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Body Of Burglar Who Tried Swim-Escape Pulled From Passaic River Body Of Burglar Who Tried Swim-Escape Pulled From Passaic River
Body Of Burglar Who Tried Swim-Escape Pulled From Passaic River The body of a 33-year-old burglary suspect who tried to swim across the Passaic River as an escape was pulled from the water Thursday, May 26, authorities said. Hector L. Nieves was reported missing by his 24-year-old wife early this week, shortly after he burglarized a truck, Kearny police said. The truck driver began chasing Nieves, at which point he call his wife while running from the scene, police said. He told his wife he planned on swimming across the Passaic River and that she should pick him up near the Comfort Suites in Newark. He hadn't been heard from since. Nieves' body …

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by Cecilia Levine