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Brooklyn Man Busted After Maplewood Car Thefts: Police Brooklyn Man Busted After Maplewood Car Thefts: Police
Brooklyn Man Busted After Maplewood Car Thefts: Police A 29-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested in Maplewood on Sunday, Nov. 26 for stealing multiple vehicles, authorities said. Maplewood police initially responded to Springfield Avenue after a 2019 Subaru WRX was stolen, officers said. The vehicle was left unlocked with the keys still inside, police said. The vehicle was recovered and police issued a warrant for the arrest of Nika Khatiashvii. Later that day, police responded to Hillcrest Road and Peachtree Road on a report of a man checking residential door handles, officers said. Police spotted Khatiashvii sitting inside a silver 2016 Volkswa…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Bridal Shop Worker Admits Scamming Future Brides Out Of Gowns NJ Bridal Shop Worker Admits Scamming Future Brides Out Of Gowns
NJ Bridal Shop Worker Admits Scamming Future Brides Out Of Gowns A 53-year-old New Jersey bridal shop worker admitted to conning brides out of wedding dresses, authorities announced. Nidelka Mayers, of East Orange, pleaded guilty during a virtual hearing this week to five counts of theft by deception, officials in Essex County said. Victims told authorities that they had each purchased and paid for wedding dresses at Maplewood Bridal on Springfield Avenue, in Maplewood, dating back to August 2022, but had not received them, a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. They had also stopped hearing from the business. Mayers was…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Elderly Driver Carjacked In Maplewood Wawa Parking Lot: Police Elderly Driver Carjacked In Maplewood Wawa Parking Lot: Police
Elderly Driver Carjacked In Maplewood Wawa Parking Lot: Police An elderly driver was carjacked in the parking lot of a Wawa convenience store, authorities say. A 72-year-old man was walking to his car after leaving the location on Springfield Avenue in Maplewood when he was approached by a man who demanded his keys around 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, police said. The elderly man was then shoved by the carjacker, who once again demanded keys before reaching in and taking them out of his pockets, investigators said. The man quickly entered and stole the victim’s vehicle, heading eastbound on Springfield Avenue into Irvington. The victim was uninju…

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by Valerie Musson
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Heroin, Cocaine, $34K Cash Seized In Essex County Drug Raid Heroin, Cocaine, $34K Cash Seized In Essex County Drug Raid
Heroin, Cocaine, $34K Cash Seized In Essex County Drug Raid Newark police arrested four men and seized various amounts of heroin, crack cocaine and fentanyl and more than $34,000 during a raid on two Essex County homes, authorities said. Tony Toney of Newark, Christopher Rodriguez of Newark, Timothy Finkley of Bloomfield and Harold Finkley of Maplewood were charged with numerous narcotics and firearm offenses after Wednesday’s raid at homes on Chadwick Avenue in Newark and Springfield Avenue in Maplewood, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release. The raid resulted in the seizure of $34,383 in cash as well as the follow…

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by Valerie Musson
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Winning $50K Lottery Ticket Sold In Maplewood Winning $50K Lottery Ticket Sold In Maplewood
Winning $50K Lottery Ticket Sold In Maplewood Someone is $50,000 richer after buying a Jersey Cash 5 ticket at a Maplewood business.  The ticket matched all five numbers in the Tuesday drawing. It was purchased at Maple Chek, 1942 Springfield Ave.  The winning numbers were: 02, 09, 16, 27 and 33 and the XTRA number was: 02. 

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by Paul Milo