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Police & Fire
Hillside Pursuit Ends In Irvington Crash, Suspect Flees On Foot
A driver who led police on a pursuit through two counties struck a vehicle before crashing near a local home and fleeing through yards, reports say. The Sunday morning chase began after the driver ignored a Hillside police officer attempting to pull them over and sped away, RLS Media reports. The suspect continued into Irvington where they hit another car at the Wolf Place and Naden Avenue intersection around 9:35 a.m., the report says. The driver continued down Laventhal Avenue before crashing the car on the front lawn of a home on the 40s block, and taking off on foot through backyards -…
Police & Fire
Boonton Police Pursuit Ends In Newark Crash: Two Caught, Gun Reportedly Waved Out Window
Two people were in custody and one remained at large after a winding, pre-dawn Boonton pursuit Sunday ended in a crash in Newark, authorities said. The pursuit first went through several towns to Hillside and then back north through several streets into Newark, responders said. Three occupants bailed out after the Toyota Camry with New York license plates crashed at the intersection of Springfield Avenue and Jacob Street around 2:20 a.m., they said. Two were caught soon after. Someone in the vehicle waved a gun out a window during the chase, Police Chief Michael Danyo said. Responde…
Police & Fire
Van Pursuit From NY State Ends In Paramus With Vehicles Struck, Philadelphia Driver Caught
UPDATE: A multi-agency pursuit Thursday night that began in upstate New York ended 100 miles away in Paramus Thursday night after a Brooklyn man rammed two police cars with a U-Haul van that he was driving on two front rims and a rear flat tire, police said. Mark Simpson, 31, got out of the van shortly after crashing around 10:30 p.m., then hopped the highway divider and ran behind the Suburban Diner before police nabbed him moments later, authorities said. It began more than an hour and a half earlier with a theft from a Walmart in Catskill, NY, they said. New York State Police said troop…
Police & Fire
Newark Man Charged With Manslaughter In Crash That Killed Correctional Officer
A 24-year-old Newark man has been charged with aggravated manslaughter for causing a fatal crash Saturday while fleeing from police, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Police in Hillside attempted to pull over a Nissan Altima driven by Dashawn Walton around 2:30 a.m. According to authorities, Walton fled the wrong way down Aldine Street and into Newark. He crashed into a Ford Mustang at Bragaw Avenue, pushing it into a light pole, according to authorities. Omar Martin, who was in the Mustang and was not involved in the pursuit, was killed. The 49-year-old Newark resident…
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Update
: Newark Man Charged In Death Of Correctional Officer
UPDATE, Aug. 30: A Newark man faces manslaughter and other charges in connection with the officer's death. Click here for more. UPDATE: A GoFundMe campaign has been started on behalf of Omar Martin's family. Click here for more. Original story below: The Attorney General's Office is investigating after a car fleeing from police during a pursuit crashed into another vehicle in Newark early Saturday, killing one person. NJ PBA Local 105 identified the victim as Omar Martin, a correctional police officer* at Northern State Prison. According to a preliminary investigation, a Hillside p…
Police & Fire
Franklin Lakes Officer Injured In Brief Stolen SUV Chase
A Franklin Lakes police officer wasn't seriously injured in a crash with a stolen SUV during a pre-dawn pursuit Thursday, authorities said. A Highwoods Drive resident called police just after 2:45 a.m. to report someone trying to break into his vehicle, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Responding Officer Nicholas Klein spotted a white, undetermined-type vehicle and a black Range Rover traveling together in the area, Bakelaar said. He tried stopping them, leading to a brief pursuit ended when Klein's cruiser collided with the Range Rover on Colonial Road near Summit Avenue, the captain said. The …
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Overnight Clifton Stolen Car Chase Begins In Lyndhurst, Ends In Hackensack Crash
A Lyndhurst police officer pursued a stolen car through six towns overnight Wednesday before the driver crashed and bailed out in Hackensack. Officer Mark Rivera saw the driver of the silver Ford Focus reported stolen out of Clifton make an improper right turn onto Riverside Avenue from Valley Brook Avenue around 12:30 a.m., Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. Rivera tried to pull the driver over, but he kept going, making unsafe lane changes and crossing over the double yellow line into Rutherford, he said. Speeds topped out at 55 mph as the pursuit continued onto Jackson Avenue and into …
Obituaries
Funeral Scheduled For Wyckoff Man, 20, Killed In Motorcycle Crash During Police Chase
A funeral for a 20-year-old Wyckoff man who was killed in a fiery motorcycle crash while being chased by police earlier this week is scheduled for Friday. Mourners were asked to gather at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Santangelo Funeral Home, 300 Main Street in Lodi for the funeral for Frank Lavato. A private cremation will follow. Born in Teaneck and raised in Wyckoff, Lovato managed the family business, LaSalle Landscaping and Construction in Hackensack. "I keep hoping to wake up from this nightmare but the truth is, you’re gone," wrote Lavato's girlfriend of six years, Lizza Thoma of Franklin La…
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