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North Jersey HS Seniors Get Into Scrape When One 'Shoots' At Uber Driver In 'Assassin' Game North Jersey HS Seniors Get Into Scrape When One 'Shoots' At Uber Driver In 'Assassin' Game
North Jersey HS Seniors Get Into Scrape When One 'Shoots' At Uber Driver In 'Assassin' Game A half-dozen Hackensack High School seniors who started out having innocent fun got more than they bargained for when one of them firedt a toy Orbeez gun at an Uber driver. The teens were headed to the Walmart off Route 46 in Teterboro as part of the increasingly popular "Senior Assassin" game when they say they were cut off. Played by high school seniors and university students, the group-chat game involves teams that "eliminate targets" by shooting at one another with water guns that fire gel pellets, then share the encounters on social media. It's naturally caused concern in certain cir…

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Father Stabbed, Son Sought In Assault At North Jersey Motel Father Stabbed, Son Sought In Assault At North Jersey Motel
Father Stabbed, Son Sought In Assault At North Jersey Motel Police were looking for a troubled man whose father sustained minor stab wounds in an assault at a South Hackensack motel. Carlos Rodriguez, 27, fled after the 8:40 a.m. incident on Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Knights Inn off Route 46, Police Chief Robert Chinchar said. Both had been living together there the past several years, he said. The victim sustained two small puncture wounds in the back of the neck from a steak knife for which he didn't require hospitalization, the chief said. South Hackensack police issued an alert to surrounding towns while searching for Rodriguez. He shouldn't be…

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RAMPAGE: Accused Home Invader Charged With Stabbing Two Men In Hackensack RAMPAGE: Accused Home Invader Charged With Stabbing Two Men In Hackensack
Rampage: Accused Home Invader Charged With Stabbing Two Men In Hackensack A Hackensack man who was captured after a home invasion stabbed two men hours earlier, authorities charged. The victims flagged down a Hackensack police officer after being stabbed near the corner of Beech Street and Overlook Avenue on July 25, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. Detective John Papanikolaou ultimately identified the assailant as Thomas Samuels, 20, he said. “A search warrant was conducted on a vehicle, video surveillance was obtained, and additional evidence was recovered during the investigation process,” Antista said. Later that night, police in South Hackensack captu…

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TWO DEAD: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's BF Killed In NJ House Fire TWO DEAD: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's BF Killed In NJ House Fire
TWO Dead: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's BF Killed In NJ House Fire A South Hackensack woman whose mother and fiancé were killed in an overnight house fire has reached out for help putting her life back together. "I hate asking for anything," Giuseppina Savino wrote. "Anything will help." The June 10 fire broke out in the rear of the 1½-story home on Agar Place shortly after 3 a.m. and instantly spread, responders and neighbors said. An off-duty South Hackensack police sergeant who lives next door tried to extinguish the flames with a garden hose, but the blaze spread too quickly. Agar Place, South HackensackDamien Danis for DAILY VOICE Firefighters …

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Illegal U-Turn Leads To Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun, Arrests Of Ex-Con Couple Illegal U-Turn Leads To Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun, Arrests Of Ex-Con Couple
Illegal U-Turn Leads To Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun, Arrests Of Ex-Con Couple A pair of convicted felons both wanted on warrants had crystal meth in the car and a loaded gun under the seat when a South Hackensack police officer stopped them for an illegal U-turn on Route 46, authorities said. The warrants turned up after Officer Steven Oliver stopped a Chevy Equinox with an expired temporary license plate driven by Dale Edwards, 45, who had an active warrant out of Montana, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. With him was Kelly M. Wilson, 40, who was wanted out of Falls Township, PA, the sergeant said. Edwards, of Montana, and Wilson, of California, currently have…

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by Jerry DeMarco