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Thieves Steal Two Luxury Cars From Locked Garages In Morris County Thieves Steal Two Luxury Cars From Locked Garages In Morris County
Thieves Steal Two Luxury Cars From Locked Garages In Morris County Two high-end vehicles were stolen from locked garages in Long Valley and Chester on Wednesday and Thursday, authorities said. In both incidents, the thieves accessed the garage using an opener left in an unlocked vehicle, police said. The thieves in the Chester burglary also turned on and moved a loaner vehicle that had been parked in front of the garage door because it was left unlocked with a key fob inside. “These criminals are very bold, dangerous, and may even be armed,” Chester Police said.  “It won't be long before these brazen criminals decide to enter a home in a neighborhoo…

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by Valerie Musson
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Palisades Park Vehicle Owner Thrown From His Car Chases Thieves Palisades Park Vehicle Owner Thrown From His Car Chases Thieves
Palisades Park Vehicle Owner Thrown From His Car Chases Thieves A Palisades Park owner got thrown from his car as he tried to stop a trio of thieves in his driveway, authorities said. The Glen Avenue resident saw something going on in his driveway and ran out to find the thieves in his car, said Capt. Anthony Muccio, the department’s officer in charge. He hung on to the vehicle to try and stop them but fell off as they sped away, Muccio said. The resident, who’d sustained some scrapes and bruises, flagged down another motorist and together they chased the vehicle to dead-ended Fifth Street. The thieves tried pulling onto a grass median but hit a park…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge
Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge UPDATE: An Elizabeth man was charged with assault by auto and child endangerment after he crashed a stolen car into a Lyndhurst gas station canopy, seriously injuring his 16-year-old female passenger, following a police chase, authorities said. Byron L. Hernandez, an 18-year-old laborer, crashed the 2019 Honda Civic stolen shortly after 8:30 a.m. Sunday. North Arlington police began chasing the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Elizabeth, on River Road but terminated the pursuit after speeds reached 100 miles an hour, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Hernandez conti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Boy, 12, Speeds Away From Officer In Stolen Car Before Crashing Into Pole In Atlantic City Boy, 12, Speeds Away From Officer In Stolen Car Before Crashing Into Pole In Atlantic City
Boy, 12, Speeds Away From Officer In Stolen Car Before Crashing Into Pole In Atlantic City A 12-year-old boy crashed a stolen car while speeding away from a motor vehicle stop in Atlantic City, authorities said. Police officer Aaron Jones was stopped by a concerned citizen on New Jersey Avenue saying there was a car being driven by a juvenile at a high rate of speed around 9:50 a.m. Monday, Atlantic City police said. The office attempted to stop the car but the driver refused, then crashed into a pole on the 600 block of Connecticut Avenue, police said. The boy had been driving a car that had been reported stolen earlier that morning, authorities said. The boy was arrested with…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PD: Accused Montclair Car Thief Assaults Officers During Morris County Search For Stolen Jaguar PD: Accused Montclair Car Thief Assaults Officers During Morris County Search For Stolen Jaguar
PD: Accused Montclair Car Thief Assaults Officers During Morris County Search For Stolen Jaguar A Montclair man caught with a stolen Jaguar resisted arrest and fought police who asked for the keys at a Morris County hotel, authorities said. A report of a stolen 2020 Jaguar led police to a local Marriott hotel on Tuesday, August 4, where a witness told officers that a thin black man had parked a Jaguar in the parking lot and locked it before heading east down Route 10, Hanover police said in a release. After reviewing surveillance footage, officers located Nasir A. Usher, 21, at the Red Carpet Inn on Route 10, authorities said. Usher, who police say matched the witness’s descript…

