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Shooter Of NJ Trooper Captured In South Carolina, Video Shows Him Opening Fire, AG Says Shooter Of NJ Trooper Captured In South Carolina, Video Shows Him Opening Fire, AG Says
Shooter Of NJ Trooper Captured In South Carolina, Video Shows Him Opening Fire, AG Says The man who shot a New Jersey State Police trooper early Thursday was captured by US Marshals in South Carolina and will be extradited to face attempted murder charges, State Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced on Friday. Jocquice Ray Timmons, 28, is seen on Ring video “stepping out from behind a parked vehicle, assuming a shooting stance, and opening fire” on two troopers near the corner of East 26th Street and 9th Avenue shortly before 1 a.m. March 2, Platkin said. The troopers were in unmarked cars following a vehicle tied to an attempted burglary in that same neighborhood hours e…

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'Drop The Gun!': Video Shows NJ Police Officer Shooting Fleeing Suspect 'Drop The Gun!': Video Shows NJ Police Officer Shooting Fleeing Suspect
'Drop The Gun!': Video Shows NJ Police Officer Shooting Fleeing Suspect Footage from the body camera of a Paterson police officer who shot a fleeing suspect during a foot chase was released by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes on Friday. "Drop the gun!" Officer Jerry Moravek shouts several times as he chases Khalif Cooper, 28, down John Street around 3:30 a.m. June 11. Suddenly, two shots ring out and Cooper falls face down in the street. Moravek handcuffs Cooper, who repeatedly says, "I don't got no gun." "Shots fired," the officer says into his radio. "Send ALS [Advanced Life Support] and supervisors. Send ALS." Moravek repeatedly asks for an ambul…

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Troubled Man Jumps From Moving Vehicle On NJ Highway Troubled Man Jumps From Moving Vehicle On NJ Highway
Troubled Man Jumps From Moving Vehicle On NJ Highway UPDATE: New Jersey State Police identified a man who was seriously injured when he bailed from a moving vehicle on busy Route 287. Passenger David Chavez, 27, of Livingston "exited" a Kenworth tractor pulling a flatbed trailer as it headed south on the highway in Riverdale shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Chavez's father, who was driving, told responders that his son "just opened the door out of nowhere" and pitched onto the highway's southbound side in Riverdale, one said. "Luckily he wasn't struck by anyone," a responder s…

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Troubled Man Jumps From Moving Vehicle On NJ Highway Troubled Man Jumps From Moving Vehicle On NJ Highway
Troubled Man Jumps From Moving Vehicle On NJ Highway UPDATE: A troubled man was seriously injured when he bailed from a moving vehicle on busy Route 287, responders said. Passenger David Chavez, 27, of Livingston "exited" a Kenworth tractor pulling a flatbed trailer as it headed south on the highway in Riverdale shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Chavez's father, who was driving, told responders that his son "just opened the door out of nowhere" and pitched onto the highway's southbound side in Riverdale, one said. "Luckily he wasn't struck by anyone," a responder said. Several passing d…

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Trio Charged With Murdering College-Bound NJ Honors Student, 18 Trio Charged With Murdering College-Bound NJ Honors Student, 18
Trio Charged With Murdering College-Bound NJ Honors Student, 18 Three men were each charged with murder in a street shooting that killed an innocent college-bound honor student from Paterson as he carried in his grandmother’s groceries. Jaquin Williams and Jahed Jones, both 19 of Paterson, and Kahaz D. Heron, 18, of Clifton remained held in the Passaic County Jail following an intense and furious investigation into the slaying of 18-year-old Robert Cuadra. Cuadra was struck by a bullet that was among no fewer than 16 rounds that authorities said were fired on Godwin Avenue around 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19. Responding officers found the mortally wounded teen o…

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Stray Bullet Kills NJ Teen Carrying Groceries Into His Home Stray Bullet Kills NJ Teen Carrying Groceries Into His Home
Stray Bullet Kills NJ Teen Carrying Groceries Into His Home UPDATE: A college-bound Paterson teen was carrying in his grandmother's groceries when he was struck and killed by a stray bullet outside the family's home, loved ones said.  Robert Cuadra, 18, was hit when someone fired no fewer than 16 rounds on Godwin Avenue between Carroll Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Responding officers found the mortally wounded teen on the sidewalk in front of his house, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. An ambulance took Cuadra to St. Josep…

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by Jerry DeMarco