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ROAD RAGE: NY Driver Charged In Shooting On Route 78, Prosecutor Says ROAD RAGE: NY Driver Charged In Shooting On Route 78, Prosecutor Says
Road Rage: NY Driver Charged In Shooting On Route 78, Prosecutor Says A pickup truck driver from New York has been charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses following a road-rage shooting on Route 78 in Hunterdon County earlier this month, authorities said. Collen M. Brown, 25, of Jamaica, NY, was driving a pickup truck eastbound alongside a tractor-trailer when he fired a 9 mm handgun at its engine compartment around 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. The tractor-trailer became disabled, pulled over, and the driver contacted police as Brown continued eastbound, the prosecutor said. He was identi…

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Shoplifting Suspect Nabbed, 2 Still At Large After High-Speed Chase In Morris County: Police Shoplifting Suspect Nabbed, 2 Still At Large After High-Speed Chase In Morris County: Police
Shoplifting Suspect Nabbed, 2 Still At Large After High-Speed Chase In Morris County: Police One shoplifting suspect was caught while two others remain at large following a high-speed chase in Morris County on Sunday, Sept. 17, authorities said. Aziz James, 24, of Jamaica, NY, was one of three suspects seen taking items from CVS Pharmacy in Denville around 7:50 p.m., local police said. The two other suspects fled in a Jeep Wrangler before officers arrived, leaving James in the parking lot, where he was found with about $280 in over-the-counter medicine and charged with shoplifting. Meanwhile, officers attempted to stop the Jeep but ended the chase for public safety concerns due to…

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by Valerie Musson
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Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Queens Driver In Stolen Car: Prosecutor Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Queens Driver In Stolen Car: Prosecutor
Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Queens Driver In Stolen Car: Prosecutor Bergen County drug detectives caught a Queens driver with a criminal history driving a car stolen out of Florida, authorities said. Wilbert Toussaint, 31, of Jamaica was released pending court action following his arrest on receiving stolen property charges, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Investigators working a drug case stopped Touissant at an undisclosed location. They "were able to confirm the vehicle was reported stolen from Clay County, Florida on February 16, 2023," Musella said. Toussaint's record includes charges a decade ago for selling fake credit cards in Montgom…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NYC Mom Who Fled With Young Daughter After Infant Son Died Found At South Hackensack Motel NYC Mom Who Fled With Young Daughter After Infant Son Died Found At South Hackensack Motel
NYC Mom Who Fled With Young Daughter After Infant Son Died Found At South Hackensack Motel EXCLUSIVE: A Queens woman who went missing with her 2-year-old daughter after the NYPD began investigating the death of her infant son was located Thursday afternoon at a South Hackensack motel, Daily Voice has learned. South Hackensack and Hackensack police found Carla Garriques at the Travelodge by Wyndham off Route 46 after the NYPD pinged her cellphone there, law enforcement sources said. Garriques was with her 2-year-old daughter, who was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in the custody of the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, they said. No charges had bee…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Wife Killed, Husband, Toddlers Seriously Injured In Horrific Route 287 Piscataway Crash UPDATE: Wife Killed, Husband, Toddlers Seriously Injured In Horrific Route 287 Piscataway Crash
Update: Wife Killed, Husband, Toddlers Seriously Injured In Horrific Route 287 Piscataway Crash A Jamaica, NY woman was killed while her husband and two toddlers survived a Route 287 Piscataway crash with serious injuries, authorities said. Amarjit Fnu, 37, also of Jamaica, NY, was behind the wheel of a Toyota Rav 4 when the car veered off the roadway, crashed into a tree and overturned just south of Exit 7 at around 3:35 a.m. Thursday, New Jersey State Police Lt. Theodore Schafer said. All three passengers including his wife, Dheer Fnu, 30, and two toddlers were ejected, Schafer said. It is not clear if the kids -- a 1-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy -- were theirs, although all liv…

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by Cecilia Levine
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New Jersey Residents Among 27 Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme New Jersey Residents Among 27 Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme
New Jersey Residents Among 27 Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme Four New Jersey residents were among 27 people arrested for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to commit bribery and a no-fault insurance scam. The multi-state jurisdictional investigation that originated in Westchester County led to the arrests, 23 of whom were taken into custody in New York and New Jersey on Thursday, Nov. 7, with other suspects arrested in North Carolina, and Florida. Among those arrested were five 911 operators and an NYPD police officer. Those arrested in New Jersey were: Christina Garcia, 35, of Jersey City Tonja Lewis, 53, of Belleville Raymond Parke…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine