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KNOW ANYTHING? Trio Of Women Carjack Food Deliver Driver In Newark, Police Say KNOW ANYTHING? Trio Of Women Carjack Food Deliver Driver In Newark, Police Say
Know Anything? Trio Of Women Carjack Food Deliver Driver In Newark, Police Say Police are seeking the public’s help locating a vehicle that was carjacked by three women in Newark. A green 2008 Honda Accord with a temporary Texas license plate was carjacked by three women as the driver was delivering food at Schley Street near Nye Avenue around 9 p.m. Friday, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The vehicle, similar to the one pictured above, was last seen heading southbound on Schley Street towards Lyons Avenue, O’Hara said. Each of the three suspects is described as between 5 feet 3 and 5 feet 5 inches tall with a dark complexion, authorities said. A…

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by Valerie Musson
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10-Year-Old Hospitalized In Hit-Run Newark Motorcycle Crash 10-Year-Old Hospitalized In Hit-Run Newark Motorcycle Crash
10-Year-Old Hospitalized In Hit-Run Newark Motorcycle Crash A girl was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries in a hit-and-run motorcycle crash Friday evening in Newark, police said. The 10-year-old girl was struck near Chancellor Avenue and Schley Street around 6:45 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. The girl was rushed to University Hospital for treatment. Unconfirmed reports say she suffered a broken leg. The motorcyclist did not remain at the scene. The incident remained under investigation. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Suspect Tries, Fails, To Get Newark Officer's Gun: Police Suspect Tries, Fails, To Get Newark Officer's Gun: Police
Suspect Tries, Fails, To Get Newark Officer's Gun: Police A man suspected of drug dealing assaulted a Newark police officer Friday morning and is now at large, a spokesman for the department said in a statement.  The uniformed officer was investigating reports of drug dealing on Schley Street when he spotted a man matching a description in the 300 block. When the officer approached to investigate, police said the suspect attacked the officer and tried to grab the officer's gun.  The weapon's magazine popped out during the struggle but the officer held on to the gun and fought off the suspect, who ran off, according to police. During the …

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by Paul Milo