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Kidnapped Woman Forced Into Prostitution Rescued From Meadowlands-Area Motel By Local PD Kidnapped Woman Forced Into Prostitution Rescued From Meadowlands-Area Motel By Local PD
Kidnapped Woman Forced Into Prostitution Rescued From Meadowlands-Area Motel By Local PD A missing woman who’d been held against her will and forced into prostitution at a local motel was rescued by Carlstadt police who arrested her combative captor, authorities said. Officer Matthew Bartlett responded to the Super 8 on Washington Avenue just north of Route 120 after the woman’s cell phone was traced there, Acting Police Chief Thomas Cox said on Monday, Feb. 13. Bartlett spoke with employees, then was joined at the motel by backup Officers James Winand and Anthony Rivezzi, the acting chief said. They found the woman with Kevin Williams, 32, of Newark, he said. Williams initia…

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Jersey City Driver, 45, Critically Injured In Carlstadt Bus Crash Jersey City Driver, 45, Critically Injured In Carlstadt Bus Crash
Jersey City Driver, 45, Critically Injured In Carlstadt Bus Crash A 45-year-old driver from Jersey City was critically injured when his speeding sedan rear-ended an NJ Transit bus Tuesday night in Carlstadt, authorities said. The 2013 Honda Civic was “traveling at a significant speed” when it slammed into the bus, which was stopped on northbound Washington Avenue as its driver waited for the light at Veterans Boulevard, shortly before 8:30 p.m., Police Chief Thomas Berta said. None of the buses eight occupants, including the driver, was injured, the chief said. “Other than the rate of speed, any other factor contributing to the crash is unknown at this t…

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by Jerry DeMarco