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Unregistered, Loaded Gun Found On Newark Man During Traffic Stop: Berkeley Heights PD Unregistered, Loaded Gun Found On Newark Man During Traffic Stop: Berkeley Heights PD
Unregistered, Loaded Gun Found On Newark Man During Traffic Stop: Berkeley Heights PD Two Newark men were arrested and charged after a gun was found in a traffic stop in Berkeley Heights on Saturday, March 1, authorities said. That evening, a black Ford Escape was pulled over inside the Connell Corporate Park due to multiple motor vehicle violations, police said. The driver, Yasir Twitty, a Newark resident, was operating the vehicle without a valid driver’s license and had an outstanding criminal warrant issued by the Township of Edison In addition to Twitty, a passenger in the vehicle, Nymir Marks of Newark, was found to have multiple criminal warrants issued by t…

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by Sam Barron
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DUI Driver Strikes Officers During Traffic Stop On Route 78, 3 Hospitalized: Police DUI Driver Strikes Officers During Traffic Stop On Route 78, 3 Hospitalized: Police
DUI Driver Strikes Officers During Traffic Stop On Route 78, 3 Hospitalized: Police Two police officers were hospitalized after being struck by a DUI minivan driver while conducting a motor vehicle stop on Route 78 Friday, Aug. 9, authorities said. The New Providence Police Department said two of their officers were in marked police vehicles were emergency lights activated while stopped with a civilian vehicle on the westbound shoulder of the highway near mile post 43 in Berkeley Heights around 5 p.m. A westbound Honda Odyssey driven by Johnny Ho, 45, of Flushing, NY, struck the back of the New Providence patrol vehicle, causing a chain reaction crash with the next New Pro…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Michael Boros, Longtime Berkeley Heights Police Officer, Dies At 81 Michael Boros, Longtime Berkeley Heights Police Officer, Dies At 81
Michael Boros, Longtime Berkeley Heights Police Officer, Dies At 81 Michael Borsos, a former captain in the Berkeley Heights Police Department died on Wednesday March 13, according to his obituary. Born in Pennsylvania, Borsos was a longtime resident of the Berkeley Heights, his obituary reads. He was a police officer in Berkeley Heights for 26 years before retiring in 1994 and was also a longtime volunteer with the Berkeley Heights Volunteer Fire Department, according to his obituary.  It is with a heavy heart that the Berkeley Heights Police Department announces the passing of Retired Captain Michael A.... Posted by Berkeley Heights Police on&nbs…

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by Sam Barron
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Water Main Break Shuts Down Roads: Berkeley Heights PD Water Main Break Shuts Down Roads: Berkeley Heights PD
Water Main Break Shuts Down Roads: Berkeley Heights PD A water main break has caused roads to be shutdown in Berkeley Heights on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 31, police said on Facebook. The break, which sent water overflowing into the street, occurred in the middle of the intersection of Diamond Hill Road and Valley Road, police said. All roadways to the intersection have been completely shutdown due to water damage, police said.  Diamond Hill Road, New Providence Road, and Valley Road will remain closed until at least 8 p.m., police said. 

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by Sam Barron
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Authorities: Infamous ‘James Bond Gang’ Of Burglars Is Back In NJ Authorities: Infamous ‘James Bond Gang’ Of Burglars Is Back In NJ
Authorities: Infamous ‘James Bond Gang’ Of Burglars Is Back In NJ They’re the criminal version of such musical oldies acts as the Temptations and Quiet Riot. The infamous James Bond Gang of burglars is back in several New Jersey counties, authorities say – only without their original members. It was in the mid-1990s that David Kirkland hooked up with Teaneck High School buddy Terence Lawton, who owned a detailing shop in Englewood where he created a car that gave the founding burglary crew its nickname. Pricey homes in Paramus, Englewood Cliffs and elsewhere yielded the gang an average of $30,000 in cash and valuables during what investigators said were …

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by Jerry DeMarco