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Driver Hits Two Poles, Dies In Predawn Route 17 Crash Driver Hits Two Poles, Dies In Predawn Route 17 Crash
Driver Hits Two Poles, Dies In Predawn Route 17 Crash A driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash in front of the Home Depot on Route 17 in Lodi before dawn on Sunday, authorities confirmed. The 31-year-old Jersey City motorist's Jeep struck two different poles on the northbound highway shortly after 4 a.m. April 28, Lodi Police Lt. Dominic Miller said. Paramus police called it in, the lieutenant said. Lodi firefighters extricated the victim, who Miller said was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have since been trying to reach next of kin. Lodi police are handling the investigation, assisted by the Bergen County Prosecutor's …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HORRIFYING: Convicted Sex Offender Lured Foreign Woman To NJ To Abuse Her Kids, Feds Say HORRIFYING: Convicted Sex Offender Lured Foreign Woman To NJ To Abuse Her Kids, Feds Say
Horrifying: Convicted Sex Offender Lured Foreign Woman To NJ To Abuse Her Kids, Feds Say WARNING: The allegations described in this report are horrific in the extreme. A registered sex offender from Bergen County lured a woman from the other side of the world to the United States so he could sexually abuse her two young children, federal authorities charged. Corey Hipscher, 52, of Lodi first got the woman's 11-year-old daughter to take naked selfies and send them to him after connecting directly with the youngster on social media, the FBI said. Among the horrific images, federal authorities said, is a video of the youngster self-penetrating with the top of a bowling pin. Soon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Armed Ex-Con Who Spent Nearly 5 Years In Prison Busted After Chase, Crash: Saddle Brook PD Armed Ex-Con Who Spent Nearly 5 Years In Prison Busted After Chase, Crash: Saddle Brook PD
Armed Ex-Con Who Spent Nearly 5 Years In Prison Busted After Chase, Crash: Saddle Brook PD An ex-con who sped from a Saddle Brook police stop crashed his vehicle into four parked cars in Lodi, then tossed a stolen gun as he tried to run, authorities said. Officer Marco Torres tried to stop Terrence Kelley, 40, of Paterson for an unspecified violation on eastbound Route 46 near Westminster Place around noon Sunday, Nov. 13, Capt. John A. Zotollo Jr. said. Kelley had only just been released from state prison in February after serving 4½ years for drug and weapons convictions out of Passaic County, records show. Instead of stopping for Torres, Kelly hit the gas, said Zotollo, the o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Kind, Caring' Lodi Police Veteran Dies 'Kind, Caring' Lodi Police Veteran Dies
'Kind, Caring' Lodi Police Veteran Dies No matter the situation, Bobby Salerno could always make you laugh, usually with a dry -- and at times sarcastic -- humor that longtime police officers develop. Things got serious earlier this year, however. Over the past several months, when you asked how he was doing, Salerno said he was "taking it one day a time." Still, he kept up his sense of humor -- and kept working as long as he was able. Those who knew Lodi Police Capt. Robert J. Salerno roundly praised the 32-year law enforcement veteran's dedication to public service after learning that he died on Sunday. Salerno, 55, of Hasbr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen Man Busted With Cocaine, Handgun In Hudson, Prosecutor Says Bergen Man Busted With Cocaine, Handgun In Hudson, Prosecutor Says
Bergen Man Busted With Cocaine, Handgun In Hudson, Prosecutor Says A Bergen County man was nabbed with nearly half a pound of cocaine and a handgun following a three-week investigation, authorities in Hudson County said. Detectives initiated an investigative stop of George Suarez, 36, of Lodi, near 29th Street and Summit Avenue in Union City, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Suarez was found in possession of nearly 60 grams of cocaine at the time, she said. A subsequent search of his home in Lodi resulted in the seizure of approximately 200 additional grams of cocaine and a .380 caliber handgun, the prosecutor said. Suarez was arrested on sev…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Restaurant Manager From Lodi Charged With Trafficking Child Porn Restaurant Manager From Lodi Charged With Trafficking Child Porn
Restaurant Manager From Lodi Charged With Trafficking Child Porn A restaurant manager from Lodi was charged with trafficking child porn, authorities said. A months-long Internet child pornography investigation found that Michael Caruso, 31, “used the Internet to view, download, possess and distribute digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Musella didn’t say how many files were seized, nor where Caruso works. Caruso, who lives in the Gardens at Westmont Station Apartments, was released pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hacken…

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by Jerry DeMarco