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Teens, Including 14-Year-Old, Fled Union Police In Stolen Minivan: Authorities
Three teenagers were arrested Monday after they fled a traffic stop in a minivan reported stolen out of Westfield earlier that day, Union police said in a statement.
Patrol officers saw the minivan, a Honda Odyssey, and another vehicle exit the Garden State Parkway service area and make an improper left turn onto Vauxhall Road around 3:15 p.m., police said.
Police pulled both vehicles over, but when officers approached, the driver of the minivan took off east on Vauxhall, authorities said.
Police pursued the minivan, which struck a curb on Vauxhall and became partially di…
Thomas Dazzo, 22, Westfield Native And Animal Lover
Services were held Saturday at Holy Trinity Church in Westfield for Thomas Declan Dazzo, who died suddenly July 9 at the age of 22.
Born in Summit, he grew up in Westfield before moving to Plainfield.
Remembered as a kindhearted person with a lively sense of humor, he discovered his calling when he was 8 years old and received a dachshund, "Cookie," now 14 years old, as a gift.
He would pursue his interest in animals as a maintenance worker at Barker Lounge, a pet-boarding and grooming business in Cranford.
He also loved classic rock, fishing and spending tim…
