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SEE ANYTHING? Hackensack Police Search For Street Shooter SEE ANYTHING? Hackensack Police Search For Street Shooter
SEE Anything? Hackensack Police Search For Street Shooter A gunman fired a shot on a Hackensack street that scattered bystanders and quickly brought city police. No one was struck by the .45-caliber bullet fired outside the Alston Arms apartments on Newman Street near Essex Street shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. A witness reported seeing the possible gunman run north on Newman Street while a small group of people ran south after the shot rang out, DeWitt said. A small, silver-colored sedan with Florida license plates -- possibly a Toyota Camry -- fled the scene driven by a man wearing a white and black shirt, white shor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Joyrider, 14, Seized In Hackensack After Vehicles Are Stolen Blocks Apart In Teaneck Joyrider, 14, Seized In Hackensack After Vehicles Are Stolen Blocks Apart In Teaneck
Joyrider, 14, Seized In Hackensack After Vehicles Are Stolen Blocks Apart In Teaneck A 14-year-old boy was seized in Hackensack after two vehicles were stolen in Teaneck within less than a half hour of one another Thursday night.  Authorities were looking for another boy, 15, who was with him. Both are repetitive delinquents known to police. Both vehicles were recovered after being stolen barely a block and a half apart, they said. The first, a BMW X3, was reported stolen around 7 p.m. from in front of a day care center on Queen Anne Road, Detective Capt. John Faggello said. Witnesses reported seeing two male thieves wearing dark clothing get out of a newer model whi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'BAD DREAM': Hopatcong Hit-Run Scared Kids, Cost Family Thousands In Repairs, Victim Says 'BAD DREAM': Hopatcong Hit-Run Scared Kids, Cost Family Thousands In Repairs, Victim Says
'BAD Dream': Hopatcong Hit-Run Scared Kids, Cost Family Thousands In Repairs, Victim Says Kimberly Fiorillo of Hopatcong heard the crash. But by the time she got outside, it was too late. The Lawrie Avenue resident saw a white Lexus SUV turning off of her street around 7:25 p.m. on Sept. 18 -- and then saw the front-end damage done to her brand new 2019 Toyota Camry.  Fiorillo checked her surveillance tapes and sure enough, the entire accident was recorded. "It was like a bad dream," said Fiorillo, who bought the car over the summer. Police are seeking the driver of the SUV, who Fiorillo says did more emotional damage to her kids than her brand new car. A Lexus SUV is s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Fleeing Clifton Motorcyclist Killed After Steering Into Oncoming Traffic Prosecutor: Fleeing Clifton Motorcyclist Killed After Steering Into Oncoming Traffic
Prosecutor: Fleeing Clifton Motorcyclist Killed After Steering Into Oncoming Traffic A 20-year-old motorcyclist from Clifton who'd just been stopped by police roared off into oncoming traffic and was struck and killed by a sedan, authorities said. Police had pulled over Joshua Montan on Main Avenue before he sped off just after 4 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. The bike then crashed head-on into a 2013 Toyota Camry driven by a 75-year-old Clifton woman, they said. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. The elderly driver wasn’t injured. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes asked that anyone who might have w…

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by Jerry DeMarco