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Farmingdale Man Accused Of Trying To Abduct Girl In South Jersey Crime Spree To Remain In Jail Farmingdale Man Accused Of Trying To Abduct Girl In South Jersey Crime Spree To Remain In Jail
Farmingdale Man Accused Of Trying To Abduct Girl In South Jersey Crime Spree To Remain In Jail A Monmouth County man will remain in jail after he was accused of trying to kidnap a teen girl and groping a woman in a Target parking lot during a two-county crime spree, authorities said. Quamel Benton, 35, of Farmingdale, was ordered by a judge on Wednesday, Apr. 10 to remain in Burlington County Jail through his trial, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He was charged in Ocean County with attempted kidnapping, luring, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal sexual contact, two counts of eluding, resisting arrest, and obstruction. L…

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by Chris Spiker
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Five Teens Arrested In Ocean County After Stealing Luxury SUV In North Jersey: Police Five Teens Arrested In Ocean County After Stealing Luxury SUV In North Jersey: Police
Five Teens Arrested In Ocean County After Stealing Luxury SUV In North Jersey: Police Five teens were accused of stealing a luxury SUV in North Jersey and leading police in Ocean County on a chase, authorities said. Stafford Township police received a report of a stolen vehicle traveling near Route 72 and the Garden State Parkway at around 9:57 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 29. The black 2019 Mercedes GLC was reported stolen from Nutley and was liked to a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian in Newark earlier that day. Officers responded to the area and found the SUV heading with on Route 72 near Marsha Drive. The driver refused to pull over for police and sped away from them. Spike s…

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by Chris Spiker
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Farmingdale Man Tried To Abduct Teen Girl, Groped Woman In Crime Spree: Prosecutors Farmingdale Man Tried To Abduct Teen Girl, Groped Woman In Crime Spree: Prosecutors
Farmingdale Man Tried To Abduct Teen Girl, Groped Woman In Crime Spree: Prosecutors A Monmouth County man was accused of trying to kidnap a teen girl and groping a woman in a Target parking lot as part of a two-county crime spree, authorities said. Quamel Benton, 35, of Farmingdale, was arrested on Friday, Mar. 22, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He was charged with attempted kidnapping, luring, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal sexual contact, two counts of eluding, resisting arrest, and obstruction. Lakewood police responded to a report of an attempted kidnapping near Forest Park Circle at around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Ma…

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by Chris Spiker
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Monmouth County Fugitive Caught After 100-Mile Police Chase With 10 Guns, Drugs In NC: Police Monmouth County Fugitive Caught After 100-Mile Police Chase With 10 Guns, Drugs In NC: Police
Monmouth County Fugitive Caught After 100-Mile Police Chase With 10 Guns, Drugs In NC: Police A fugitive wanted for attempted murder in Monmouth County was captured in North Carolina after leading police on a roughly 100-mile chase, authorities said. Damian Bell, 49, of Brooklyn, New York, was arrested in Durham County, NC, on Friday, Mar. 15. The Rowan County Sheriff's Office announced his arrest in a news release on Wednesday, Mar. 20. According to the sheriff's office, Bell was wanted for two counts of attempted murder in Monmouth County. Deputies confirmed with the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office that he was still wanted on those charges and they agreed to extradite him…

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by Chris Spiker
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Fleeing Burglar Rescued From Pond In East Brunswick: Police Fleeing Burglar Rescued From Pond In East Brunswick: Police
Fleeing Burglar Rescued From Pond In East Brunswick: Police A fleeing burglary suspect jumped into a pond during a police chase and nearly drowned, authorities said. Police rescued and then arrested the suspect who was charged with breaking into four vehicles, East Brunswick police said. Altogether, three suspects were arrested for breaking into vehicles. On Wednesday, Feb. 21, at approximately 1:15 p.m., the East Brunswick Police Department was notified of suspects breaking into vehicles at the Neilson Plaza Parking Deck, 7 Tower Center Boulevard.  One of the suspects surrendered while another fled on foot northbound on Tower Center Boulevar…

