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Burglary Suspect Attempting Escape-Swim Across Passaic River Missing For Days Burglary Suspect Attempting Escape-Swim Across Passaic River Missing For Days
Burglary Suspect Attempting Escape-Swim Across Passaic River Missing For Days UPDATE: Hector L Nieves' body was recovered from the Passaic River Thursday, May 26, authorities said. Police have launched a massive search for a 33-year-old Belleville man who told his wife he planned on swimming across the Passaic River after burglarizing a truck, authorities said. Hector L. Nieves was reported missing to Kearny police by his 24-year-old wife, who dropped him at his car at 175 Passaic Ave., in Kearny (the LA Fitness parking lot) just after 1 a.m. She waited a short distance away, but Nieves later became the suspect in a truck burglary and was allegedly chased …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man's Body Recovered From Passaic River In Kearny Man's Body Recovered From Passaic River In Kearny
Man's Body Recovered From Passaic River In Kearny A man's body was recovered from the Passaic River Wednesday morning in Kearny. Firefighters responded to a portion of the river behind a shopping center at 175 Passaic Ave., around 10:50 a.m. The cause and manner of death were pending an examination by the Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, Kearny police said. The incident did not appear to be suspicious.  The identification of the victim was being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Email photos to clevine@dailyvoice.com.

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by Cecilia Levine