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Four Busted In Summer Series Of Luxury Car Thefts, Burglaries Across North Jersey Towns: Police Four Busted In Summer Series Of Luxury Car Thefts, Burglaries Across North Jersey Towns: Police
Four Busted In Summer Series Of Luxury Car Thefts, Burglaries Across North Jersey Towns: Police Four people have been charged, with one currently at large, in a series of car thefts and burglaries across North Jersey last summer, police announced Thursday, March 21. It all began on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at 2:27 a.m., when Fairfield police responded to a crash at Route 280, the department said. The occupants of the vehicle had fled the scene prior to state troopers arriving on scene, police said. An investigation revealed the vehicle had just been stolen from a residence on Hollywood Avenue, police said. Personal belongings were also stolen from the residence, police said. The sam…

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by Sam Barron
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HOW'S THIS FOR A COLD CASE? Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In CT Recovered By Saddle River PD HOW'S THIS FOR A COLD CASE? Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In CT Recovered By Saddle River PD
HOW'S This FOR A Cold CASE? Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In CT Recovered By Saddle River PD The owner of a luxury SUV that was stolen from a train station in Fairfield County, CT in 2016 likely thought he'd never see it again. Fate intervened, however -- or, rather, the Saddle River Police Department. Officers Greg Bulick and Det. Michael Cooper stopped the 2015 Land Rover on northbound Route 17 for having tinted windows, among other violations, Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. They quickly noticed some inconsistencies, he said. The vehicle had a temporary Georgia license plate for a 2019 Range Rover, for one thing, the chief said Wednesday, Aug. 30.  The VIN numbers didn't m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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STATE POLICE CHASE: Federal Agent, NJSP Detective Injured In Collisions With Fleeing Thieves STATE POLICE CHASE: Federal Agent, NJSP Detective Injured In Collisions With Fleeing Thieves
State Police Chase: Federal Agent, Njsp Detective Injured In Collisions With Fleeing Thieves UPDATE: Two New Jersey State Police detectives were struck and a U.S. Homeland Security agent rammed head-on by a quartet of car thieves, one of them a 15-year-old who had his leg broken during a pursuit, authorities confirmed. Three adults and the injured juvenile were seized following a chain reaction of collisions in Newark involving a stolen SUV, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Friday, June 30. It began with the theft of the 2021 BMW X6 in Cedar Grove around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, June 22, the attorney general said. Members of the New Jersey State Police Auto Theft…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WATCH: Paramus Residents Home As Brazen Bandit Enters, Takes Keys, Flees With Hi-End Sedan WATCH: Paramus Residents Home As Brazen Bandit Enters, Takes Keys, Flees With Hi-End Sedan
Watch: Paramus Residents Home As Brazen Bandit Enters, Takes Keys, Flees With Hi-End Sedan A brazen thief entered a Paramus home at night while the owners were upstairs, took the keys to their BMW and drove off with it, authorities said. It was at least the third time in the past several months in Paramus that a brazen burglar has gone into someone's home to snatch keys to high-end vehicles, said Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg, who released home security video of the theft from various angles. An undetermined number of bandits pulled up to the Bruce Drive home off Oradell Avenue in a white SUV around 10:30 p.m. Monday, June 20, Ehrenberg said Wednesday. One of them got out, fou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MALL CARJACKING: Arrest Made, More Expected In Garden State Plaza Robbery MALL CARJACKING: Arrest Made, More Expected In Garden State Plaza Robbery
Mall Carjacking: Arrest Made, More Expected In Garden State Plaza Robbery Paramus police nabbed a Newark man who they said participated in the carjacking of two men at gunpoint at the Garden State Plaza. Curtis L Brinson, 44, remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail, charged with being an accomplice to carjacking and conspiracy. Meanwhile, at least one other robber was being sought. Detective Dan Cullen, Detective Sgt. Keith Dimascio and Officer Anthony Mordaga identified Brinson as a suspect, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. He was arrested in Newark last Friday with help from their colleagues on the New Jersey State Police Auto Theft Task…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MALL CARJACKING: Robber Takes SUV At Gunpoint, Garden State Plaza Victims Tell Paramus Police MALL CARJACKING: Robber Takes SUV At Gunpoint, Garden State Plaza Victims Tell Paramus Police
Mall Carjacking: Robber Takes SUV At Gunpoint, Garden State Plaza Victims Tell Paramus Police Two Hudson County men were carjacked at gunpoint at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, said police who recovered their vehicle. The victims – both in their 30s from Jersey City – told responding officers that they’d exited the west side of the mall and found the robber sitting on a light post stanchion shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. When they got to their 2020 Mercedes G-Wagon, they said, he rushed toward them, pulled out a black handgun and demanded the keys. They said they complied and he fled with the SUV, the chief said. The New Jersey State Pol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paramus Police Car Rammed By Stolen BMW During Pursuit Paramus Police Car Rammed By Stolen BMW During Pursuit
Paramus Police Car Rammed By Stolen BMW During Pursuit An ex-con was caught while two accomplices scattered after a stolen BMW slammed into a Paramus police cruiser during an overnight chase Wednesday, authorities said. Upper Saddle River police spotted the 2017 7 Series, which authorities said was reported stolen out of the Monmouth County town of Deal on Tuesday after the owner left it unlocked with the key fob inside, just after 2:30 a.m. USR police began chasing the sedan onto southbound Route 17. Paramus Officer Nicholas Tanelli tried stopping the car soon after, but the BMW continued onto the Garden State Parkway then onto southbound Ro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Old Tappan PD: Quartet Responsible For Rash Of Bergen Car Thefts Busted Old Tappan PD: Quartet Responsible For Rash Of Bergen Car Thefts Busted
Old Tappan PD: Quartet Responsible For Rash Of Bergen Car Thefts Busted Thanks to a resident’s home surveillance video, Old Tappan police helped nab a Newark quartet who they said committed a rash of vehicle thefts in Bergen County and other areas of New Jersey over the past several months. Old Tappan Detective Robert Wacht and Officer Eugene Wilkins joined members of the State Police Auto Theft Task Force Interstate Theft North Unit for a series of early morning raids in Newark on Aug. 1, Police Chief Thomas Shine said Wednesday. The quartet they arrested are part of a six-member crew “responsible for the thefts of expensive vehicles in affluent communities th…

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by Jerry DeMarco