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Fugitive Wanted For Trying To Kill Twin In MD Captured Near NJ/NY Border After 50-Mile Pursuit Fugitive Wanted For Trying To Kill Twin In MD Captured Near NJ/NY Border After 50-Mile Pursuit
Fugitive Wanted For Trying To Kill Twin In MD Captured Near NJ/NY Border After 50-Mile Pursuit A fugitive wanted for the attempted murder of his twin sister in Maryland was captured just short of the New York State line in New Jersey following a nearly hour-long pursuit, authorities confirmed on Monday, Dec. 4. Reese E. Wetzel, 23, of Ellicott City, MD stabbed his sister multiple times during an argument, then stole her car and headed north, police in Edison, NJ, said. Edison police said they received a Sirius XM alert involving the stolen white 2019 Subaru Outback at 8:13 p.m. Sunday. It pointed them toward Route 1 at Main Street, they said. Edison Officer Phil Smith spotted the s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Remains Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Of Alaskan Man Missing Since Spring Remains Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Of Alaskan Man Missing Since Spring
Remains Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Of Alaskan Man Missing Since Spring UPDATE: Authorities are certain that severely decomposed remains found at the foot of the Palisades this week are those of an Alaskan man whose van was left with a suicide note at the top of the cliffs more than eight months ago. A passerby notified Palisades Interstate Parkway police after finding the skull in a wooded area at the base of the cliffs around 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. The Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office must make the official determination, but authorities are certain the remains are those of Glenn Filbert, 62, of Seward, an Al…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman Stabbed In Bergen Home Rescued By Stepdad, Ex Charged With Attempted Murder Woman Stabbed In Bergen Home Rescued By Stepdad, Ex Charged With Attempted Murder
Woman Stabbed In Bergen Home Rescued By Stepdad, Ex Charged With Attempted Murder "Take one last breath -- it will be the last time," a knife-wielding man told a former partner before stabbing her with a folding knife in her parents' Bergen County home, investigators said. Jason Hinton, 27, of Little Ferry then straddled the fallen victim and raised the knife again, they said. But the victim’s stepfather grabbed him before he could do worse harm to the young mom. The horrifying tale continued with the fleeing Hinton stabbing himself several times, then driving from the Ramsey home to a hospital in Rockland County to be treated, police said. Social media posts leading u…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Newark Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Jersey Shore Stabbing, NY Men In Serious Condition Newark Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Jersey Shore Stabbing, NY Men In Serious Condition
Newark Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Jersey Shore Stabbing, NY Men In Serious Condition A juvenile was arrested and charged with attempted murder in Labor Day stabbings on a Jersey Shore beach that left two Rockland County men hospitalized in serious condition, authorities said Tuesday. "We did have two individuals in custody last night, but only one of them is responsible for both stabbings," Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The 17-year-old male -- whose name was not released -- is also facing weapons-related charges in the 3:30 p.m. incident on Jenkinson's Beach, Point Pleasant Beach Police Chief Joseph A. Michigan said in a joint release with Billhimer. T…

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by Jon Craig
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CLEARER VIDEO: Staples Customer Thrown Down, Leg Broken, By Woman Who Refuses To Wear Mask CLEARER VIDEO: Staples Customer Thrown Down, Leg Broken, By Woman Who Refuses To Wear Mask
Clearer Video: Staples Customer Thrown Down, Leg Broken, By Woman Who Refuses To Wear Mask SEEN HER? Clearer video shows a woman assaulting a Staples customer in Hackensack, breaking the victim’s leg, after she asked the assailant to wear her coronavirus mask. Recognize her?  Margot Kagan, 54, of Teaneck was using the fax/copy machine at the Hackensack Avenue store Wednesday afternoon when the suspect approached another machine with her face mask pulled below her mouth, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Kagan, who’d had liver transplant surgery four months ago and was walking with a cane, said she asked the woman to put on her mask. SEE VIDEO ABOVE The woman became angry and…

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by Jerry DeMarco