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by Jon Craig
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Heart Disease Aggravated By Meth Use Killed Newark Suspect Following Arrest: Medical Examiner Heart Disease Aggravated By Meth Use Killed Newark Suspect Following Arrest: Medical Examiner
Heart Disease Aggravated By Meth Use Killed Newark Suspect Following Arrest: Medical Examiner It’s unsettling to watch video of a suspect you know has died. The last moments for Raul DeJesus -- who led Newark police on a foot chase before collapsing near Route 280 -- are no exception. Newark police did nothing wrong during the encounter, a grand jury has found. Among the evidence reviewed by the grand jurors are three police bodycams, one of them worn by the officer who began chasing the 43-year-old Newark native on foot after he ran. Two others graphically document the arrest and the moments that followed as highway traffic barreled by. In the end, what killed DeJesus was heart …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HORRIFIC VIDEO: Fleeing Moped Rider, Passenger Sent Flying In Fatal Paterson Crash HORRIFIC VIDEO: Fleeing Moped Rider, Passenger Sent Flying In Fatal Paterson Crash
Horrific Video: Fleeing Moped Rider, Passenger Sent Flying In Fatal Paterson Crash UPDATE: Two men on a moped are seen spinning through the air and crashing to the pavement -- ultimately killing the driver -- when they ram the side of a vehicle in Paterson during a high-speed police chase, horrific video released by state authorities shows. Pursued by Totowa police, the gas-powered scooter driven by David Lucero, 28, of Paterson was racing north on McBride Avenue along Pennington Park on Sept. 20, 2023 when the driver of an oncoming Lexus sedan made a left in front of him. The moped slammed into the side of the vehicle, knocking both riders nearly 10 feet into the air ov…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities ID Cabbie, Fare Killed In Elizabeth Police Chase Crash Authorities ID Cabbie, Fare Killed In Elizabeth Police Chase Crash
Authorities ID Cabbie, Fare Killed In Elizabeth Police Chase Crash Authorities officially identified a cab driver and passenger who were both killed when a sedan driven by a suspect fleeing police crashed head-on into the taxi at an Elizabeth intersection. Juan Carlos Albear, 54, who was behind the wheel, and Ysabell Gonzalez, 63, were killed in the violent collision at Grand Street and Routes 1&9 shortly before 6 a.m. last Dec 10. Elizabeth police had responded to a report of gunfire minutes earlier in the area of Fourth Avenue and Center Street, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Officer Michael White ended up following a Hyundai …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Car Thieves In Fiery Utility Pole Crash That Closed Route 17 Are Both 15 UPDATE: Car Thieves In Fiery Utility Pole Crash That Closed Route 17 Are Both 15
Update: Car Thieves In Fiery Utility Pole Crash That Closed Route 17 Are Both 15 The driver and passenger in a stolen Range Rover that hit a utility pole, rolled over and ignited a cluster of fires during a pre-dawn police chase Friday on Route 17 are both 15-year-old juveniles from Newark, authorities said. The Range Rover and a silver Porsche Panamera were both stolen from the garage of a Carlton Road residence in Wyckoff after the thieves broke into the home and found the keys shortly before 4:30 a.m. Dec. 8, Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. Paramus police who heard an alert from their Wyckoff colleagues spotted both vehicles minutes later heading east on Route 4…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Man Gets Prison Time For Fatal Crash In Stolen Car That Killed Freehold Man: Prosecutor NJ Man Gets Prison Time For Fatal Crash In Stolen Car That Killed Freehold Man: Prosecutor
NJ Man Gets Prison Time For Fatal Crash In Stolen Car That Killed Freehold Man: Prosecutor A 21-year-old driver was sentenced to 12 years in New Jersey State Prison for a fatal crash during a police chase, authorities said. Samuel Villar, of Somerset, was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 5 in connection with the November 2022 Old Bridge accident that killed 33-year-old Arturo Tlapa Luna, of Freehold, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Old Bridge Acting Police Chief, Donald F. Fritz, Jr. said. On Nov. 9, 2022, at about 2:15 a.m. Old Bridge police responded to a crash that occurred during a pursuit by Marlboro Police, near the intersection of Spring Valle…

