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Newark Man, 18, Nabbed After High-Speed Chase, Crash In Stolen BMW, Morris Prosecutor Says Newark Man, 18, Nabbed After High-Speed Chase, Crash In Stolen BMW, Morris Prosecutor Says
Newark Man, 18, Nabbed After High-Speed Chase, Crash In Stolen BMW, Morris Prosecutor Says A Newark man driving a stolen BMW exceeded speeds of 100 mph and later crashed when he eluded officers attempting to stop him, authorities said. Tysean Ware, 18, was seen driving a 2019 BMW Series 7 on Columbia Turnpike that had been stolen from a Florham Park home on June 2, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release. Officers chased Ware at speeds exceeding 100 mph before he crashed in Millburn and attempted to flee again, police said. Ware was arrested and charged with second-degree eluding, third-degree burglary, third-degree theft of a motor vehicle and …

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by Valerie Musson
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Teen Driver Dead, Passenger Critical In Crash Of Stolen Car On Interstate 280 Teen Driver Dead, Passenger Critical In Crash Of Stolen Car On Interstate 280
Teen Driver Dead, Passenger Critical In Crash Of Stolen Car On Interstate 280 A teenage driver died his passenger injured was seriously injured in a crash involving stolen vehicle on Interstate 280 Sunday, authorities said. The Huyndai Genesis had been reported stolen out of Madison and struck a Honda Pilot on the westbound side near milepost 9.8 in West Orange around 1:15 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. The Genesis then overturned and struck the concrete center median barrier, ejecting both the driver and passenger, Peele said. Shakur Young, 17, the driver, was pronounced dead at University Hospital in Newark, and the passenger remains…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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Stolen Gun Found In Stolen Car Driven By Paterson Boy, 15, Police Say Stolen Gun Found In Stolen Car Driven By Paterson Boy, 15, Police Say
Stolen Gun Found In Stolen Car Driven By Paterson Boy, 15, Police Say Paterson police detectives stopped a stolen car driven by a 15-year-old city boy and found his passenger carrying a gun reported stolen out of New York State, authorities said. It was one of two stolen firearms recovered by the same team of investigators that day. Detectives Yamil Pimienta, Mohammad Bashir and Mustafa Dombayci knew the 2018 Hyundai with temporary Texas license plates that they spotted on East 23rd Street near 10th Avenue had been reported stolen out of the city last month, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They followed the vehicle and stopped it in the 300 block…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Nab Pair Of Lehigh Valley Teens Armed With Loaded Handgun In Stolen Car Police Nab Pair Of Lehigh Valley Teens Armed With Loaded Handgun In Stolen Car
Police Nab Pair Of Lehigh Valley Teens Armed With Loaded Handgun In Stolen Car Two teens — one armed with a loaded handgun —attempted to run away when they were stopped by police in Lehigh Valley in a stolen vehicle, authorities said. The teens — whose names were withheld — were pulled over in a stolen vehicle near 4th St. and Wabash St. in Allentown around 1:25 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 20, police said. The teens then ran away but were quickly apprehended, police said. One of the teens was found armed with a handgun, police said. Additional details were not immediately available.

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by Valerie Musson
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SEE ANYTHING? Woman's Rental Car Stolen From Hudson County Gas Station With Cat Inside SEE ANYTHING? Woman's Rental Car Stolen From Hudson County Gas Station With Cat Inside
SEE Anything? Woman's Rental Car Stolen From Hudson County Gas Station With Cat Inside Police are on the lookout for a rental car stolen from a Hudson County gas station -- the victim's cat still inside, authorities said. The Jeep Cherokee with Illinois registration was stolen from the Speedway Gas Station on Harrison Avenue around 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 7, Harrison police said. The victim's cat, Willow, was inside the Jeep when it was stolen. Willow is approximately 14 years old, 20 pounds and was in a pink pet carrier at the time, police said. The alleged victim Jennifer Carl, said she was driving from her mom's place in Jersey City back to Washington D.C. after the holidays w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Seek 4 Suspects Who Drove Stolen Pickup In Attempted ATM Theft At Hunterdon County Bank Police Seek 4 Suspects Who Drove Stolen Pickup In Attempted ATM Theft At Hunterdon County Bank
Police Seek 4 Suspects Who Drove Stolen Pickup In Attempted ATM Theft At Hunterdon County Bank Police in Hunterdon County are searching for clues after four suspects were caught on surveillance footage attempting to steal an ATM from the drive-thru lane of a Chase Bank using a stolen pickup truck early Monday morning. Officers responding to the attempted theft at Chase Bank at 318 Rt. 31 in Flemington found an unoccupied pickup truck next to the machine in the drive-thru lane shortly before 2:30 a.m., Raritan Township police said. The truck was later found to be stolen, police said. The suspects were caught on surveillance footage running from the scene before police arrived, author…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: PA Men Nabbed After High-Speed Pursuit In Stolen Car, Run Through Morris County Woods Police: PA Men Nabbed After High-Speed Pursuit In Stolen Car, Run Through Morris County Woods
Police: PA Men Nabbed After High-Speed Pursuit In Stolen Car, Run Through Morris County Woods An underage PA man was intoxicated when he led officers on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle, abandoned it in Morris County and ran through the woods with the passenger, authorities said. Drevon Laster, 20, was driving a stolen vehicle on Route 10 and sped off when an officer tried to pull him over on Dec. 25, Hanover Police Chief Mark D. Roddy said. The officer followed Laster but lost sight of the car, later locating it abandoned on a dead end street in Parsippany, Roddy said. The officer called for backup after seeing a man matching Laster’s description running through the woo…

