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Mercedes Benz Thieves Lead Turnpike Pursuit Through Bergen County, Ditch Stolen Car In Newark Mercedes Benz Thieves Lead Turnpike Pursuit Through Bergen County, Ditch Stolen Car In Newark
Mercedes Benz Thieves Lead Turnpike Pursuit Through Bergen County, Ditch Stolen Car In Newark Two suspects remain at large after leading cops on a vehicle pursuit through Northern New Jersey on the late afternoon of Thursday, Feb. 8, authorities said. At 5:49 p.m., state troopers observed a blue Mercedes Benz reported stolen out of Montclair traveling north on the New Jersey Turnpike near Ridgefield, state police said. Troopers attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop but the driver refused and continued onto Route 46 West, state police said. After a brief pursuit, troopers lost visual sight of the Mercedes Benz, and the pursuit was terminated, police said. The Mercedes Benz was la…

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by Sam Barron
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SHOOTING SPREE: Two Teens, Young Woman Dead In Trio Of Paterson Attacks SHOOTING SPREE: Two Teens, Young Woman Dead In Trio Of Paterson Attacks
Shooting Spree: Two Teens, Young Woman Dead In Trio Of Paterson Attacks UPDATE: Gunfire claimed the lives of two 19-year-old men and a 22-year-old woman in a daylong Sunday shooting spree in three different Paterson neighborhoods. It began when no fewer than seven shots were fired at the busy intersection of Park Avenue and East 22nd Street, cutting down one of the men, shortly after 6:30 a.m. Oct. 1. Police found him on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi confirmed. He was pronounced dead a short time later at nearby St. Joseph’s University Medical …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Three Caught, Passersby Hospitalized After Teen Driver T-Bones SUV In Paramus Pursuit UPDATE: Three Caught, Passersby Hospitalized After Teen Driver T-Bones SUV In Paramus Pursuit
Update: Three Caught, Passersby Hospitalized After Teen Driver T-Bones SUV In Paramus Pursuit UPDATE: A 17-year-old vehicle thief rammed a Paramus police car during a late-night pursuit that ended moments later in a crash that sent two civilians to the hospital, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Thursday. Officers Slavko Bajovic and Michael Mordaga began pursuing the Hyundai Tucson while responding to a report of an attempted auto theft on Lawrence Drive shortly after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, the chief said. The SUV had been reported stolen out of Irvington earlier in the day, he said. One of the vehicle occupants is taken into custody by Paramus police following a pur…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wild Paramus Police Pursuit Ends With Crash, Arrests, Injuries, SUV On A Rim (PHOTOS) Wild Paramus Police Pursuit Ends With Crash, Arrests, Injuries, SUV On A Rim (PHOTOS)
Wild Paramus Police Pursuit Ends With Crash, Arrests, Injuries, SUV On A Rim (Photos) UPDATE: A 17-year-old vehicle thief rammed a Paramus police car during a late-night pursuit that ended moments later in a crash that sent two innocent civilians to the hospital, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Thursday. Officers Slavko Bajovic and Michael Mordaga began pursuing the Hyundai Tucson while responding to a report of an attempted auto theft on Lawrence Drive shortly after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, the chief said. The SUV had been reported stolen out of Irvington earlier in the day, he said. A passing vehicle was T-boned by the fleeing SUV at the corner of Century a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4 GOTCHA! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4
Gotcha! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4 Two out-of-state teens were captured after crashing a stolen car into two vehicles -- sending a driver to the hospital -- while trying to cross from one busy Paramus highway to another, authorities said. Parris Lamont Dennis, 18, of Jamaica, Queens, and Shahiem X. McCrimmon, 19, of the Bronx bailed out but were caught after bystanders advised police of their movements shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, They were taken into custody without incident, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. A Saddle River police officer began chasing the 2019 Honda Civic with Vermont licens…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wrong Murder Suspect Arrested In Maryland, Police Say Wrong Murder Suspect Arrested In Maryland, Police Say
