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Prosecutor: NJ Boy, 14, Driving Stolen Car Shot Dead By PA Man Prosecutor: NJ Boy, 14, Driving Stolen Car Shot Dead By PA Man
Prosecutor: NJ Boy, 14, Driving Stolen Car Shot Dead By PA Man Two people have been charged in the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy at a New Jersey gas station over the weekend. Tamir Phillips, 22, of Bensalem, PA, and Chelsea Holman, 29, of Willingboro, NJ, were arrested in the death of Jesse Everett on Aug. 21, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday. Phillips was charged with first degree murder and weapons offenses while Holman was slapped with hindering apprehension and obstruction of justice. Everett, 14, was apparently driving a 2014 Honda Civic reported stolen by the owner that day, according to Burlington Coun…

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by Cecilia Levine
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BMW With More Than $3K Cash Stolen From Morris County Driveway Found Abandoned In Irvington BMW With More Than $3K Cash Stolen From Morris County Driveway Found Abandoned In Irvington
BMW With More Than $3K Cash Stolen From Morris County Driveway Found Abandoned In Irvington A BMW containing more than $3,000 cash that was stolen from the driveway of a Morris County home was later found abandoned in Irvington, authorities said. A resident of Knollwood Road in Hanover reported having a black 2016 BMW B42 stolen from his driveway sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. on July 19, police said. The car had been packed for an upcoming vacation and was equipped with $3,000 in cash, as well as several laptops and iPads, police said. The car, which was left with a key fob inside, was later found abandoned in Irvington using its GPS tracking system, police said.

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by Valerie Musson
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One-Eyed Man Arrested In Turnpike Pursuit, Bergen County Crash Of Newark FD Chief's Vehicle One-Eyed Man Arrested In Turnpike Pursuit, Bergen County Crash Of Newark FD Chief's Vehicle
One-Eyed Man Arrested In Turnpike Pursuit, Bergen County Crash Of Newark FD Chief's Vehicle A 48-year-old man who stole a Newark Fire Department pickup truck from the scene of a car fire led police on a cross-county pursuit before crashing in Bergen County the Fourth of July, authorities said. Hector Perez, who is disabled due to having only one eye, was arrested at the scene and was uninjured. He faces charges of receiving stolen property, burglary, eluding, aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose.  Perez apparently hopped behind the wheel of the Ford pickup truck, marked with lights and sirens, from the scene of the blaze at Avon …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Stolen Cab Thief Face-Plants After Fleeing Police, Crashing In Fairview Stolen Cab Thief Face-Plants After Fleeing Police, Crashing In Fairview
Stolen Cab Thief Face-Plants After Fleeing Police, Crashing In Fairview Thieves in a cab stolen out of Union City crashed into another vehicle, injuring two occupants, while trying to flee police in Fairview, authorities said. Borough police spotted the stolen 2008 Crown Victoria at Anderson and Day avenues around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after getting a call from the cab company, which had been tracking it on GPS, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. The driver hit the gas, then T-boned a small SUV at the Shaler Avenue intersection two blocks away, he said. Passenger Luis Flores, 23, struggled with officers who eventually got him out of the taxi, said Kahn, who was among…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ State Trooper Struck By Vehicle In High-Speed Pursuit, Manhunt Underway NJ State Trooper Struck By Vehicle In High-Speed Pursuit, Manhunt Underway
NJ State Trooper Struck By Vehicle In High-Speed Pursuit, Manhunt Underway BREAKING: A New Jersey State Police trooper was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center after being injured during a high-speed stolen car pursuit that sparked a massive area-wide manhunt Sunday. It wasn't immediately clear whether the trooper was in or out of an NJSP cruiser when injured while pursuing a black BMW X5 on the Route 495 approach to the Lincoln Tunnel in North Bergen around noontime, responders said. The vehicle -- which had been reported stolen out of Totowa -- then fled with four black males inside, they said.  It was later reported found in Newark. The chase h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teen Steals Car With Toddler, 2, Still Inside, Leads Pursuit Through Union County: Prosecutor Teen Steals Car With Toddler, 2, Still Inside, Leads Pursuit Through Union County: Prosecutor
Teen Steals Car With Toddler, 2, Still Inside, Leads Pursuit Through Union County: Prosecutor A 16-year-old boy stole a vehicle from outside of a Roselle home carrying a 2-year-old child who was left in the vehicle as their parent unloaded groceries Thursday night, authorities said. The child was reunited safely with his family unharmed, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Roselle Police Chief Brian Barnes jointly announced Friday. The owner was bringing items from the supermarket inside their home on the 300 block of White Street when the vehicle was stolen by the teen around 11:30 p.m., Barnes and Ruotolo said. The teen led police on a brief pursuit into El…