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by Valerie Musson
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State Police: Stolen Pickup Truck Driver Still On Loose Following High-Speed Route 80 Chase State Police: Stolen Pickup Truck Driver Still On Loose Following High-Speed Route 80 Chase
State Police: Stolen Pickup Truck Driver Still On Loose Following High-Speed Route 80 Chase The driver of a stolen pickup truck fled from officers and is still on the loose following an early morning chase across Routes 80 and 287 in Morris County, state police said. Police in Hackettstown attempted to stop the driver of a silver Ford F-250 around 1:15 a.m. Thursday, NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. The vehicle — which was determined to be stolen — was later located on Route 80 eastbound near milepost 42 in Parsippany and once again failed to stop for police using lights and sirens, Goez said. Troopers pursued the driver onto Route 287 southbound and State Highway 24…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Driving Stolen Van Rams NJ State Police Car With Troopers Inside On Route 78 Man Driving Stolen Van Rams NJ State Police Car With Troopers Inside On Route 78
Man Driving Stolen Van Rams NJ State Police Car With Troopers Inside On Route 78 A 29-year-old man driving a van stolen rammed a police vehicle carrying a pair of New Jersey State troopers Monday on Route 78, reports say. Brandon Marsalis Wesley, who has no address, was heading westbound on the highway in a 2017 GMC Savana with New Jersey registration, while being pursued by NJSP troopers, Lehigh Valley Live reports. Pennsylvania State Police used a pursuit intervention technique, stopping the stolen van near the Route 33 interchange around 2:45 p.m., the report says citing police and court papers. An NJSP car carrying two troopers pulled in front of the stolen car whe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Stolen Car Driver Charged With Assault In Route 17 Crash That Injured Two Stolen Car Driver Charged With Assault In Route 17 Crash That Injured Two
Stolen Car Driver Charged With Assault In Route 17 Crash That Injured Two UPDATE: A driver was charged with two counts of assault by auto after she rear-ended a car on Route 17 in Ridgewood with a stolen sedan, authorities said. Mille Sauvan, 44, remained at Hackensack University Medical Center in police custody on Monday after responders said they found a crack pipe in the stolen Lexus following Saturday morning’s crash on the southbound highway. Sauvan, currently of Norwood, was speeding when the Lexus, reported stolen out of Warwick, slammed into the rear of a MINI Cooper in front of the Starbucks between Linwood Avenue and Paramus Road shortly after 8:30 a.m.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: 15-Year-Olds In Stolen Car Lead Route 80 Police Pursuit Through Multiple Towns Authorities: 15-Year-Olds In Stolen Car Lead Route 80 Police Pursuit Through Multiple Towns
Authorities: 15-Year-Olds In Stolen Car Lead Route 80 Police Pursuit Through Multiple Towns Three 15-year-olds were in a vehicle stolen out of Jersey City when they lead police on a pursuit through multiple towns last month. Officers had just stopped the speeding vehicle on Barkers Mill Road in Independence Township when the driver once again sped away in a Sept. 30 incident, township police said. The teens fled, and police followed them down Route 517 onto Route 80 into Hardwick Township, where the car broke down and the chase ended, police said. The two passengers were released to their parents, and the driver of the vehicle — which police say was stolen out of Jersey City — wa…

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by Valerie Musson