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ID Of Route 46 Carjacker Accused In Attack Of PAPD Officers On GWB Released ID Of Route 46 Carjacker Accused In Attack Of PAPD Officers On GWB Released
ID Of Route 46 Carjacker Accused In Attack Of Papd Officers On GWB Released Authorities have released the identity of the man who they say crashed a stolen car then carjacked another vehicle and attacked three arresting officers on the George Washington Bridge over the weekend. Uvaldo Gonzalez, 42, of the Bronx, NY, stabbed one Port Authority Police officer six to seven times in the torso and twice in the head while trying to steal a police vehicle on the bridge sometime between 2:35 a.m. and 3 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. The complaint also says Gonzalez opened the passenger side door of the car, got in, locked t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Three Officers Attacked By Route 46 Carjacker On GWB: Prosecutor Three Officers Attacked By Route 46 Carjacker On GWB: Prosecutor
Three Officers Attacked By Route 46 Carjacker On GWB: Prosecutor One person was in custody after crashing a stolen car and fleeing in a vehicle that he carjacked before attacking three Port Authority Police officers on the George Washington Bridge overnight, authorities said. It all began around 2:35 a.m. in South Hackensack Sunday, Oct. 13, when officers were called to a Route 46 business for a crash and report of a stolen vehicle, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The car, which had been stolen out of New York City during an armed carjacking, was found abandoned as the driver fled and tried to steal another car, but was unsuccessful, Musella …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teenager Killed Trenton Dad Who Tried Saving Kids During Carjacking: Prosecutor Teenager Killed Trenton Dad Who Tried Saving Kids During Carjacking: Prosecutor
Teenager Killed Trenton Dad Who Tried Saving Kids During Carjacking: Prosecutor A 17-year-old boy from Mercer County has been arrested in connection with a carjacking that led to a fatal shooting, authorities said. The juvenile, from Lawrence, is charged with one count of first-degree felony murder, one count of first-degree carjacking, two counts of second-degree aggravated assault, two counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and weapons offenses, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. He was arrested on Monday, July 29 without incident in Trenton by members of the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task F…

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by Jon Craig
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Father Shot Dead Trying To Save Children During 'Horrific' Trenton Carjacking, Mayor Says Father Shot Dead Trying To Save Children During 'Horrific' Trenton Carjacking, Mayor Says
Father Shot Dead Trying To Save Children During 'Horrific' Trenton Carjacking, Mayor Says A father was shot dead while trying to save his two children from a carjacking on Friday night, July 12 in Trenton, the mayor confirmed. "A young father lost his life in a senseless act of violence, leaving his two minor children witnesses to this horrific event,'' Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora said in a press statement. At about 10:20 p.m., police responded to an overturned vehicle near Garfield and Farragut avenues, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said. There was a white Durango with one male victim inside and two children, he said. The victim, identified as Johny Emmanuel Cruz…

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by Jon Craig
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Paterson Ex-Con Arrested In Carjacking, Kidnapping That Prompted Widespread Amber Alert: Cops Paterson Ex-Con Arrested In Carjacking, Kidnapping That Prompted Widespread Amber Alert: Cops
Paterson Ex-Con Arrested In Carjacking, Kidnapping That Prompted Widespread Amber Alert: Cops A 33-year-old ex-con has been arrested in connection with the carjacking and kidnapping of a 34-year-old woman and her 2-year-old son, prompting an Amber Alert overnight in Paterson, authorities announced Friday, June 28. Junior Nunez was identified by police as a suspect in the carjacking and kidnapping at Percy and Holsman streets around 10:40 p.m. Thursday, June 27, Passaic County Prosecutor Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbassi said. A warrant was issued for Nunez's arrest as an amber alert was issued overnight for the child…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Reign Of Terror: NJ Ex-Con Gets 16 Years For Series Of Armed Robberies, Carjackings Reign Of Terror: NJ Ex-Con Gets 16 Years For Series Of Armed Robberies, Carjackings
Reign Of Terror: NJ Ex-Con Gets 16 Years For Series Of Armed Robberies, Carjackings 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A 25-year-old ex-con from Trenton who’s already served 2½ years in state prison is headed to federal prison for 16 more for a string of gunpoint carjackings and robberies. Joshua M. Perez was one of three armed robbers who commited a Oct. 10 carjacking, another on Dec. 5 and the robbery later than second night of a local gas station, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Surveillance cameras captured video of Perez and two other robbers emerging from a sedan, pointing handguns at occupants of another vehicle, Sellinger said. They then fled with money and cellphones in the victims…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN THEM? Hoboken PD Seeks Help ID'ing 'Persons Of Interest' In Aborted Carjacking SEEN THEM? Hoboken PD Seeks Help ID'ing 'Persons Of Interest' In Aborted Carjacking
Seen Them? Hoboken PD Seeks Help ID'ing 'Persons Of Interest' In Aborted Carjacking Hoboken police are asking the public for help identifying two people who may -- or may not -- have been directly involved in a botched carjacking nearly two months ago. The victim’s 2020 Range Rover was unlocked and running in the 100 block of River Street shortly before 3:30 p.m. March 27, police said. Seeing someone get into the driver’s seat, the victim jumped into the passenger seat, tussled with the intruder and turned off the engine, they said. The victim told police he took a shot to the face before the assailant bailed out and ran off with a second person. Hoboken EMS treated the …

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by Jerry DeMarco