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Arrest Made In Fatal West Milford Hit-Run Boat Crash Arrest Made In Fatal West Milford Hit-Run Boat Crash
Arrest Made In Fatal West Milford Hit-Run Boat Crash A 44-year-old Paramus man was arrested Thursday morning for a 2016 hit-and-run boat crash that killed a 72-year-old West Milford man, authorities said. Shawn Kelly was charged with assault and leaving the scene of a boating accident, the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. He was lodged at the Passaic County Jail where he awaits a bail detention hearing. On Sept. 5, 2016, the New Jersey State Police Marine Services Bureau responded to a serious boat crash on Greenwood Lake in West Milford where a 2003 18-foot Bayliner boat -- owned by Edwin Lane of West Milford -- was st…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Paterson Police Officer, 41, Killed In On-Duty Crash Identified Paterson Police Officer, 41, Killed In On-Duty Crash Identified
Paterson Police Officer, 41, Killed In On-Duty Crash Identified PATERSON, N.J. -- Authorities Sunday afternoon confirmed the death of a 41-year-old Paterson police officer in a crash earlier in the day. Tamby Yagan, a 15-year department veteran, was killed in the 10:50 a.m. crash at 150 Getty Avenue, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Responding officers found that "an on-duty Paterson Police Officer operating a marked patrol unit was involved in a collision with a parked vehicle," Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement. "The officer was the only person involved in…

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by Jerry DeMarco