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by Jon Craig
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Asbury Park PD Not Responsible For Death Of Attempted Murder Suspect, Teen In Crash: Grand Jury Asbury Park PD Not Responsible For Death Of Attempted Murder Suspect, Teen In Crash: Grand Jury
Asbury Park PD Not Responsible For Death Of Attempted Murder Suspect, Teen In Crash: Grand Jury UPDATE: Asbury Park police bear no responsibility for the deaths of a fleeing suspect and a teenage companion in a crash, a state grand jury found. Dishawn Bellamy, 32, and a 17-year-old boy were in a Ford Explorer that sped past two officers headed toward the sound of gunfire in the area of Atkins Avenue and Boston Way in separate cars shortly before 7:30 p.m. on June 5, 2022. One of the officers recognized Bellamy, who "was known to have an active arrest warrant for a charge of attempted murder," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Both officers activated the emergency ligh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Grand Jury Reviews Jersey Shore Passenger's Death In Accused Armed Burglar's Crash With Police Grand Jury Reviews Jersey Shore Passenger's Death In Accused Armed Burglar's Crash With Police
Grand Jury Reviews Jersey Shore Passenger's Death In Accused Armed Burglar's Crash With Police “Oh, sh*t! He’s drivin’!” a Long Branch police officer shouts before his cruiser and a vehicle driven by an armed ex-con slam head-on into one another. Officer Lucas Brito and his colleagues were racing to a 911 call of an attempted home invasion by a masked man with a gun around 4 a.m. this past Aug. 14. Brito’s cruiser collided near the corner of MacArthur and Elmwood avenues with a vehicle driven by the prime suspect in the burglary, Altonia Williams, 45, of Long Branch. Williams bailed out of the BMW 328i and was instantly captured by officers who converged on the accident scene. Two…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Moped Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Paterson Collision While Fleeing Totowa PD: State AG Moped Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Paterson Collision While Fleeing Totowa PD: State AG
Moped Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Paterson Collision While Fleeing Totowa PD: State AG UPDATE: A moped driver was killed and a passenger injured when the scooter collided with a sedan at a Paterson intersection during a Totowa police chase, authorities said. Totowa police in marked vehicles followed the gas-powered scooter into Paterson, apparently over the 31st Street Bridge over the Passaic River. The moped then collided with a Lexus at the intersection of McBride and Murray avenues shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, according to a release issued Friday by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.The scooter driver was thrown against the windshield, smashin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Suspect Fleeing Pre-Dawn Home Invasion Dies In Crash With Long Branch Police Car: NJAG Suspect Fleeing Pre-Dawn Home Invasion Dies In Crash With Long Branch Police Car: NJAG
Suspect Fleeing Pre-Dawn Home Invasion Dies In Crash With Long Branch Police Car: Njag UPDATE: A passenger in a vehicle fleeing a home invasion died after a collision with a Long Branch police cruiser driven by an officer responding to the call, authorities said. The call of an armed break-in on Elmwood Avenue near MacArthur Avenue came in at 3:59 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said Tuesday. "As officers were responding in marked police vehicles, one of the law enforcement vehicles was involved in a collision with a vehicle believed to be operated by a suspect from the reported incident," the attorney general said. Witnesses said the fleei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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14-Year-Old Boy Rams Paramus Police Vehicle With SUV Stolen From Jersey Shore 14-Year-Old Boy Rams Paramus Police Vehicle With SUV Stolen From Jersey Shore
14-Year-Old Boy Rams Paramus Police Vehicle With SUV Stolen From Jersey Shore A 14-year-old boy rammed a Paramus police vehicle with an SUV stolen from the Jersey Shore before he and two companions were captured, authorities said. Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said the 2020 BMW X7 was reported stolen during a burglary more than 50 miles away in the affluent Monmouth County town of Marlboro. Officer Nicholas Perna and the driver spotted one another at the same moment shortly before 11:30 p.m. Monday, July 24, the chief said. At that point, the Newark juvenile hit the gas and headed right for the officer’s cruiser, he said. Perna quickly turned his wheel – an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities ID Fleeing Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Crash Authorities ID Fleeing Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Crash
