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'You're Good:' NJ State Troopers Often Gave Connected Motorists Free Pass, Comptroller Finds 'You're Good:' NJ State Troopers Often Gave Connected Motorists Free Pass, Comptroller Finds
'You're Good:' NJ State Troopers Often Gave Connected Motorists Free Pass, Comptroller Finds The difference between getting a ticket and getting a warning from a New Jersey State Trooper could be based on who you know, according to a new report from the New Jersey Comptroller's Office. As part of its Police Accountability Project, the comptroller's office reviewed camera footage of 501 stops by state police that did not result in a ticket. In 27% of the stops, motorists presented a courtesy card, claimed to have a friend or relative in law enforcement, or flashed a law enforcement badge and then were let go, the report said. In some cases, the trooper released the motorist immediat…

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by Sam Barron
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Wanted Glen Rock Shoplifter Arrested For DUI With Weapon 2 Days Prior In Wayne (UPDATE) Wanted Glen Rock Shoplifter Arrested For DUI With Weapon 2 Days Prior In Wayne (UPDATE)
Wanted Glen Rock Shoplifter Arrested For DUI With Weapon 2 Days Prior In Wayne (Update) A 38-year-old man whose accomplice ran over a Glen Rock Bottle King employee after he ran out with $655 in stolen booze was arrested for a DUI two days earlier, records show. A warrant for third-degree shoplifting has been issued for the arrest of Kyle B. Steines, 38, formerly of Wayne and currently of Hawthorne, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Wednesday, Nov. 6. Records show that Steines was charged with driving on a suspended/revoked license/registration, certain persons not to possess a weapon (folding knife) for being convicted of a crime, and was issued a DUI on Oct. 29…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Videos Show Moment Paramus 'Bling Bishop' Robber Was Shot Dead By US Marshals Agents Videos Show Moment Paramus 'Bling Bishop' Robber Was Shot Dead By US Marshals Agents
Videos Show Moment Paramus 'Bling Bishop' Robber Was Shot Dead By US Marshals Agents The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has released body-worn camera and surveillance footage of an officer-involved shooting that left a 41-year-old New York man dead. Just after 2 p.m. on Jan. 24, 2024, 2:05 p.m., US Marshals agents arrived at a Route 1 motel in Monmouth Junction within South Brunswick to execute an arrest warrant on Shamar Leggette, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. As previously reported by Daily Voice, Leggette had been wanted for robbing "Bling Bishop" Lamor Whitehead from Paramus in Bergen County. About 40 minutes after authorities…

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by Cecilia Levine
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GOTCHA! Ex-Con In Englewood Stabbing Nabbed, Handgun Recovered By Teaneck Police GOTCHA! Ex-Con In Englewood Stabbing Nabbed, Handgun Recovered By Teaneck Police
Gotcha! Ex-Con In Englewood Stabbing Nabbed, Handgun Recovered By Teaneck Police An uncooperative stabbing victim couldn't keep Englewood police from identifying his assailant -- an ex-con who authorities said was carrying a gun when he was captured by their Teaneck colleagues. Tahref L. Folkes, 33, tried to duck them but was chased down shortly before noon Wednesday, police said. They also recovered a handgun that they said he stashed in a local store during the foot pursuit. Folkes, who has a lengthy rap sheet dating back to 2009, was released from state prison last July after serving 5½ years on a second career gun conviction, records show. A third would put him aw…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen County Fugitive Nabbed In Upstate NY For Second Time This Year Bergen County Fugitive Nabbed In Upstate NY For Second Time This Year
Bergen County Fugitive Nabbed In Upstate NY For Second Time This Year An ex-con was brought to New Jersey this week after police in upstate New York nabbed him on a warrant out of Bergen County for the second time in less than a year, records show. Officers responding to a suspicious-persons complaint in the Ulster County town of Saugerties in late August said they found local resident Christopher P. Rega, 31, staggering down a street in the middle of the afternoon. A quick check turned up some drugs in his backpack, Saugerties police said in a release. They also found a warrant for his arrest issued by a Superior Court judge in Hackensack.  The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Armed Fugitive In 7-Hour Hudson Hotel Standoff Was ‘Prepared For War,’ ‘Ready To Die’ Feds: Armed Fugitive In 7-Hour Hudson Hotel Standoff Was ‘Prepared For War,’ ‘Ready To Die’
Feds: Armed Fugitive In 7-Hour Hudson Hotel Standoff Was ‘Prepared For War,’ ‘Ready To Die’ UPDATE: A heavily-armed fugitive who held tactical officers at bay for nearly seven hours at a Secaucus hotel told police that he was “prepared for war” and “ready to die,” the U.S. attorney for New Jersey said Monday. ATF agents charged Rahim Harris, 42, of Maplewood, with being a convicted felon in possession of weapons and ammo, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. His wife, Haneefha White, 39, of Pottsville, PA, who was with him, is charged with aiding and abetting the possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. Authorities said they found eight loaded wea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN THEM? 'Armed, Dangerous' Pair Wanted For Shot Fired At Hackensack Crowd SEEN THEM? 'Armed, Dangerous' Pair Wanted For Shot Fired At Hackensack Crowd
Seen Them? 'Armed, Dangerous' Pair Wanted For Shot Fired At Hackensack Crowd Hackensack police again asked the public for help finding a man who they said fired a shot into a crowd from a car driven by his girlfriend. No one was struck when Jymir Outcalt, 20, of Bethlehem, PA  fired a .45-caliber round into the crowd outside the Alston Arms apartments on Newman Street shortly before 6 pm. Aug. 19, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Police obtained arrest warrants for Outcalt – who reportedly has ties to the Hackensack and Newark areas -- and his girlfriend, Star Johnson, 22, of Hackensack, who DeWitt said was driving a rented Toyota Camry at the time. The Cam…

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by Jerry DeMarco