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Pair Who Fenced Stolen Car Parts Arrested In Secaucus: Police Pair Who Fenced Stolen Car Parts Arrested In Secaucus: Police
Pair Who Fenced Stolen Car Parts Arrested In Secaucus: Police Two men were arrested and charged with fencing stolen automobile parts on Friday, Jan. 3, following an undercover investigation by Secaucus police, authorities said. On Monday, Dec. 30, officers responded to the 500 block of New County Road on a report of an abandoned vehicle, Secaucus police said. When officers arrived, they located a 2015 Honda CRV missing its bumper, passenger side door and headlights, police said. It was discovered the vehicle was stolen from Weehawken two days prior, police said. New Year's Day saw officers discovering a 2023 Acura TLX missing it bumper, grill an…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
'Complete Disregard For Public': SUV Thief Leads Wild Pursuit Before Crash, Secaucus Chief Says 'Complete Disregard For Public': SUV Thief Leads Wild Pursuit Before Crash, Secaucus Chief Says
'Complete Disregard For Public': SUV Thief Leads Wild Pursuit Before Crash, Secaucus Chief Says A 25-year-old Newark man with prescription drugs on him led police on a reckless pursuit in a stolen SUV across Essex and Hudson counties this week, authorities said. Sahmir Hughes was behind the wheel of a 2020 Lexus RX stolen from a valet lot when Secaucus officers were called to Riverside Pediatrics around 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, Chief Dennis Miller said. The vehicle nearly struck one of the valet attendants and pedestrian on 10th Street, Miller said. A description of the stolen vehicle and suspect were broadcasted to surrounding agencies, while the Secaucus Police checked rout…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
'We Were All Home': Brazen Bandits Steal Distinctive SUV From Bergen Family's Locked Garage 'We Were All Home': Brazen Bandits Steal Distinctive SUV From Bergen Family's Locked Garage
'We Were All Home': Brazen Bandits Steal Distinctive SUV From Bergen Family's Locked Garage An Old Tappan resident was in his backyard with one of their dogs and his wife and two daughters were inside with the other when thieves broke into their garage and stole their distinctive orange SUV. “The garage was closed and the side door was locked,” the wife said after the 7:30 p.m. theft Saturday. “Not only was it broad daylight -- we were all home,” she said. “They literally had to pick a lock to get into the garage, then had to do a five-point turn to get the car out.” A thief dressed all in black with a “1977” logo on his clothing emerged from an all-black BMW that pulled up to th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
WATCH: Jersey Shore Vehicle Owner Dragged In Brazen Daylight Theft WATCH: Jersey Shore Vehicle Owner Dragged In Brazen Daylight Theft
Watch: Jersey Shore Vehicle Owner Dragged In Brazen Daylight Theft Two car thieves dragged a Middletown homeowner while stealing his Range Rover in broad daylight, surveillance video shows. A dark Mercedes Benz backs up to the victim’s Windermere Road driveway in the township’s Lincroft section around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the video posted publicly on Facebook shows. Both thieves get out, with one in a black ski mask heading into an open attached garage. “Keys were in the woman's purse in her mudroom,” a friend of the victims wrote in the post. “The thief opened the door and grabbed the keys and her wallet from her bag!”. The thief backs a white Range Rove…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities Seek Thief Who Stole Car With Baby Inside Before Abandoning Both Authorities Seek Thief Who Stole Car With Baby Inside Before Abandoning Both
Authorities Seek Thief Who Stole Car With Baby Inside Before Abandoning Both A thief stole a car with a baby inside before abandoning both a few blocks away, authorities said. A woman got out of the car when the thief jumped behind the wheel and drove off at North Broad Street and Newark Avenue Thursday -- the infant still in the car, NJ.com says. Police found the car with the baby safe inside less than a mile away at North and Stanton avenues, but the thief was nowhere to be found. No description was provided of the thief, who is still at large.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
78-Year-Old Man Accidentally Drives Wrong SUV Off Hackettstown Parking Lot 78-Year-Old Man Accidentally Drives Wrong SUV Off Hackettstown Parking Lot
78-Year-Old Man Accidentally Drives Wrong SUV Off Hackettstown Parking Lot No charges were filed against a 78-year-old Califon man who accidentally got in someone else's car and drove home, authorities said. A 72-year-old woman from Long Valley reported her 2015 Gray Nissan Murano with handicapped placecard hanging from the rearview mirror as stolen around 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, Hackettstown police said. The woman told police she had the key fob but didn't know if the car was locked. Nine hours later, a Hackettstown officer noticed a 2015 Gray Nissan Rogue parked in the lot of a closed Main Street business -- right near where the Murano had been parked earlier, polic…

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by Cecilia Levine