Authorities ID Fleeing Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Crash A motorcyclist lay dead and his passenger seriously injured in the middle of a South Jersey intersection following a crash during a police chase, footage released by state authorities shows. Despite the obvious circumstances, state law and administrative guidelines require New Jersey Attorney Matthew Platkin to investigate the death of John R. Nutt, 41, of Mount Laurel in Pemberton Township that early April evening. Platkin's office released video from both the dashcam of the pursuing officer and the bodycam of a colleague who arrived from the opposite direction after the crash. Also rele…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PURSUIT: Stolen Car Collisions Injure Homeland Security Agent, NJSP Detectives, Teen Thief PURSUIT: Stolen Car Collisions Injure Homeland Security Agent, NJSP Detectives, Teen Thief
Pursuit: Stolen Car Collisions Injure Homeland Security Agent, Njsp Detectives, Teen Thief UPDATE: Two New Jersey State Police detectives were struck and a U.S. Homeland Security agent rammed head-on by a quartet of car thieves, one of them a 15-year-old who had his leg broken during a pursuit, authorities confirmed. Three adults and the injured juvenile were seized following a chain reaction of collisions in Newark involving a stolen SUV, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Friday, June 30. It began with the theft of the 2021 BMW X6 in Cedar Grove around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, June 22, the attorney general said. Members of the New Jersey State Police Auto Theft…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Was Fleeing Off-Duty NJ Trooper At More Than 100 MPH, AG Says Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Was Fleeing Off-Duty NJ Trooper At More Than 100 MPH, AG Says
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Was Fleeing Off-Duty NJ Trooper At More Than 100 MPH, AG Says A 24-year-old motorcyclist was being pursued by an off-duty State Police trooper in an unmarked car at more than 100 miles an hour when he was killed in a late-afternoon collision in Burlington County, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. A local police officer was following both vehicles when the crash occurred in Springfield Township shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, Platkin said early Wednesday evening. The pursuit was headed south on Route 206 when a 70-driver driver made a left turn onto the highway from westbound Jacksonville-Jobstown Road (County Road 670) and h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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13-Year-Old Crashes Stolen Car Carrying Teens In Holmdel: Police 13-Year-Old Crashes Stolen Car Carrying Teens In Holmdel: Police
13-Year-Old Crashes Stolen Car Carrying Teens In Holmdel: Police The search was on in Monmouth County for a 13-year-old boy who was riding in a stolen vehicle being driven by a 13-year-old girl that crashed over the weekend, police said. Holmdel officers were trying to stop the stolen car on Laurel Avenue around 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, near Highway 35, when the driver stopped then sped off, police said. The vehicle then crashed on Middle Road, at the intersection of Laurel Avenue, and officers were able to apprehend two of the occupants, both 13-year-old girls from Neptune. A 13-year-old male passenger fled on foot.  The suspect is a Black …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey Shore Man Arrested In Road Rage Incident: Police Jersey Shore Man Arrested In Road Rage Incident: Police
Jersey Shore Man Arrested In Road Rage Incident: Police A 24-year-old driver from Point Pleasant was arrested in connection with a road rage incident and fleeing Brick police, authorities said. Jonathan Weydig was arrested with the assistance of Point Pleasant police, according to Brick police. Weydig had six outstanding warrants and was charged with eluding officers, obstruction and hindering apprehension, police said. Weydig also was issued 12 motor vehicle summonses, they said. On May 12, Brick Street Crimes Unit detectives were traveling in an unmarked vehicle at Route 88 and Post Road when they observed a road rage incident, police said. …

