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Ski-Masked Gunmen Rob Route 3 Gas Station Ski-Masked Gunmen Rob Route 3 Gas Station
Ski-Masked Gunmen Rob Route 3 Gas Station Armed robbers in ski masks took a few hundred dollars in cash and cigarettes at gunpoint from a Route 3 service station in Clifton, authorities confirmed. Two armed with handguns held a pair of employees at bay at the Exxon station on the highway's westbound side between Main and Passaic avenues shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. They fled on foot with the proceeds, possibly with accomplices, Bracken said. No injuries were reported. Anyone who might have witnessed the robbery or has information that could help identify and/or find those responsible is ask…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man With Face Tattoo Tried Stealing Victim's $500 Air Jordans On Montclair Street, Police Say Man With Face Tattoo Tried Stealing Victim's $500 Air Jordans On Montclair Street, Police Say
Man With Face Tattoo Tried Stealing Victim's $500 Air Jordans On Montclair Street, Police Say Montclair police are on the lookout for a male who they say stole someone's $500 shoes on a local street last week. The victim was near the Exxon station on Bloomfield Avenue carrying a box containing Air Jordan Concord 11 shoes on May 6, when he was approached by another male asking to try on his shoes, Montclair Police Sgt. Terence Turner said. The victim allowed the suspect to try on one shoe, and when he denied the suspect the other, the thief grabbed the shoes and the box and ran west on Bloomfield Avenue, police said. The victim chased the suspect and was able to grab hold of the sho…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WINNER: Lottery Ticket Worth $537K Sold In Hunterdon County WINNER: Lottery Ticket Worth $537K Sold In Hunterdon County
Winner: Lottery Ticket Worth $537K Sold In Hunterdon County It’s a winner! A Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth more than $537,000 was sold in Hunterdon County. A ticket matching all five numbers for Wednesday’s drawing was sold at Exxon on Route 22 East in Lebanon, lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 02, 10, 15, 34, and 38. The XTRA number was 04. The lucky winner will take home the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot of $537,859.

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by Valerie Musson
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MILLIONAIRES: South Jersey Powerball Winners Take Home $1M Times 3 MILLIONAIRES: South Jersey Powerball Winners Take Home $1M Times 3
Millionaires: South Jersey Powerball Winners Take Home $1M Times 3 Three Powerball players in New Jersey won $1 million apiece on Wednesday night. The second-tier prizewinning tickets matched all five of the five white balls, according to state Lottery officials.Those lucky tickets were purchased in Camden, Gloucester and  Middlesex counties. The winning Powerball numbers for the Jan. 20 drawing were: 40, 53, 60, 68, and 69. The Red Power Ball number was 22. The Multiplier number was 03. Six third-tier prize-winners scattered throughout the state took home a combined total of $400,000, state Lottery officials said. (See separate story.) The million…

