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Fire At Linden ShopRite Food Prep Building Burns For Hours Fire At Linden ShopRite Food Prep Building Burns For Hours
Fire At Linden ShopRite Food Prep Building Burns For Hours Firefighters spent several hours of the night battling cold conditions and the three-alarm fire that broke out at a commercial building in Linden overnight and into the early hours of Tuesday, Dec. 13. One worker at the ShopRite food prep facility on the 1900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue was hospitalized with smoke inhalation as flames erupted around 12:30 a.m., Linden Police Capt. Christopher Guenther said. World Class Kitchens fire early Dec. 13.Christopher Guenther for Daily Voice The building — near the corner of E. Elizabeth and N. Park avenues — was evacuated and parts of Park Ave…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Habitual Offender Who Bathed In McDonald's Bathroom Gets Tased Twice: Garfield PD Habitual Offender Who Bathed In McDonald's Bathroom Gets Tased Twice: Garfield PD
Habitual Offender Who Bathed In McDonald's Bathroom Gets Tased Twice: Garfield PD A habitual offender who used a McDonald's bathroom to bathe fought with responding Garfield police officers and ended up being tased twice, authorities said. Officers responding to a call at the Passaic Street fast-food restaurant shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, were told that Robert P. Glodek, 33, was "using their bathroom as a shower and refused to leave," Capt. Mario X. Pozo said. Officer Joseph Kopacz approached Glodek outside the McDonald’s and tried getting his ID in case McDonald's wanted to pursue criminal charges, the captain said. Glodek, of Union Township, "refused to co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian, 35, Critical After Being Struck By Car In Linden Pedestrian, 35, Critical After Being Struck By Car In Linden
Pedestrian, 35, Critical After Being Struck By Car In Linden A pedestrian was critically hurt in a crash in Linden, authorities said. At 5:22 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, Linden police responded to 2040 E. St. Georges Ave. on reports of a serious motor vehicle collision. A preliminary investigation determined that a 35-year-old man from Roselle was walking in the roadway when he was struck by a 2017 Mazda CX5 that was traveling east on E. St. Georges Ave.  The man was transported to University Hospital where he remained in critical condition, police said. The driver of the vehicle, a 60-year-old man from Plainfield, was not injured in the crash.…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
'RHONJ' Star's Stolen Porsche Found Totaled After North Jersey Pursuit 'RHONJ' Star's Stolen Porsche Found Totaled After North Jersey Pursuit
'Rhonj' Star's Stolen Porsche Found Totaled After North Jersey Pursuit "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Dolores Catania found her stolen Porsche — but it's completely destroyed, Daily Voice has learned. The car — which was purchased for her by ex-boyfriend David Principe for her 50th birthday in Season 11 — was stolen by thieves from her current boyfriend Paulie Connell's Edgewater apartment last weekend, Connell tells Daily Voice. Police pursued thieves in the car from Elizabeth before it was found totaled in Linden, having crashed into a pole, Connell said. "[Dolores] had just finished with Bravocon and she had a lot of stuff in the car b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Shots Fired Outside Linden Movie Theater Shots Fired Outside Linden Movie Theater
Shots Fired Outside Linden Movie Theater A gunman fired shots at a Linden shopping center Monday, Oct. 10, local police said. Photos from the scene show police had taped off the area around the AMC Theater in the Aviation Shopping Plaza sometime after 4:15 p.m. Responding officers found multiple casings in the area. No injuries have been reported. This incident remains under investigation by the Linden Police Detective Bureau, and anyone with information is urged to contact Det. Daniel Hemenway at (908) 474-8532.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Stabbing Suspects Lead Pursuit Across Union County In Stolen Car: Police Teen Stabbing Suspects Lead Pursuit Across Union County In Stolen Car: Police
Teen Stabbing Suspects Lead Pursuit Across Union County In Stolen Car: Police Three 16-year-old boys led a police pursuit in a stolen car after a 19-year-old man was stabbed in Linden Friday, Oct. 7, authorities said. The incident happened around 2:15 p.m. on the 400 block of N. Wood Avenue, Linden police said. The victim, of Elizabeth, was treated on scene then taken to Newark University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, as the others fled, police said. The suspect vehicle, a black 2011 Lincoln MKS stolen out of Beechwood, led a brief pursuit into Roselle, authorities said. The vehicle stopped suddenly on the 100 block of E 10th St and the suspects …

