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Authorities ID Fleeing Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Crash Authorities ID Fleeing Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Crash
Authorities ID Fleeing Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Crash A motorcyclist lay dead and his passenger seriously injured in the middle of a South Jersey intersection following a crash during a police chase, footage released by state authorities shows. Despite the obvious circumstances, state law and administrative guidelines require New Jersey Attorney Matthew Platkin to investigate the death of John R. Nutt, 41, of Mount Laurel in Pemberton Township that early April evening. Platkin's office released video from both the dashcam of the pursuing officer and the bodycam of a colleague who arrived from the opposite direction after the crash. Also rele…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fleeing Driver Nabbed After Crashing Off Route 17: Saddle River PD Fleeing Driver Nabbed After Crashing Off Route 17: Saddle River PD
Fleeing Driver Nabbed After Crashing Off Route 17: Saddle River PD A driver from Rockland County who sped off from a Route 17 stop and crashed moments later was captured on foot miles away, Saddle River police said. John N. Papain, 37, of Suffern, was pulled over on the northbound highway shortly after 1:30 a.m. Monday, July 17, Saddle River Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. Papain was speaking with the officers on the side of the road when he suddenly hit the gas of his 2009 Ford Escape and sped off, the chief said. Rather than pursue him, the officers watched as Papain turned onto Plesant Avenue, then followed him, Cosgriff said. Moments later they fou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Flat Tire, Popped Airbags Don't Deter Wayne Driver Trying To Outrace Franklin Lakes PD Flat Tire, Popped Airbags Don't Deter Wayne Driver Trying To Outrace Franklin Lakes PD
Flat Tire, Popped Airbags Don't Deter Wayne Driver Trying To Outrace Franklin Lakes PD A repeat offender tried to outrace a Franklin Lakes police officer with a flat tire and his airbags deployed, authorities said. Needless to say, he didn't get far. Officer Kevin Shutrop spotted the crippled Toyota Camry at the traffic circle at Franklin Lake and High Mountain roads shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, Police Mark McCombs said. The officer tried pulling him over, but the driver -- identified as Wilkins Perdomo. 34, of Wayne -- tried to keep going, the captain said. Perdomo lost and then regained control of the sedan after it barreled off and then back onto southboun…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PURSUIT: Stolen Car Collisions Injure Homeland Security Agent, NJSP Detectives, Teen Thief PURSUIT: Stolen Car Collisions Injure Homeland Security Agent, NJSP Detectives, Teen Thief
Pursuit: Stolen Car Collisions Injure Homeland Security Agent, Njsp Detectives, Teen Thief 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
Police & Fire
Driver, 14, Leads Paramus Stolen Car Chase Ending With Hackensack Crash, Pet Parakeet Recovered Driver, 14, Leads Paramus Stolen Car Chase Ending With Hackensack Crash, Pet Parakeet Recovered
Driver, 14, Leads Paramus Stolen Car Chase Ending With Hackensack Crash, Pet Parakeet Recovered A 14-year-old boy whose passenger was carrying a pet parakeet in his backpack led Paramus police on an overnight stolen car chase that ended with a crash down a Hackensack dead end. An officer in Upper Saddle River first spotted the 2015 Hyundai Sonata on Lake Street around 2 a.m. and issued an alert to police in surrounding towns. Paramus Officer Michael Mordaga was waiting as the sedan, reported stolen out of Belleville nearly 24 hours before, sped past him on southbound Route 17. Mordaga activated his emergency lights and siren, but the young driver from Newark kept going, Paramus Polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Was Fleeing Off-Duty NJ Trooper At More Than 100 MPH, AG Says Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Was Fleeing Off-Duty NJ Trooper At More Than 100 MPH, AG Says
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Was Fleeing Off-Duty NJ Trooper At More Than 100 MPH, AG Says A 24-year-old motorcyclist was being pursued by an off-duty State Police trooper in an unmarked car at more than 100 miles an hour when he was killed in a late-afternoon collision in Burlington County, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. A local police officer was following both vehicles when the crash occurred in Springfield Township shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, Platkin said early Wednesday evening. The pursuit was headed south on Route 206 when a 70-driver driver made a left turn onto the highway from westbound Jacksonville-Jobstown Road (County Road 670) and h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MURDER: Serial Robbers Charged In Fatal Newark Shooting After Police Pursuit MURDER: Serial Robbers Charged In Fatal Newark Shooting After Police Pursuit
