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Fair Lawn Police Pursuit Into Paterson Ends In Arrest Fair Lawn Police Pursuit Into Paterson Ends In Arrest
Fair Lawn Police Pursuit Into Paterson Ends In Arrest A driver from Plainfield who was chased by Fair Lawn police after he fled a traffic stop Thursday morning was captured by Paterson officers, authorities said. Fair Lawn Officer Tiller Uriarte stopped a 2015 Chrysler van driven by Anthony Jenkins, 53, on Broadway at 29th Street around 10 a.m., Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Uriarte was returning to his patrol vehicle after an initial conversation when Jenkins hit the gas and took off, the sergeant said. The officer pursued him through Elmwood Park into Paterson, then broke it off out of safety concerns in the area of Sparrow Street, Metzler said.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Three Charged In Shooting At Linden Strip Club Three Charged In Shooting At Linden Strip Club
Three Charged In Shooting At Linden Strip Club Three men have been charged in connection with a shooting outside a Linden strip club that left one of them in critical condition, the Union County Prosecutor's Office and Linden police said.  Marcus Brighton, 30, of Piscataway is charged with a first- and a second-degree weapons offense; Derek A. Kines, 40, of Newark is charged with two second-degree weapons offenses; and Jibreel E. Elliott, 28, of Plainfield is charged with third-degree hindering apprehension and fourth-degree obstruction of justice in connection with the Aug. 3 shooting.  Police responded to reports of a shooti…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
FBI: Self-Described 'Candy Man,' 'El Chapo Of Opioids' Doctor From Oakland Busted FBI: Self-Described 'Candy Man,' 'El Chapo Of Opioids' Doctor From Oakland Busted
FBI: Self-Described 'Candy Man,' 'El Chapo Of Opioids' Doctor From Oakland Busted An Oakland doctor who authorities said called himself the “Candy Man” and the “El Chapo of Opioids” was arrested by the FBI and charged with prescribing oxycodone, Percocet and other pain medication without a legitimate medical reason -- and cooking the books to cover it up. FBI agents Monday morning raided the offices of Robert Delagente, 45, at North Jersey Family Medicine (NJFM) and High Mountain Health in Oakland, telling arriving patients to call back to make an appointment. Federal authorities began investigating Delagente after two former employees accused them of firing them because…

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by Jerry DeMarco