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Moonachie PD: 'Shoot Me!' Cornered Car Burglar Shouts Moonachie PD: 'Shoot Me!' Cornered Car Burglar Shouts
Moonachie PD: 'Shoot Me!' Cornered Car Burglar Shouts “Shoot me!” a Paterson car burglar shouted at a Moonachie police officer who’d chased him down before dawn Wednesday, authorities said. A homeowner flagged down Officer Robert Bauer on Jackson Place around 12:49 a.m. saying he’d scared off a man trying to get into two cars in driveway, Police Chief Richard Behrens said. Bauer radioed a description of the burglar to Officer Sean Mulligan, who spotted a vehicle with its brake lights shining in the driveway of a Joseph Street home, Behrens said. A man seated behind the wheel matched the description given by the resident, he said. As Mullig…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Chase Ends In Crash SEEN HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Chase Ends In Crash
Seen HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Chase Ends In Crash A manhunt was under way for an ex-con with a 25-year criminal history who crashed a stolen car twice while being pursued by Hackensack police Thursday morning. Antonio Singletary, 48, was behind the wheel of a 2017 Lincoln MKZ that Officer Frank McCall tried to pull over shortly before 9 a.m., Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Singletary hit the gas instead, speeding off south on Polifly Road before the sedan knocked down a light pole and kept going as he tried to make a left onto eastbound Route 80, the captain said. Singletary then tried to merge onto northbound Route 17, but the vehic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack Career Criminal, 47, Nabbed By Moonachie Police In Vehicle Break-In Hackensack Career Criminal, 47, Nabbed By Moonachie Police In Vehicle Break-In
Hackensack Career Criminal, 47, Nabbed By Moonachie Police In Vehicle Break-In Moonachie police nabbed a Hackensack ex-con with a 25-year criminal history moments after he’d smashed the window of a car and grabbed a purse, authorities said. Officers Scott Lemongello and Sean Mulligan – responding to a call of someone trying vehicle door handles on Concord Street -- found Antonio Singletary, 47, on Moonachie Avenue shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday, Police Chief Richard Behrens said. Moments earlier, he’d smashed the window of a vehicle parked at a local business and taken a purse that contained several stolen credit cards and identifications that the officers found Singleta…

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by Jerry DeMarco