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by Cecilia Levine
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K9 Officer Tracks Down Englewood Car Thief Hiding In Secaucus Motel Parking Lot, Police Say K9 Officer Tracks Down Englewood Car Thief Hiding In Secaucus Motel Parking Lot, Police Say
K9 Officer Tracks Down Englewood Car Thief Hiding In Secaucus Motel Parking Lot, Police Say A Secaucus Police K9 officer tracked down a 20-year-old Englewood man who stole a vehicle leading to his arrest, authorities said. Jean Cardenas apparently stole the 2021 Toyota Corolla from a Subway restaurant at 10 Meadowlands Parkway around 6:30 p.m. May 5, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Meanwhile, the owner contacted local police. Clifton police contacted Secaucus police around 12:05 p.m. saying that the vehicle was involved in a theft at a Route 3 BP station and then fled eastbound on the highway, Miller said. Secaucus Police began probing the area and found the stolen Cor…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say
Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say A 26-year-old Newark man was arrested nearly two hours after kicking a woman out of an SUV and driving away in it when the vehicle was spotted by a keen-eyed officer, authorities said. The victim called police around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday saying she was sitting in the passenger's seat of a relative's BMW when a man -- later identified as Tazmire Morris -- jumped in the driver's seat, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The woman got out of the car at Morris' demand as he headed northbound on Adams Street, authorities said. He was spotted nearly two hours later by 4th Prec…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Thieves Steal SUV Left Unlocked In Glen Rock With Keys Inside, Crash On GS Parkway Police: Thieves Steal SUV Left Unlocked In Glen Rock With Keys Inside, Crash On GS Parkway
Police: Thieves Steal SUV Left Unlocked In Glen Rock With Keys Inside, Crash On GS Parkway A Glen Rock resident who left an SUV unlocked – with the keys inside – got it back in much different shape, authorities said. Whoever took off with the 2006 Honda Pilot also rummaged through another vehicle that was also left unlocked in the Doremus Avenue homeowner's driveway, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The keys, three folding sports chairs and some old clothing was taken from that vehicle, he said. Several hours later, the stolen Pilot was involved in a crash on the Garden State Parkway, Ackermann said. NJ State Police from the Bloomfield barracks found it abandoned on the h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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AG: Man Who Stole Police Car After Accident Shot, Killed By Officer In South Jersey AG: Man Who Stole Police Car After Accident Shot, Killed By Officer In South Jersey
AG: Man Who Stole Police Car After Accident Shot, Killed By Officer In South Jersey A man was shot and killed by an officer in South Jersey after he stole a police car following an accident, authorities said. It began after a police officer from Franklin Township in Gloucester County responded as mutual aid to the 3 p.m. crash in Buena Vista (Atlantic County) on Monday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The officer got out of his cruiser, and one of the drivers involved in the crash got in and drove away, Grewal said. Roy K. Jackel Jr., 41, of Cape May Court House, led a brief pursuit that ended with him stopping less than a half-mile away, where he was shot a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Several Cars Entered, One Stolen In Overnight Morris County Burglary Spree Police: Several Cars Entered, One Stolen In Overnight Morris County Burglary Spree
Police: Several Cars Entered, One Stolen In Overnight Morris County Burglary Spree Several cars were targeted and one stolen in an overnight Morris County burglary spree, authorities said. The thefts occurred in the area of Prospect Avenue in Pequannock between Thursday night and Friday morning, and several personal items were taken, township police said. The targeted vehicles were left unlocked with keys and key fobs left inside “in almost all cases,” police said. “We once again ask residents to remove their keys/key fobs and valuables from their cars and lock the doors,” police said. Anyone with information about the burglaries is asked to contact the Pequannock Towns…

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by Valerie Musson
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South Hackensack PD: Convicted Sex Offenders, Prostitute Caught With Dead Man’s Stolen Car South Hackensack PD: Convicted Sex Offenders, Prostitute Caught With Dead Man’s Stolen Car
South Hackensack PD: Convicted Sex Offenders, Prostitute Caught With Dead Man’s Stolen Car Two registered sex offenders, a convicted prostitute and a woman with a history of drug arrests in two states were caught by South Hackensack police in a car stolen from a dead man, authorities said. Officer Joseph Applegate spotted the 2018 Volkswagen sedan moving erratically on westbound Route 46 near the Stagecoach Motel shortly after midnight Thursday, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. A computer check showed the vehicle belonged to a 67-year-old Bogota man who'd recently died. Applegate summoned backup units while stopping the vehicle on Huyler Street, Donatello said. Officers imm…

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by Jerry DeMarco