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Grand Jury Declines To Indict Cranford Police Officers In Fatal Shooting On GSP: AG Grand Jury Declines To Indict Cranford Police Officers In Fatal Shooting On GSP: AG
Grand Jury Declines To Indict Cranford Police Officers In Fatal Shooting On GSP: AG Cranford police officers who fatally shot a Perth Amboy man on the Garden State Parkway in December 2023 will not face charges, the state attorney general's office announced Friday, Oct. 25. On Thursday, Dec. 28, officers from the Cranford Police Department were pursuing a stolen vehicle when it crashed in the area of Exit 131 on the Parkway southbound, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.  After the crash, the driver of the vehicle, Kevin Harlfinger, exchanged gunfire with Cranford Police Officers Christopher Folinusz and Ryan McSharry, Platkin said. Harlfinger was pronounced d…
Atlantic City License Plate Readers Help Catch Driver Of Stolen Union Vehicle, Police Say Atlantic City License Plate Readers Help Catch Driver Of Stolen Union Vehicle, Police Say
Atlantic City License Plate Readers Help Catch Driver Of Stolen Union Vehicle, Police Say Atlantic City police were crediting automated license plate readers for helping arrest two men with a gun and a stolen vehicle, authorities said. Daniel Ringgold, 37, of Pennsauken, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 19, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Friday, Sept. 27. Investigators said Ringgold was driving a vehicle on Atlantic Avenue at around 5:15 p.m. when his license plate was read, triggering an alert. Ringgold had several active arrest warrants. Officers stopped the vehicle near the intersection of Vermont and Atlantic avenues. Ringgold tr…
Stolen Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Linden Crash, 3 In Custody: Cops Stolen Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Linden Crash, 3 In Custody: Cops
Stolen Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Linden Crash, 3 In Custody: Cops Three people were in custody in Linden following a pursuit-crash involving a stolen vehicle on Friday, Aug. 30, authorities said. Police in Linden were notified of a pursuit entering the area around 5:30 p.m., police said in a Facebook post. The pursuit had been terminated on Route 1 near S. Wood Ave. A short time later, the stolen vehicle struck a curb near the intersection of S. Stiles Street 21st Street and became disabled, police said. Three suspects fled from the vehicle on foot. Officers from Linden, Elizabeth, Union, Rahway, the Union County Sheriff’s Office, and the New Jersey Stat…
Newark Officer Injured In Pursuit-Crash Of Car Wanted In Paterson Shooting Newark Officer Injured In Pursuit-Crash Of Car Wanted In Paterson Shooting
Newark Officer Injured In Pursuit-Crash Of Car Wanted In Paterson Shooting Three people were apprehended and one officer was injured after a pursuit that began in Newark ended in a crash in Clifton on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 20, authorities said. At 5:31 a.m., police patrolling McCarter Highway and 3rd Avenue attempted to stop a silver 2023 Acura, but the driver refused and a pursuit ensued, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  The vehicle was reported stolen from Belleville on Sunday, Aug, 18 and was sought in connection with a shooting in Paterson on Monday, Aug. 19. Police pursued the suspects into Belleville and then ended at the Cl…
Man Shot By Police In Newark After Wild Struggle: AG Man Shot By Police In Newark After Wild Struggle: AG
Man Shot By Police In Newark After Wild Struggle: AG A man shot by police in Newark on Monday evening, Aug. 12 is in critical but stable condition, authorities said. At 8:34 p.m., two Newark police officers spotted a stolen SUV in the area of Clinton Place near Hawthorne Avenue, the state Attorney General's Office said.  Police approached the vehicle and a struggle ensued between a man in the driver's seat, authorities said. The vehicle accelerated, initially backward and then forward during the struggle, authorities said. A police officer fired his weapon, striking the driver, authorities said.  The vehicle struck the police offi…
