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Catalytic Converter Thefts On The Rise In Morris County, Police Say Catalytic Converter Thefts On The Rise In Morris County, Police Say
Catalytic Converter Thefts On The Rise In Morris County, Police Say Police have issued an alert regarding the increasing number of catalytic converter thefts being reported in the area throughout the last several weeks. The theft increase “reflects a national and statewide trend,” according to Mount Olive Township Police. Catalytic converters are often targeted due to their high potential resale values and precious metals including platinum, palladium, and rhodium, police said. Thieves typically approach unoccupied vehicles and cut the converters out from underneath using a variety of hand tools before quickly leaving the scene. Vehicle owners can deter t…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Male Seriously Injured In West New York Hit-Run Crash Male Seriously Injured In West New York Hit-Run Crash
Male Seriously Injured In West New York Hit-Run Crash A pedestrian was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash Saturday night in Hudson County. The crash occurred near 58th Street and Boulevard East around 8 p.m. in West New York, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. One male was found with life-threatening injuries and the scene, and the vehicle -- a mid-sized sedan -- fled, Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The victim was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center where he was being treated for life-threatening injuries. The collision is being actively investigated by the Hudson County Regional Collision I…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Loaded Handgun Recovered, 3 Arrested After Driver Hits 4 Vehicles In Newark Carjacking Loaded Handgun Recovered, 3 Arrested After Driver Hits 4 Vehicles In Newark Carjacking
Loaded Handgun Recovered, 3 Arrested After Driver Hits 4 Vehicles In Newark Carjacking A loaded handgun was recovered and three people arrested in a Newark carjacking, authorities said. A victim reporting a carjacking told police someone got into their black 2014 Chevrolet Suburban on the 300 block of South 18th Street, around 6:50 Thursday morning, Newark police said. Officers near Madison Avenue and South 16th Street saw the carjacked vehicle and attempted to stop it, but the driver fled -- hitting two unoccupied, parked cars and two occupied, parked cars, police said. The vehicle came to a stop at 18th Avenue and Muhammad Ali Boulevard, where police arrested Nashawn Green…

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by Cecilia Levine