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Two Massive Fires Erupt In Hudson County Two Massive Fires Erupt In Hudson County
Two Massive Fires Erupt In Hudson County Two massive fires broke out Wednesday, Feb. 8 in Hudson County. The first was five alarms, and erupted in one of the shops on Bergenline Avenue sometime after 4:15 a.m. in West New York between 61st and 62nd streets.  A Carvel ice cream shop, BBQ joint, and smoke shop were among the businesses impacted, abc7 says. Then, in Union City, around 9 a.m., another multi-alarm blaze brought mutual aid to the scene. The fire was still raging as of noon. More than a dozen families were reportedly displaced. Bergenline Avenue fire.HudPost

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by Cecilia Levine
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SURPRISE! Hudson Ex-Con Nabbed By Cliffside Park Police After Texting Female Burglary Victim SURPRISE! Hudson Ex-Con Nabbed By Cliffside Park Police After Texting Female Burglary Victim
Surprise! Hudson Ex-Con Nabbed By Cliffside Park Police After Texting Female Burglary Victim A Hudson County ex-con with a lengthy rap sheet who broke into a Cliffside Park woman's garage and stole some of her valuables got a surprise when he tried to extort her, authorities said. Rashon Drone, 36, of West New York took $200 in cash and other items from the woman's car after breaking into the Palisade Avenue garage, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. He then texted the victim and told her to meet him at a Quick Chek in North Bergen to get them back, the deputy chief said. As it turned out, authorities trying to serve a protection order also had been looking for Drone, who ha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor: West New York Woman Killed, Suspect In Custody Prosecutor: West New York Woman Killed, Suspect In Custody
Prosecutor: West New York Woman Killed, Suspect In Custody A 62-year-old West New York woman was killed and a suspect taken into custody on Thursday, authorities said. Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez confirmed in a tweet that the victim was found unresponsive Thursday afternoon at 439 66th Street, off Bergenline Avenue. Suarez said her Homicide Unit was investigating with city police. "One suspect is in custody," the prosecutor tweeted. "More info to follow." CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS ****** ALSO SEE: The son of a former Union City pharmacy co-owner admitted his role Thursday in a multimillion-dollar scheme to boost prescription s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WIRED: Feds Charge Pharmacy Owner From Paramus In $5M Fraud, Bribery Schemes WIRED: Feds Charge Pharmacy Owner From Paramus In $5M Fraud, Bribery Schemes
Wired: Feds Charge Pharmacy Owner From Paramus In $5M Fraud, Bribery Schemes A former Hudson County pharmacy owner from Paramus bribed a local doctor with $100 bills stuffed into pill bottles to steer patients to his business, said federal authorities who took him into custody on Friday -- thanks, in part, to conversations secretly recorded by the FBI. Eduard “Eddy” Shtindler, 36, also produced bogus documents that generated even more income, raking in nearly $5 million in illegal proceeds through both schemes combined, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said in announcing his arrest by the FBI. Federal agents raided Shtindler’s since-closed Empire Pharmacy on Bergenline…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Cash 5 Lottery Winners Sold In West New York, Fairfield; Jackpots Top $60K Cash 5 Lottery Winners Sold In West New York, Fairfield; Jackpots Top $60K
Cash 5 Lottery Winners Sold In West New York, Fairfield; Jackpots Top $60K Two winners from recent drawings of the Jersey Cash 5 were sold in Hudson and Essex counties, state lottery officials said.  The 7-Eleven at 6004 Bergenline Ave. in West New York sold a ticket that matched all 5 numbers, resulting in a prize of $69,106.  The winning numbers for the Wednesday drawing were: 06, 09, 12, 23 and 35 and the XTRA number was: 02.  Jacks Friendly Service, 152 Passaic Ave. in Fairfield, sold the a winning ticket, which is good for a $60,330 jackpot.  The winning numbers for Thursday's Cash 5 drawing were: 04, 11, 15, 27 and 39 and the …

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by Paul Milo