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Crashed Getaway Car Full Of Sledgehammers Leads To Wayne Jewelry Store Robbers: Cops Crashed Getaway Car Full Of Sledgehammers Leads To Wayne Jewelry Store Robbers: Cops
Crashed Getaway Car Full Of Sledgehammers Leads To Wayne Jewelry Store Robbers: Cops Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the robbery of a jewelry store in Wayne, authorities announced Friday, June 19. The investigation began after the June 16 robbery, when suspects were seen fleeing Massola Jewlers in a Hyundai Tucson and heading east on Preakness Avenue toward Haledon and Paterson, according to Wayne Police Capt. Daniel Daly. Minutes later, a Haledon police officer stopped a Chevy Malibu on West Broadway and noticed one rear passenger was bleeding while another appeared to be hiding his face, police said. The vehicle fled the stop and crashed a few bloc…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Drunken Oceanside Crosswalk Crash Leaves 78-Year-Old Woman Critical: Cops Drunken Oceanside Crosswalk Crash Leaves 78-Year-Old Woman Critical: Cops
Drunken Oceanside Crosswalk Crash Leaves 78-Year-Old Woman Critical: Cops A 78-year-old woman was left critically injured after she was struck by a van while crossing at a Long Island intersection, Nassau County police said. The crash happened at 4:41 p.m. Thursday, June 18, in Oceanside, according to the Nassau County Police Department. The woman was walking on Long Beach Road and crossing at the crosswalk at Weidner Avenue when she was hit by a 2004 Chevrolet Express Van driven by a 24-year-old man, police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital, where she was listed in critical condition, according to authorities. An investigation determined that …

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Police & Fire
Why Tesla Didn't Electrify CT Town Pool After Splashdown On Opening Day Why Tesla Didn't Electrify CT Town Pool After Splashdown On Opening Day
Why Tesla Didn't Electrify CT Town Pool After Splashdown On Opening Day Opening day at the Steve Benko Pool in New Canaan didn't go quite as planned.  Instead of swimmers diving in, a Tesla did. A now-viral video taken by Kristen Schilo of New Canaan Dogs shows firefighters hoisting the electric vehicle from the pool at Waveny Park after it crashed through a fence and plunged into the water Tuesday morning, June 16.  Multiple lifeguards and police officers entered the pool to help the driver out of the submerged vehicle, police said. He was the only person inside. Concerns about the pool becoming electrified appear to be unfounded. According to EV F…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Dog Saves West Milford Family From Fast-Moving House Fire Dog Saves West Milford Family From Fast-Moving House Fire
Dog Saves West Milford Family From Fast-Moving House Fire A dog is being credited with saving its owner's life after alerting her to a house fire that tore through a West Milford home overnight, fire officials said. West Milford firefighters were dispatched to a reported house fire at 21 Elm St. at 12:48 a.m., Friday, June 19, according to Fire Marshal Michael Moscatello. First-arriving crews found the home heavily involved in fire, Moscatello said. All occupants had escaped before firefighters arrived after the homeowner was awakened and alerted to the fire by her dog, according to fire officials. No injuries were reported. The fire wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Resident Missing, Injured Firefighter After 3-Alarm Blaze Tears Through South Bound Brook Home Resident Missing, Injured Firefighter After 3-Alarm Blaze Tears Through South Bound Brook Home
Resident Missing, Injured Firefighter After 3-Alarm Blaze Tears Through South Bound Brook Home A resident remains missing and a firefighter was injured after a three-alarm house fire tore through a South Bound Brook neighborhood before dawn Friday, June 19, authorities said. The fire broke out on Howard Avenue in South Bound Brook around 3:46 a.m., according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Acting Chief of County Detectives Meredith McKay, and South Bound Brook Police Chief Douglas LaGrua. South Bound Brook firefighters and police responded to a 911 call reporting the residential fire. Crews from Bound Brook, Community Fire, Somerset, Somerville, East Franklin, Elizabe…

