State Police: Stop Sticks Halt Drunk Driver In Route 80 Pursuit State Police: Stop Sticks Halt Drunk Driver In Route 80 Pursuit
State Police: Stop Sticks Halt Drunk Driver In Route 80 Pursuit New Jersey State Police deployed stop sticks Friday night to nab a drunk driver on Route 80, ending a wild chase between Morris and Warren counties. Washington Township police began pursuing 27-year-old Lucciano Pascucci of Belvidere following a domestic incident, NJSP Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. Pascucci eventually got onto Route 80 eastbound, then used a turnaround reserved for emergency vehicles to head west, the sergeant said. Stab sticks slowed Pascucci's vehicle, which hit a guardrail and finally came to a stop around milepost 19.6, he said. Pascucci was taken to Hackettstown Medical …
Hawthorne Police Nab NYC Fugitive, Grab Two Others In Stolen Car Hawthorne Police Nab NYC Fugitive, Grab Two Others In Stolen Car
Hawthorne Police Nab NYC Fugitive, Grab Two Others In Stolen Car Hawthorne police recovered a stolen car while capturing a fugitive wanted out of New York City. An officer initially pulled over the 2017 Audi A4 on Lafayette Avenue near Wagaraw Road on Thursday. But the driver – 20-year-old Carl Alston of Queens -- hit the gas as a rear passenger jumped out, Detective Sgt. Matthew Hoogmoed said. Immediately arrested was 24-year-old Andre Foster, of Clifton, who the sergeant said was carrying pot. Members of the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office and Glen Rock Police Department joined the search for the Audi, which was found abandoned on May Street. An are…
Passaic Sheriff's Officer Injured In Hit-Run Crash: Driver Found, Charged Passaic Sheriff's Officer Injured In Hit-Run Crash: Driver Found, Charged
Passaic Sheriff's Officer Injured In Hit-Run Crash: Driver Found, Charged A Passaic County sheriff's officer escaped serious injury after his cruiser was rammed from behind in Paterson by a driver who then took off, authorities said. Officer Jason Michaels chased the hit-and-run driver, but a damaged tire disabled his patrol car. His colleagues, however, found the other car and charged the driver. The Volkswagen Beetle had struck the officer's car after 41-year-old Juan Carlos Carrillo Ruiz ran a red light at the intersection of Broadway and Rosa Parks Boulevard around 3 p.m., Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. "Michaels’ unit went up on the sidewa…
Suspects Who Led Officer On Chase Resulting In Crash Tied To Thefts Across Three States: Police Suspects Who Led Officer On Chase Resulting In Crash Tied To Thefts Across Three States: Police
Suspects Who Led Officer On Chase Resulting In Crash Tied To Thefts Across Three States: Police A Philadelphia trio led Paramus police officers on a brief chase that resulted in a crash -- and then their arrests, authorities said. On Oct. 3, Paramus police officers responded to the Paramus Park Mall on a reports of three people pickpocketing and stealing, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Officer Brian Doughty located Michael Grantham, Kachae Jackson and Danielle Taylor, all from Philadelphia, who fled on foot from the officer into a waiting vehicle, the chief said. Paramus Officer Michael Focarino attempted to stop the car using lights and sirens as it sped away from Paramus Park…
Police: DWI Hackensack Driver Charged In Clifton Police Chase, Paterson Crash Police: DWI Hackensack Driver Charged In Clifton Police Chase, Paterson Crash
Police: DWI Hackensack Driver Charged In Clifton Police Chase, Paterson Crash A suspended Hackensack driver was drunk when he pulled up behind a Clifton police car in an empty parking lot before dawn, then led a high-speed chase that ended in a Paterson crash, authorities said. Officer Jomarcel Urena was on patrol in the area of Main and Sylvan avenues when the driver – identified as 28-year-old Preston Washington Jr. – followed him into the parking lot of a closed business at 2:35 a.m. Saturday. The officer got out and found Washington smelling of alcohol behind the wheel of a 2017 black Lexus SUV, Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Urena asked if he needed help, to which …
