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'Get In The Van,' Driver Told 11-Year-Old On Bergen County Street, Police Say 'Get In The Van,' Driver Told 11-Year-Old On Bergen County Street, Police Say
'Get In The Van,' Driver Told 11-Year-Old On Bergen County Street, Police Say Police are warning residents after a driver reportedly tried to get a child inside of his vehicle one night this week in Bergen County. Little Ferry police said that the 11-year-old boy was walking to a friend's house when the driver of a white van pulled up next to him on Lakeview Avenue and Grand Street around 7:20 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9. The van pulled up next to him and the driver said, "Get in the van," according to police. The boy ran home as the van sped away, police said. The driver was described as a black man in a red shirt with black gloves and red baseball cap. The passenger…

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by Cecilia Levine
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South Jersey Man Tried Luring Detective Posing As Teenage Girl Online, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Man Tried Luring Detective Posing As Teenage Girl Online, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Man Tried Luring Detective Posing As Teenage Girl Online, Prosecutor Says A 26-year-old man from South Jersey has been arrested for trying to lure and kidnapping a teenage girl who was actually an undercover detective online, authorities said. Francis Frobose, 26, of Hamilton, was charged with second-degree attempted kidnapping, second-degree attempted luring, second-degree attempted sexual assault and third-degree attempted endangering the welfare of a child, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Frobose was being held in the Mercer County Correction Center in Hopewell and a detention hearing is scheduled for this week, Onofri sa…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NJ Man, 41, Charged With Trying To Kidnap Female Pedestrian Using Bogus Handgun NJ Man, 41, Charged With Trying To Kidnap Female Pedestrian Using Bogus Handgun
NJ Man, 41, Charged With Trying To Kidnap Female Pedestrian Using Bogus Handgun A 41-year-old New Jersey man was in custody after trying to kidnap a female pedestrian at gunpoint with a replica handgun earlier this week, authorities said. Gary Prichard, of New Brunswick, drove up to the victim walking on Easton Avenue and drew what appeared to be a handgun while demanded she get into the vehicle around 11:30 p.m. Jan. 25, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. When the victim refused, Prichard fled the area, said Ciccone alongside New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo. Prichard was ultimately identified as the driver and owner of the truck, w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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REPORT: Wayne Man Pulls Gun On Couple During Labor Day Swim REPORT: Wayne Man Pulls Gun On Couple During Labor Day Swim
Report: Wayne Man Pulls Gun On Couple During Labor Day Swim A Wayne man found to be intoxicated is facing federal charges after he pulled an air pellet gun and rope on a couple he was chatting with while swimming in the Delaware River -- and then fled, authorities said. Jeffrey Mulcahy, 57, was arrested in Warren County for attempted kidnapping and assault on the New Jersey side of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on Labor Day, police previously announced. Mulcahy appeared in federal court last Wednesday in Trenton during which new details of the terrifying incident were revealed, LehighValley.com reports. Mulcahy is facing a federal…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police Chase: Wayne Man Wanted In Attempted Water Gap Kidnap Captured On Route 46 Police Chase: Wayne Man Wanted In Attempted Water Gap Kidnap Captured On Route 46
Police Chase: Wayne Man Wanted In Attempted Water Gap Kidnap Captured On Route 46 A Wayne man wanted for an attempted kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon at the Delaware Water Gap national park was captured in Warren County, authorities said. An off-duty firefighter called police early Monday evening while following a vehicle driven by 57-year-old Jeffrey A. Mulcahy on eastbound Route 46 in Independence Township following the incident, said Hackettstown police, who'd heard the alert and were waiting for him. Mulcahy kept going when they tried stopping him, throwing a t-shirt out the window during a brief pursuit, they said. He eventually pulled over, refused at …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PAPD: Passaic County Woman Tries To Kidnap Young Girl At NYC Bus Station PAPD: Passaic County Woman Tries To Kidnap Young Girl At NYC Bus Station
Papd: Passaic County Woman Tries To Kidnap Young Girl At NYC Bus Station A woman bravely fought off a would-be kidnapper from Passaic County who tried to abduct her younger sister at the Port Authority bus station in midtown Manhattan, police said. Port Authority Police Officer Russell Polanco arrived just in time Friday to grab 39-year-old Rosanna Diaz of Woodland Park (mugshot, above) after the failed kidnapping attempt, said authority spokeswoman Lenis Rodrigues. The sisters were walking towards their bus Diaz tried to snatch the younger sister, scratching her arm, Rorigues said. The girl broke free and ran before the older sister “intervened to stop [Diaz] …

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by Jerry DeMarco