UPDATE: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash UPDATE: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash
Update: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash UPDATE: Two thieves who’d been stealing mail led Mahwah police on a stolen car chase onto the Ramapo College campus before the vehicle struck an officer's cruiser and they were captured, authorities said. Police responding to a suspicious vehicle report at the Rio Vista development off Campgaw Road and Route 202 shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, spotted the 2021 Honda Civic, which had been reported stolen out of New York City the day before. Detective Sgt. Eric Larsen and Officer Brian Joyce tried to stop the Civic as it pulled onto Campgaw Road, but the driver hit the gas and fle…
UPDATE: Police Nab Fleeing Suspects In Ramsey Condo Development UPDATE: Police Nab Fleeing Suspects In Ramsey Condo Development
Update: Police Nab Fleeing Suspects In Ramsey Condo Development Police converged on a Ramsey condo development and nabbed two men who bailed out of a stolen vehicle that they'd crashed just moments earlier. Anxious residents watched from their windows as police corraled the pair at the Washington Drive Homeowners condominiums on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Ramsey Police Chief Brian Lyman said one of his officers spotted a red Chevy Malibu -- reported stolen out of Long Island -- making several loops in the Interstate Shopping Center off southbound Route 17 around noon. "A check of the Maryland registration indicated the license plate did not match the vehicle i…
GOTCHA! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4 GOTCHA! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4
Gotcha! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4 Two out-of-state teens were captured after crashing a stolen car into two vehicles -- sending a driver to the hospital -- while trying to cross from one busy Paramus highway to another, authorities said. Parris Lamont Dennis, 18, of Jamaica, Queens, and Shahiem X. McCrimmon, 19, of the Bronx bailed out but were caught after bystanders advised police of their movements shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, They were taken into custody without incident, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. A Saddle River police officer began chasing the 2019 Honda Civic with Vermont licens…
5 Nabbed After High-Speed Chase On Route 287 In Stolen Porsche: Prosecutor 5 Nabbed After High-Speed Chase On Route 287 In Stolen Porsche: Prosecutor
5 Nabbed After High-Speed Chase On Route 287 In Stolen Porsche: Prosecutor Five suspects were arrested following a high-speed chase with a stolen Porsche on Route 287 in Morris County, authorities announced on Friday, Sept. 9. Officers responded to several reports of a suspicious Porsche Cayenne whose occupants were trying to steal vehicles from driveways near Quarry Mountain Road and Turkey Hill Road in Montville Township around 5:40 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release with local officials. Police tried to stop the Porsche on Taylortown Road when it sped away onto Route 287 south, Carroll said. The Porsche, stolen out of Berg…
Two Police Cars, Stolen Sedan Towed Following Paramus Labor Day Pursuit, Crash Two Police Cars, Stolen Sedan Towed Following Paramus Labor Day Pursuit, Crash
Two Police Cars, Stolen Sedan Towed Following Paramus Labor Day Pursuit, Crash Two Paramus police cars and a stolen sedan all had to be towed following a damaging Labor Day pursuit that ended with several occupants in custody. The pursuit apparently came down Farview Avenue and ended in the rear of the DCH Paramus Honda Prep Center on Pleasant Avenue off Route 17 around 11 a.m. Four and possibly five suspects -- all believed to be juveniles -- were quickly seized. At least one person involved in the incident had to be hospitalized, although it wasn't immediately clear whether that was an officer or suspect. No serious injuries were reported in the damaging pursu…
Police Nab Trio In Stolen Vehicle Crash Near Willowbrook Mall Police Nab Trio In Stolen Vehicle Crash Near Willowbrook Mall
Police Nab Trio In Stolen Vehicle Crash Near Willowbrook Mall A stolen vehicle pursuit ended with the arrests of three suspects after a crash on Route 46 in Wayne. Two suspects were immediately seized, including a rear-seat passenger who suffered serious injuries in the crash near the Essence Express motel shortly before midnight Sunday, Sept. 4, responders said. An EMS unit was summoned for the injured passenger. His condition couldn't immediately be determined. The third suspect was quickly captured after fleeing into a wooded area across from the Willowbrook Mall. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of Wharton, NJ, in Morris County, police s…
4 Nabbed After Crashing Stolen Car During High-Speed Police Chase In Morris County 4 Nabbed After Crashing Stolen Car During High-Speed Police Chase In Morris County
