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Old River Road, Clifton, NJ

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WILD CHASE: Clifton Sergeant Pursuing Tow Truck And SUV Nearly Rammed And Run Off Road WILD CHASE: Clifton Sergeant Pursuing Tow Truck And SUV Nearly Rammed And Run Off Road
Wild Chase: Clifton Sergeant Pursuing Tow Truck And SUV Nearly Rammed And Run Off Road A skillful Clifton police sergeant got taken for a wild and dangerous ride when the driver of a fleeing SUV repeatedly tried to ram his patrol car and run him off the road during a nearly 10-mile pursuit, authorities said. Sgt. Andrew Mulick was on patrol in the area of River Road and Old River Road when he spotted a tow truck with no license plates followed by a newer-model Ford Explorer shortly after 4 a.m. last Friday, Oct. 27, Lt. Robert Anderson said. The sergeant tried to get the vehicles to pull over, and the Explorer -- which bore bogus license plates -- looked to be turning into a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Convicted Drug Dealer Freed From Prison After 5 Years Nabbed In Chase Near Passaic River Convicted Drug Dealer Freed From Prison After 5 Years Nabbed In Chase Near Passaic River
Convicted Drug Dealer Freed From Prison After 5 Years Nabbed In Chase Near Passaic River A convicted drug dealer who was only just released from prison was captured after leading Clifton police on a high-speed chase, bailing out and hiding in a row of commercial buildings between the Passaic River and Route 21, authorities said. Remy Castillo, 35, of Newark was released this past November after serving a mandatory five years in state prison for a drug-dealing conviction out of Hudson County, records show. Castillo was part of a group arrested by DEA agents and North Bergen police in 2013 with $250,000 worth of uncut, high-quality cocaine, heroin, crystal meth and pot in a towns…

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by Jerry DeMarco