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Man Who Rammed Cop Car On Garden State Parkway Sought: Police Man Who Rammed Cop Car On Garden State Parkway Sought: Police
Man Who Rammed Cop Car On Garden State Parkway Sought: Police Newark police are trying to track down a 51-year-old East Orange man wanted for crashing into a police car during a pursuit on the Garden State Parkway after being suspected of breaking into a a vehicle in January, authorities said. On Friday, Jan. 19, at 11:10 a.m., a woman reported her vehicle was broken into while parked at the 200 block of Springfield Ave, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  The front passenger side window was broken and her purse, containing $60, two credit cards and a debit card were stolen, Fragé said. The victim's debit card was later use…

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by Sam Barron
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SEE ANYTHING? Bandit Breaks Old Tappan Driver’s Window, Flees With Coach Bag SEE ANYTHING? Bandit Breaks Old Tappan Driver’s Window, Flees With Coach Bag
SEE Anything? Bandit Breaks Old Tappan Driver’s Window, Flees With Coach Bag Police issued new surveillance photos of a vehicle whose driver stole an Old Tappan woman's handbag after following her home. The Toyota Camry had no front license plate and its rear license plate covered when the thief followed the victim’s SUV into the parking lot of a Russell Avenue complex shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday, Police Chief Joseph Tracy said. He parked next to her and got out as she headed into her home, then walked around the SUV, looking inside, before breaking the rear passenger window and snatching a large Coach bag, the chief said. Hearing her alarm, the owner confronte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Newark Trio Nabbed In Attempted Morris County Car Burglaries Newark Trio Nabbed In Attempted Morris County Car Burglaries
Newark Trio Nabbed In Attempted Morris County Car Burglaries Police in Morris County arrested three Newark residents accused of trying to break into vehicles over the weekend. The suspects — whose names were not released — were seen attempting to break in to cars in the Drakewick area shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday, Mendham Township police said. One of the suspect vehicles stopped as officers approached — the other, meanwhile, sped off but was quickly located, police said. Three Newark residents were arrested following the stop, police said. “This incident is still under investigation and we ask anyone in the area to check their vehicles and securi…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Passaic Sheriff: Video Helps Nail Burglar Who Smashed Car Windows, Took Purse, Other Valuables Passaic Sheriff: Video Helps Nail Burglar Who Smashed Car Windows, Took Purse, Other Valuables
Passaic Sheriff: Video Helps Nail Burglar Who Smashed Car Windows, Took Purse, Other Valuables Surveillance video from nearby businesses helped Passaic County sheriff's detectives identify and charge an ex-con who they said smashed the windows of two separate vehicles and stole a purse and other valuables. The first break-in occurred overnight in January on Market Street, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said, after 40-year-old Jose L. Rosario of Paterson smashed a car window with a brick and swiped the purse, containing a wallet with several credit cards and personal documents. One video showed Rosario smashing the window and hiding the purse under his coat, while another showed him atte…

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by Jerry DeMarco