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Clifton Patrol Officer May Have Cracked Area Car Burglary Spree
Clifton police believe they caught a man overnight who's responsible for a recent string of vehicle burglaries.
Samuel Padilla, 42, of Paterson was carrying burglary tools, as well as stolen earbuds, cellphones, LED lights, sunglasses and jewelry when Officer Michael Warnet stopped him on Warren Street around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, authorities said.
He also was carrying several knives, crack pipes and a hypodermic needle, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said.
Padilla has been suspicious, given the 15 or so car break-ins that have occurred within the area the past few weeks, Bracken said.
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Driver In DWI Crash Blames NY Jets, Wayne Police Say
An intoxicated driver who could barely walk after his car rear-ended another in Wayne, injuring two people, blamed his drunkenness on the New York Jets, police said. Then he smiled for his mugshot.
Christopher J. Greyshock, 57, of West Milford was “staggering and swaying,” nearly falling into traffic on Route 23, following the 5:15 p.m. crash, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said.
Barely an hour earlier, the favored Jets lost to the Buffalo Bills, 41-10, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford – leaving both teams with 3-7 records.
"I drank too much because the Jets suck!" Greyshock told the…
