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Man Admits To NJ, NY Bank Robbery Spree Man Admits To NJ, NY Bank Robbery Spree
Man Admits To NJ, NY Bank Robbery Spree A New Jersey man admitted to a bank robbery spree across New York and New Jersey. Myron Anderson, 40, of Newark, pleaded guilty on Friday, Nov. 13 to five counts of bank robbery and two counts of Hobbs Act robbery before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said in a statement. The robberies occurred between October 2018 and January 2019. Anderson admitted to the following bank robberies: Myron Anderson admitted to the above bank robberies.U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito In each robbery, Anderson walked into the banks with a hat pulled down closely over his e…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DWI Franklin Driver Nearly Hits Officer Conducting Traffic Stop DWI Franklin Driver Nearly Hits Officer Conducting Traffic Stop
DWI Franklin Driver Nearly Hits Officer Conducting Traffic Stop A 32-year-old Franklin man was charged with a DWI after nearly hitting a borough police officer conducting a traffic stop, authorities said. The officer was getting out of his patrol car during the Taylor Road stop around 10:45 p.m. Friday when he noticed another car with several violations, Franklin police said in a news release. The officer tried telling the driver Allen Strack to stop his car, but Strack instead drove right past the officer -- nearly hitting him, police said. The policeman got back into his patrol car to stop Strack, who drove from Taylor Road to Ginter Street before pu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SWEPT UP: Heroin Gang, Orange, Rockland, Bergen Buyers Charged SWEPT UP: Heroin Gang, Orange, Rockland, Bergen Buyers Charged
Swept UP: Heroin Gang, Orange, Rockland, Bergen Buyers Charged The ringleader and a crew of 16 members of a Paterson-based heroin ring tied to the Bloods street gang – along with 16 accused buyers from Bergen, Rockland and Orange counties -- were named in a sweeping indictment produced by a massive multi-agency investigation, New Jersey authorities said Thursday. The investigation targeted open-air drug dealing and gun violence controlled by a multi-layered ring in a section of the 4th Ward of Paterson known as the four corners -- or “4K” area – where Mercer, Putnam and Warren streets meet Rosa Parks Boulevard. Leading the “4K Bloods” – also known as t…

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by Jerry DeMarco