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Paterson Detectives Seize 5,600 Oxy Pills, Ounce Of Coke, More, Arrest Ex-Con Paterson Detectives Seize 5,600 Oxy Pills, Ounce Of Coke, More, Arrest Ex-Con
Paterson Detectives Seize 5,600 Oxy Pills, Ounce Of Coke, More, Arrest Ex-Con A Paterson ex-con was busted with 5,600 Oxycodone pills, an ounce of cocaine and a pound and a half of concentrated pot, authorities announced Tuesday. City detectives nabbed Niair Lane, 27, with the drugs -- worth more than $115,000 -- on June 7, Officer in Charge Isa Abbassi announced on June 20. He was carrying 100 pills, and the rest was found at a residence on Chadwick Street, Abbassi said. Why authorities waited nearly two weeks to share the information publicly wasn't immediately clear. Lane, who was charged with various drug offenses, was quickly in and out of the Bergen County Ja…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Is NJ's 'Best Burger' Overhyped? Is NJ's 'Best Burger' Overhyped?
Is NJ's 'Best Burger' Overhyped? It's more common for White Manna to earn some type of national ranking than not. The no-frills Hackensack burger joint, famous for its tiny sliders and building on River Street, has yet again been named the best in New Jersey, this time by "Readers Digest." While White Manna certainly has its fair share of rave reviews, some critics say the longtime hamburger joint, well, isn't all it's cracked up to be. "Used to be great went twice in the past 3 weeks and food was trash service was slow and grease was outrageous," one Daily Voice reader said. "Other places have better food they lost their…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Vehicle In Route 17 Crash Bursts Into Flames Vehicle In Route 17 Crash Bursts Into Flames
Vehicle In Route 17 Crash Bursts Into Flames A driver refused medical attention for a hand injury following a fiery crash that jammed a busy stretch of Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights. A Dodge Neon caught fire after colliding with a Toyota Camry at the jughandle in front of the White Castle shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 6. Borough firefighters doused the flames and the Neon was towed. Witnesses said the Camry driver ran the light at the jughandle and T-boned the southbound Neon into the northbound lane. Borough police said they're investigating. They handled traffic control and summoned the state Department of Transportation b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Landscapers Sparked Explosive Fire At North Jersey White Castle, Officials Say Landscapers Sparked Explosive Fire At North Jersey White Castle, Officials Say
Landscapers Sparked Explosive Fire At North Jersey White Castle, Officials Say A two-alarm fire at a North Jersey White Castle that left workers with burns was sparked by a substance used by landscapers that got into the restaurant's electrical system, officials said. An employee at the Westfield Avenue restaurant in Elizabeth went to plug something in, sparking an explosion around 11 a.m. Friday, April 29, abc7 reports. City spokesperson Ruby Contreras confirmed a landscaper was spraying something that got into the electrical wires. Three victims, allegedly including a maintenance worker and landscaper, were taken to Saint Barnabas Medical Center.  Firefighter…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
White Castle Run: Paterson PD Seize 2 Handguns, Driver, Two Passengers White Castle Run: Paterson PD Seize 2 Handguns, Driver, Two Passengers
White Castle Run: Paterson PD Seize 2 Handguns, Driver, Two Passengers Paterson police responding to a call of armed suspects at the White Castle early Saturday nabbed three men and seized a pair of 9mm handguns. Officers carefully approached a gray Acura with tinted windows and a temporary license plate in the parking lot of the Broadway fast-food restaurant shortly after 7:30 a.m., city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The doors popped open and two of the occupants got out and ran, Speziale said. One of them – identified as Javier Atiliano, 21 – tossed a loaded Smith & Wesson as he ran before he was captured on Broadway, the director said. T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Buy ‘Em By The Brick: Hawthorne PD Says White Castle Patron From Upstate NY Had 250 Heroin Bags Buy ‘Em By The Brick: Hawthorne PD Says White Castle Patron From Upstate NY Had 250 Heroin Bags
Buy ‘Em By The Brick: Hawthorne PD Says White Castle Patron From Upstate NY Had 250 Heroin Bags A driver with a busted light told a Hawthorne police officer she had a craving so strong that she and a companion drove to White Castle in Paterson from home -- 80 miles away in upstate New York. She was also carrying 250 folds of heroin, police said. Besides the broken light, the 2006 Nissan Altima had an obstructed windshield view, Detective Sgt. Matthew Hoogmoed said. So the officer pulled the sedan over on Goffle Road near Macfarlan Avenue around 9:15 p.m. last Friday, he said. When the officer noticed a pot smell, 26-year-old driver told him that passengers had used the drug befo…

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by Jerry DeMarco