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18 ATVs Recovered In Newark Crackdown 18 ATVs Recovered In Newark Crackdown
18 ATVs Recovered In Newark Crackdown Eighteen illegal dirt bikes and ATVs were recovered in the first week of a crackdown in Newark, authorities said. The nine dirt bikes were recovered from: One from the 800 block of South 14th Street; two from N. 6th Street and Park Avenue; one from the 500 block of Clinton Avenue; one from Avon Avenue and Treacy Avenue; and three from one vacant apartment and a fourth dirt bike in another vacant apartment at a building in the 100 block of Roseville Avenue. Nine ATVs were recovered from: One from Astor Street and Brunswick Street; one from the 600 block of Irvine Turner Boulevard; two from M…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Newark Police Helicopter Tracks 4 Teens Riding In Stolen Lexus, Man With Loaded Handgun Newark Police Helicopter Tracks 4 Teens Riding In Stolen Lexus, Man With Loaded Handgun
Newark Police Helicopter Tracks 4 Teens Riding In Stolen Lexus, Man With Loaded Handgun Four teenagers ages 15 and 16 driving in a stolen Lexus were taken into custody with help from the Newark police helicopter, authorities said. It began around 8:30 p.m. Monday, when officers in NPD1 -- the Newark police helicopter -- spotted a Lexus driving carelessly on Bergen Street near Avon Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The Lexus was stolen from Sayre Street, and was stopped by police on the ground, with direction from NPD1 officers, authorities said. The juveniles got out of the car and ran until officers arrested them, police said. Two 15-year-o…

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by Cecilia Levine