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by Jon Craig
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Philly Man Nabbed For DWI After Chase In South Jersey: Police Philly Man Nabbed For DWI After Chase In South Jersey: Police
Philly Man Nabbed For DWI After Chase In South Jersey: Police A Philadelphia man was charged with driving while intoxicated after a police chase in Camden County, authorities said. On Thursday, May 18, at approximately 7:10 pm, Gloucester Township police  were alerted to a possible impaired driver operating a small red sport utility vehicle with heavy front end damage, police said. An additional caller reported that the driver struck a vehicle on Bethany Lane, they said. As officers were dispatched to the area, additional calls were received for the vehicle being operated recklessly. Police said they found the vehicle near the Black Horse Pike …

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by Jon Craig
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4 Arrested After Shoplifting Incident, Foot Chase In Central Jersey 4 Arrested After Shoplifting Incident, Foot Chase In Central Jersey
4 Arrested After Shoplifting Incident, Foot Chase In Central Jersey Four suspects have been arrested following a shoplifting incident and foot chase, authorities said. Monday, April 17 at approximately 3:45 PM, the East Brunswick Police Department was notified of a shoplifting in progress at Ulta Beauty at 601 Highway 18. It was reported that four suspects entered a black SUV and fled the scene, police said. This suspect vehicle was eventually located traveling southbound on Highway 18. Officers attempted to take the suspects into custody on Main Street near Old Bridge Turnpike.  Three suspects exited the vehicle and fled on foot, police said. One of…

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by Jon Craig
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Patrol Car Struck As DWI Suspect Flees, Schools Locked Down In Central Jersey: Police Patrol Car Struck As DWI Suspect Flees, Schools Locked Down In Central Jersey: Police
Patrol Car Struck As DWI Suspect Flees, Schools Locked Down In Central Jersey: Police A patrol car was struck by an alleged drunken driver who the officer was trying to stop in Central Jersey, authorities said. At 2:26 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, East Brunswick Police Officer Ryan Welch was patrolling Highway 18 southbound near Tices Lane when he saw a white Honda with "fictitious license plates," police said. A motor vehicle stop was initiated, but the suspect vehicle attempted to flee from the officer. Believing the vehicle might be stolen, Welch pursued the suspect onto Cranbury Road. The driver stopped the vehicle, placed it in reverse, and struck We…

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by Jon Craig
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Police: NJ Man Awaiting Trial For Multi-Town Chase Terrorizes Parents Twice In 3 Hours Police: NJ Man Awaiting Trial For Multi-Town Chase Terrorizes Parents Twice In 3 Hours
Police: NJ Man Awaiting Trial For Multi-Town Chase Terrorizes Parents Twice In 3 Hours Imagine a fleeing driver crashing his mother's car into police cruisers three times during a multi-agency pursuit -- sending an officer to the hospital -- then getting released by a judge a short time later. Imagine the same man allegedly going berserk and trashing his parents' apartment, forcing them to lock themselves in the bathroom. Imagine he's taken into custody only to be released again. Meet Joshua Hayes, 30, of Fairview. Borough officers arrested Hayes for the early-morning incident at his folks' home on Monday, March 6. They were back there less than a half-hour after Hayes had …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Footage Shows Pursuit-Crash That Left 26-Year-Old NJ Driver Dead In Maryland Footage Shows Pursuit-Crash That Left 26-Year-Old NJ Driver Dead In Maryland
Footage Shows Pursuit-Crash That Left 26-Year-Old NJ Driver Dead In Maryland New details and video footage have been released of the harrowing high-speed police pursuit and crash on I-95 in Maryland that claimed the life of a 26-year-old New Jersey woman. Julie Clark, 26, of Tenafly, NJ, was killed on I-95 on Saturday, Dec. 31 in Cecil County after she attempted to elude Maryland State Police troopers on I-95, authorities previously said. Julie Clark was killed on I-95 in Maryland after crashing into a tree near an exit ramp.Maryland AG In a dramatic dashcam video (see above) released on Wednesday, Jan. 18 by the Attorney General's Office, Clark can be seen driv…