Murder: Serial Robbers Charged In Fatal Newark Shooting After Police Pursuit Two serial robbers from Irvington have been charged with murder in connection with a Newark shooting after a police pursuit, authorities announced. Both Deontee Jones, 24, and Earl Betterson, 33, have been arrested in the shooting death of Romulo Luzuriaga on Thursday, May 11, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Luzuriaga was found in a vehicle suffering from an apparent gunshot wound on the 200 block of Grafton Avenue around 10:25 that night. He was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounc…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Juvenile Trio Knock Down Elderly Woman, Chased Down By Passaic PD Juvenile Trio Knock Down Elderly Woman, Chased Down By Passaic PD
Juvenile Trio Knock Down Elderly Woman, Chased Down By Passaic PD A Passaic senior citizen was injured when three shoplifting teens knocked her down, said police who captured the trio soon after. The victim was bruised but otherwise OK after the incident on Jefferson Street with the boys -- two from Newark, one from Lodi, ages 17, 16 and 13, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. One of them is a convicted delinquent with a robbery history who recently cut off a monitoring bracelet while on house arrest, the mayor said. The juvenile tried to escape by scampering across rooftops and climbing fences, but patrol officers chased them down, he said. Police w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wayne Teens Killed In Crash Were Fleeing Cops In NY: Authorities Wayne Teens Killed In Crash Were Fleeing Cops In NY: Authorities
Wayne Teens Killed In Crash Were Fleeing Cops In NY: Authorities A pair of Wayne Hills High School students who died in a crash last week had been trying to flee from police during a traffic stop in New York, authorities announced. Christian A. Enrico, 17, was heading north on Route 8 in Guilford, NY when a Chenango County Sheriff’s Deputy tried to pull him over around 9:40 p.m. on Friday, March 31, according to a release from New York State Police. Enrico failed to comply, continuing into the Otsego County Town of Butternuts, where he left the roadway and struck several trees, police said. The crash occurred at the intersection of State Route…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Stolen SUV Owner Admits Leaving Keys As North Jersey Thefts, Burglaries, Police Pursuits Rise Stolen SUV Owner Admits Leaving Keys As North Jersey Thefts, Burglaries, Police Pursuits Rise
Stolen SUV Owner Admits Leaving Keys As North Jersey Thefts, Burglaries, Police Pursuits Rise A Wyckoff resident whose SUV was stolen from his driveway admitted leaving the keys in a jacket pocket hanging in his unlocked garage overnight, authorities said. The report comes as police in North Jersey continue to urge vehicle owners to stop making it so easy for thieves. Officers who investigated the Wyckoff theft on Timberline Drive found the jacket missing along with the owner’s 2022 Ford Expedition, Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. A 2021 BMW was also entered and $50 taken from the glove compartment, the lieutenant said. Newark police found the Expedition abandoned in the city a short…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Offender Released After Multi-Town Pursuit Terrorizes Parents Twice In 3 Hours: Fairview PD Offender Released After Multi-Town Pursuit Terrorizes Parents Twice In 3 Hours: Fairview PD
Offender Released After Multi-Town Pursuit Terrorizes Parents Twice In 3 Hours: Fairview PD Imagine a fleeing driver crashing his mother's car into police cruisers three times during a multi-agency pursuit -- sending an officer to the hospital -- then getting released by a judge a short time later. Imagine the same man allegedly going berserk and trashing his parents' apartment, forcing them to lock themselves in the bathroom. Imagine he's taken into custody only to be released again. Meet Joshua Hayes, 30, of Fairview. Borough officers arrested Hayes for the early-morning incident at his folks' home on Monday, March 6. They were back there less than a half-hour after Hayes had …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Quintet Captured After Gunshots, Pursuit, Crash Along Hudson GOTCHA! Quintet Captured After Gunshots, Pursuit, Crash Along Hudson
Gotcha! Quintet Captured After Gunshots, Pursuit, Crash Along Hudson A group of out-of-towners who’d been firing gunshots along the Hudson River in Edgewater were captured after they crashed while trying to flee responding officers, authorities said. An anonymous caller alerted borough police to the gunfire along the riverfront near the Target store at the Edgewater Commons Mall shortly before 2:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, Police Chief Donald Martin said. Responding officers spotted the getaway car – a red sedan – as it exited the mall parking lot onto River Road, the chief said. Officers Julian Delgado, Rick Hernandez, Daniel Tarabola, Dan Massuda and Muntase…

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by Jerry DeMarco