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Ex-Con Runs Out Of Gas, Gets 'Ride' From Lyndhurst Police Ex-Con Runs Out Of Gas, Gets 'Ride' From Lyndhurst Police
Ex-Con Runs Out Of Gas, Gets 'Ride' From Lyndhurst Police An ex-con with a lengthy rap sheet was walking with a gas can in the middle of the afternoon when a Lyndhurst police officer pulled up and asked where he was headed. Antwon Cooper, 43, of Hillside, NJ told Officer Matthew Giunta that his Hyundai Sonata had run out of gas just up the road. Cooper ended up getting a ride -- to police headquarters. What he didn't know was that Giunta had already found the abandoned vehicle on Polito Avenue and began investigating, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The Hyundai had a temporary California license plate that didn't match the VIN number on the d…

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Look What I Found: Lyndhurst Detective Nabs Jersey Shore Burglary Suspect Look What I Found: Lyndhurst Detective Nabs Jersey Shore Burglary Suspect
Look What I Found: Lyndhurst Detective Nabs Jersey Shore Burglary Suspect A fugitive wanted for a pair of Jersey Shore burglaries was nabbed by a Lyndhurst police detective working another case, authorities said. Detective Chris Cuneo was on another investigation when he spotted a suspicious-looking Porsche Cayenne near a business on Orient Way and Rutherford Avenue this past Friday, Feb. 18, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Cuneo ran a random license plate check and learned of the warrants out of Middletown and Atlantic Highlands, both in Monmouth County. Officers Michael Clifford and Michael Scalese arrived and the vehicle was stopped. Police arrested the d…

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Chronic ID Thief Nabbed With Cocaine, Bogus Licenses, Phony Credit Cards: Lyndhurst Police Chronic ID Thief Nabbed With Cocaine, Bogus Licenses, Phony Credit Cards: Lyndhurst Police
Chronic ID Thief Nabbed With Cocaine, Bogus Licenses, Phony Credit Cards: Lyndhurst Police A repeat offender was busted by a Lyndhurst police officer who found him carrying cocaine, fake driver's licenses and phony credit cards during a traffic stop, authorities said. It's not the first -- or even second -- time that Miguel Arias, 36, has recently been busted in the area for those charges, records show. This time, Lyndhurst Police Officer Michael Clifford stopped Arias for driving an older-model Mercedes Benz through a commercial parking lot at Polito and Rutherford avenues without his headlights on shortly after 2 a.m. last week, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Arias handed …

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Lyndhurst PD: Erratic Local Driver Nabbed With More Than 60 Heroin Folds, Crack Lyndhurst PD: Erratic Local Driver Nabbed With More Than 60 Heroin Folds, Crack
Lyndhurst PD: Erratic Local Driver Nabbed With More Than 60 Heroin Folds, Crack A Lyndhurst police officer caught a local driver with more than 60 heroin folds, authorities said. Officer Michael Scalese spotted a Toyota Camry leaving the parking lot of a local business near the corner Orient Way and Rutherford Avenue in a “careless and erratic manner” shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The officer then noticed an equipment violation on the Camry, whose driver couldn’t maintain a lane on Rutherford Avenue and then failed to stop before making a right on red at Polito Avenue, he said. Assisted by Officer Steve Batista, Scalese found s…

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Lyndhurst PD: Accused Out-Of-State Drive-By Shooter Free On Bail Caught With Loaded Gun Lyndhurst PD: Accused Out-Of-State Drive-By Shooter Free On Bail Caught With Loaded Gun
Lyndhurst PD: Accused Out-Of-State Drive-By Shooter Free On Bail Caught With Loaded Gun A man charged in a drive-by shooting in Mississippi led a Lyndhurst police officer on a brief chase before he was caught with a loaded gun, authorities said. Officer Ed Montoya initially tried to stop Kendrick Mykel Ford, 23, of Bude, Mississippi after spotting several equipment violations on his older-model Dodge Charger, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Ford hit the gas instead, turning from Polito Avenue onto Rutherford Avenue headed westbound, Auteri said. He eventually pulled over at Orient Way as Montoya learned that the vehicle wasn’t registered, the lieutenant said. Montoya smel…

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Lyndhurst PD: Ecstasy-Fueled Elmwood Park Man With Claw Hammer Arrested After Rampage Lyndhurst PD: Ecstasy-Fueled Elmwood Park Man With Claw Hammer Arrested After Rampage
Lyndhurst PD: Ecstasy-Fueled Elmwood Park Man With Claw Hammer Arrested After Rampage An Elmwood Park man high on Ecstasy damaged several cars with a claw hammer before walking into a Lyndhurst hotel, snatching a cellphone from a desk clerk's hand and fleeing, said police who arrested him before dawn Wednesday. Pablo Perez, 41, who'd rented a room at a neighboring hotel, was taken into custody without incident by Lt. Anthony Ricigliano and Officers Matt Giunta and Anthony Calabro in the area of Orient Way and Rutherford avenues shortly after 3 a.m., authorities said. Officers were responding to a report of a loud disturbance in the area when a 911 call came in from the Court…

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Jurors Quickly Convict Driver Caught By Lyndhurst PD With More Than ½ Pound Of Coke Jurors Quickly Convict Driver Caught By Lyndhurst PD With More Than ½ Pound Of Coke
Jurors Quickly Convict Driver Caught By Lyndhurst PD With More Than ½ Pound Of Coke It took jurors in Hackensack barely more than half an hour to convict a driver caught by a Lyndhurst police officer with more than a half-pound of cocaine. Superior Court Susan J. Steele ordered 37-year-old Orlando Hernandez held in the Bergen County Jail pending sentencing on convictions for first-degree drug possession with the intent to distribute it and possession of cocaine. Sgt. Paul Haggerty was on patrol on Sept. 21, 2015 when he saw a Volkswagen Passat with an improperly displayed temporary New Jersey registration and missing exterior mirror, according to the original police report…

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Lyndhurst PD Rescues Mom, Newborn Trapped In Apartment After Dad's Car Runs Out Of Gas Lyndhurst PD Rescues Mom, Newborn Trapped In Apartment After Dad's Car Runs Out Of Gas
Lyndhurst PD Rescues Mom, Newborn Trapped In Apartment After Dad's Car Runs Out Of Gas Lyndhurst Police Sgt. Rick Pizzuti could hear a newborn baby cry as the mother on the other end of the line – unable to get to her front door – pleaded for help. The baby's father was on the other side of town when his car ran out of gas, she said. Come quick. Moments later, a team of borough officers forced their way in, cut the umbilical cord and wrapped the infant in clean towels while awaiting an ambulance. Seeking help after the dad's car stalled, 31-year-old Delia Sumner dialed 911 at 8:12 a.m. Tuesday and got Pizzuti. Arriving at the Union At Lyndhurst Apartments near Route 17…

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