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Fleeing Mall Suspect Caught After Ordering Uber: Wayne PD Fleeing Mall Suspect Caught After Ordering Uber: Wayne PD
Fleeing Mall Suspect Caught After Ordering Uber: Wayne PD A suspect who ran from a Wayne police officer at the Willowbrook Mall got tripped up when he called for an Uber, authorities said. A mall security guard had flagged down Officer William Hall following shoplifting from the Pac Sun clothing store shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. The officer approached Khaalil Tariq Branch, 29, of Philadelphia, who “feigned that he was looking for identification and suddenly ran through the parking lot,” the captain said. Hall chased Branch to Willowbrook Boulevard and onto Riverside Drive before he and Officer Matthew Ber…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
North Jersey Restaurant Owner Wins $1,000 A Week For Life North Jersey Restaurant Owner Wins $1,000 A Week For Life
North Jersey Restaurant Owner Wins $1,000 A Week For Life A Passaic County restaurant owner is celebrating the Easter Sunday of a lifetime. Jay Shortway won $1,000 a week for life from New Jersey Lottery, with a ticket he bought on Sunday April 9, from his own restaurant. Shortway's Barn, which has been operating in Hawthorne since 1933, was closed for Easter, but Shortway was working to ensure everything was in order for the restaurant's reopening on Monday, lottery officials said. While in the restaurant, Shortway purchased a CASH4LIFE ticket for himself and put in his wallet, lottery officials said. On Monday, April 10, a representative from N…

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by Sam Barron
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$9.4M Pick 6 Lottery Ticket Sold In New Jersey $9.4M Pick 6 Lottery Ticket Sold In New Jersey
$9.4M Pick 6 Lottery Ticket Sold In New Jersey A lottery ticket good for $9.4 million from the Thursday, Oct. 21 Pick 6 drawing was sold in New Jersey. The lucky ticket was sold at Jackpocket, 355 Warwick Tpke., Hewitt in Passaic County. The winning numbers for the Thursday, October 21, drawing were 04, 28, 31, 37, 41 and 43. The XTRA Multiplier was: 04.  The lucky retailer will receive a bonus of $10,000 for selling that winning ticket. Jackpocket is the first regulated courier service in New Jersey under a 2016 law that authorized third-party companies to register to sell lottery tickets online. In addition to the jackpot…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WINNERS: NJ Powerball Players Take Home $50K WINNERS: NJ Powerball Players Take Home $50K
Winners: NJ Powerball Players Take Home $50K Two Powerball players in New Jersey have won third-tier prizes in the latest drawing, state Lottery officials said. The lucky tickets are worth $50,000 each. The two tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn on Wednesday to win third-tier prizes.  The winning numbers for the March 10 drawing were: 17, 18, 37, 44, and 53. The Red Power Ball number was 18. The Multiplier number was 03. Winning tickets from Wednesday night’s drawing were sold at the following locations: Monmouth County: 7-Eleven #11042, at 192 Main St. in Manasquan; and, Passaic County: Cepe…

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by Jon Craig
Business
ALDI Sets Opening Date For Route 46 Store ALDI Sets Opening Date For Route 46 Store
Aldi Sets Opening Date For Route 46 Store ALDI is opening a Passaic County location next week. The new Totowa store will open Oct. 15 on Route 46, with curbside pickup starting Oct. 29. ALDI is on track to become the third-largest U.S. grocery retailer by the end of next year. The store will offer, Mama Cozzi's Take & Bake Deli Pizza, Happy Farms String Cheese, Stonemill Everything Bagel Seasoning and more. ALDI, 465 Route 46, Totowa, New Jersey

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by Cecilia Levine