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South Wood Avenue, Linden, NJ

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Car Thieves Climb Fence, Captured After Linden Pursuit: Cops Car Thieves Climb Fence, Captured After Linden Pursuit: Cops
Car Thieves Climb Fence, Captured After Linden Pursuit: Cops Two suspects were arrested in Linden while fleeing police on foot after crashing a stolen vehicle, authorities said. Marc Pierre, 22, of Maplewood is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, eluding, trespassing and resisting arrest.  A 17-year-old male juvenile from Newark also was taken into custody. Shortly before 7 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, Linden police responded to the Aviation Plaza parking lot after receiving multiple calls about a red Porsche driving recklessly in the Aviation Plaza parking lot. Officers found the vehicle, which was reported stolen out of New Yo…

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by Jon Craig
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Linden Man Charged In Deadly New Year's Eve Strangulation Linden Man Charged In Deadly New Year's Eve Strangulation
Linden Man Charged In Deadly New Year's Eve Strangulation A Linden man has been arrested in connection the New Year's Eve choking death of a 62-year-old woman, authorities said Saturday. Edward T. Sokowski, 62, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Kim E. Lewandowski, also of Linden, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. Authorities responded to Sokowski’s apartment on the 200 block of South Wood Avenue, where they found Lewandowski having sustained serious injury around 8:10 p.m. on Dec. 31, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Michael Cleaver, who is pro…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Linden Home Surveillance Tapes Show Man Trying To Break In Through Window Linden Home Surveillance Tapes Show Man Trying To Break In Through Window
Linden Home Surveillance Tapes Show Man Trying To Break In Through Window Police in Linden are seeking the public's help identifying a man caught on security tapes trying to break into a home. The man tried entering the first floor window of a home on the 300 block of South Wood Avenue, just before 5 a.m. Monday, Linden police said. Anyone with information that can help identify this suspect is urged to contact Det. Tim Hubert at (908) 474-8532.

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by Cecilia Levine