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Should Be No Problem Guessing What Happened At This Wallington Convenience Store Should Be No Problem Guessing What Happened At This Wallington Convenience Store
Should Be No Problem Guessing What Happened At This Wallington Convenience Store Yep -- she hit the gas instead of the brake, police said. A 58-year-old East Rutherford driver escaped serious injury -- as did anyone else who was nearby -- when her BMW sedan crashed through the front of the Krauszer's in Wallington during lunchtime, responders said. The woman claimed that she was "attempting to park her vehicle when she pressed the accelerator instead of the brake" just after noon on Wednesday, May 17, Police Chief Carmello Imbruglia said. The BMW took out the entire front window of the Krauszer's on Locust Avenue in Wallington.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Asleep (And Armed) At The Wheel: Judge Keeps Snoozing Ex-Con Busted In Wallington In Jail Asleep (And Armed) At The Wheel: Judge Keeps Snoozing Ex-Con Busted In Wallington In Jail
Asleep (And Armed) At The Wheel: Judge Keeps Snoozing Ex-Con Busted In Wallington In Jail A drunken Passaic County ex-con wanted on multiple warrants had a loaded gun tucked into his waistband when Wallington police found him asleep at the wheel a week and a half ago, authorities said. He's remained in custody ever since then. Officer Victor Urgiles needed several attempts to get the attention of a blacked-out Juan Rodriguez after spotting the vehicle at the intersection of Hathaway Street and Locust Avenue near the Passaic River, Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said. Urgiles tried to conduct a field sobriety test, but Rodriguez resisted, the captain said. So the officer took Rodriguez i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Stolen Car Driver Surrenders, Then Attacks Wallington Officers Police: Stolen Car Driver Surrenders, Then Attacks Wallington Officers
Police: Stolen Car Driver Surrenders, Then Attacks Wallington Officers A Newark woman caught behind the wheel of a stolen car urged police to arrest her, then later turned on the officers, authorities in Wallington said. It began when a witness at the Sunoco station on Locust Avenue pointed Officer Szymon Popek toward a rental car with heavy front-end damage, Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said. The driver, identified as Jasmine Fletcher, 27, of Newark, got out of the vehicle after Popek stopped her moments later, Kudlacik said. She had her hands up, telling him and backup officers to arrest her, the captain said. Fletcher “appeared incoherent, saying that she was rob…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Firefighters Free Victim In Wallington Rollover Firefighters Free Victim In Wallington Rollover
Firefighters Free Victim In Wallington Rollover WALLINGTON, N.J. -- Wallington firefighters freed an occupant after a crash between two vehicles Thursday morning left one on its side. Two occupants were hospitalized with minor injuries after the 8:30 a.m. collision at Maple and Locust avenues, responders said. Rescue 204 members stabilized the overturned vehicle and got the occupant out. Mutual aid from Carlstadt for additional rescue and ambulance assistance was requested as a precaution, Wallington's emergency squad said. ****** ALSO SEE: A young female driver was hospitalized as a precaution Thursday morning after her car rolled on…

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by Jerry DeMarco