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NJ Parole Officer Stole From Target Store In Sneaky Way For Months, Prosecutor Says NJ Parole Officer Stole From Target Store In Sneaky Way For Months, Prosecutor Says
NJ Parole Officer Stole From Target Store In Sneaky Way For Months, Prosecutor Says A 41-year-old New Jersey parole officer was caught stealing from the North Bergen Target store in a sneaky way for months, authorities said. Jorge Ortega, of Jersey City, used the commonly-called "ticket-switch fraud" method to change labels on various Target store items between July and October of this year, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Particularly, Ortega would take labels of lower-priced items and stick them on higher-priced items in the Tonnele Avenue store, Suarez said. Ortega was arrested Friday, Dec. 11, and charged with theft by deception then issued a disorderly p…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Passenger Ejected After Paterson Driver Slams Parked Car, Utility Pole On Tonnelle Avenue Passenger Ejected After Paterson Driver Slams Parked Car, Utility Pole On Tonnelle Avenue
Passenger Ejected After Paterson Driver Slams Parked Car, Utility Pole On Tonnelle Avenue The driver and passenger of a Nissan sedan were hospitalized after their car slammed into another vehicle and then a utility pole over the weekend on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen, authorities said. Nathaniel Dickerson, 31, of Paterson, was heading northbound in a 1999 Nissan Maxima when he hit a 2012 Honda Civic parked at 910 Tonnelle Avenue then the pole around 3:35 a.m., Sunday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Dickerson's passenger, a 31-year-old Johnston, PA man, was ejected and seriously injured, and taken to Jersey City Medical Center. Dickerson was also injured a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Kid Who Snuck Out, Person Getting Water Avoided Injury In North Bergen Garbage Truck Crash Kid Who Snuck Out, Person Getting Water Avoided Injury In North Bergen Garbage Truck Crash
Kid Who Snuck Out, Person Getting Water Avoided Injury In North Bergen Garbage Truck Crash A child who snuck out to be with friends and another resident who got up for a glass of water avoided serious injury or death when a garbage truck crashed into their North Bergen homes, officials said. The home at 1435 51st St., sustained serious damaged when the truck crashed into it around 12:55 a.m. Friday, reports say. Both the driver and passenger were taken to local hospitals with non life-threatening injuries, reports say. NB Cares coordinator, Aimee Focaraccio, told HudPost.com that one of the residents had just gotten out of bed for water and a child had snuck out to hang out …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border
Update: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border A passenger from North Bergen was killed and a West New York driver charged with death by auto in a suspected drunk-driving crash overnight Wednesday at the Fairview/North Bergen border, authorities said. Jose Francisco-Garcia, a 26-year-old surveillance system installer, was charged with vehicular homicide int he death of 40-year-old front-seat passenger Jose Santos of North Bergen, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Wednesday afternoon. A 2017 Honda Civic Type R driven by Francisco-Garcia struck a utility pole on southbound Broad Avenue (Route 9) across from the entrance…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border
Update: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border A passenger from North Bergen was killed and a West New York driver charged with death by auto in a suspected drunk-driving crash overnight Wednesday at the Fairview/North Bergen border, authorities said. Jose Francisco-Garcia, a 26-year-old surveillance system installer, was charged with vehicular homicide int he death of 40-year-old front-seat passenger Jose Santos of North Bergen, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Wednesday afternoon. A 2017 Honda Civic Type R driven by Francisco-Garcia struck a utility pole on southbound Broad Avenue (Route 9) across from the entrance to F…

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by Jerry DeMarco