4 Nabbed After Crashing Stolen Car During High-Speed Police Chase In Morris County Four suspects were arrested after they allegedly crashed a stolen vehicle during a high-speed police chase across several Morris County highways. Officers patrolling the border of Mountain Lakes and Boonton attempted to stop a suspicious vehicle before the driver sped off around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 7, Mountain Lakes Police said. Officers worked with Boonton Police to locate and pursue the vehicle, which was determined to be stolen. Boonton officers successfully used tire deflation devices to slow down the driver, though the pursuit lasted from Route 287 onto Route 80 and 280, where…
Five Caught After Ditching Stolen Vehicle Outside Port Authority Police Station Near GWB Five Caught After Ditching Stolen Vehicle Outside Port Authority Police Station Near GWB
Five Caught After Ditching Stolen Vehicle Outside Port Authority Police Station Near GWB Four juveniles and an adult were captured near the George Washington Bridge after ditching a stolen vehicle outside the Port Authority building in Fort Lee. A Port Authority officer radioed his colleagues after seeing the five occupants flee the Mercedes AMG wagon, which apparently stalled out on Bruce Reynolds Boulevard shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday, authority spokeswoman Lenis Valdes said. All five were in custody a short time later, she said. The wagon, which had been stolen out of Newark, was returned to its owner. The adult was identified as Quadier Cofield White, 23, of Newark. He w…
Loaded Handgun Found During Traffic Stop Of Stolen Car In Sussex County, Police Say Loaded Handgun Found During Traffic Stop Of Stolen Car In Sussex County, Police Say
Loaded Handgun Found During Traffic Stop Of Stolen Car In Sussex County, Police Say A Sussex County man driving a stolen vehicle was found with a loaded handgun during a traffic stop, authorities charged. Jose M. Colon, of Hamburg, was charged with second-degree eluding, second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, and several other related indictable offenses following the traffic stop on Monday, May 30, Franklin Borough Police said in a release on Wednesday, July 6. Colon, 19, was being sought by police in Hamburg and Hardyston after allegedly stealing a second vehicle within the span of eight hours, the release said. Police in Ogdensburg also assisted with the inves…
GUILTY: Sussex County Man Kicked, Headlocked Cop, Tried To Steal Gun During Theft Arrest GUILTY: Sussex County Man Kicked, Headlocked Cop, Tried To Steal Gun During Theft Arrest
Guilty: Sussex County Man Kicked, Headlocked Cop, Tried To Steal Gun During Theft Arrest A Sussex County man admitted in court to kicking, headlocking, and attempting to bite and disarm police who were arresting him for driving a stolen car, authorities announced. Michael A. Liska, 29, pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property, resisting arrest, obstruction, attempt to disarm a police officer, and DWI, Sussex County Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said in a release on Thursday, June 2. Liska, of Hopatcong, admitted to driving a 2008 White Jeep Liberty that had been stolen from a victim in New York on Wednesday, Jan. 26, Koch said. Liska then resisted arrest by kicking, headlockin…
Bad-Driving Bandit Arrested By Paramus Police After Smashing Up Stolen Jeep Bad-Driving Bandit Arrested By Paramus Police After Smashing Up Stolen Jeep
Bad-Driving Bandit Arrested By Paramus Police After Smashing Up Stolen Jeep The driver of a stolen Jeep hit a median, a curb, some bushes and a tree before Paramus police took him into custody, authorities said. And they weren't even chasing him when he crashed. Officer Nicholas Tanelli tried to stop the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee as it sped down southbound Route 17 shortly after 1:30 a.m. Thursday, April 7, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. A computer check showed it had been stolen out of Mountain Lakes. The driver turned off the Jeep’s lights, then hit a median on westbound Route 4 and kept going, Ehrenberg said. Tanelli immediately terminated the pursuit un…
Driver Flees After Crashing Stolen PA Vehicle On Route 78, State Police Say Driver Flees After Crashing Stolen PA Vehicle On Route 78, State Police Say
Driver Flees After Crashing Stolen PA Vehicle On Route 78, State Police Say An unidentified driver remained at large after crashing a stolen vehicle along the side of Route 78 and fleeing Saturday morning, state police said. The vehicle was found off the right shoulder of the eastbound side near milepost 5.0 in Greenwich Township shortly after 6:50 a.m., Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. A follow-up investigation determined that the vehicle had been stolen out of Reading, PA, Marchan said. NJSP Aviation and K9 team conducted a search of the area with negative results, authorities said. The incident remained under investigation, and additional details w…