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Minivan Crash In Wayne Kills Staten Island Driver Minivan Crash In Wayne Kills Staten Island Driver
Minivan Crash In Wayne Kills Staten Island Driver UPDATE: A Staten Island man died after his minivan veered off the road, bounced off one utility pole and slammed into another in Wayne, authorities confirmed. Jorge Jaimez Romero, 28, was pronounced dead at the intersection of Valley and Ratzer roads following the 8:11 p.m. crash on Monday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint announcement. An autopsy will be necessary to determine the cause of death, Valdes and Romero said. Responders said Romero was in traumatic arrest when they arrived. No other vehicles were involved, they said.…

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Wayne Man Strangles Roommate With Bare Hands, Authorities Say Wayne Man Strangles Roommate With Bare Hands, Authorities Say
Wayne Man Strangles Roommate With Bare Hands, Authorities Say A Wayne man strangled his older roommate with his bare hands during an argument in their condo, said authorities who charged him with murder. Frank Rance, 38, was arrested at the Hinchman Avenue condo off Ratzer Road by police who tried in vain to save Frank Majuri, 60, before he died shortly after midnight Saturday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint announcement. Officers had gone to the home on a call of a domestic dispute shortly after 10:30 p.m. Friday, Valdes and McNiff said. The officers “were able to deescalate the matter …

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Wayne PD: Speedy Officers Nab Burglar Who Broke In While Elderly Resident Was Home Wayne PD: Speedy Officers Nab Burglar Who Broke In While Elderly Resident Was Home
Wayne PD: Speedy Officers Nab Burglar Who Broke In While Elderly Resident Was Home A homeless man broke in while an elderly Wayne woman was home and was about to burglarize another house when a resident there scared him off, authorities said. Responding Officers Adrian Sulejmani and Colin Bush nabbed Henry Smith III, who'd also burglarized a Haledon home, Wayne Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said Friday. The officers found Smith at a nearby bus stop after a Ratzer Road resident told them she’d scared him from her back deck when she caught him peeking into her windows shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday, Daly said. Smith at first gave police bogus information and was found carry…

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Box Truck Knocked Over In Route 23 Crash Box Truck Knocked Over In Route 23 Crash
Box Truck Knocked Over In Route 23 Crash A box truck landed on its side in a collision with a sedan Friday morning in Wayne. The crash closed southbound Route 23 at Ratzer Road around 8:30 a.m. The trucker climbed out, and no serious injuries were reported. Firefighters had to contend with a propane leak that they said wasn’t hazardous. The driver got out under his own steam.Scott David

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Wayne Driver Involved In Crash Dies Wayne Driver Involved In Crash Dies
Wayne Driver Involved In Crash Dies The driver of one of two SUVs involved in a chain-reaction crash in Wayne died Friday, authorities said. A gray-colored Honda CRV driven by Antonio R. Cruz, 38, of Wayne, was headed east on Ratzer Road near Garside Avenue when it struck a utility pole around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Cruz was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he was pronounced dead at 4:29 p.m. Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release. Jenelle E. Cruz, also 38 years old of Wayne, and a juvenile both remained ho…

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Driver In Wayne Crash Dies Driver In Wayne Crash Dies
Driver In Wayne Crash Dies The driver of one of two SUVs involved in a chain-reaction crash in Wayne died Friday, authorities said. A gray-colored Honda CRV driven by Antonio R. Cruz, 38, of Wayne, was headed east on Ratzer Road near Garside Avenue when it struck a utility pole around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Cruz was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he was pronounced dead at 4:29 p.m. Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release. Jenelle E. Cruz, also 38 years old of Wayne, and a juvenile both remained ho…

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