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Authorities: Injured Man Gets Off Stretcher, Charges At Teaneck Police, Ambulance Workers
An injured man got off a stretcher and led Teaneck police on a brief chase after family members interfered with his treatment, authorities said.
Daquan Frazier, 26, had gotten into an argument with his mother, Angele Frazier, as she drove him to be treated for a cut on his hand Saturday night, Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said.
She apparently wanted to bring him to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, but he insisted on going to nearby Holy Name Medical Center and got out of the car, O’Reilly said.
Officers responding to a call at Teaneck Road and Route 4 found Frazier on the ground hav…
Lyndhurst PD: Officers Subdue Combative DWI Jersey City Driver, Union City Companion
A drunken Jersey City driver had to be pepper-sprayed -- and still continued to resist efforts to get him under control – as Lyndhurst police took him and a companion into custody, authorities said.
Officer Michael Clifford activated his lights and siren after Xavier Torres, 26, sped through a stop sign on Chase Avenue and made an illegal U-turn in the Kingsland Avenue intersection around 10 p.m. Thursday, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said.
After pulling over and parking, Torres got out of the Jeep Cherokee, along with Jacqueline Feliciano, 34, Union City, Auteri said.
Both began walking …