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by Cecilia Levine
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FBI Probes Linden Bank Robbery FBI Probes Linden Bank Robbery
FBI Probes Linden Bank Robbery The FBI is investigating a Linden bank robbery in which the assailant took off on a mountain bike, police said. The robber went into the Wells Fargo Bank on West Saint Georges Avenue around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, local police said.  He handed the teller a demand note and displayed a gun. After leaving the bank, he was observed riding a black mountain bike with chrome handlebars and silver wheels. The suspect is a medium complexion male, approximately 5’ 10” with a thin build. He was wearing a brown baseball cap under a grey coat with a hood, black pants a black nec…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEE ANYTHING? Bike-Riding, Backpack-Carrying Bank Robber Sought By NJ FBI SEE ANYTHING? Bike-Riding, Backpack-Carrying Bank Robber Sought By NJ FBI
SEE Anything? Bike-Riding, Backpack-Carrying Bank Robber Sought By NJ FBI He carried a backpack and rode a bike with silver wheels. His black leather shoes had a patch on the toe, and his head was swathed in a surgical mask, gaiter, baseball cap and the hood of his coat.  He also had a gun. A bundled-up robber "handed the teller a demand note and displayed a gun" at the Wells Fargo Bank branch on West Saint Georges Avenue in Linden a demand note shortly after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the FBI's Newark Field Office. The bandit had a medium complexion and was about 5-feet-10-inches tall, with a thin build, the bureau reported shortly after the holdup. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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BMW Driver Was Doing 'Burn Out' In H2oi Golf Cart Crash That Hurt Dad: Prosecutor BMW Driver Was Doing 'Burn Out' In H2oi Golf Cart Crash That Hurt Dad: Prosecutor
BMW Driver Was Doing 'Burn Out' In H2oi Golf Cart Crash That Hurt Dad: Prosecutor A 22-year-old man from Linden has been arrested in connection with a golf cart crash that left a 31-year-old dad hurt during the H2oi weekend meet-up in Wildwood, authorities said. Eryk R. Wnek was doing a "burn out" in his 2020 BMW when he collided with another vehicle and then the golf cart, operated by Erhan Bayram, of Williamstown around 9:23 p.m. on Rio Grande and Park Boulevard around 9:20 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief Robert Regalbuto of the Wildwood Police Department said. Bayram was airlifted to the Atlantic City …

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by Jon Craig
Sports
North Jersey Football Player Dies After Suffering Traumatic Brain Injury During Game: Mayor North Jersey Football Player Dies After Suffering Traumatic Brain Injury During Game: Mayor
North Jersey Football Player Dies After Suffering Traumatic Brain Injury During Game: Mayor The Linden High School football team is mourning the loss of one of its own. Xavier McClain died on Wednesday, Sept. 21 after suffering a traumatic brain injury during a game on Sept. 9 against Woodbridge High School, according to Linden Mayor Derek Armstead. "Together we prayed for a miracle and hoped for a different outcome," the mayor said on Facebook. "With your prayers, Xavier fought a good fight." Our good friends, Lisa & Norman McClain, are asking the Linden community for prayers, nothing else, just your prayers... Posted by Derek Armstead Mayor of Linden on Saturday, Septe…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Boy On Bicycle Critical After Being Struck By Car In Linden 4-Year-Old Boy On Bicycle Critical After Being Struck By Car In Linden
4-Year-Old Boy On Bicycle Critical After Being Struck By Car In Linden A 4-year-old boy was critically injured after he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle with his dad in Linden on Thursday, Sept. 15, authorities said. The boy was with his 32-year-old dad when they were hit by a vehicle at Roselle Street across from E. St. George Avenue, toward Chestnut Street around 7:25 a.m., police said.  The boy was taken to Newark University Hospital where he was in critical condition. His father suffered minor injuries. The driver of the vehicle was not injured and is cooperating with poilce. The crash remains under investigation by the Linden PD. Anyon…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SWAT Team Helps Capture Gunman Wanted In Bar Shooting, 2nd Suspect At Large: Linden PD SWAT Team Helps Capture Gunman Wanted In Bar Shooting, 2nd Suspect At Large: Linden PD
SWAT Team Helps Capture Gunman Wanted In Bar Shooting, 2nd Suspect At Large: Linden PD The Union County SWAT Team helped in capture a 27-year-old man accused of opening fire at a nightclub and wounding three people, while a second suspect remains at large, authorities said. Najir Paige got into a fight at the bar at Menga Lounge in Linden when he left, got a handgun from a car, came back and fired shots through the front door around 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, Linden police said. A 28-year-old man, 24-year-old woman and 23-year-old woman were injured in the attack. Paige was arrested on Aug. 24, when members of Union County S.W.A.T., with assistance from the Linden Police Depar…

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by Cecilia Levine