Woman Shot, Suspects Apprehended After Pursuit: Police Woman Shot, Suspects Apprehended After Pursuit: Police
Woman Shot, Suspects Apprehended After Pursuit: Police A woman was shot and four suspects were apprehended in Newark on the morning of Tuesday, July 16, authorities said. At 10:01 a.m., police observed two men exiting a stolen vehicle at S. 10th Street and South Orange Avenue,  Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The two men proceeded to fire weapons, striking a woman, Fragé said. The woman was transported to University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and is in stable condition, Fragé said. The two men fled the scene and police initiated a pursuit, Fragé said. The driver and three passengers exited th…
Jersey City Teens In Stolen Vehicle Ram Into Cop Car, 3rd Bails In Secaucus Police Vehicle Jersey City Teens In Stolen Vehicle Ram Into Cop Car, 3rd Bails In Secaucus Police Vehicle
Jersey City Teens In Stolen Vehicle Ram Into Cop Car, 3rd Bails In Secaucus Police Vehicle Two Jersey City teens were apprehended and one remains at large after being pursued by police while driving a stolen vehicle in Secaucus on the early morning of Monday, July 8, authorities said. At 2:42 a.m., police spotted a 2018 Jeep Wrangler that had been stolen from Jersey City last month at a gas station on Route 3, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. When police converged on the stolen car, the driver, a 15-year-old, intentionally rammed two occupied Secaucus police vehicles, injuring one officer, Miller said. The driver and two passengers fled the scene on foot, Miller said. On…
Handgun Loaded With Hollow-Point Bullets Found On Woman In Stolen Lexus At Paramus Mall: Cops Handgun Loaded With Hollow-Point Bullets Found On Woman In Stolen Lexus At Paramus Mall: Cops
Handgun Loaded With Hollow-Point Bullets Found On Woman In Stolen Lexus At Paramus Mall: Cops An Essex County pair wanted out of multiple towns were arrested at a Paramus mall getting into a stolen Lexus, before one was found with a handgun, police said. Officer Kevin Grady was patrolling the parking lot at Westfield's Garden State Plaza Saturday, July 6, when he noticed a 2012 white Lexus R35 that had ben stolen out of Orange on July 3, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. While surveilling the car, Grady — assisted by Officer Connor Nutland — saw a man and woman get into the car. The individuals were identified as Destiny M. Johnson, 25, of East Orange, and Quaysh…
High-Speed Pursuit, Crash Nets 3 Arrests In Bergen County, Police Say High-Speed Pursuit, Crash Nets 3 Arrests In Bergen County, Police Say
High-Speed Pursuit, Crash Nets 3 Arrests In Bergen County, Police Say Thee people including a 17-year-old were arrested after a high-speed pursuit and subsequent crash in Bergen County early Thursday, June 20, police said. Oakland police officer Karley Greulich saw a man in all black with his hoodie up and a ski mask near Enterprise Rent-a-Car around 2:40 a.m., Oakland police Capt. Timothy Keenan said. Upon seeing her patrol car, the man, later identified as Yordalis Reyes-Fernandez, 20, of Paterson ran to his red SUV, which was parked behind M&T Bank, and tried to flee the area, Keenan said. A registration check of the SUV found it had been st…
Newark Men Ditch Audi Stolen From Chatham Before Brief Foot Pursuit: NJSP Newark Men Ditch Audi Stolen From Chatham Before Brief Foot Pursuit: NJSP
Newark Men Ditch Audi Stolen From Chatham Before Brief Foot Pursuit: Njsp Two Newark residents were arrested and charged with stealing a vehicle out of Morris County on Wednesday, May 29, authorities said.  Omar Deas, 25, and Rahmir Singletary, 21, stole the 2012 Audi A5 from Chatham around 4:35 p.m., Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman with the New Jersey State Police said.  The car was spotted in Newark where it was disabled to a prior deployment of a tire deflation device, Lebron said. The occupants abandoned the vehicle and police initiated a foot pursuit, Lebron said.  Police arrested charged the duo with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, consp…