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Bergen Sheriff's Officers Capture Carjacking NYC Fugitive Wanted For Shooting Pregnant GF Bergen Sheriff's Officers Capture Carjacking NYC Fugitive Wanted For Shooting Pregnant GF
Bergen Sheriff's Officers Capture Carjacking NYC Fugitive Wanted For Shooting Pregnant GF Bergen County sheriff's officers captured a New York City fugitive after authorities said he shot his pregnant girlfriend and then carjacked an SUV at gunpoint from a 72-year-old driver outside a local 7-Eleven. Ex-con Dennis Fredericks, 28, of the Bronx fled to New Jersey after the NYPD said he shot the woman in the neck during an argument in a Lower East Side apartment around 8:45 p.m. Thursday. Around 11:30 p.m., he approached an elderly driver who was sitting in a Toyota Highlander in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven on Palisades Avenue in Bogota, borough Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Bergen, Essex Counties Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Bergen, Essex Counties
Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Bergen, Essex Counties A pair of lottery tickets each good for $10,000 were sold in Bergen and Essex counties. The tickets from Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn. The tickets were sold at the 7-Eleven on Palisades Avenue in Bogota and Lou's Corner Liquor Mart in Newark. The winning numbers were 07, 10, 15, 31, and 57. The Gold Mega Ball was 21, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02. In addition to the third-tier prizes won, 22 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500.  Three of those tickets wer…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Of Missing Bogota Man, 48, Recovered From Hackensack River Body Of Missing Bogota Man, 48, Recovered From Hackensack River
Body Of Missing Bogota Man, 48, Recovered From Hackensack River UPDATE: A body recovered Thursday afternoon from the Hackensack River was that of a Bogota man who went missing last week, responders said. He'd been in the water for several days, they said. Felix Enrique Martinez, 48, left his home and headed toward Palisades Avenue last Thursday morning (Aug. 20), borough police said at the time.  He appeared in need of medical attention, they said. Responders from Hackensack and Ridgefield Park searched the river soon after Martinez was reported missing without success. Responding this Thursday were Hackensack firefighters, the Bogota and Ridgefield…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN HIM? Police Seek Help Finding Missing Bogota Man SEEN HIM? Police Seek Help Finding Missing Bogota Man
Seen HIM? Police Seek Help Finding Missing Bogota Man Authorities turned to the public for help Thursday finding a missing 48-year-old Bogota man. Felix E. Martinez left his home and headed toward Palisades Avenue around 7 a.m. Wednesday, borough police said. He "may be in need of medical attention," they said. Authorities asked residents and merchants to check their surveillance systems for possible images of Martinez. Anyone who has seen him, has video of him or knows where to find Martinez is asked to contact Bogota police at (201) 487-2400 or detectives@bogotapolice.org.

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by Jerry DeMarco