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Paramus Police Department Drops New Holiday PSA Starring The Grinch Paramus Police Department Drops New Holiday PSA Starring The Grinch
Paramus Police Department Drops New Holiday PSA Starring The Grinch A green man, with a reported heart condition, was recently arrested in Paramus for stealing packages. No, it wasn't a real bust. It was Paramus police taking a new approach — with a dash of Christmas spirit — to holiday season package thefts. They released the video starring none other than the Grinch himself, and a few of their officers, on Wednesday, Dec. 13. "The uptick in thefts of unattended packages being delivered to homes has gone up so much over the years, we were trying to think of an attention-grabbing way to make people more vigilant in protecting their deliveries," Paramus Pol…

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by Daily Voice
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US Marshals Arrest Porch Pirate Who Allegedly Rammed South Jersey Officer With Vehicle US Marshals Arrest Porch Pirate Who Allegedly Rammed South Jersey Officer With Vehicle
US Marshals Arrest Porch Pirate Who Allegedly Rammed South Jersey Officer With Vehicle U.S. Marshals arrested a porch pirate who rammed a South Jersey police officer with her vehicle while fleeing from him, authorities said. Ebony E. Gomez of Jacksonville, FL, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 11 in Monroe Township and turned over to Gloucester Township police. Gomez was wanted on various charges including second-degree eluding, endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated assault, and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. Gomez fled police in a white Dodge Journey on Jarvis Road in the Sicklerville section of Gloucester Township around 1:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, loca…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NJ Porch Pirate Rams Officer With Vehicle, Speeds Off: Cops NJ Porch Pirate Rams Officer With Vehicle, Speeds Off: Cops
NJ Porch Pirate Rams Officer With Vehicle, Speeds Off: Cops A porch pirate who rammed a South Jersey police officer with her vehicle while fleeing from him is being sought on multiple charges, officials say. Police spotted Ebony E. Gomez's white Dodge Journey on Jarvis Road in the Sicklerville section of Gloucester Township around 1:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, local police said. The vehicle had been identified in a series of package thefts, and so officers conducted a motor vehicle stop. The license plate, NJ-F64PSY, was listed as stolen. Officers saw juveniles inside the vehicle unrestrained before it fled at a high rate of speed, officials said…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Porch Pirate Captured On Camera Stealing Packages In South Jersey SEEN HIM? Porch Pirate Captured On Camera Stealing Packages In South Jersey
Seen HIM? Porch Pirate Captured On Camera Stealing Packages In South Jersey Gloucester Township police are circulating photos of a man suspected of stealing packages from porches. On Tuesday, Dec. 5, the pictured male suspect wearing a two-tone blue Amazon Jacket stole a package in the Valleybrook Development, police said. The suspect then returned to his blue sedan parked across the street. The package contained $1,229 worth of Apple Watches, police said. If you can identify the suspect in the photo call the Gloucester Township Police Department at 856-228-4500, or call our GTPD Anonymous Crime Tip Line: 856-842-5560. To send an Anonymous Tip via Text Message to …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Seen Them? Police Release Photos Of Alleged South Jersey Package Thieves Seen Them? Police Release Photos Of Alleged South Jersey Package Thieves
Seen Them? Police Release Photos Of Alleged South Jersey Package Thieves Police in Evesham are on the lookout for a pair of people suspected of stealing packages from porches. On Feb. 6,patrol officers responded to multiple residences on Main Street for the report of package thefts, Evesham police said. All of the victims had packages stolen that were delivered to them that day. The thefts ranged in value from $10 to $40,000, police said. two suspects were seen committing these crimes on surveillance footage.  An extensive investigation was conducted by members of the Investigative Bureau which led to the identification of one suspect, Nasi…

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by Jon Craig
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GOTCHA! Teaneck Police Tap Trio Of Bronx Porch Pirates In Package-Packed Sedan GOTCHA! Teaneck Police Tap Trio Of Bronx Porch Pirates In Package-Packed Sedan
Gotcha! Teaneck Police Tap Trio Of Bronx Porch Pirates In Package-Packed Sedan Teaneck police nabbed three porch pirates from the Bronx in a car packed with packages that had just been stolen from nearly a dozen homes in town, authorities said. An alert resident immediately dialed 911 after seeing a package snatched from a doorstep, Police Chief Glen O’Reilly said. A second resident supplied a security video showing one of the thieves, as well as their getaway car, O’Reilly said (see photo below). As police converged on the area, Officer Nick Ruscingno spotted the sedan. You can see the passenger door to the getaway car open as one of the thieves flees a Teaneck…

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by Jerry DeMarco