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Bogus Cop Enters Hunterdon County Home For Possible High-End Vehicle Theft: Police Bogus Cop Enters Hunterdon County Home For Possible High-End Vehicle Theft: Police
Bogus Cop Enters Hunterdon County Home For Possible High-End Vehicle Theft: Police A man impersonated a Hunterdon County police officer using a bogus badge and made his way into a local home in what authorities say was an attempt to scope out the residence for a potential high-end vehicle theft. The “cop” — described as a man in his 40s — arrived at the door of a home on Haytown Road in Annandale on Thursday. July 6, Clinton Township Police Chief Thomas DeRosa said. He displayed a police badge and claimed to be investigating illegal purchases of high-end vehicles before the resident invited him inside. The bogus cop then asked a series of questions that became “suspicio…

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by Valerie Musson
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Authorities Seek Police Impersonator Wanted For Pulling Over NJ Drivers Authorities Seek Police Impersonator Wanted For Pulling Over NJ Drivers
Authorities Seek Police Impersonator Wanted For Pulling Over NJ Drivers Authorities have released a composite sketch of a man who they say impersonated police and pulled over New Jersey drivers. A victim was stopped by a man in a black, older model Ford Crown Victoria and activated a blue dome light on the front dashboard in Brick Township around 2 p.m. on Aug. 1, New Jersey State Police said. When the victim pulled over, the man approached her vehicle and identified himself as a police officer. After a brief exchange, she became suspicious and asked him for identification.  The man failed to provide identification and instead instructed the woman to get …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Sedan Driver Impersonated Officer, Pulled Vehicle Over In Morris County Police: Sedan Driver Impersonated Officer, Pulled Vehicle Over In Morris County
Police: Sedan Driver Impersonated Officer, Pulled Vehicle Over In Morris County Police in Morris County have issued a warning after receiving a report of a sedan driver impersonating an officer and making a traffic stop. A Washington Township resident was stopped while driving home on Pleasant Grove Road just off Schooley’s around 9:30 p.m. May 14, police said. The vehicle — described as an older red sedan with alternating flashing blue and red lights inside — pulled in behind the resident and turned the lights off before the resident became suspicious and drove away, police said. The sedan once again followed the resident from behind and tailgated them before turnin…

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by Valerie Musson
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RECOGNIZE HIM? Man Imitating Police Officer Stops Boy Walking In Warren County, Authorities Say RECOGNIZE HIM? Man Imitating Police Officer Stops Boy Walking In Warren County, Authorities Say
Recognize HIM? Man Imitating Police Officer Stops Boy Walking In Warren County, Authorities Say State and local police are seeking the individual they say was pretending to be a police officer when he stopped a boy who was walking near a Warren County strip mall Friday. The juvenile -- whose age was not released -- was walking in the strip mall at Washington Square Circle and Route 57 around 1:15 p.m., in Washington, when he was stopped by a man in a police-like uniform, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. The man was wearing regular shoes and driving a black and white vehicle with the word "police" written on the passenger door, Pfeiffer said. The man did not have a gun…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Previously Raided Wayne House Hit Once More, Brothers Busted With Drugs Again Police: Previously Raided Wayne House Hit Once More, Brothers Busted With Drugs Again
Police: Previously Raided Wayne House Hit Once More, Brothers Busted With Drugs Again Wayne police raided the same home for the second time in less than two years Friday, arresting two brothers and a third man while seizing cocaine, pot and hash, along with two security badges and a simulated tactical vest labeled “POLICE.” Nelphy Peralta, 21, also was charged with child endangerment for committing crimes with an underage youngster living in the house, Detective Capt. Laurence W. Martin said. Police arrested both him and his brother, 25-year-old Jewry Peralta-Reyes on drug charges following the 6:30 a.m. raid, Martin said. They also charged Raymond Morales, 26, who shares t…

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by Jerry DeMarco