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by Valerie Musson
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Authorities: NYC Defendant Who Crashed Stolen Mercedes On GWB Is Serial Car Thief Authorities: NYC Defendant Who Crashed Stolen Mercedes On GWB Is Serial Car Thief
Authorities: NYC Defendant Who Crashed Stolen Mercedes On GWB Is Serial Car Thief UPDATE: An 18-year-old New York City resident busted after crashing a car stolen from a Paramus dealership at the George Washington Bridge has been arrested several times – and almost immediately released – after committing similar crimes. New Jersey State Police were investigating Nyaomi James, who crashed a Mercedes stolen from a Paramus dealership Thursday night into four vehicles on the bridge while trying to flee, Daily Voice has learned. James, who police say has family in Teaneck, was accused last month of stealing a $150,000 Land Rover from an Englewood Jaguar dealership several wee…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Thieves Don’t Even Wait, Steal Brand-New Sedan While Clifton Family Unloads Groceries Thieves Don’t Even Wait, Steal Brand-New Sedan While Clifton Family Unloads Groceries
Thieves Don’t Even Wait, Steal Brand-New Sedan While Clifton Family Unloads Groceries Members of a Clifton family were unloading groceries from their brand-new sedan Wednesday night when a group of brazen thieves pulled up, stole the car and led police on a chase into Newark that ended in a crash, authorities said. A Clifton police cruiser and an SUV involved in the theft crashed on Avon Avenue in Newark during the pursuit, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The officer was OK, but the thieves evaded capture, he said. It all happened in an instant. The family was unloading groceries from their 2020 Hyundai Sonata at the corner of Grove Street and Robin Hood …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Newark Boy, 15, Leads Franklin Lakes Police On Route 287 Stolen Car Chase To Morristown Newark Boy, 15, Leads Franklin Lakes Police On Route 287 Stolen Car Chase To Morristown
Newark Boy, 15, Leads Franklin Lakes Police On Route 287 Stolen Car Chase To Morristown A 15-year-old car thief from Newark led Franklin Lakes police on a chase on Route 287 in one of two vehicles stolen overnight from the same borough home. A Huron Road resident called police before dawn Sunday saying that she activated a burglar alarm shortly before 5 a.m., scaring off someone who rang her doorbell, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Responding Officer Nicholas Klein moments later spotted the teen, who matched the description of the stranger at the door, Bakelaar said. He was driving a 2019 Audi that had just been stolen, along with a 2017 BMW, from outside the caller’s home, the c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Ridgefield Car Burglars From Hudson Chased Through Cliffside, Crash In Fairview Police: Ridgefield Car Burglars From Hudson Chased Through Cliffside, Crash In Fairview
Police: Ridgefield Car Burglars From Hudson Chased Through Cliffside, Crash In Fairview A police chase that began when a Cliffside Park officer spotted a Hudson County trio trying to steal a sports car in Ridgefield early Wednesday ended with a crash in Fairview and all three in custody. Joshua Bueso, 18, of Union City, was entering the Chevy Corvette on Westview Avenue in Ridgefield when a passing Cliffside Park officer spotted him around 7 a.m., Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. Bueso hopped back into a Volkswagen Jetta occupied by two boys – one 16, also from Union City, the other 17, from Jersey City – and hit the gas, Capano said. The chase went several blocks bef…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paramus Police Pursuit Ends When Stolen Mercedes Runs Out Of Gas Paramus Police Pursuit Ends When Stolen Mercedes Runs Out Of Gas
Paramus Police Pursuit Ends When Stolen Mercedes Runs Out Of Gas A Newark teen chased by a Paramus police officer was nabbed before dawn Thursday after the Mercedes he'd just stolen out of Dumont ran out of gas, authorities said. The owner of the 2018 sedan notified Paramus police while tracking the car on an app that it was headed into town around 3:15 a.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. A short time later, Officer Kevin Grady saw it speed by on westbound Route 4. Grady pursued the car onto northbound Route 208, where it suddenly ran out of gas and stalled to a stop, Ehrenberg said. Grady, along with Sgt.  Michael Kelly and Officer Ry…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Cliffside Park Police Nab Car Thieves -- 14, 15 -- In Overnight Chase Cliffside Park Police Nab Car Thieves -- 14, 15 -- In Overnight Chase
Cliffside Park Police Nab Car Thieves -- 14, 15 -- In Overnight Chase Cliffside Park police nabbed two young car thieves from Essex County – one 14, the other 15 -- after a brief chase before dawn Monday. A Crescent Avenue caller reported thieves testing vehicle door handles shortly before 2 a.m., Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. Responding officers pursued both cars – one of which was stolen from Longview Avenue in town and the other from Roselle Park, Capano said. Both headed down dead-ended Oakdene Avenue toward the Palisades cliffs before the occupants all bailed out, the deputy chief said. One of the cars hit a guard rail at the end of the stre…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Newark Police Seek Men Wanted In Separate Car Thefts Newark Police Seek Men Wanted In Separate Car Thefts
Newark Police Seek Men Wanted In Separate Car Thefts Authorities in Newark are seeking the public's help identifying two men who they say were involved in separate car thefts. A man was involved in a car theft on the 100 block of Victoria Street Friday, November 22, police said. He is described as having a medium complexion and was wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt with a white and blue logo on the front, authorities said. Another male suspect was involved in a car theft on the 100 block of Summer Avenue Sunday, October 13, authorities said. He is described as having a medium complexion and was wearing a fluorescent yellow safety shirt with…

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by Valerie Musson