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'I Shot Myself': Teen Suffers Unfortunate Accident Running From Cops In Hillside 'I Shot Myself': Teen Suffers Unfortunate Accident Running From Cops In Hillside
'I Shot Myself': Teen Suffers Unfortunate Accident Running From Cops In Hillside "I shot myself," is what a 16-year-old boy found lying on the ground on Highland Avenue in Hillside told authorities he was running from Thursday night, April 13, police said. The boy and a group of others were caught trying to burglarize cars on Compton Avenue, just blocks from police headquarters, and took off northbound on foot, Hillside Police Chief Vincent Ricciardi said. During the chase, police said they heard a gunshot. As they arrived at 1527 Highland Ave., the Newark boy was found lying on the ground with gunshot wounds — a Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun containing illeg…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Street To Be Renamed In Honor Of Slain Hillside Police Officer Street To Be Renamed In Honor Of Slain Hillside Police Officer
Street To Be Renamed In Honor Of Slain Hillside Police Officer A street in Hillside near police headquarters will be renamed in honor of a slain police officer Dec. 14 -- the 40th anniversary of his death in the line of duty.  On Dec. 14, 1979, Patrolman Anthony Lordi Jr., 44, was on assignment at a restaurant when three men entered, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. The men planned to rob the business.  One of them approached Lordi and asked for the time. When Lordi raised his arm to check his watch, the man pulled a weapon and tried to disarm Lordi. The two struggled and Lordi was fatally shot. He had been with the departmen…

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by Paul Milo