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Rockin' The 60s: Veteran Culprits Nabbed In NJ-Wide Thefts Of Work Vans, Trucks, State Says Rockin' The 60s: Veteran Culprits Nabbed In NJ-Wide Thefts Of Work Vans, Trucks, State Says
Rockin' The 60s: Veteran Culprits Nabbed In Nj-wide Thefts Of Work Vans, Trucks, State Says Two ex-cons in their 60s were part of a ring that stole more than 30 work vehicles from victims in seven North Jersey counties, authorities said. Their end came in a quick succession of arrests that followed an operation led by New Jersey State Police -- and involving dozens of local police departments -- that was dubbed “Operation Cat Burglar.” Crew members in January began snatching work vans and trucks from owners in Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Union, Hudson, Morris, and Middlesex counties, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. They stored the stolen vehicles in a lot in North Berg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver, 72, Killed In Morris Township Crash Remembered For Kindness By Neighbors Driver, 72, Killed In Morris Township Crash Remembered For Kindness By Neighbors
Driver, 72, Killed In Morris Township Crash Remembered For Kindness By Neighbors A 72-year-old driver was killed in a single-car crash in Morris Township, authorities said. Donn Russell was driving on Park Avenue near Powder Horn Drive when his car veered off the road and crashed in a wooded area around 6:45 p.m. Saturday, local police said Sunday. Russel of Madison was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Morris Township Police Capt. Robert Shearer. Russell's neighbor Matthew Luque remembered him as "a very kind man." There were no other passengers or cars involved in the crash, which remains under investigation, police said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Walking Bicycle In Morris Township Struck By Driver, 91, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries Man Walking Bicycle In Morris Township Struck By Driver, 91, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries
Man Walking Bicycle In Morris Township Struck By Driver, 91, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries A bicyclist hit by a car while walking his bike across a Morris Township street was in stable condition in the hospital as of Monday morning, local authorities said. The 54-year-old man was walking his bike across Craig Road at Sussex Avenue when he was struck by a car driven by a 91-year-old woman around 5:25 p.m. last Saturday, Morris Township police Lt. Robert Shearer said. The bicyclist was taken to Morristown Medical Center with serious injuries, Shearer said. Charges for the driver were pending, according to Shearer.

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by Cecilia Levine