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Van Stolen Year Ago Out Of Jersey City Recovered, NYC Driver Busted By Lyndhurst Police Officer Van Stolen Year Ago Out Of Jersey City Recovered, NYC Driver Busted By Lyndhurst Police Officer
Van Stolen Year Ago Out Of Jersey City Recovered, NYC Driver Busted By Lyndhurst Police Officer A van that was reported stolen out of Jersey City a year ago this week was recovered by a Lyndhurst police officer during a 4th of July traffic stop, authorities said. A license plate reader alerted Officer Michael Carrino, who made the stop on Orient Way at Valley Brook Avenue on Tuesday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Driver Kishon Moses, 24, of New York City told the officer he’d rented the van from someone and had no idea it had been stolen, the lieutenant said. Moses was arrested, charged with receiving stolen property and released.  The van was impounded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Look What I Found: Lyndhurst Detective Nabs Jersey Shore Burglary Suspect Look What I Found: Lyndhurst Detective Nabs Jersey Shore Burglary Suspect
Look What I Found: Lyndhurst Detective Nabs Jersey Shore Burglary Suspect A fugitive wanted for a pair of Jersey Shore burglaries was nabbed by a Lyndhurst police detective working another case, authorities said. Detective Chris Cuneo was on another investigation when he spotted a suspicious-looking Porsche Cayenne near a business on Orient Way and Rutherford Avenue this past Friday, Feb. 18, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Cuneo ran a random license plate check and learned of the warrants out of Middletown and Atlantic Highlands, both in Monmouth County. Officers Michael Clifford and Michael Scalese arrived and the vehicle was stopped. Police arrested the d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lyndhurst PD: Accused Out-Of-State Drive-By Shooter Free On Bail Caught With Loaded Gun Lyndhurst PD: Accused Out-Of-State Drive-By Shooter Free On Bail Caught With Loaded Gun
Lyndhurst PD: Accused Out-Of-State Drive-By Shooter Free On Bail Caught With Loaded Gun A man charged in a drive-by shooting in Mississippi led a Lyndhurst police officer on a brief chase before he was caught with a loaded gun, authorities said. Officer Ed Montoya initially tried to stop Kendrick Mykel Ford, 23, of Bude, Mississippi after spotting several equipment violations on his older-model Dodge Charger, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Ford hit the gas instead, turning from Polito Avenue onto Rutherford Avenue headed westbound, Auteri said. He eventually pulled over at Orient Way as Montoya learned that the vehicle wasn’t registered, the lieutenant said. Montoya smel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lyndhurst PD: Ecstasy-Fueled Elmwood Park Man With Claw Hammer Arrested After Rampage Lyndhurst PD: Ecstasy-Fueled Elmwood Park Man With Claw Hammer Arrested After Rampage
Lyndhurst PD: Ecstasy-Fueled Elmwood Park Man With Claw Hammer Arrested After Rampage An Elmwood Park man high on Ecstasy damaged several cars with a claw hammer before walking into a Lyndhurst hotel, snatching a cellphone from a desk clerk's hand and fleeing, said police who arrested him before dawn Wednesday. Pablo Perez, 41, who'd rented a room at a neighboring hotel, was taken into custody without incident by Lt. Anthony Ricigliano and Officers Matt Giunta and Anthony Calabro in the area of Orient Way and Rutherford avenues shortly after 3 a.m., authorities said. Officers were responding to a report of a loud disturbance in the area when a 911 call came in from the Court…

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by Jerry DeMarco