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by Jon Craig
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Four Victims Wounded By Gunfire In Paterson During First Hours Of 2021 Four Victims Wounded By Gunfire In Paterson During First Hours Of 2021
Four Victims Wounded By Gunfire In Paterson During First Hours Of 2021 It didn't take long: Paterson's first shootings of the new year  left four people injured. Three victims in a gas station shooting all arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center via private vehicle around 2 a.m., authorities said. The three men – one 28 and another 25, from Paterson, and a 26-year-old Orange resident – were wounded at an Exxon station across from the Lowe's on southbound Route 20, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Deputy Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. All were in stable condition, they said. They weren’t Paterso…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WINNER: Million Dollar Lottery Ticket Sold In North Jersey WINNER: Million Dollar Lottery Ticket Sold In North Jersey
Winner: Million Dollar Lottery Ticket Sold In North Jersey A lottery ticket worth a million bucks was sold in Somerset County. The ticket from Tuesday's drawing was sold at the QuickChek in North Plainfield. The winning numbers were 3, 45, 53, 58, and 62. The Gold Mega Ball was 13, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 05. Another winning ticket good for $50,000 was sold at the Exxon at 2890 Brunswick Pike in Lawrenceville. That ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize. The ticket was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $50,000. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities Capture NYC, Westchester Men Sought In Violent Bergen, Passaic Holdups Authorities Capture NYC, Westchester Men Sought In Violent Bergen, Passaic Holdups
Authorities Capture NYC, Westchester Men Sought In Violent Bergen, Passaic Holdups Two men went on a violent armed robbery spree in Bergen and Passaic counties -- beating one victim, throwing hot coffee in another’s face and threatening others with a knife -- before they were captured, authorities said. Asbiel Feliz, 23, of Mount Vernon was being held in the Westchester County Jail in Valhalla and Ricky Quesada, 24, in the Manhattan Detention Center following their arrests, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday. The pair apparently used the same Nissan during the spree, which Musella said began on Oct. 9 when a victim who posted an “Offer Up” ad selling an xBo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge
Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge UPDATE: An Elizabeth man was charged with assault by auto and child endangerment after he crashed a stolen car into a Lyndhurst gas station canopy, seriously injuring his 16-year-old female passenger, following a police chase, authorities said. Byron L. Hernandez, an 18-year-old laborer, crashed the 2019 Honda Civic stolen shortly after 8:30 a.m. Sunday. North Arlington police began chasing the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Elizabeth, on River Road but terminated the pursuit after speeds reached 100 miles an hour, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Hernandez conti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge
Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge UPDATE: An Elizabeth man was charged with assault by auto and child endangerment after he crashed a stolen car into a Lyndhurst gas station canopy, seriously injuring his 16-year-old female passenger, following a police chase, authorities said. Byron L. Hernandez, an 18-year-old laborer, crashed the 2019 Honda Civic stolen shortly after 8:30 a.m. Sunday. North Arlington police began chasing the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Elizabeth, on River Road but terminated the pursuit after speeds reached 100 miles an hour, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Hernandez conti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN HIM? Newark Police Seek Man For Role In Armed Gas Station Robberies SEEN HIM? Newark Police Seek Man For Role In Armed Gas Station Robberies
Seen HIM? Newark Police Seek Man For Role In Armed Gas Station Robberies An arrest warrant has been issued for a 21-year-old Newark man wanted for armed robberies at a pair of gas stations, authorities said. Maleak Williams and two other suspects took money from the cash register at the Exxon station on the 1400 block of McCarter Highway around 6:15 a.m. before fleeing in a black 4-door Lexus on Aug. 3,  Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Approximately 10 minutes later, another armed robbery was reported at the Sunoco Gas Station on the same block, authorities said. Williams and the two other stole cash from the register a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Closter Police Officer Dragged By Paramus Driver Closter Police Officer Dragged By Paramus Driver
Closter Police Officer Dragged By Paramus Driver A Closter police officer was hospitalized after being dragged by a fleeing motorist from Paramus on Thursday, authorities said. Sang Lee, 24, initially drove past several "road closed" signs on Closter Dock Road while ignoring three uniformed officers who tried to stop him, forcing a group of construction workers to flee to safety, Detective Lt. Vincent Aiello said. Two officers chased Lee a quarter mile before he stopped at an Exxon gas station at the corner of Closter Dock and Piermont roads, Aiello said. Lee "refused to provide his pedigree or exit the vehicle," the lieutenant said. "A…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Man Threatened Victim With Handgun At Newark Gas Station, Authorities Say SEEN HIM? Man Threatened Victim With Handgun At Newark Gas Station, Authorities Say
Seen HIM? Man Threatened Victim With Handgun At Newark Gas Station, Authorities Say Authorities are seeking the public's help locating a man who threatened a victim with a gun at a Newark gas station, they said. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Roger Harris, 50, who was armed with a handgun during the June 24 incident at an Exxon gas station on Elizabeth Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release.  Harris fled the scene in an older model silver Chevrolet Monte Carlo with a temporary New Jersey license plate, Ambrose said. Harris is 6 feet 3 inches tall and 230 pounds with a dark brown complexion, low-cut hair and brown eyes,…

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by Valerie Musson