Wrong Murder Suspect Arrested In Maryland, Police Say Police arrested the wrong suspect in this week's deadly shooting of Benjamin Ampong in Prince George's County, they announced. Anthony Shaw, 31, of Washington DC, was released from custody Friday, May 6, when detectives investigating Wednesday's 1 p.m. shooting at Corning Avenue in Fort Washington found evidence indicating he was not near the scene of the murder, Prince George's County police said. "Upon discovering the new evidence, detectives immediately contacted the State’s Attorney’s Office and the charges against him have been dropped. Mr. Shaw has also been released fr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wanted Motorist Who Fled Two Palisades Parkway Police Stops Nabbed By New York State Troopers Wanted Motorist Who Fled Two Palisades Parkway Police Stops Nabbed By New York State Troopers
Wanted Motorist Who Fled Two Palisades Parkway Police Stops Nabbed By New York State Troopers A wanted driver who fled a Palisades Interstate Parkway police stop in Bergen County late last year was captured by New York State troopers in Rockland after doing it again, authorities said. Vincent Gambrell, 56, of Orange County had initially sped off when Officer Thomas Shine tried to stop his Ford Taurus on the New Jersey side of the northbound parkway shortly before midnight last Dec. 17, Detective Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. The sedan had Georgia license plates that belonged to another vehicle, leading to the attempted stop, Walter explained. Gambrell slowed down and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wild Car, Foot Chases End With Three in Custody, $10,000 Cash Seized In Bergenfield Wild Car, Foot Chases End With Three in Custody, $10,000 Cash Seized In Bergenfield
Wild Car, Foot Chases End With Three in Custody, $10,000 Cash Seized In Bergenfield UPDATE: Bergenfield police on Friday detailed a pair of vehicle pursuits and foot chases that ended with the capture of three accused car thieves from New York City, one of whom they said was carrying more than $10,000 in cash. It began with a hit and run on Sussex Road in Teaneck shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Bergenfield Officer Jose Portorreal was on the lookout when he spotted a suspect getting into a Volkswagen Passat with two other occupants, Police Chief Mustafa Rabboh said. Portorreal tried to stop the car on Harriet Avenue, but the driver sped off before crashing on Greenwich Dri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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VIDEO: Stolen Car Pursuit Ends In Fair Lawn Crash VIDEO: Stolen Car Pursuit Ends In Fair Lawn Crash
Video: Stolen Car Pursuit Ends In Fair Lawn Crash UPDATE: A Bronx man crashed a stolen sedan in Fair Lawn on Wednesday following a pursuit that began in Hackensack. Detective Sgt. John Dalton spotted the 2015 Chrysler 200, reported stolen out of New York, at the Riverside Square Mall around 3 p.m., Hackensack Police Lt. Anthony DiPersia said. When he tried to pull the car over, it sped off on westbound Route 4, he said. Paramus police picked up the pursuit when it hit their town. It continued into Fair Lawn, where Paramus Police Officer Benjamin Fox stopped it on Broadway in Fair Lawn. Driver Kenneth L. Barrer, 32, then hit the gas ag…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fair Lawn PD Nabs Garfield Driver Wanted In High-Speed Multi-Agency Chase Fair Lawn PD Nabs Garfield Driver Wanted In High-Speed Multi-Agency Chase
Fair Lawn PD Nabs Garfield Driver Wanted In High-Speed Multi-Agency Chase FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A Garfield driver who authorities said nearly ran over a sheriff's officer and almost hit a Hawthorne patrol cruiser in a high-speed pursuit was caught by Fair Lawn police just under 24 hours later. Officer Juan Rodriguez pulled over a white Volkswagen Jetta driven by 48-year-old Faredon Abida on River Road at Hopper Avenue just after 9:30 p.m. Monday, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Rodriguez discovered active warrants for Abida out of Mahwah and Ho-Ho-Kus -- and also that he'd been involved in an assault on police and a chase that began just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday at Lafayett…

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by Jerry DeMarco