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Nine People Arrested During Illegal Racing Event: Newark Police Nine People Arrested During Illegal Racing Event: Newark Police
Nine People Arrested During Illegal Racing Event: Newark Police Nine people were arrested and charged with eluding during an illegal car racing event in Newark on Sunday, Sept. 15, authorities said. At 2:31 a.m., police responded to Doremus Avenue and Port Street on a report of several vehicles driving erratically in the middle of the street, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Police observed 100 vehicles illegally blocking Doremus Avenue, Fragé said.  A large crowd surrounded a Newark police car, punching and kicking it, attempting to flip it over, Fragé said. The nine people arrested were: Daniel Cacula, a 23-year-o…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Brothers Were Racing Moments Before Jersey City 5-Car Crash That Left Man Critical: Authorities Brothers Were Racing Moments Before Jersey City 5-Car Crash That Left Man Critical: Authorities
Brothers Were Racing Moments Before Jersey City 5-Car Crash That Left Man Critical: Authorities Two brothers from Jersey City were racing each when one caused a June 2021 crash that seriously injured a 44-year-old man from Passaic, authorities said. Justin Crespo, 25, was heading north on Kennedy Boulevard in a Mercedes Benz when he struck a Toyota Highlander, as the 34-year-old driver was turning left onto Leonard Street from the south side of the roadway on the evening of June 5, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The backseat passenger in the Toyota was ejected and suffered life-threatening injuries. Both drivers were treated for minor injuries a…

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by Cecilia Levine