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'Inattentive' Driver — Not DUI — Struck, Critically Injured Teen: Berkeley Heights PD 'Inattentive' Driver — Not DUI — Struck, Critically Injured Teen: Berkeley Heights PD
'Inattentive' Driver — Not DUI — Struck, Critically Injured Teen: Berkeley Heights PD A 49-year-old Berkeley Heights driver was not paying attention when they struck a 14-year-old, critically injuring him on Sunday, March 10, authorities said At 4:06 p.m., Berkeley Heights police responded to the 400 block of Park Avenue and quickly determined the teen was seriously injured, Berkeley Heights police said. The teen was transported to a nearby hospital via ambulance in critical but stable condition, police said.  The driver's attention was drawn away from the road, resulting in the collision, police said. The driver, whose name was not released by police, does not rec…
'Washed' Stolen Sedan For Sale Doesn't Fool Passaic Sheriff's Detectives 'Washed' Stolen Sedan For Sale Doesn't Fool Passaic Sheriff's Detectives
'Washed' Stolen Sedan For Sale Doesn't Fool Passaic Sheriff's Detectives A Bronx man who brought a stolen car for sale to Paterson got jailed instead, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Those involved apparently took multiple steps to "wash" the 2021 Acura TSX's particular identifying information, the sheriff said. In order to deceive unsuspecting buyers, a bogus title to the car was obtained from the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission, Berdnik said. Phony license and VIN plates replaced the originals, he added. Narcotics detectives on a special detail identified the sedan as stolen out of New York City on Sept. 18 and the identity of the seller as bogu…
Three Caught, One Sought: Passaic Sheriff's Detectives Seize More Than 16,000 Heroin Folds Three Caught, One Sought: Passaic Sheriff's Detectives Seize More Than 16,000 Heroin Folds
Three Caught, One Sought: Passaic Sheriff's Detectives Seize More Than 16,000 Heroin Folds A manhunt was underway for a 20-year-old drug defendant from Paterson who nearly struck a Passaic County sheriff’s detective with his vehicle and then tossed bricks of heroin out the window as he fled before crashing in Hawthorne, authorities said. The wanted man, Jahmahli Carnegie, was one of three defendants who bought heroin for distribution from Kasheem Smith, 28, near his North 7th Street home, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. In Carnegie's car police found some more heroin, $1,231 in proceeds and his NJ Motor Vehicle Commission ID card, the sheriff said. A search of S…