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Authorities Seek Police Impersonator Wanted For Pulling Over NJ Drivers Authorities Seek Police Impersonator Wanted For Pulling Over NJ Drivers
Authorities Seek Police Impersonator Wanted For Pulling Over NJ Drivers Authorities have released a composite sketch of a man who they say impersonated police and pulled over New Jersey drivers. A victim was stopped by a man in a black, older model Ford Crown Victoria and activated a blue dome light on the front dashboard in Brick Township around 2 p.m. on Aug. 1, New Jersey State Police said. When the victim pulled over, the man approached her vehicle and identified himself as a police officer. After a brief exchange, she became suspicious and asked him for identification.  The man failed to provide identification and instead instructed the woman to get …

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by Cecilia Levine
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RECOGNIZE HIM? Man Imitating Police Officer Stops Boy Walking In Warren County, Authorities Say RECOGNIZE HIM? Man Imitating Police Officer Stops Boy Walking In Warren County, Authorities Say
Recognize HIM? Man Imitating Police Officer Stops Boy Walking In Warren County, Authorities Say State and local police are seeking the individual they say was pretending to be a police officer when he stopped a boy who was walking near a Warren County strip mall Friday. The juvenile -- whose age was not released -- was walking in the strip mall at Washington Square Circle and Route 57 around 1:15 p.m., in Washington, when he was stopped by a man in a police-like uniform, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. The man was wearing regular shoes and driving a black and white vehicle with the word "police" written on the passenger door, Pfeiffer said. The man did not have a gun…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Previously Raided Wayne House Hit Once More, Brothers Busted With Drugs Again Police: Previously Raided Wayne House Hit Once More, Brothers Busted With Drugs Again
Police: Previously Raided Wayne House Hit Once More, Brothers Busted With Drugs Again Wayne police raided the same home for the second time in less than two years Friday, arresting two brothers and a third man while seizing cocaine, pot and hash, along with two security badges and a simulated tactical vest labeled “POLICE.” Nelphy Peralta, 21, also was charged with child endangerment for committing crimes with an underage youngster living in the house, Detective Capt. Laurence W. Martin said. Police arrested both him and his brother, 25-year-old Jewry Peralta-Reyes on drug charges following the 6:30 a.m. raid, Martin said. They also charged Raymond Morales, 26, who shares t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Port Authority PD: Police Impersonator Had Loaded Gun At GWB Port Authority PD: Police Impersonator Had Loaded Gun At GWB
Port Authority PD: Police Impersonator Had Loaded Gun At GWB FORT LEE, N.J. -- A driver who made a U-turn at the George Washington Bridge was carrying a loaded gun while pretending to be a police officer, said authorities who arrested her. Officers stopped the black Dodge SUV near the upper level toll plaza after the driver made the illegal turn from the Fort Lee exit from the bridge back onto the I-95 ramp, the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. The vehicle "had an obstructed license plate obscured by a smoked out plastic plate cover," he said. Officers immediately spotted the loaded Glock 19 in the driver's waistband, Pentangelo sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco