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Fleeing Suspect, 32, Who Tried To Run Down Police Officer Killed In Bloomingdale Fleeing Suspect, 32, Who Tried To Run Down Police Officer Killed In Bloomingdale
Fleeing Suspect, 32, Who Tried To Run Down Police Officer Killed In Bloomingdale UPDATE: A fleeing suspect was shot and killed Thursday morning in Bloomingdale after trying to run over a police officer, authorities confirmed. The chase began with a shoplifting on Route 23 in Riverdale around 9:30 a.m. Riverdale police stopped an Acura SUV and had taken a suspect into custody when the driver hit the gas, responders said. The chase ended at Matthews Drive in Bloomingdale, state Attorney Gurbir S. Grewal said. "Immediately before the shooting, police vehicles from Bloomingdale and Riverdale were in pursuit of the car," Grewal said. The driver, Michael J. Rivera, 32, of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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AG: Tractor-Trailer Kills Driver Running From Police On Route 80 AG: Tractor-Trailer Kills Driver Running From Police On Route 80
AG: Tractor-Trailer Kills Driver Running From Police On Route 80 A New York man who was pulled over in a motor vehicle stop on Route 80 was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer when he ran into oncoming traffic after being asked to get out of his car by a Montville police officer early Thursday morning, authorities said. Kevin Brian Cruz, 25, of Black River N.Y. (just north of Syracuse) had one female passenger in his car when he ran into the roadway and was hit around 2:20 a.m., New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The driver of the tractor-trailer stopped immediately, Grewal said. Cruz -- formerly of the Bronx -- was pronounced …

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by Cecilia Levine