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WILD CHASE: 3 Caught When Overnight Little Ferry Crash Ends Secaucus Police Pursuit WILD CHASE: 3 Caught When Overnight Little Ferry Crash Ends Secaucus Police Pursuit
Wild Chase: 3 Caught When Overnight Little Ferry Crash Ends Secaucus Police Pursuit Three teens were hospitalized in custody following a stolen vehicle pursuit from Secaucus that ended in an overnight crash in Little Ferry. Police were chasing a 2014 Dodge Durango reported stolen out of Weehawken when it veered off the road and slammed into an evergreen in the front yard of a home where Moonachie Road bends into Liberty Street. The impact left the tree bent at a precarious angle. Two juveniles were quickly seized after the crash around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 3. Little Ferry Police K9 Timmy and Lt. John Andronaco found the third hiding behind a shed on nearby Verlock …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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New Tactic To Combat Vehicle Theft Pays In Hudson County New Tactic To Combat Vehicle Theft Pays In Hudson County
New Tactic To Combat Vehicle Theft Pays In Hudson County A Bronx man was arrested in Hudson County for driving a stolen car, authorities said. Brayan Donosoyanez, 27, was stopped at Columbia Avenue in North Bergen after police randomly checked the Texas Temporary Registration on the vehicle he was driving and determined it was stolen, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The arrest was part of a new strategy to combat vehicle theft in the region, the chief said.  "I hold true to my previous statement: in response to an increase in motor vehicle thefts statewide, Secaucus Police Officers will remain vigilant and proactively patrol …

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by Joe Gomez
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Man Holding GF Hostage Arrested After Tense Hudson County Pursuit Man Holding GF Hostage Arrested After Tense Hudson County Pursuit
Man Holding GF Hostage Arrested After Tense Hudson County Pursuit Police arrested a man holding his girlfriend hostage after tracking his vehicle down in Bayonne during a tense pursuit that began in Secaucus Monday, authorities said. Police responded to the 300 block of Clarendon Street on reports of a victim being held against her will in a basement apartment around 3:15 p.m., Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The suspect was believed to have been armed and possibly suffering a mental illness, Miller said. Officers, along with the Hudson County Regional SWAT team, established a perimeter around the location and put a shelter in place order into …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Teens In Stolen Car Drive Across Lawn, Nearly Hit Officer In Pursuit Through Secaucus Police: Teens In Stolen Car Drive Across Lawn, Nearly Hit Officer In Pursuit Through Secaucus
Police: Teens In Stolen Car Drive Across Lawn, Nearly Hit Officer In Pursuit Through Secaucus Four teens from Newark were arrested for trying to burglarize vehicles in Secaucus before they led officers on a brief pursuit through town, authorities said Monday. Officers responded to  Central Lane and Luhmann Terrace on reports of three men trying to break into parked cars around 5:45 a.m. May 15, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The suspects were accompanied by a black Honda Civic, locatd by officer Alex Witrock on Laurel Court. Witrock attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver -- a 17-year-old boy -- disregarded the signal to stop and reversed, crashing into a park…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Name Of Man Who Died In 9/11 Attacks Lives On Through New Secaucus Police K9 Name Of Man Who Died In 9/11 Attacks Lives On Through New Secaucus Police K9
Name Of Man Who Died In 9/11 Attacks Lives On Through New Secaucus Police K9 The name of a Secaucus resident who died in the 9/11 attacks will lives on through a newly-acquired Secaucus Police K-9 officer. The ten-month old German Shepherd, “Strobe," is named after Steven Strobert, a 33-year-old Cantor Fitzgerald broker who died in September 11, 2001 attack on the Twin Towers. Strobe was purchased from Connecticut Canine Services. He and his handler, Secaucus Officer Vince DeFazio, have undergone 29 weeks of rigorous training at the Bergen County Sheriff’s Canine Academy, which culminated on May 10. “I truly hope Strobe may bring the Strobert family some …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Man Busted With Meth At Hudson County Hotel Police: Man Busted With Meth At Hudson County Hotel
Police: Man Busted With Meth At Hudson County Hotel A keen-eyed patrol officer busted a man with methamphetamine at a Hudson County hotel last week, authorities said. An officer noticed a "suspicious car" parked in the lot of the Red Roof Inn on Meadowlands Parkway and found Joshua Rodriguez, 35, of Guttenberg just before 11 a.m., Tuesday, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Rodriguez was subsequently found in possession of methamphetamine, Miller said. Police also arrest 33-year-old Manuel Rodriguez Aguilar, of New York, after they found he was under the influence of gamma-hydroxybutyrate and methamphetamine, Miller said. It is uncl…

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by Nicole Acosta