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Port Authority PD: Man Who Assaulted, Abducted Companion At Newark Airport Captured After Crash
Port Authority police captured a driver who they said assaulted a companion at Newark Airport, sped off with her and her friend in his SUV and then crashed.
The incident began Thursday afternoon at the Terminal B arrivals area, Port Authority Media Relations Deputy Director Amber Greene said.
Jason Strong, 30, of Staten Island, assaulted a woman, then sped off with her and her friend in the Cadillac SRX, which crashed along Meeker Avenue in Newark, Greene said.
The 6-foot, 180-pound Strong -- who already was wanted on warrants -- took off on foot and was quickly captured, she said.
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Lyndhurst PD: Union Township Man, 27, Choked Pregnant Woman
A Union Township man with a criminal history remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Monday after police said he choked a pregnant woman in Lyndhurst.
Quadree Manderville, 27, and the victim – who is nearly nine months pregnant -- were at a birthday party Sunday when they got into a dispute, borough police said.
Manderville choked her and threw her to the floor, after which she got her cellphone and dialed 911, they said.
The woman, who is due next week, was briefly hospitalized for an evaluation before being released, police said.
No one else was injured, they said.
Manderville is ch…
Lodi PD: Robbers Duct-Tape, Torture Tenant, Take Phone, Wallet, Cash
Two robbers duct-taped a Lodi apartment tenant's mouth and neck, then assaulted him with knives and electrical cords before fleeing with his cellphone, wallet and cash, authorities said.
Lodi police seized an ex-con a short time later. The second suspect surrendered earlier this week, Acting Police Chief Donald Scorzetti said Thursday.
The Kimmig Avenue victim made his way to the apartment of a neighbor who freed him and called police, Scorzetti said.
The victim then went to the nearby Lodi Ambulance Corps building, where officers found him being treated, the chief said.
They arrested 23-…
