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Police ID Roselle Scooter Operator Killed By Car In Linden Police ID Roselle Scooter Operator Killed By Car In Linden
Police ID Roselle Scooter Operator Killed By Car In Linden A man on an electric scooter died after he became trapped underneath a vehicle that struck him in Union County on Wednesday, March 20, police said. Lamar McBride, 46, was heading south in the northbound lanes of N. Wood Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle turning onto E. Gibbons Street in Linden around 2:30 p.m, Linden police said. McBride became trapped under the vehicle, which was lifted by the city's firefighters. He was pronounced deceased a short time later at RWJBH Rahway Hospital and the driver of the vehicle was not injured. The crash remains under investigation by the Lind…

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by Cecilia Levine
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One Killed In Car Crash: Linden Police One Killed In Car Crash: Linden Police
One Killed In Car Crash: Linden Police A 77-year-old Linden man was killed in a car crash on Tuesday, Oct. 3, police said. Police responded to N Wood Avenue and West Gibbons Street after a GMC SUV making a lefthand turn collided with a Chevy SUV, officers said.. Robert Pozanski, the driver of the GMC was transported to a nearby hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries, police said. The driver and four passengers in the Chevy were all transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.  This is the second fatal crash in Linden this week. On Monday, Theodore Green, a 63-year-old Irvingt…

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by Sam Barron
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Teen Stabbing Suspects Lead Pursuit Across Union County In Stolen Car: Police Teen Stabbing Suspects Lead Pursuit Across Union County In Stolen Car: Police
Teen Stabbing Suspects Lead Pursuit Across Union County In Stolen Car: Police Three 16-year-old boys led a police pursuit in a stolen car after a 19-year-old man was stabbed in Linden Friday, Oct. 7, authorities said. The incident happened around 2:15 p.m. on the 400 block of N. Wood Avenue, Linden police said. The victim, of Elizabeth, was treated on scene then taken to Newark University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, as the others fled, police said. The suspect vehicle, a black 2011 Lincoln MKS stolen out of Beechwood, led a brief pursuit into Roselle, authorities said. The vehicle stopped suddenly on the 100 block of E 10th St and the suspects …

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by Cecilia Levine
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North Jersey Bank Robber Pretended She Had Gun Then Made Off With $3.8K Cash: Police North Jersey Bank Robber Pretended She Had Gun Then Made Off With $3.8K Cash: Police
North Jersey Bank Robber Pretended She Had Gun Then Made Off With $3.8K Cash: Police A 41-year-old Rahway woman was arrested for pretending to be armed while robbing a Linden bank earlier this week, authorities said. Quiana Nobles told the teller at Northfield Bank on N. Wood Avenue she had a gun and reached into her pocket pretending like she did, as she demanded cash around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, Linden Police Capt. Christopher Guenther said. Nobles was stopped on W. Blancke Street by police with $3,800 in cash, Guenther said. Nobles was charged with first-degree armed robbery and possession of an imitation firearm. She was remanded to the Essex…

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by Cecilia Levine