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4 Juveniles Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Tumbles Into Passaic River 4 Juveniles Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Tumbles Into Passaic River
4 Juveniles Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Tumbles Into Passaic River Police nabbed four juveniles after they bailed out of a stolen car that landed in the Passaic River in Clifton. Miraculously, none of them were seriously injured, authorities said. Undercover Passaic police officers tried to pull the sedan over on northbound Route 21 Wednesday night when the driver hit the gas, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. The vehicle -- reported stolen Sunday from Market Street -- sped off as the officers pulled back out of concern for conditions on the snow-slicked road, Lora said. Soon after, it careened off the highway and landed in the drink just north of Ackerman…

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Sedan Slams Into Pillar Outside Clifton Liquor Store Sedan Slams Into Pillar Outside Clifton Liquor Store
Sedan Slams Into Pillar Outside Clifton Liquor Store PHOTOS: A runaway sedan jumped a sidewalk and slammed into a pillar Monday outside a Clifton liquor store. The 58-year-old driver from Guttenberg wasn't seriously injured when her Honda Civic crashed into the pillar in front of Clifton Discount Liquors in Botany Plaza on Ackerman Avenue just off Route 21, police said. Responders initially suspected that she'd had a medical episode, but that couldn't immediately be confirmed. Clifton police, firefighters and EMS responded.Tony Greco for DAILY VOICE The Honda, which was partially blocking the store's entrance, was towed from the scene. …

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Clifton PD: Bicyclist Who Grabbed Pedestrian's Butt Busted Clifton PD: Bicyclist Who Grabbed Pedestrian's Butt Busted
Clifton PD: Bicyclist Who Grabbed Pedestrian's Butt Busted Clifton police nabbed a bicyclist who they said grabbed a Passaic woman’s butt as she walked down a local street. Fredrick Stemcovski, 32, of Clifton rode slowly past the victim, then circled back and fondled her near the corner of Ackerman Avenue and Randolph avenues, Lt. Robert Bracken said. The woman reported it to police, then alerted them when she spotted Stemcovski in the area of Nash Park the next day, the lieutenant said. Detectives who tracked down and arrested Stemcovski charged him with criminal sexual contact and released him pending a hearing.

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by Jerry DeMarco