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Armed Mortuary Worker, 71, Ditches Gun In Hackensack Church After Threatening Man On Street: PD Armed Mortuary Worker, 71, Ditches Gun In Hackensack Church After Threatening Man On Street: PD
Armed Mortuary Worker, 71, Ditches Gun In Hackensack Church After Threatening Man On Street: PD A 71-year-old mortuary worker from Saddle Brook pulled a loaded gun on a man during a dispute on a Hackensack street, then ducked into a nearby church to try and ditch the weapon, authorities said. Kerris Meadows and a 43-year-old Newark resident got into the unspecified argument outside Mount Olive Baptist Church around 10:30 a.m. last Saturday, Dec. 16, Hackensack Police Capt. Michael Antista said. The Central Avenue church was conducting a food drive at the time. The second man told officers who responded to a call of a man with a gun that Meadows pointed a revolver and threatened to sh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack PD: Traffic Light Toppled In Red Light Rollover Crash Hackensack PD: Traffic Light Toppled In Red Light Rollover Crash
Hackensack PD: Traffic Light Toppled In Red Light Rollover Crash A crash caused when a driver ran a red light toppled a traffic light Tuesday morning in Hackensack, authorities said. The 50-year-old Nissan Pathfinder driver from Hackensack was headed south on Summit Avenue when he ignored the red light at Central Avenue, Lt. Anthony Natale said. The 2007 Pathfinder collided with a 2020 Hyundai Sonata at the intersection and rolled onto its roof, knocking down the light pole, he said. All of the occupants got out under their own steam, Natale said, adding that they and the other driver refused medical attention. Police issued summonses to the Pathfinder…

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by Jerry DeMarco