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Fairview PD: Gun Used In Shooting Found Stashed In Hidden SUV Compartment, Pair Charged Fairview PD: Gun Used In Shooting Found Stashed In Hidden SUV Compartment, Pair Charged
Fairview PD: Gun Used In Shooting Found Stashed In Hidden SUV Compartment, Pair Charged Two men remained jailed after Fairview police said they found them traveling with a loaded gun that had been used in a New York City shooting stashed in a secret compartment. Their Honda CRV had a temporary license plate when police stopped Jordy Argelis Genao and Adil Duran, both 21, in the 9200 block of Kennedy Boulevard on Tuesday, April 5, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Genao and Duran, who live together in the Bronx, were asked to step out of the Honda CRV after police noticed a filed-down knife typically used as a burglar tool, Kahn said. A consented search revealed the secret “trap…

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Former Bergen Man Arrested For Buying Stolen Catalytic Converters, Prosecutor Says Former Bergen Man Arrested For Buying Stolen Catalytic Converters, Prosecutor Says
Former Bergen Man Arrested For Buying Stolen Catalytic Converters, Prosecutor Says A former Bergen County resident was charged with buying stolen catalytic converters on the black market. Jozef “Joey” Kiszka of South River – formerly of Elmwood Park – was caught "unlawfully purchasing stolen catalytic converters from multiple individuals,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The 42-year-old Polish immigrant was arrested at his job in Woodbridge last weekend following a months-long investigation, the prosecutor said. Kiszka -- who posted a photo of himself atop a mountain of the highly-prized exhaust emission control devices was charged on a summons to appear in c…

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NJ Police Chief Angry At Having To Free Hudson Fugitive Wanted In Shooting Death Of NYC Officer NJ Police Chief Angry At Having To Free Hudson Fugitive Wanted In Shooting Death Of NYC Officer
NJ Police Chief Angry At Having To Free Hudson Fugitive Wanted In Shooting Death Of NYC Officer A Guttenberg man wanted for shooting and killing a school safety officer outside a Queens nightclub was in the hands of police in Fairview less than a half-hour later -- but had to be let go, authorities said. Now he’s at large and a local police chief is incensed. Mye Johnson and her twin sister were celebrating their 27th birthdays with a group of people before dawn Thursday when her ex-lover from Hudson County showed up, authorities said. Security guards at Solletto on Steinway Street near Astoria Boulevard turned away the as-yet unidentified man after finding him carrying a gun, law en…

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Fairview Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say Fairview Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say
Fairview Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say A Fairview police officer chased down a Westchester County driver who was carrying a gun when he bolted during a pre-dawn traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Sebastian Castano stopped the Toyota Camry on 91st Street and Kennedy Boulevard just over the North Bergen border after the driver was unable to maintain a lane while heading south on Bergen Boulevard, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Castano had the driver -- identified as Zachary Montique-Lyttle, 22, of New Rochelle -- step out of the car after he showed the officer a phony driver's license, Kahn said. A temporary license plate on…

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Survivors Invited To Sign Special Breast Cancer Awareness Police Cruiser Survivors Invited To Sign Special Breast Cancer Awareness Police Cruiser
Survivors Invited To Sign Special Breast Cancer Awareness Police Cruiser Police in Fairview are encouraging breast cancer survivors to attend a special police car signing scheduled this coming weekend. "We're calling on all those who have been affected and are survivors of breast cancer," Fairview Police Chief Martin Kahn said. "We honor you and wound love for you to come and sign your name on our Breast Cancer Awareness unit." The vehicle isn't a clunker destined for the scrap heap -- it's fully operational and will be seen patrolling borough streets, the chief said. It was made possible by local business owner Michael Sourek of View Towing and Premier Auto B…

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FACE-PLANT FOLLOW-UP: Ridgefield Park Man Charged In Hudson Stolen Cab Chase, Crash In Fairview FACE-PLANT FOLLOW-UP: Ridgefield Park Man Charged In Hudson Stolen Cab Chase, Crash In Fairview
Face-plant Follow-up: Ridgefield Park Man Charged In Hudson Stolen Cab Chase, Crash In Fairview UPDATE: It didn't take long for Ridgefield Park police to help their colleagues nab a third man involved in stealing a cab in Union City that crashed during a chase in Fairview. Michael Hernandez was with two Union City men who stole a cab in the city before heading to Fairview, authorities said. Village police took Hernandez, 22, into custody at his home Wednesday. Borough police spotted the stolen 2008 Crown Victoria at Anderson and Day avenues around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after getting a call from the cab company, which had been tracking it on GPS, Fairview Police Chief Martin Kahn sai…

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Stolen Cab Thief Face-Plants After Fleeing Police, Crashing In Fairview Stolen Cab Thief Face-Plants After Fleeing Police, Crashing In Fairview
Stolen Cab Thief Face-Plants After Fleeing Police, Crashing In Fairview Thieves in a cab stolen out of Union City crashed into another vehicle, injuring two occupants, while trying to flee police in Fairview, authorities said. Borough police spotted the stolen 2008 Crown Victoria at Anderson and Day avenues around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after getting a call from the cab company, which had been tracking it on GPS, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. The driver hit the gas, then T-boned a small SUV at the Shaler Avenue intersection two blocks away, he said. Passenger Luis Flores, 23, struggled with officers who eventually got him out of the taxi, said Kahn, who was among…

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