit Fight ID'd As Suspect In Truck Theft, Thanks To Surveillance
Fair Lawn PD: Man In NJ Transit Fight ID'd As Suspect In Truck Theft, Thanks To Surveillance A 30-year-old passenger removed by police in a fight on an NJ Transit bus was arrested in connection with a pick-up truck theft from a Fair Lawn parking lot the week before, thanks to surveillance footage that captured the theft, authorities said. The Ford F150 pick-up was reported missing from the Crunch Fitness parking lot on May 15 around 9 a.m., after a member reported his keys missing from his jacket pocket, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. A week later, police responded to Morlot Avenue at Canger Place on a report of a fight between an NJ Transit driver and passenger, Metzler said. After rem…

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by Cecilia Levine