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NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor
NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor A 26-year-old New Jersey man wanted out of New York City on a murder charge was captured by members of the US Marshals Service and the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team over the weekend, authorities said. A search warrant was issued early Saturday, Feb. 5 at 957 Broadway in Bayonne — where Kegwin Clarke was found, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. There, authorities recovered two handguns including one stolen out of North Carolina, magazines, hollow-point ammunition, a large quantity of marijuana, and more than $3,000 in cash,  Clarke was arrested without incident by th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: Union City Driver Had Been Smoking Pot In Fatal Crash Authorities: Union City Driver Had Been Smoking Pot In Fatal Crash
Authorities: Union City Driver Had Been Smoking Pot In Fatal Crash A 20-year-old driver from Union City had been smoking pot when he crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike in South Jersey, killing his 21-year-old passenger last fall after a trip to Pennsylvania for cheesesteaks, authorities said. Johnalex Grullon and two friends were returning from a trip to South Philadelphia to buy cheesesteaks when he crashed his Honda Accord on Oct. 19, 2019,  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Grullon's sedan veered off the roadway in Mansfield, struck a guardrail along the shoulder and spun across all lanes before hitting the concrete median …

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by Jon Craig
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Man Wanted Out Of Clifton Nabbed Near Jersey Shore Man Wanted Out Of Clifton Nabbed Near Jersey Shore
Man Wanted Out Of Clifton Nabbed Near Jersey Shore Two New York men and another from Pennsylvania were arrested on various charges after one tried filling a fake prescription for cough syrup at a Howell pharmacy, authorities said. The incident began about 12:15 p.m. Sunday when police were called to Future Pharmacy in the Pointe O'Woods Center on Route 9 in Howell, on reports of someone trying to fill a prescription-grade cough syrup, police said. A man, later identified as Walter Capellan, 25, of the Bronx, tried getting into a car waiting for him outside a nearby 7-Eleven, then fled on foot, police said. Officers smelled marijuana i…

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by Jon Craig
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Fair Lawn PD: Man In NJ Transit Fight ID'd As Suspect In Truck Theft, Thanks To Surveillance Fair Lawn PD: Man In NJ Transit Fight ID'd As Suspect In Truck Theft, Thanks To Surveillance
Fair Lawn PD: Man In NJ Transit Fight ID'd As Suspect In Truck Theft, Thanks To Surveillance A 30-year-old passenger removed by police in a fight on an NJ Transit bus was arrested in connection with a pick-up truck theft from a Fair Lawn parking lot the week before, thanks to surveillance footage that captured the theft, authorities said. The Ford F150 pick-up was reported missing from the Crunch Fitness parking lot on May 15 around 9 a.m., after a member reported his keys missing from his jacket pocket, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. A week later, police responded to Morlot Avenue at Canger Place on a report of a fight between an NJ Transit driver and passenger, Metzler said. After rem…

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by Cecilia Levine