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Residents Alert Lyndhurst Police To Would-Be Car Thieves Working Their Block, Authorities Say Residents Alert Lyndhurst Police To Would-Be Car Thieves Working Their Block, Authorities Say
Residents Alert Lyndhurst Police To Would-Be Car Thieves Working Their Block, Authorities Say Residents alerted Lyndhurst police to a convicted car thief and an accomplice who they said were scoping out vehicles in town. One homeowner spotted the pair trying the door handle on his neighbor's luxury car and another called 911 late Monday afternoon, March 14, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officer Nolan James found the men -- identified as Kyle Newton, a 28-year-old repeat offender from Hillside, and Yahzea Wooden, 23, of East Orange -- walking on Riverside Avenue in North Arlington, Auteri said. The officer questioned them separately and got stories that didn't match, the lieute…

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Burglars Posing As Contractors Nabbed After Lyndhurst Police Pursuit Into Newark Ends In Crash Burglars Posing As Contractors Nabbed After Lyndhurst Police Pursuit Into Newark Ends In Crash
Burglars Posing As Contractors Nabbed After Lyndhurst Police Pursuit Into Newark Ends In Crash Two burglars who tried to blend in as home-repair contractors in Lyndhurst were arrested following a police pursuit that ended when they crashed a stolen commercial truck in Newark, authorities said. Credit for the capture goes to area residents, Lyndhurst police said. The driver, Nathaniel Barreto, 39, of Newark took off on foot after the crash but was quickly grabbed, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Passenger Philip Zaragoza, 41, also of Newark, said he was having withdrawal from using heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine and was quickly taken to an area hospital, he said. Officer Anthony G…

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