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Attention Centers On Accused Mastermind Of 84 Brazen Burglaries In Nine NJ Counties, Rockland Attention Centers On Accused Mastermind Of 84 Brazen Burglaries In Nine NJ Counties, Rockland
Attention Centers On Accused Mastermind Of 84 Brazen Burglaries In Nine NJ Counties, Rockland A Teaneck ex-con accused of leading a band of brazen burglars who committed no fewer than 84 broad-daylight break-ins throughout New Jersey and Rockland County could find two of them testifying against him if he goes to trial. Porsche Brown, 29, of Lodi, and Kay Brown, 23, of Paterson (no relation) took guilty pleas rather than take their chances with a jury. The likelihood that either or both could testify against him in exchange for leniency at sentencing could determine the course that Keith Perry, 38, takes in his defense. A grand jury this week indicted Perry on a host of charges, inc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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22-Year-Old Driver Seriously Injured In Wild Route 280 Collision 22-Year-Old Driver Seriously Injured In Wild Route 280 Collision
22-Year-Old Driver Seriously Injured In Wild Route 280 Collision A 22-year-old driver was hospitalized with serious injuries in a chain reaction crash on Route 280 last week. A Honda Civic and Toyota Rav-4 were heading west when a Mercedes Benz C30, Ford Transit and Mitsubishi outlander were heading east, around 2:20 p.m. near milepost 8.6 in West Orange, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The Honda struck the Toyota, and the Honda then impacted and drove over the center concrete barrier, entered the eastbound lanes of travel where it struck the Mercedes Benz and Ford, the sergeant said. The Ford then struck the Mitsubishi.  Dur…

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Fingerprints Lead To Charges Against Adult, Juveniles In PalPark Vehicle Theft Fingerprints Lead To Charges Against Adult, Juveniles In PalPark Vehicle Theft
Fingerprints Lead To Charges Against Adult, Juveniles In PalPark Vehicle Theft A Newark man was charged with stealing a Mercedes Benz from a Palisades Park driveway thanks to a fingerprint match, authorities said. Raymond Branch, 19, and two juveniles were involved in the July 24 theft, Detective Sgt. Alex Monteleone said. The owner told police his GPS tracked the Mercedes to Newark, where city police found the vehicle and had it processed for fingerprints, Monteleone said. The prints matched Branch's as well as those of the two juveniles, all of whom have criminal histories, the sergeant said. South Orange police notified their Palisades Park colleagues after they …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor: NJ Hit-Run Driver In Deadly X-Mas Eve Crash Surrenders To US Border Patrol Prosecutor: NJ Hit-Run Driver In Deadly X-Mas Eve Crash Surrenders To US Border Patrol
Prosecutor: NJ Hit-Run Driver In Deadly X-Mas Eve Crash Surrenders To US Border Patrol A driver wanted in a deadly hit-and-run crash surrendered to US Customs and Border Patrol Protection Agents in Texas, authorities announced. Roberto Alcazar-Sanchez, 27, of Jackson, was indicted by an Ocean County Grand Jury on charges of knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in death and other related offenses on Aug. 11, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Norman Shtab, 83, of Howell, was exiting I-195 at Exit 21 with his wife, Phyllis Shtab, 81, in the passenger's seat, when his Mercedes Benz around 6 p.m. Dec. 24, 2020, authorities said. Shtab wa…

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Family Of Bicyclist Killed In Newark’s Ironbound Settles Suit For $2.5M Family Of Bicyclist Killed In Newark’s Ironbound Settles Suit For $2.5M
Family Of Bicyclist Killed In Newark’s Ironbound Settles Suit For $2.5M The family of a mechanic who was struck and killed on his bicycle in The Ironbound has reportedly settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $2.5 million. Renato Gomes, 42, was struck and run over by a tractor-trailer hauling fuel as he rode his bicycle on July 10, 2018 in the Down Neck neighborhood of Newark where the Brazilian native worked, authorities said at the time. Surveillance video captured images of the horrific crash at Adam and Thomas streets, where he was pronounced dead, they said. Renato Roberto Gomes was born in São Paulo, where worked at a Mercedes Benz plant before emigrating…

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Passaic Driver Who Fled Serious Pedestrian Hit-Run Crash Gets Probation Passaic Driver Who Fled Serious Pedestrian Hit-Run Crash Gets Probation
Passaic Driver Who Fled Serious Pedestrian Hit-Run Crash Gets Probation UPDATE: A 27-year-old Passaic driver who admitted that he severely injured another city resident in a hit-and-run pedestrian crash last fall was sentenced Friday in Paterson to probation. Matthew Cancel didn’t wait for a grand jury to determine whether the case should proceed when he pleaded guilty to knowingly leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury on April 16, just 10 days after he was arrested. Cancel admitted that he was behind the wheel of a 2015 Mercedes-Benz that struck the 64-year-old victim at Market and Hudson streets last Oct. 25, Passaic County Prosecutor C…

