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Police: Repeat Offender From Westwood Nabbed After Stealing Dog, iPad In Washington Township
A 21-year-old repeat offender from Westwood broke into a Washington Township woman's home, then stole her dog and an iPad, authorities said.
Township detectives nabbed Jordan David Dufont a short time later after pinging his phone, Capt. John Calamari said.
Dufont had gone to his on-again, off-again girlfriend's home on Hickory Street, broke in by smashing a back window and was confronted by the victim, Calamari said.
He then fled with her mixed-breed dog and iPad, the captain said.
Police were familiar with Dufont, who, records show, has a history that includes arrests for aggravated ass…
PD: West Milford Woman Assaults Clifton Officer, Kicks Out Cruiser Window, Grabs Police Baton
A West Milford woman punched a Clifton police officer in the head and then kicked out the interior partition window of a patrol cruiser and grabbed a police baton after being handcuffed, authorities said.
Ashley Dennison, 33, was with Michael Rompa, 45, of Edison when officers investigating two suspicious vehicles in the Home Depot lot on Bloomfield Avenue spotted them, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said Thursday.
One of the vehicles was a 2021 GMC pickup reported stolen from East Windsor and the other a 2020 Chevy van reported stolen out of Edison, he said.
The couple ran, but Dennison w…
