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Bloods Leader, Passaic County Man Busted with 28 Lbs Of Coke, 500 Lbs Of Pot At Teterboro: FBI Bloods Leader, Passaic County Man Busted with 28 Lbs Of Coke, 500 Lbs Of Pot At Teterboro: FBI
Bloods Leader, Passaic County Man Busted with 28 Lbs Of Coke, 500 Lbs Of Pot At Teterboro: FBI A high-ranking member of the Bloods with longstanding mob ties and a Passaic County man with a criminal history of his own were seized when they tried to fly to London out of Teterboro Airport with 28 pounds of cocaine and 500 pounds of pot on a private jet, federal authorities said. Leonardo Petrosillo, 45, of West Milford, and Edwin Spears, 49, of Newark brought three companions -- Spears’s girlfriend, an exotic dancer from Maryland and a friend of hers -- as a front for a dozen drug-stuffed bags of luggage, they said. The plane was to fly it all to John Lennon Airport in London, accordin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Hardcore Ex-Con Trio Robbed 80-Year-Old Shopper In Route 46 Costco Lot: Prosecutor GOTCHA! Hardcore Ex-Con Trio Robbed 80-Year-Old Shopper In Route 46 Costco Lot: Prosecutor
Gotcha! Hardcore Ex-Con Trio Robbed 80-Year-Old Shopper In Route 46 Costco Lot: Prosecutor UPDATE: Authorities charged three hardcore criminals from Newark with robbing a defenseless 80-year-old shopper in the parking lot of a Costco off Route 46 in Teterboro. Ex-cons Alex Carroll, 35, David Fate, 38, and Tariq Kyam, 57, all have extensive, violent criminal histories, records show. Kyam and Fate were both charged with committing two robberies in 2009, one of which left a Verona gas station attendant shot dead. Kyam served nearly nine years behind bars after Fate testified against him. How much time Fate served in exchange for his testimony couldn't immediately be determined. Th…

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ROUTE 46 CRASH: DWI Driver Injures Mom, Son ROUTE 46 CRASH: DWI Driver Injures Mom, Son
Route 46 Crash: DWI Driver Injures Mom, Son UPDATE: A Hasbrouck Heights driver and her teenage son were injured when a car driven by a drunk motorist from Teaneck slammed into theirs on Route 46, authorities said. The 50-year-old woman and her son, 15, were stopped at the traffic light at Huyler Street on the westbound highway in South Hackensack when their 2020 Tesla was rear-ended shortly after midnight Friday, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. The driver of the 2008 Volkswagen Passat that hit them -- Dayana Perez-Kazimierczak, 29, of Teaneck -- was intoxicated, the sergeant said. The mother complained of neck and back pain, w…

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Fighter Jets To Rattle New Jersey Ahead Of Army v. Navy Football Game Fighter Jets To Rattle New Jersey Ahead Of Army v. Navy Football Game
Fighter Jets To Rattle New Jersey Ahead Of Army v. Navy Football Game Military jets are expected to fly over Bergen County this week. Several F-18s will be landing at Teterboro Airport ahead of Saturday's Army vs. Navy football game at MetLife Stadium. The planes will land at the airport on Thursday and will do a flyover of the stadium just before 3 p.m. kickoff.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hudson Man Struck, Killed Crossing In Middle Of Route 46 Identified Hudson Man Struck, Killed Crossing In Middle Of Route 46 Identified
Hudson Man Struck, Killed Crossing In Middle Of Route 46 Identified UPDATE: A pedestrian who was killed on eastbound Route 46 outside Teterboro Airport had avoided the crosswalk when he was struck, a witness said Wednesday. Responding officers immediately began conducting CPR on Mariano Morales-Benitez, 43, of Union City on the  darkened stretch of highway in front of a bus stop near Fred Wehran Drive at 5:21 p.m. Tuesday, Moonachie Police Chief Richard Behrens said. Members of the Little Ferry First Aid Squad then took Morales-Benitez to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:03 p.m., the chief said. "It was an u…

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Clifton PD: Teens Captured After Stolen Car Chase From Passaic To Teterboro Ends In Crash Clifton PD: Teens Captured After Stolen Car Chase From Passaic To Teterboro Ends In Crash
Clifton PD: Teens Captured After Stolen Car Chase From Passaic To Teterboro Ends In Crash A group of teens were captured by officers from several agencies after they crashed a stolen vehicle filled with stolen valuables near Teterboro Airport, ending a police chase that began in Passaic, authorities said. The driver hit the gas and fled when Clifton police tried to stop the 2019 Mazda CX-9, reported stolen out of Elmwood Park, on Lexington Avenue in Passaic around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Bracken said. A pursuit continued through the streets of Passaic, onto Route 21 and then onto eastbound Route 46, he said. The driver lost control of the vehicle in Teterbor…

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by Jerry DeMarco