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Driver Bails, Captured In Neighboring Town After River Edge Police Pursuit Driver Bails, Captured In Neighboring Town After River Edge Police Pursuit
Driver Bails, Captured In Neighboring Town After River Edge Police Pursuit An unlicensed motorist who crashed his friend's car while fleeing River Edge police was nabbed at the Burger King in New Milford after he took off on foot, authorities said. Officer Michael Varrechia was on patrol when he saw the driver of the Cadillac sedan cross the double-yellow line to pass another vehicle on Continental Avenue, Police Chief Michael Walker said. Varrechia pulled the Caddy over on Kinderkamack Road and was walking toward it when the driver hit the gas, the chief said. The driver -- identified as Lashawn Ray of North Bergen -- hastily made a quick right onto Carol Lane, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Motorcycle Gang Drags, Assaults Driver In Hunterdon County: Police Motorcycle Gang Drags, Assaults Driver In Hunterdon County: Police
Motorcycle Gang Drags, Assaults Driver In Hunterdon County: Police Recognize them? Police are offering a reward of up to $1,500 for information on a crash and gang assault between a group of about 13 motorcyclists in Hunterdon County. Officers responded to the crash and assault report on Cokesbury Road in Clinton Township just after 10:10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, Clinton Township Police Chief Thomas A. DeRosa said in a release on Tuesday, Sept. 6. DeRosa said that a group of about 13 motorcyclists had dragged a 62-year-old male victim from his vehicle before assaulting him and stealing his cell phone. As Ptl. William Musacchio tried to stop the motorcy…

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by Valerie Musson
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Female Carjacker Captured At Jersey Shore After Dumping Son, 7, In Paterson: Authorities Female Carjacker Captured At Jersey Shore After Dumping Son, 7, In Paterson: Authorities
Female Carjacker Captured At Jersey Shore After Dumping Son, 7, In Paterson: Authorities A carjacker was captured at the Jersey Shore hours after abandoning her 7-year-old son in Paterson, authorities said. Two women with an unspecified state agency were transporting Imani McRae, 31, of Paterson and her son in a minivan when she “became agitated and assaulted” both of them in the area of 20th and Railroad avenues Friday afternoon, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in a joint statement with police. The women – one 41, the other 47 – told responding officers that McRae forced them both out of their 2019 Caravan before speeding off with her son in the back seat. Ci…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Wanted On Warrants Leads Route 202 Pursuit-Crash: Prosecutor Driver Wanted On Warrants Leads Route 202 Pursuit-Crash: Prosecutor
Driver Wanted On Warrants Leads Route 202 Pursuit-Crash: Prosecutor A 25-year-old woman wanted on warrants out of multiple Central Jersey towns arrested for leading a Route 202 police pursuit before crashing, authorities said. Police tried stopping Jerrie Lee Williams, of Bound Brook, around 11:05 p.m. in Branchburg when they noticed she had an expired registration, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Williams failed to stop when signaled by the officer activating his emergency police lights and siren, McDonald said. Instead, she fled on Holland Brook Road at a high rate of speed.  The officer deactivated his police emergency l…

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GOTCHA! Fugitive Eludes Police, Nabbed The Next Day By Alert Bogota Officer GOTCHA! Fugitive Eludes Police, Nabbed The Next Day By Alert Bogota Officer
Gotcha! Fugitive Eludes Police, Nabbed The Next Day By Alert Bogota Officer A fugitive who eluded Bogota police during what became an aborted pursuit walked right past another officer the next day and was promptly arrested, authorities said. It began around 1 a.m. Tuesday when a 2021 Mercedes E350 sped past Officer Matthew Luciano at more than 20 miles over the 30-mile-an-hour speed limit on West Main Street, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Luciano tried to stop the sedan, but the driver hit the gas, steered around several other vehicles and blew a red light, Cole said. Given the potential danger – not to mention state Attorney General guidelines regarding pursuits – the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Seatbelt Infraction Turns Into Eluding Charge For Warren County Man After Foot Chase: Police Seatbelt Infraction Turns Into Eluding Charge For Warren County Man After Foot Chase: Police
Seatbelt Infraction Turns Into Eluding Charge For Warren County Man After Foot Chase: Police Officers who tried to stop a driver for not wearing a seatbelt on Route 46 ended up initiating a foot chase that ended in another jurisdiction as well as numerous additional charges, they said. Hackettstown Police tried to pull over a car driven by Raul L. Diaz, 57, for failing to wear a seatbelt on Tuesday, June 21, the department said in a release on Wednesday, June 22. Despite officers activating emergency lights and sirens, Diaz failed to stop and instead turned into the parking lot of the North Morris Apartment complex on North Main Street, police said. Diaz, of Independence, then par…