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Heartbreaking Photo Appears To Show Teen Moments Before Deadly Central Park Carriage Crash Heartbreaking Photo Appears To Show Teen Moments Before Deadly Central Park Carriage Crash
Heartbreaking Photo Appears To Show Teen Moments Before Deadly Central Park Carriage Crash A newly released photo shows 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan smiling alongside his family in a horse-drawn carriage moments before a crash in Central Park claimed his life. The image, published by the New York Times and the New York Post, appears to have been taken shortly before the Thursday, June 17 incident near 71st Street and Center Drive that left the tourist dead and his family devastated. NYC horse carriage ban gains traction following tragic death of teen tourist https://t.co/NBLJXNyikM pic.twitter.com/hIlAGJWXm2 — New York Post (@nypost) June 18, 2026 Mahajan's father, De…

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Mysteriously Absent NJ Congressman Tom Kean Promises Answers Upon Eminent Return Mysteriously Absent NJ Congressman Tom Kean Promises Answers Upon Eminent Return
Mysteriously Absent NJ Congressman Tom Kean Promises Answers Upon Eminent Return New Jersey Congressman Tom Kean Jr. will be returning to Washington on Tuesday, June 30 after a months-long absence attributed only to a personal health issue, an aide said. Kean, a Westfield resident and scion of a New Jersey political dynasty, has been away from Congress since March and has missed 135 votes, while refusing to disclose his absence. He has not been seen his public since his absence from the Hill and reporters have failed to track him down. Harrison Neely, a spokesman for Kean, said he will disclose the reason for his absence when he returns. While away, Kean has remained ac…

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ICE's Roxbury Warehouse Was Supposed To Hold Thousands — Now It May Never Open: Report ICE's Roxbury Warehouse Was Supposed To Hold Thousands — Now It May Never Open: Report
ICE's Roxbury Warehouse Was Supposed To Hold Thousands — Now It May Never Open: Report A controversial plan to convert a warehouse in Roxbury into an immigration detention center appears to be dead after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reportedly decided not to move forward with the project, the New York Times exclusively reported on Thursday, June 18. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to shed seven of the 11 warehouses it purchased for approximately $1 billion as part of President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement strategy, either by selling them or transferring them to other federal agencies, the outlet said. Among the facilities reportedly being…

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Police & Fire
Burglars Hit Rahway's Mr. Subs As Police Probe Possible Crime Spree Burglars Hit Rahway's Mr. Subs As Police Probe Possible Crime Spree
Burglars Hit Rahway's Mr. Subs As Police Probe Possible Crime Spree A burglary at a Rahway sandwich shop has police investigating whether the break-in is connected to other recent commercial burglaries in the city, according to police. Officers responded to Mr. Subs on Paterson Avenue after receiving a report of a burglary during the early morning hours, according to Rahway Police Director Frank D'Errico and Chief Law Enforcement Officer Shawn M. Ganley. Police discovered damage consistent with a forced entry and searched the business to ensure no suspects remained inside before securing the scene, D'Errico and Ganley said. Detectives responded a…

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ICE Agent Rammed By Victim Of Mistaken Identity, Real Suspect Self-Deported In March ICE Agent Rammed By Victim Of Mistaken Identity, Real Suspect Self-Deported In March
ICE Agent Rammed By Victim Of Mistaken Identity, Real Suspect Self-Deported In March A 39-year-old man who ICE agents had apparently mistaken for another man who had already fled the country is facing federal charges, according to federal officials. Eduardo Cruz Garcia, of Barnegat, was charged by criminal complaint with assaulting a federal officer while the officer was performing official duties and inflicting bodily injury in connection to the Monday, June 15 incident on Route 72 in Manahawkin, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Cruz Garcia appeared before a federal magistrate judge in Trenton on Wednesday, June 17 and was ordered detained. Agents wearing vests mar…

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