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Hillside, NJ

Homeless Man Robs Union County Bank: Cops Homeless Man Robs Union County Bank: Cops
Homeless Man Robs Union County Bank: Cops A 64-year-old man was arrested and charged after he robbed a TD Bank in Union Township on Monday, Jan. 6, authorities said. At 11:22 a.m., officers responded to a hold-up alarm at the TD Bank at 995 Morris Ave, Union Township police said. An investigation revealed Kevin Thompson motioned to a bank teller as if he had a gun while stating it was a robbery and made off with $500, police said. Thompson took the money and then fled in a car towards Hillside, police said. A quick-thinking bank employee got the license plate of the car and gave it to the officers, police said. Police were ab…
Missing Hillside Man Last Seen In Newark: Police Missing Hillside Man Last Seen In Newark: Police
Missing Hillside Man Last Seen In Newark: Police A 54-year-old Hillside man has been missing since Friday, Dec. 27, after he was last seen in Newark, authorities said.  Lucio Mendez Amador was last seen at 7 pm in the area of Wainwright St. and Chancellor Ave. in Newark, Hillside police said. Mendez Amador is a Hispanic man with short black hair and a tattoo on his right forearm of a scorpion, police said. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweater with New York written on the front, black wool skull cap and white sneakers, police said. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mr. Mendez Amador is asked to contact th…
Six People Arrested After Police Pursuit Ends In Overturned Vehicle: Union PD Six People Arrested After Police Pursuit Ends In Overturned Vehicle: Union PD
Six People Arrested After Police Pursuit Ends In Overturned Vehicle: Union PD Six people, including a 19-year-old Newark resident were arrested and charged after fleeing from police in a stolen vehicle in Township of Union on Tuesday, Dec. 17, authorities said. At 12:55 p.m., officers spotted a 2017 Acura MDX speeding on Route 22 and a license plate check revealed the vehicle was stolen from Belleville, Township of Union police said. Ahzir Williams, a 19-year-old Newark resident and the driver of the stolen car increased his speed and a pursuit began, police said.  The stolen car traveled around various streets in Union, Hillside, Irvington and Newark befor…
Burglar Steals $1,700 In Vapes From Union County Shop, Cops Say Burglar Steals $1,700 In Vapes From Union County Shop, Cops Say
Burglar Steals $1,700 In Vapes From Union County Shop, Cops Say A 38-year-old Hillside man was arrested and charged with breaking into a vape shop in Union Township on Thursday, Sept. 26, and other burglaries that occurred last month, authorities said. At 5:07 a.m., police responded to Kush Smoke Shop on Route 22 and found the front door of the business had been shattered by a large rock, and saw a person, later identified as Hasan Williams-Chapman running from the business, Union Township police said. Williams-Chapman was ordered to exit the store and respond to police and he was handcuffed and taken into custody, police said. A search of Williams-Chap…
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…
SUV Flips Over Median, Closes Route 46 (UPDATE) SUV Flips Over Median, Closes Route 46 (UPDATE)
SUV Flips Over Median, Closes Route 46 (Update) 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Thank automakers for airbags. A driver walked away OK after his vehicle hit a concrete barrier on Route 46 and flipped over the median, authorities said. The 2021 Buick Encore was headed west on the highway when it crashed near southbound Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday, June 8, Police Lt. John Behr said. Moonachie police closed down the highway as Hasbrouck Heights firefighters and both ALS and BLS units converged on the scene, the lieutenant said. The 57-year-old driver from Hillside, NJ, climbed out between the airbags, then refused medical atte…