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Two Dozen Vehicles Vandalized In Linden: PD Two Dozen Vehicles Vandalized In Linden: PD
Two Dozen Vehicles Vandalized In Linden: PD More than two dozen vehicles were vandalized in Linden Monday, April 6, authorities said. Officers responded to the 1300 block of S. Wood Avenue and found 19 vehicles vandalized in an apartment complex, Linden police said. Officers later learned that similar incidents were reported in other areas of the city and in surrounding towns, police said. Detectives believe that a single suspect committed these crimes, largely between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. on Monday, police said. The suspect is described as a light skinned or white man operating a dark gray Nissan Rogue with no visible licen…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
5-Year-Old Girl Shot Inside New Jersey Home 5-Year-Old Girl Shot Inside New Jersey Home
5-Year-Old Girl Shot Inside New Jersey Home A late-night shooting left a 5-year-old girl hospitalized in Middlesex County. The incident happened shortly after 11 p.m. Monday, July 7, at a Perth Amboy residence on Cortlandt Street, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Officers responded to reports of shots fired inside the home and discovered a 5-year-old girl suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to the hospital and is currently listed in stable condition, police said. No suspects had been arrested as of Tuesday evening, July 8. Additional details, including what led up to the shooting and the extent of th…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Shooting At McDonald’s In East Orange: Authorities Shooting At McDonald’s In East Orange: Authorities
Shooting At McDonald’s In East Orange: Authorities A shooting occurred at a McDonald’s in East Orange early Sunday morning, June 22, authorities said. A handgun and a rifle were used in the shooting, a spokesperson for the City of East Orange said. The shooting remains under investigation as officers work to identify the suspects, authorities said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Carlos Pego at 973-266-5060.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Three Businesses Hit By Smash, Grab Burglaries: Montclair PD Three Businesses Hit By Smash, Grab Burglaries: Montclair PD
Three Businesses Hit By Smash, Grab Burglaries: Montclair PD A suspect is at large after three businesses were hit by smash and grab burglaries in Montclair last weekend, authorities said. On Friday, Feb. 28,  officers responded to Chicken & Shawarma Express at 180 Bloomfield Ave. after receiving a report that the front glass door had been shattered, Montclair police said. Surveillance footage shows the burglary occurred at approximately 5:45 a.m., police said. The suspect, wearing a black puffy jacket with black sneakers, black pants, and a mask entered the store and leaved with the cash register which contained $21…

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by Sam Barron
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Porch Pirates With 15-Round Magazine, Handgun Arrested In Undercover Operation In Wayne: Police Porch Pirates With 15-Round Magazine, Handgun Arrested In Undercover Operation In Wayne: Police
Porch Pirates With 15-Round Magazine, Handgun Arrested In Undercover Operation In Wayne: Police A pair of porch pirates form Newark repeatedly targeting a Wayne home were arrested during an undercover operation in which police found a handgun and 15-round magazine in their vehicle, authorities said. Steven Ariel Fong, 23 and Waldy Perez-Rivas, 20, have each been charged with with theft and weapons offenses, along with unlawful purpose and possession of a large capacity ammunition magazine following an undercover operation Friday, July 12, Wayne Police Cap. Dan Daly said. A Laurel Drive homeowner called police last Friday saying he had been awaiting a delivery of multiple cell pho…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Shots Fired Into Vehicle In Montclair: Police Shots Fired Into Vehicle In Montclair: Police
Shots Fired Into Vehicle In Montclair: Police Gunshots were fired in Montclair on the early evening of Monday, June 10, authorities said. At 6:46 p.m., officers responded to New Street and Mission Street after multiple callers reported hearing five to six gunshots, Montclair police said. Police did not locate any victims and area hospitals did not report any walk-in victims of gunshot wounds, officers said. The next day, officers located a Chevy Cobalt parked on New Street with a bullet hole in the passenger side front door, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Michael Mickens at 903-509-4715. 

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by Sam Barron