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Paterson Detectives Probing Teen Shootings Rammed By Vehicle, Juvenile Nabbed, Guns Seized Paterson Detectives Probing Teen Shootings Rammed By Vehicle, Juvenile Nabbed, Guns Seized
Paterson Detectives Probing Teen Shootings Rammed By Vehicle, Juvenile Nabbed, Guns Seized UPDATE: A Paterson police detective's car was rammed by a stolen vehicle tied to the broad-daylight shooting of two teenagers earlier this month, authorities confirmed on Thursday. Investigators from the city's Street Crimes Unit spotted the vehicle shortly before 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, said Isa Abbassi, the state-appointed temporary officer in charge of the Paterson Police Department. It matched the description of one connected to the shooting of an 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman -- both from the city -- at the intersection of East Holsman Street and North Bridge Street in the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Little Ferry Boy, 14, Buddy, 15, Charged With Attempted Murder In Moonachie Shooting UPDATE: Little Ferry Boy, 14, Buddy, 15, Charged With Attempted Murder In Moonachie Shooting
Update: Little Ferry Boy, 14, Buddy, 15, Charged With Attempted Murder In Moonachie Shooting Two youths – one 14, the other 15 – were charged with attempted murder after the younger one fired a gunshot at three teens in Moonachie, authorities said. The Little Ferry boy was on a bicycle with the older borough teen when he fired at the trio near the corner of Edstan Drive and Rooney Place shortly before 7:30 p.m. late last week, Moonachie Chief Richard Behrens said. Sgt. Victor Migliorino heard the shot and raced to the scene, where a vehicle had been struck and a shell casing was recovered, the chief said. An investigation into the May 25 incident led to both boys, Behrens said. P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Transit Driver Shoots Teen Boy With Stolen Gun After Assault: Officials NJ Transit Driver Shoots Teen Boy With Stolen Gun After Assault: Officials
NJ Transit Driver Shoots Teen Boy With Stolen Gun After Assault: Officials A 15-year-old boy was in critical condition after being shot by a New Jersey Transit driver apparently being assaulted by him over the weekend in Jersey City, officials said. Charles Fieros, 48, was standing outside the bus on Monticello and Jewett Avenue when he retrieved the gun and shot at the group of boys who had assaulted him around 9:40 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. Rumors circulated that the driver stole the gun from the teens, however, police said that was not the case. The handgun recovered by JCPD officers came back as stolen. T…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
3 Teens Get Into Fiery Crash In Stolen Mercedes After High-Speed Chase In Morris County: Police 3 Teens Get Into Fiery Crash In Stolen Mercedes After High-Speed Chase In Morris County: Police
3 Teens Get Into Fiery Crash In Stolen Mercedes After High-Speed Chase In Morris County: Police Three teens were nabbed after fleeing from police during a high-speed chase and crashing a stolen Mercedes — and two suspects remain at large, authorities said. Denville Police saw a black Mercedes Benz heading east on Route 46 matching the description of one that had been stolen out of Parsippany earlier in the evening just before 4 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, a press release said. As officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver sped off onto Route 53 south and continued to ignore their lights and sirens. The Mercedes driver then veered off the road while trying to navigate a turn n…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Teen Nabbed In Morris County Garage And Car Break-In: Police Teen Nabbed In Morris County Garage And Car Break-In: Police
Teen Nabbed In Morris County Garage And Car Break-In: Police A teen was charged with burglary after breaking into a garage and rummaging through a homeowner’s vehicle in Morris County, authorities said. The 16-year-old male from Denville tried to run away after he was confronted by the homeowner while going through a vehicle in a local garage on Wednesday, June 22, Denville Police said. The teen — whose name was not released — was caught by police a short time later and charged with burglary and criminal trespass, authorities said. He was released to his parents and is scheduled to appear in court.

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
Teens Throw Firecrackers Into Jersey City Classroom: Report Teens Throw Firecrackers Into Jersey City Classroom: Report
Teens Throw Firecrackers Into Jersey City Classroom: Report Three Jersey City teenagers have been charged after tossing lit firecrackers into an open elementary school window, The Jersey Journal reported.  No one was hurt in the June 1 incident at School 8 on Franklin Street in the Heights because students were in the lunchroom and the classroom was empty, schools Interim Superintendent Norma Fernandez told the outlet. Two 15-year-old boys and a 13-year-old boy were taken into police custody shortly after when they were blasting firecrackers at a nearby park, Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. The teenagers were char…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Essex County Teen Nabbed In String Of Hackettstown Car Burglaries, Credit Card Thefts Essex County Teen Nabbed In String Of Hackettstown Car Burglaries, Credit Card Thefts
Essex County Teen Nabbed In String Of Hackettstown Car Burglaries, Credit Card Thefts An Essex County teen was charged following a string of alleged car burglaries and credit card thefts in Hackettstown, authorities said. The 16-year-old boy is accused of stealing credit cards and several other items from a car on the 200 block of East Baldwin Street around 10 a.m. on Dec. 3, 2020, Hackettstown Police said. Four days later, the teen allegedly stole a car from the 700 block of Washington Street that was later recovered in Newark. The same day, the teen allegedly stole cash and credit cards from a vehicle on the 300 block of Warren Street, police said. The teen was charged T…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Charged In Stabbing Death Of Newark Man, 55 14-Year-Old Charged In Stabbing Death Of Newark Man, 55
14-Year-Old Charged In Stabbing Death Of Newark Man, 55 A teen was charged in the stabbing death of a 55-year-old Newark man, authorities announced. Jorge Martinez was found stabbed dead in his Parker Street apartment and pronounced dead at 2:35 a.m. on Friday, May 21, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. A 14-year-old juvenile has been charged with murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.  The name of the juvenile is not being released at this time because of the age of the juvenile.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Teen Slashed, Robbed In Teaneck Near Englewood Teen Slashed, Robbed In Teaneck Near Englewood
Teen Slashed, Robbed In Teaneck Near Englewood SEE ANYTHING? A 17-year-old boy was slashed in Teaneck by one of a group of assailants who fled into nearby Englewood, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a fight in the 200 block of Shepard Avenue shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday found the wounded boy several blocks away, Police Chief Glenn M. O'Reilly said. A witness told them the attacker was part of a group who pulled up in a blue vehicle and then took off after slashing the boy and taking his cellphone, O"Reilly said. The victim was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck with injuries that weren't considered l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities: 15-Year-Olds In Stolen Car Lead Route 80 Police Pursuit Through Multiple Towns Authorities: 15-Year-Olds In Stolen Car Lead Route 80 Police Pursuit Through Multiple Towns
Authorities: 15-Year-Olds In Stolen Car Lead Route 80 Police Pursuit Through Multiple Towns Three 15-year-olds were in a vehicle stolen out of Jersey City when they lead police on a pursuit through multiple towns last month. Officers had just stopped the speeding vehicle on Barkers Mill Road in Independence Township when the driver once again sped away in a Sept. 30 incident, township police said. The teens fled, and police followed them down Route 517 onto Route 80 into Hardwick Township, where the car broke down and the chase ended, police said. The two passengers were released to their parents, and the driver of the vehicle — which police say was stolen out of Jersey City — wa…

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by Valerie Musson