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Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms
Paterson Detectives Seize Four Guns, Bust Five In Fight Against Firearms Paterson detectives who've been fighting escalating gun violence in the Silk City seized four firearms over a span of a little over 24 hours, authorities said Friday. The biggest bust involved three men – one of them an ex-con – caught with a pair of guns shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Detectives Luis Roca and Joseph Aboyoun had just pulled over a Mercedes Benz that ran a stop sign on East 19th Street when they spotted a weapon in the car, Speziale said. They immediately removed the driver, Diarre Chitty, 21, and his two passengers while summoning back…

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Police: Rapper Fivio Foreign Busted With Loaded Gun During Struggle Near GWB Police: Rapper Fivio Foreign Busted With Loaded Gun During Struggle Near GWB
Police: Rapper Fivio Foreign Busted With Loaded Gun During Struggle Near GWB A loaded handgun fell from his jacket as rapper Fivio Foreign fought Fort Lee police who nabbed him during a foot chase near the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Maxie Ryles III had left his 2018 Mercedes Benz running in a no-parking zone on Lemoine Avenue at Bruce Reynolds Boulevard as he went into the nearby Citibank around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. Sgt. Howard Ginsburg requested Ryles's driver’s license as he approached the vehicle and asked whether he was getting a ticket, Mirkovic said. Instead of complying, Ryles simply walked away, he said.  T…

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Wild Car, Foot Chases End With Three in Custody, $10,000 Cash Seized In Bergenfield Wild Car, Foot Chases End With Three in Custody, $10,000 Cash Seized In Bergenfield
Wild Car, Foot Chases End With Three in Custody, $10,000 Cash Seized In Bergenfield UPDATE: Bergenfield police on Friday detailed a pair of vehicle pursuits and foot chases that ended with the capture of three accused car thieves from New York City, one of whom they said was carrying more than $10,000 in cash. It began with a hit and run on Sussex Road in Teaneck shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Bergenfield Officer Jose Portorreal was on the lookout when he spotted a suspect getting into a Volkswagen Passat with two other occupants, Police Chief Mustafa Rabboh said. Portorreal tried to stop the car on Harriet Avenue, but the driver sped off before crashing on Greenwich Dri…

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Authorities: Detectives Bust Driver, Accomplice In Months-Old Passaic Pedestrian Hit-Run Authorities: Detectives Bust Driver, Accomplice In Months-Old Passaic Pedestrian Hit-Run
Authorities: Detectives Bust Driver, Accomplice In Months-Old Passaic Pedestrian Hit-Run A 27-year-old Passaic driver sped off after his car struck and severely injured another city resident last fall, said authorities who also charged a Prospect Park woman with trying to cover up his involvement. Matthew Cancel was behind the wheel of a 2015 Mercedes-Benz that struck the 64-year-old victim at Market and Hudson streets on Oct. 25, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman said in a joint announcement. The victim was treated at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for serious bodily injuries, they said. Detectives tied Cancel …

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Authorities: New Milford Police Subdue Combative NYC Man Packing Loaded Pistol Authorities: New Milford Police Subdue Combative NYC Man Packing Loaded Pistol
Authorities: New Milford Police Subdue Combative NYC Man Packing Loaded Pistol A driver carrying a loaded gun fought with New Milford police before being subdued following a traffic stop, authorities said. Four officers sustained minor injuries during the struggle with Railey Nunez, 24, of the Tribeca section of Manhattan, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. Officer Dan O’Neill had stopped the Mercedes Benz bearing a temporary license plate from Tennessee for a violation at Boulevard and Floral Court shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, Clancy said. O’Neill and Officer Przemyslaw Boinski ordered the driver, 35-year-old Alex Hernandez of Washington Heights, and Nunez from the ve…

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Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash Called 'Angel With Heart Of Gold' Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash Called 'Angel With Heart Of Gold'
Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash Called 'Angel With Heart Of Gold' She was called "an angel with a heart of gold," deeply religious, kind and caring. Now loved ones, friends and others who knew Cemile Akguc are mourning her sudden death in a horrific crash in Fair Lawn. Akguc, 61, of Paramus, "was such a good woman," one of them told Daily Voice. "Read the Bible every day. Went to Bible studies. Spoke Jesus’s word every day." Responders suspect Akguc suffered a medical episode before her Jeep careened out of control and crashed, killing her, at a busy intersection Monday night. The Turkish immigrant, who lived several years in Dumont before moving Paramu…

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