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Lyndhurst, NJ
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Lyndhurst PD: Accused Out-Of-State Drive-By Shooter Free On Bail Caught With Loaded Gun
A man charged in a drive-by shooting in Mississippi led a Lyndhurst police officer on a brief chase before he was caught with a loaded gun, authorities said. Officer Ed Montoya initially tried to stop Kendrick Mykel Ford, 23, of Bude, Mississippi after spotting several equipment violations on his older-model Dodge Charger, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Ford hit the gas instead, turning from Polito Avenue onto Rutherford Avenue headed westbound, Auteri said. He eventually pulled over at Orient Way as Montoya learned that the vehicle wasn’t registered, the lieutenant said. Montoya smel…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Wayne Driver, 22, Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Death Of Paterson Motorist
A 22-year-old Wayne man was arrested this week and charged with death by auto for a summer crash that killed a Paterson man. Why Asante Cugliari was charged in the Aug. 9 death of Gustavo Marte, 58, wasn’t explained in a brief statement released by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora following a court appearance Thursday in Paterson. Their statement only said that Cugliari was arrested Wednesday and charged with death by auto and vehicular homicide “based on the results of [an] investigation” by the prosecutor’s office and city police. Respond…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Amber Alert Canceled After Girl Abducted By Man In Body Armor Found In NYC
Update: An Amber Alert issued after a father in Pennsylvania abducted his 7-year-old daughter was canceled after the two were found safe in New York City. The two were located in Brooklyn at around 8:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, authorities said. The girl was was uninjured. The man is in custody and charges are pending. Original report: An Amber Alert has been issued after a child was abducted in Pennsylvania by a father in body armor authorities say may be headed to the New York City area. Giselle Torres, age 7, is 4-feet tall, with brown eyes, brown hair, wearing a white tank top, and …
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Amber Alert Canceled After Girl Abducted By Man In Body Armor Found In NYC
Update: An Amber Alert issued after a father in Pennsylvania abducted his 7-year-old daughter was canceled after the two were found safe in New York City. The two were located in Brooklyn at around 8:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, authorities said. The girl was was uninjured. The man is in custody and charges are pending. Original report: An Amber Alert has been issued after a child was abducted in Pennsylvania by a father in body armor authorities say may be headed to the New York City area. Giselle Torres, age 7, is 4-feet tall, with brown eyes, brown hair, wearing a white tank top,…
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Dodge Charger Crashes Into Police; Driver Turns Himself In
A man who allegedly hit a police officer with a Dodge Charger turned himself in to authorities the morning of Friday, Sept. 18. After Roznovsky Machado, 24, of Waterbury, went to the Naugatuck Police Department around 3 a.m., he was arrested and received seven charges: - Criminal attempt at assault in the first degree - Assault in the second degree - Reckless endangerment in the first degree - Engaging police in a pursuit - Evading responsibility with physical injury - Operating under suspension - Assault on an officer. The arrest stems from a Monday, Sept. 14, motor vehicle stop fol…
Northern Valley, NJ
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Brazen Burglars In Bergen Jewelry Store Heist Flee Across GWB In Purple Muscle Car
Burglars outraced pursuing police across the George Washington Bridge after breaking into a Bergen County jewelry store before dawn Wednesday. Borough police responding to a burglar alarm at the Northvale Jewelry Exchange on Livingston Street shortly after 5 a.m. found the front glass door shattered and several pieces of jewelry scattered outside the store, Police Chief Howard Ostrow said. Witnesses said they heard glass breaking and then observed a purple Dodge Charger speed away, Ostrow said. Police with several agencies heard the Northvale police alert and began chasing the Charger, the…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 55, Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands
UPDATE: Carlstadt police on Monday identified a pedestrian struck and killed just north of the Meadowlands over the weekend as a 55-year-old Paterson man who was heading home from work at a local service station. Abdul Ahad, who emigrated to the U.S. from Bangladesh, was struck around 6:45 a.m. Saturday as he crossed Washington Avenue just north of Route 120 -- on what for decades has been a notorious stretch of road, authorities said. The Dodge Charger that hit him was headed north and was passing a stopped NJ Transit bus when Ahad stepped into his path, Detective Sgt. John Cleary sai…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Union City Man Charged In Crash That Killed
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Nurse From North Bergen
A Union City man was arrested last month on charges he was drunk when his car slammed into another vehicle, killing a 32-year-old nurse at Hackensack University Medical Center, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said Monday. Jonathan Ortiz-Guananga, 26, was arrested June 27 and charged with death by auto, assault by auto, speeding, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and failure to maintain lane. Ortiz-Guananga was driving a Dodge Charger near Paterson Plank Road and Congress Street in Jersey City early on May 5 when he collided with a Ford Edge. Adriana Riano,…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Hits Victim With Baton In Road-Rage Incident Near Jones Beach Tower, Police Say
A 49-year-old man is facing multiple charges after state police say he hit a victim with a baton in a road-rage incident near the Jones Beach Tower during the height of Memorial Day weekend. An investigation revealed that at approximately 8:15 a.m. Sunday, May 26, Jason A. Erny of Massapequa was operating a 2016 Dodge Charger when he was involved in the incident with a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu that originated on the westbound Ocean Parkway, east of the Jones Beach tower in Wantagh. The incident started when Erny attempted to enter the parkway from the left entrance ramp and allegedly drove int…
Hackensack, NJ
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Nurse Adriana Riano, 32, Killed In Crash
Humble, helpful and kind. These are only some of the words used to remember Adriana Riano, 32 of North Bergen -- a nurse at Hackensack University Medical Center -- who was killed in a head-on Jersey City collision Sunday. Visitation for Riano will be on Friday, May 10 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Vainieri Funeral Home, 5923 Kennedy Blvd., in North Bergen, with a funeral service scheduled for 8 p.m. Riano was behind the wheel of a 2008 Ford Edge that collided with a 2015 Dodge Charger at the intersection of Congress Street and Paterson Plank Road around 7:15 a.m. Sunday, Hudson County Pros…
Fairfield, CT
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Fiat Chrysler Latest Automaker To Issue Recall Due To Potentially Deadly Airbags
Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.6 million vehicles worldwide as auto companies continue replacing malfunctioning Takata front airbags that have proven to be dangerous over the past year. The recall includes the 2010 through 2016 Jeep Wrangler SUV, the 2010 Ram 3500 pickup and 4500/5500 Chassis Cab trucks, the 2010 and 2011 Dodge Dakota pickup, the 2010 through 2014 Dodge Challenger muscle car, the 2011 through 2015 Dodge Charger sedan, and the 2010 through 2015 Chrysler 300 sedan. It's the latest in a coordinated recall of Takata airbag products in tens of millions of vehicles. …
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Man Smashes Police Car Caught With 170 Bags Of Heroin
A Fairfield County man with a lengthy criminal history was busted with 170 bags of heroin by the members of the Stamford Police Department's Narc Squad after he smashed into a police car. Keenan Sneed, 28, of Bridgeport, was arrested around 2 p.m. Saturday after officers received information that he would be in town to deliver heroin, said Capt. Richard Conklin. When Sneed arrived at his meeting place at Seaside and Main Street, officers blocked in his vehicle so he couldn't escape. Instead of surrendering to police, Sneed plowed into the bumper area of one of the police vehicles with his 2…
