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Authorities Bust 58 Suspects In Mercer County ATM Thefts -- And Only 8 Are NJ Residents Authorities Bust 58 Suspects In Mercer County ATM Thefts -- And Only 8 Are NJ Residents
Authorities Bust 58 Suspects In Mercer County ATM Thefts -- And Only 8 Are NJ Residents They flooded Mercer County by the dozens, hailing from New York City, Long Island and Westchester County, armed with bogus debit cards.  They nearly returned home with more than $250,000 stolen from Santander Bank ATMs across New Jersey.  Police in a half dozen counties were able to stop 58 of them since Tuesday -- and seize more than a dozen suspect vehicles, a handgun and drugs, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Only eight of the 58 people charged in the Santander Bank ATM thefts this week in New Jersey were state residents, Onofri said. Here's the b…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Paterson Detectives Nab Gunman After Wrong-Way Chase, Crash Paterson Detectives Nab Gunman After Wrong-Way Chase, Crash
Paterson Detectives Nab Gunman After Wrong-Way Chase, Crash Paterson police detectives nabbed ex-cons with guns in two separate incidents -- one of which ended in a crash when one of them drove the wrong way up a one-way street. Detectives Mohammad Bashir and Mustafa Dombayci began chasing a Chevy Malibu that had sped through a stop sign at the corner of Carroll Street and Godwin Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver, Damond King, 30, of Paterson, then turned east onto Fair Street in the wrong direction and continued to Rosa Parks Boulevard, where the Malibu collided with another vehicle, Spe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Jefferson PD: Essex County Man Who Fled Dispute Had MAC-10, Heroin, Magazines Jefferson PD: Essex County Man Who Fled Dispute Had MAC-10, Heroin, Magazines
Jefferson PD: Essex County Man Who Fled Dispute Had Mac-10, Heroin, Magazines An Essex County man who fled the scene of a dispute in Jefferson Township was later found with heroin and a handgun, authorities said. Jefferson Township police responding to a report of an altercation outside a home on Cozy Lake Road were told that one of the men involved had left with a handgun Monday,  Police Chief Sean Conrad said. Justin McGriff, 22, of Orange, was subsequently located and had a handgun in his waistband, along with an illegal assault MAC 10 firearm, an illegal extended magazine, unprescribed Xanax pills and heroin, authorities said. McGriff was arrested…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Emerson PD Busts Reputed Brooklyn Counterfeiting Crew With Dozens Of Bogus Bills Emerson PD Busts Reputed Brooklyn Counterfeiting Crew With Dozens Of Bogus Bills
Emerson PD Busts Reputed Brooklyn Counterfeiting Crew With Dozens Of Bogus Bills Several accused members of a Brooklyn counterfeiting crew that's been operating in North Jersey were carrying dozens of bogus bills when Emerson police stopped them, authorities said Friday. An alert was issued after the crew passed a couple of fakes at a Fairview QuickChek on Monday. Emerson police spotted their four-door Toyota and pulled it over around 1 a.m. Thursday. The occupants reportedly claimed they’d been playing basketball in the area. After smelling burnt marijuana, officers reported finding more than two dozen counterfeit $100 bills and a fifty. Serial numbers apparentl…

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by Jerry DeMarco