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Deadly Taxi Crash: No Charges Against Cop After 2023 Elizabeth Pursuit, AG Says Deadly Taxi Crash: No Charges Against Cop After 2023 Elizabeth Pursuit, AG Says
Deadly Taxi Crash: No Charges Against Cop After 2023 Elizabeth Pursuit, AG Says An Elizabeth police officer will not face charges following a pursuit that left a taxi cab driver and his passenger dead in Dec. 2023, authorities said. A state grand jury declined to indict Officer Michael White on Monday, Jan. 27 State Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. On Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, at 5:42 a.m., police were pursuing a vehicle of interest after gunshots were heard in Elizabeth on Fourth Avenue and Centre Street, Platkin said. At the intersection of Grand Street and Routes 1 and 9, the vehicle, driven by 21-year-old Jamie Fernandez, drove through a red light and crashed i…

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Armed Carjacking Near Newark Airport: Police Armed Carjacking Near Newark Airport: Police
Armed Carjacking Near Newark Airport: Police An armed carjacking occurred steps away from Newark Liberty International Airport on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 7, authorities said. At 6:21 p.m., police responded to 1 International Way after a man wearing a mask approached a parking attendant, said he had a gun and demanded money, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The suspect then took keys from the parking attendant before removing a vehicle and fleeing south on Routes 1 and 9, Miranda said. This incident remains under investigation, Miranda said.

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