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Suspected Catalytic Converter Thieves Arrested On Jersey Shore: Police Suspected Catalytic Converter Thieves Arrested On Jersey Shore: Police
Suspected Catalytic Converter Thieves Arrested On Jersey Shore: Police A pair of men from Minnesota were arrested in connection with catalytic converter thefts, authorities said. On Wednesday, Oct. 26, at approximately 10:55 p.m., multiple police units were dispatched to Dugan Lane for a reported suspicious vehicle and theft in progress, Toms River police said. The caller said that the catalytic converter to his SUV had just been cut and that the suspects' vehicle, a large white box truck with a loading ramp on the tailgate, was last seen heading toward Lakewood. Numerous patrol units in the area quickly located the box truck and conducted a mo…

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Toms River Man Gets Seven Years In Prison For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Involving Lakewood Teenager Toms River Man Gets Seven Years In Prison For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Involving Lakewood Teenager
Toms River Man Gets Seven Years In Prison For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Involving Lakewood Teenager A 31-year-old driver from Ocean County has been sentenced to seven years in state prison in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian, authorities said. Alexander Politan pleaded guilty on Feb. 25 to leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and driving with a suspended license, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Politan of Toms River was sentenced on Wednesday by the Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan. Ryan also suspended Politan's driving license for six months. Lakewood Police were called at about 9:20 p.m. on Oct. 4, 2019, on&nb…

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by Jon Craig