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SUV Plunges Into Little Ferry Lake, Police Ticket Man, 35, Learning To Drive, Companion SUV Plunges Into Little Ferry Lake, Police Ticket Man, 35, Learning To Drive, Companion
SUV Plunges Into Little Ferry Lake, Police Ticket Man, 35, Learning To Drive, Companion An unlicensed Ecuadorian national whose friend was teaching to drive plunged an SUV into a Little Ferry lake, authorities said. The 35-year-old driver from New York and his passenger got out OK after the 2009 Mazda Tribute landed in Indian Lake shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday, June 13, Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters said. A dive team made sure no one else was in the vehicle. The driver told police he was attempting to slow down on Bergen Turnpike in order to make a right onto Lakeview Avenue when he hit the gas instead of the brake, the chief said. Brookside Towing fished t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Little Ferry Police Stop Turns Up More Than Three Pounds Of Pot, Motel Packing Operation Little Ferry Police Stop Turns Up More Than Three Pounds Of Pot, Motel Packing Operation
Little Ferry Police Stop Turns Up More Than Three Pounds Of Pot, Motel Packing Operation A Little Ferry police sergeant turned up more than three pounds of pot after stopping a Paterson driver, authorities said. Sgt. John Andronaco stopped a 2002 Honda Civic driven by Jermal Hogan, 27, after he ignored a stop sign on Bergen Turnpike at Lakeview Avenue shortly before midnight Tuesday, Police Chief James Walters said. Adronaco -- who was joined by Officers Michael Lee and Joseph Convery -- noticed a strong odor of marijuana when he approached the car "despite the window only being partially open," Walters said. The odor got stronger when Hogan rolled the window down, he said. H…

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by Jerry DeMarco