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Paterson Man Captured After Wild Stolen Car Chase Charged In Ridgewood Crime Spree
A Paterson man captured in Paramus after a wild stolen car chase that went through several Bergen County towns was responsible for a series of vehicle thefts and burglaries, as well as home break-ins in Ridgewood, authorities said.
John Chavan Johnson, 32, remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest two days earlier.
He’s charged with five counts of burglary, six of theft, three of resisting arrest among 19 offenses in all, most of them in Ridgewood.
Also still being held was Johnson’s alleged accomplice, Samantha Boseski, 30, of Clifton. She was charged with&nbs…
Bail Reform: Released Hackensack Burglar Hits Same Business For 3rd Time, Police Say
Less than a week after he was released for breaking into two area businesses, a habitual Hackensack offender did it again -- at the same deli he'd burglarized twice before, authorities said.
Peter Tobin, 52, was picked up last Thursday and released under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law for three Main Street burglaries within a block and a half of one another -- twice at Fairmount Eats and once at B&W Bakery, authorities said at the time.
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Then, around 2 a.m. Monday, a witness called polic…