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by Valerie Musson
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Pre-Dawn Prowlers From NYC Caught At Route 4 Car Dealership With Guns, Drugs: Paramus PD Pre-Dawn Prowlers From NYC Caught At Route 4 Car Dealership With Guns, Drugs: Paramus PD
Pre-Dawn Prowlers From NYC Caught At Route 4 Car Dealership With Guns, Drugs: Paramus PD The getaway driver for a pair of car thieves caught prowling a Route 4 car dealership in Paramus before dawn was carrying two guns and several heroin folds, authorities said. Officer Matthew Orefice chased down one of them while responding to a call of men with flashlights peering into vehicle on the DCH Paramus Honda lot shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday, March 24, Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. He was identified as Mitchell A. Pringle, 34, of Brooklyn. Officer Ryan Hayo nabbed Pringle's partner, Dramane Guitti, 25, of New York City, Ehrenberg said. He was wearing a black h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sussex County Police Officer Punched In Face By Fleeing Suspect Sussex County Police Officer Punched In Face By Fleeing Suspect
Sussex County Police Officer Punched In Face By Fleeing Suspect A Sussex County man previously jailed and evaluated for assaulting his father was arrested after punching a police officer in the face and attempting to flee, authorities said. Newton Police Department Special Officer Raul Couce was working as a crossing guard at the corner of Spring Street, Halsted Street, and Sparta Avenue when he was punched in the face by Louis B. Selimi, 23, shortly before 2:55 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, NPD said in a Monday release. Selimi then took a “fighting stance as if he wanted to continue fighting” before running from the area, police said. The Andover re…

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PD: Mom Leaves Young Child Alone In Car Outside Garfield Walmart, Assaults Female Officer PD: Mom Leaves Young Child Alone In Car Outside Garfield Walmart, Assaults Female Officer
PD: Mom Leaves Young Child Alone In Car Outside Garfield Walmart, Assaults Female Officer A Queens woman who left her 4-year-old child alone in a car in a handicapped spot outside the Walmart in Garfield was jailed after kicking a police officer, authorities said. Officer Marlene Martinez found the unattended youngster in a rear child seat, with the driver's side door unlocked, after not seeing a handicapped placard shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Capt. Richard Uram said. Martinez was trying to locate a parent when Latoya N. Williams-Edwards, 32, of Hollis walked up, said she'd left the youngster alone and then got into her and drove off, Uram said. The officer activated her …

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Police: Driver Crashes Stolen SUV On Route 17 During Paramus Pursuit Police: Driver Crashes Stolen SUV On Route 17 During Paramus Pursuit
Police: Driver Crashes Stolen SUV On Route 17 During Paramus Pursuit A police chase ended when the driver crashed a stolen SUV into a utility pole on Route 17 in Paramus before dawn Monday, authorities said. Officer Nicholas Tanelli began pursuing the 2018 Audi SQ5 after it sped past him on the southbound highway shortly before 1:30 a.m., Ehrenberg said. The driver -- identified as Terrence T. Smith, 19, of Newark -- was wearing a ski mask, adding that he and a passenger wore black gloves. Smith made a hard turn into the exit between the Marshalls and Chipotle before barreling back onto the highway, he said. Tanelli was joined by Sgt. Sean Nutland and Offi…

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DWI Driver Jailed After Hackensack Police Pursuit Ends In Crash DWI Driver Jailed After Hackensack Police Pursuit Ends In Crash
DWI Driver Jailed After Hackensack Police Pursuit Ends In Crash An Ecuadoran national was drunk when he crashed his Jeep into a traffic signal during a pre-dawn police chase in Hackensack and then took off on foot before dawn Monday, authorities said. Segundo Tapia-Yunganaula, 24, who lives in Hackensack, was speeding down Linden Street when Sgt. Richard Melber tried to stop him shortly after 2 a.m., Detective Lt. Michael Antista said. Tapia-Yunganaula kept going, running several red lights in the process, before stopping at the intersection of Main and Salem streets, Antista said. He then suddenly reversed toward Melber’s vehicle before throwing it in…

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by Jerry DeMarco