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Officers Find Repeat Restraining Order Violator Hiding Beneath Bed: Lyndhurst PD Officers Find Repeat Restraining Order Violator Hiding Beneath Bed: Lyndhurst PD
Officers Find Repeat Restraining Order Violator Hiding Beneath Bed: Lyndhurst PD A Lodi man jailed several times the past few months for restraining order violations tried hiding from police while doing it again, authorities said. Joseph Minniti, 37, had gone to a Lyndhurst residence to confront a family member who had a court order barring him from the home near Riverside County Park, Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Police were called around 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, after Minniti forced his way in, the lieutenant said. Officers Steve Batista, Mark Rivera, and Michael Carrino found him hiding under a bed on the second floor, Auteri said. Minniti remained hel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lyndhurst Native's Homecoming Surprise For Son Will Melt Your Heart Lyndhurst Native's Homecoming Surprise For Son Will Melt Your Heart
Lyndhurst Native's Homecoming Surprise For Son Will Melt Your Heart Ryan Batista was at bat during a Bloomingdale Little League game when a pitching change was announced. Focused and zoned in, it took a moment for the 8-year-old to notice who was walking toward the mound. But when the youngster saw it was his dad, Lyndhurst native Steve Batista -- a U.S. Marine who had been on deployment in Afghanistan last September -- nothing mattered more than being in his arms. "It was a very emotional day," said Ryan's mom and Steve's wife Jillian Batista, who picked the staff sergeant up at Picatinny Arsenal before high-tailing it to the game.  "So happy everything…

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by Cecilia Levine