Westwood Police Chase End With Crash, Paramus Arrest Of Teaneck Driver Westwood Police Chase End With Crash, Paramus Arrest Of Teaneck Driver
Westwood Police Chase End With Crash, Paramus Arrest Of Teaneck Driver A 26-year-old Teaneck man led police on a chase from Westwood to Paramus -- exceeding 100 mph and one point and nearly ramming a police cruiser -- before he crashed and was taken into custody, authorities said. Westwood Police Chief Michael Pontillo said his department got a 911 call around 11:50 p.m. Saturday of someone trying door handles trying to get into a residence. David Corredor-Echeverry sped off, with Westwood police in pursuit, Pontillo said. His officers broke off the chase a short time later because of the risk to the public, and Paramus police picked it up, eventually stoppin…
Clifton Police: Dirt Bike Pursuit Ends In Crash, Arrest Of Boy, 15 Clifton Police: Dirt Bike Pursuit Ends In Crash, Arrest Of Boy, 15
Clifton Police: Dirt Bike Pursuit Ends In Crash, Arrest Of Boy, 15 A 15-year-old boy led Clifton police on a miles-long chase before his dirt bike slammed into a parked car, authorities said. It began just before 6 p.m. Friday, when Officer Zachary Martin spotted the teen not wearing a helmet recklessly riding the green Kawasaki dirt bike with no license plates in the area of Mount Washington Drive and Vallely Road, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. He tried to pull the cycle over, but the teen kept going, Anderson said. Sgt. Bruce Lawson soon joined the chase, which continued along Valley Road, Fenner Avenue, Broad and Hazel streets and several other …
Police: Dominican College Van Thief Chased From Blauvelt To NJ Police: Dominican College Van Thief Chased From Blauvelt To NJ
Police: Dominican College Van Thief Chased From Blauvelt To NJ A driver who stole a van from Dominican College in Blauvelt led police on a chase before he was stopped and arrested in New Jersey, authorities said. Not officially identified yet by police, the man was booked into the Bergen County Jail as Rah Ralla, 19, records show. Charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, eluding police and throwing bodily fluids at a law enforcement officer, among other counts, were filed, according to jail records. An extradition hearing was being scheduled. The van was stolen just after 6:30 p.m. Saturday., authorities said. Orangetown …
Police: Dominican College Van Thief Chased, Caught In Old Tappan Police: Dominican College Van Thief Chased, Caught In Old Tappan
Police: Dominican College Van Thief Chased, Caught In Old Tappan OLD TAPPAN, N.J. – A driver who stole a van from Dominican College led police on a chase before he was stopped and arrested in Old Tappan, authorities said. Not officially identified yet by police, the man was booked into the Bergen County Jail as Rah Ralla, 19, records show. Charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, eluding police and throwing bodily fluids at a law enforcement officer, among other counts, were filed, according to jail records. An extradition hearing was being scheduled. The van was stolen just after 6:30 p.m. Saturday., authorities said. Oran…
Two Caught, One Sought After Paramus Police Chase Down Stolen Mercedes Two Caught, One Sought After Paramus Police Chase Down Stolen Mercedes
Two Caught, One Sought After Paramus Police Chase Down Stolen Mercedes PARAMUS, N.J. -- An ex-con who once swiped an off-duty sheriff's officer's car was one of two men nabbed by Paramus police after an overnight stolen car chase. As Daily Voice originally reported, 30-year-old Shakir Curry was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer after he and fellow Newark resident Jaquan Summer, 25, were chased down before dawn Sunday. Curry and Summer were also charged with eluding, resising arrest, theft and drug possession. A third suspect got away, authorities said. Police said the trio stole a Mercedes SUV from a Sweetbriar Avenue driveway around 11:30 p…