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SEEN THEM? 'Armed, Dangerous' Pair Wanted For Shot Fired At Hackensack Crowd SEEN THEM? 'Armed, Dangerous' Pair Wanted For Shot Fired At Hackensack Crowd
Seen Them? 'Armed, Dangerous' Pair Wanted For Shot Fired At Hackensack Crowd Hackensack police again asked the public for help finding a man who they said fired a shot into a crowd from a car driven by his girlfriend. No one was struck when Jymir Outcalt, 20, of Bethlehem, PA  fired a .45-caliber round into the crowd outside the Alston Arms apartments on Newman Street shortly before 6 pm. Aug. 19, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Police obtained arrest warrants for Outcalt – who reportedly has ties to the Hackensack and Newark areas -- and his girlfriend, Star Johnson, 22, of Hackensack, who DeWitt said was driving a rented Toyota Camry at the time. The Cam…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN THEM? 'Armed, Dangerous' Pair Wanted For Shot Fired At Hackensack Crowd SEEN THEM? 'Armed, Dangerous' Pair Wanted For Shot Fired At Hackensack Crowd
Seen Them? 'Armed, Dangerous' Pair Wanted For Shot Fired At Hackensack Crowd Hackensack police have identified a gunman who they said fired a shot into an innocent crowd and are seeking the public's help finding him and his girlfriend. No one was struck when Jymir Outcalt, 20, of Bethlehem, PA  fired a .45-caliber round into the crowd outside the Alston Arms apartments on Newman Street shortly before 6 pm. Aug. 19, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Police obtained arrest warrants for Outcalt – who reportedly has ties to the Hackensack and Newark areas -- and his girlfriend, Star Johnson, 22, of Hackensack, who DeWitt said was driving a rented Toyota Camry at …

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Hackensack Police Nab Church Burglar Hackensack Police Nab Church Burglar
Hackensack Police Nab Church Burglar Hackensack police who were tipped off by an alert resident captured a burglar moments after he broke into a church 'round midnight Wednesday, authorities said. A caller told police that the intruder – identified as Justin Draper, 24, of Anderson Street – had removed a window screen at First Presbyterian Church on Passaic Street and climbed in, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Special Police Officer Stephen Koller nabbed Draper as he fled out an exit door, DeWitt said. Draper “claimed he was simply trying to find his cell phone inside a female's bedroom” but got lost, the captain said. …

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SEEN HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Pursuit Ends In Crash SEEN HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Pursuit Ends In Crash
Seen HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Pursuit Ends In Crash A manhunt was under way for an ex-con with a 25-year criminal history who crashed a stolen car twice while being pursued by Hackensack police Thursday morning. Antonio Singletary, 48, was behind the wheel of a 2017 Lincoln MKZ that Officer Frank McCall tried to pull over shortly before 9 a.m., Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Singletary hit the gas instead, speeding off south on Polifly Road before the sedan knocked down a light pole and kept going as he tried to make a left onto eastbound Route 80, the captain said. Singletary then tried to merge onto northbound Route 17, but…

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SEEN HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Chase Ends In Crash SEEN HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Chase Ends In Crash
Seen HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Chase Ends In Crash A manhunt was under way for an ex-con with a 25-year criminal history who crashed a stolen car twice while being pursued by Hackensack police Thursday morning. Antonio Singletary, 48, was behind the wheel of a 2017 Lincoln MKZ that Officer Frank McCall tried to pull over shortly before 9 a.m., Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Singletary hit the gas instead, speeding off south on Polifly Road before the sedan knocked down a light pole and kept going as he tried to make a left onto eastbound Route 80, the captain said. Singletary then tried to merge onto northbound Route 17, but the vehic…

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VIDEO: Hackensack Office Burglars Swipe $40,000 In Coins, Pricey Painting VIDEO: Hackensack Office Burglars Swipe $40,000 In Coins, Pricey Painting
Video: Hackensack Office Burglars Swipe $40,000 In Coins, Pricey Painting Burglars broke into a Hackensack office building and stole $40,000 worth of collectible coins and a painting worth several thousand dollars, said police who released a surveillance video Wednesday. The video shows three intruders casing one of the offices and then suddenly rushing out of the four-story building at 560 Hudson Street around 2:45 a.m. Monday. The coins and painting were stolen from Gilberti Construction, while five other offices sustained damage to interior doors and locks with nothing apparently taken, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Hackensack police urged anyone who wi…

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Police: Hackensack Man Assaults Pregnant Girlfriend, Vandalizes Apartment Over Bus Fare Police: Hackensack Man Assaults Pregnant Girlfriend, Vandalizes Apartment Over Bus Fare
Police: Hackensack Man Assaults Pregnant Girlfriend, Vandalizes Apartment Over Bus Fare An unemployed Hackensack man knocked down his pregnant girlfriend, kicked her in the stomach and trashed her apartment – smashing the TV, furniture and dishes – over $5, authorities said. Responding Officer Michael Reo quickly broadcast a description of Shaka Tyler, 36, who’d fled the Main Street apartment following Monday’s assault, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Officers Steven Lemanowicz and Aaron Rios nabbed Tyler several blocks away, DeWitt said. He was carrying MDMA, the captain said. Tyler went on a rampage, sending his girlfriend to the hospital after ripping a gold chain from her neck…

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Police: Ex-Con Breaks In, Chokes Hackensack Ex-Girlfriend Twice In 19 Hours Police: Ex-Con Breaks In, Chokes Hackensack Ex-Girlfriend Twice In 19 Hours
Police: Ex-Con Breaks In, Chokes Hackensack Ex-Girlfriend Twice In 19 Hours A Paterson ex-con broke into his ex-girlfriend's Hackensack apartment and assaulted her twice in 19 hours, said police who arrested him. The victim had returned home at 3 a.m. Monday when she was grabbed in the dark hallway by Junior Dani Nunez, 29, who’d burglarized her Passaic Street apartment, Hackensack Police Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Nunez – who records show has a violent criminal history -- "put both hands around her neck, squeezed and let go only to punch her several times in the stomach," DeWitt said. The victim fled to a bedroom and locked the door. He was gone when she emerged s…

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Hackensack Police Pursue Two Stolen Vehicles At Once, Nab Newark Kearny Boys, 15, 16 Hackensack Police Pursue Two Stolen Vehicles At Once, Nab Newark Kearny Boys, 15, 16
Hackensack Police Pursue Two Stolen Vehicles At Once, Nab Newark Kearny Boys, 15, 16 Two boys – one 15, the other 16 – and a third suspect led Hackensack police on a high-speed pursuit in two stolen vehicles, authorities said. It began when Detective Lt. Michael Antista saw a 2015 Mercedes Benz E350 and a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee go through a red light on First Street near Hackensack High School last Friday, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. A license plate check showed that the Mercedes had been reported stolen out of South Plainfield, he said. Antista tried stopping the vehicles, but both sped off on Polifly Road at speeds of up to 70 miles an hour, DeWitt said. The Mercedes go…

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by Jerry DeMarco