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Truck Thief Leads 54-Mile Pursuit From Bergen County, Found With Heroin: Police Truck Thief Leads 54-Mile Pursuit From Bergen County, Found With Heroin: Police
Truck Thief Leads 54-Mile Pursuit From Bergen County, Found With Heroin: Police A 54-mile pursuit through North Jersey in a stolen box truck ended when the vehicle ran out of gas and police found the driver with heroin Labor Day Weekend, authorities said. Lyndhurst officers spotted Jose R. Reyes in a stolen 2022 Isuzuz box truck around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officer Robert Litterio was the one who spotted the stolen truck at Riverside and Rutherford Avenues. Joined by Officer Vincent Dorio, the duo approached the truck and tried several times to convince Reyes to exit the vehicle.  That's when Reyes, 41…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Two Cars On Route 1&9: Prosecutor Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Two Cars On Route 1&9: Prosecutor
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Two Cars On Route 1&9: Prosecutor A pedestrian was struck and killed by two cars on Routes 1&9 in Jersey City Monday, May 2, authorities said. The unidentified pedestrian was crossing the roadway when he was struck by an SUV that traveling north around 9:50 p.m., the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said.  The driver of the SUV remained at the scene, and then the victim was struck by a second vehicle, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The identity of the victim was being withheld pending notification of his next of kin. The Jersey City Police Department is actively investigating with the assistanc…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Cranford Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Shooting On Routes 1&9 UPDATE: Cranford Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Shooting On Routes 1&9
Update: Cranford Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Shooting On Routes 1&9 A Cranford man was being held in the Union County Jail in connection with Sunday's double shooting on Routes 1&9, authorities said Monday. Andrew C. Johnson, 50, was charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder and four related weapons offenses, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart said jointly. Linden police officers responding to a shooting on the northbound lanes of Routes 1&9 near Avenue C found two victims inside a vehicle stopped on the highway around 9:40 a.m., according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Colleen R…

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by Cecilia Levine