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by Zak Failla
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Armed Passenger Seized, Middlesex Driver Found Hiding In Building Laundry Room After Crash Armed Passenger Seized, Middlesex Driver Found Hiding In Building Laundry Room After Crash
Armed Passenger Seized, Middlesex Driver Found Hiding In Building Laundry Room After Crash Two people who fled a crash in Teaneck were captured by police – one of whom was carrying a gun and another who was found hiding in the laundry room of a nearby apartment building in a change of clothes, authorities said. It was just after 2 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, when Teaneck police responded to a report of a vehicle crashing into a pole at the intersection of Degraw Avenue and Gifford Place. They found a woman on the ground and another rendering aid, Acting Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr said. The officers also noticed a man trying to tip away, the chief said, adding that he refused their o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Delinquent With Ankle Monitor Among Trio Caught In North Jersey Stolen Car Pursuit, Crash Delinquent With Ankle Monitor Among Trio Caught In North Jersey Stolen Car Pursuit, Crash
Delinquent With Ankle Monitor Among Trio Caught In North Jersey Stolen Car Pursuit, Crash A predawn stolen car chase that began at a Mahwah housing development that has become a frequent destination for thieves ended in a crash in Paramus and the seizure of three delinquents from Newark, one of whom was wearing an ankle monitor, authorities said. Township police converged the Rio Vista development in response to multiple 911 calls of vehicles being broken into shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Moments later, Officer Darren Iurato tried to stop a recently-stolen Honda CRV after it emerged from the complex and headed first toward Campgaw Road and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pole Lands On Officer's Car, Occupants Flee In Fiery Stolen Car Crash In North Jersey Pole Lands On Officer's Car, Occupants Flee In Fiery Stolen Car Crash In North Jersey
Pole Lands On Officer's Car, Occupants Flee In Fiery Stolen Car Crash In North Jersey An officer escaped serious injury when a pole fell onto a police cruiser during a fiery overnight crash involving a stolen car and two fleeing occupants in Ridgefield. The Infiniti sedan was being pursued when it slammed into a traffic light and utility pole at Broad Avenue and Route 5 outside the Ridgefield Fire Co. 1 firehouse shortly after 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Firefighters found the vehicle fully involved, the officer OK and the occupants gone, responders said. They quickly doused the blaze. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit initially was summoned…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Stolen Vehicle Crashes Into Woodbridge Police Car During Chase, Suspect Arrested In Elizabeth Stolen Vehicle Crashes Into Woodbridge Police Car During Chase, Suspect Arrested In Elizabeth
Stolen Vehicle Crashes Into Woodbridge Police Car During Chase, Suspect Arrested In Elizabeth A Woodbridge police officer was injured when her patrol car was rammed by a stolen car during a chase. On Monday, Dec. 5, at approximately 1:50 p.m., Woodbridge police received a report of a person attempting to enter several vehicles in the parking lot of Advance Auto Parts, 1366 Saint George Avenue. The caller reported that the suspect left the area in a black Honda CRV. As responding units were attempting to locate the Honda, it approached a marked police unit from behind and attempted to force it off the road, police said. Police initiated a pursuit as the Honda continued northbound on…

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by Jon Craig
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Spike Strips Stop Stolen Vehicle Fleeing Mahwah Development: One Caught, Two Sought On Route 17 Spike Strips Stop Stolen Vehicle Fleeing Mahwah Development: One Caught, Two Sought On Route 17
Spike Strips Stop Stolen Vehicle Fleeing Mahwah Development: One Caught, Two Sought On Route 17 Mahwah police captured an overnight stolen car thief and searched for two others after using spike strips to stop the vehicle before dawn Friday, authorities said. The 2022 BMW X7 kept rolling and hit a Mahwah police car after the trio bailed out on Route 17 shortly before 2:30 a.m. Nov. 25. No serious injuries were reported. Officers Jonathan Weber and Thomas Mitchell found 18-year-old Sergio Pierce hiding in a Dumpster off McKee Drive a short time later, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Pierce tried to run but was immediately caught, the captain said. A New Jersey State Police helicopter a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Officers Pull Unconscious DWI Driver From Car In Central Jersey (VIDEO) Officers Pull Unconscious DWI Driver From Car In Central Jersey (VIDEO)
Officers Pull Unconscious DWI Driver From Car In Central Jersey (Video) Newly-released footage shows police preparing to pull an intoxicated and unconscious driver from a vehicle as it rolls down a highway in Central Jersey (scroll for video). The 28-year-old Scranton, PA man traveled about half-a-mile in a Toyota RAV4 before officers stopped it on Route 522 in South Brunswick around 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, local police said. Bodycam footage shows officers Justin Samuels, Gagan Chopra, Christine Harris and Sgt. William Merkler chasing down the vehicle and getting up close to it, before pulling him out. The unidentified driver was later arrested, police said.…

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by Cecilia Levine