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GOTCHA! Carjacker Captured By Garfield Police Officer Moments After Seizing BMW From Owner GOTCHA! Carjacker Captured By Garfield Police Officer Moments After Seizing BMW From Owner
Gotcha! Carjacker Captured By Garfield Police Officer Moments After Seizing BMW From Owner A Garfield police officer captured a carjacker moments after he took a sedan as the owner warmed it up early Friday, authorities said. The Pierre Avenue victim told police he was sitting in his 2018 BMW 530 shortly before 7:30 a.m. when a robber opened the driver’s side door and told him to get out, Capt. Richard Uram said. When he refused, the owner said, the robber lifted his jacket, displaying a dark-colored object in his waistband, Uram said. The owner got out and the carjacker drove off in the sedan, the captain said. Officer Lukasz Chmielewski responded instantly and spotted Daniel …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: All Clear After Police, Tactical Units Respond To Garfield, Lodi For Shots Fired Report UPDATE: All Clear After Police, Tactical Units Respond To Garfield, Lodi For Shots Fired Report
Update: All Clear After Police, Tactical Units Respond To Garfield, Lodi For Shots Fired Report UPDATE: The investigation into a reported shooting in Garfield ended safely Wednesday morning. A large and immediate law enforcement response followed calls by area residents who said they heard gunshots, city police Capt. Richard Uram said. The initial report involved someone possibly firing at a vehicle near the corner of Maple Street and Pierre Avenue in Garfield and then running off around 10:30 a.m., possibly into Lodi, responders said. Authorities couldn't confirm a witness's report that it resulted from a botched attempted robbery of a drug dealer. No injured victim was immediately…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: All Clear After Police, Tactical Units Respond To Garfield, Lodi For Shots Fired Report UPDATE: All Clear After Police, Tactical Units Respond To Garfield, Lodi For Shots Fired Report
Update: All Clear After Police, Tactical Units Respond To Garfield, Lodi For Shots Fired Report UPDATE: The investigation into a reported shooting in Garfield ended safely Wednesday morning. A large and immediate law enforcement response followed calls by area residents who said they heard gunshots, city police Capt. Richard Uram said. The initial report involved someone possibly firing at a vehicle near the corner of Maple Street and Pierre Avenue in Garfield and then running off around 10:30 a.m., possibly into Lodi, responders said. Authorities couldn't confirm a witness's report that it resulted from a botched attempted robbery of a drug dealer. No injured victim was immediately…

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by Jerry DeMarco