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Elderly Driver Carjacked In Maplewood Wawa Parking Lot: Police Elderly Driver Carjacked In Maplewood Wawa Parking Lot: Police
Elderly Driver Carjacked In Maplewood Wawa Parking Lot: Police An elderly driver was carjacked in the parking lot of a Wawa convenience store, authorities say. A 72-year-old man was walking to his car after leaving the location on Springfield Avenue in Maplewood when he was approached by a man who demanded his keys around 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, police said. The elderly man was then shoved by the carjacker, who once again demanded keys before reaching in and taking them out of his pockets, investigators said. The man quickly entered and stole the victim’s vehicle, heading eastbound on Springfield Avenue into Irvington. The victim was uninju…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Skateboarder Arrested After Knocking Elderly Victim Unconscious In Newark UPDATE: Skateboarder Arrested After Knocking Elderly Victim Unconscious In Newark
Update: Skateboarder Arrested After Knocking Elderly Victim Unconscious In Newark UPDATE: The alleged suspect has been arrested. ***Original story below*** Police are seeking the identity of a skateboarder who they say assaulted an elderly man on Friday, Feb. 11 in Newark. The victim was walking when he was knocked unconscious by a suspect riding a skateboard on Ferry Street near Merchant Street around 10 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. He was taken to University Hospital where he reportedly is in stable condition. Police say the suspect was wearing a black jacket, red hoodie, beige pants, and red sneakers. The alleged suspect.Newark Dep…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Bergen County Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Bergen County Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
Bergen County Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound A 79-year-old River Vale man was hospitalized after shooting himself on Thursday, authorities said. He was reported in stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Center following the noontime incident on Central Avenue. Police were trying to determine whether the gunshot wound was accidental or self-inflicted.

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by Jerry DeMarco