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Resident Tackles Drunk Driver From NY Who Bailed After Sedan Hit Clifton Home: Police Resident Tackles Drunk Driver From NY Who Bailed After Sedan Hit Clifton Home: Police
Resident Tackles Drunk Driver From NY Who Bailed After Sedan Hit Clifton Home: Police The serenity of a sleeping family was shattered when a sedan slammed into a Clifton home near the Garden State Parkway and the driver bailed, authorities said. The driver -- a 37-year-old New York man from Yonkers -- ran following the loud crash on Hazel Street off Madeline Avenue shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. A resident chased him down and held onto him, however, Anderson said. Clifton police and firefighters converged on the scene along with Passaic County sheriff officers. A sheriff's officer found the driver, Anthony Deleon, being det…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Victims Detain Car Burglar Who Spit On Officer In Bayonne: Police Victims Detain Car Burglar Who Spit On Officer In Bayonne: Police
Victims Detain Car Burglar Who Spit On Officer In Bayonne: Police A 48-year-old Jersey City man was held by victims who found him trying to break into their cars in Bayonne before he spit on arresting officers, authorities said. Police were called to 4th Street and Humphrey Avenue in Bayonne around 1 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. A 52-year-old victim told police he saw a man, later identified as Marco Figueroa, trying to break into two cars in the driveway of his home, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Victims apprehended Figueroa until police arrived, Amato said. During the investigation, Figueroa was very uncooperative and refused to be placed into ha…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ridgewood Ex-Con Charged With Cyber-Harassment For Messages On Facebook, Elsewhere Ridgewood Ex-Con Charged With Cyber-Harassment For Messages On Facebook, Elsewhere
Ridgewood Ex-Con Charged With Cyber-Harassment For Messages On Facebook, Elsewhere A Ridgewood ex-con was arrested after he ignored a restraining order and continued sending a woman messages online, authorities said. Dereck Peter Miller, 43, is charged with invasion of privacy, harassment, cyber-harassment and contempt, among other counts. Miller has served several years in state prison the past two decades for convictions on a variety of offenses, including robbery, burglary and theft, records show. Miller more recently called the victim "very suggestive names" in messages through Facebook and other online applications, according to a police report. He remained held Mo…

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by Jerry DeMarco