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Fort Lee, NJ
News
Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Albany Driver Near GWB After Stolen Car Chase
A driver from Albany tried to outrun detectives in a stolen car but was seized near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, authorities said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said his Narcotic Task Force detectives got wind on Tuesday, March 7 that a BMW 550 that had just been stolen during a burglary in Maplewood was headed their way. They tried stopping the driver, John Leroy Johnson, 38, in Englewood, the prosecutor said, but he kept going, apparently bound for the bridge. He “eventually pulled over and surrendered in Fort Lee,” Musella said. Johnson remained held Wednesday in t…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
Joy Ride: Man On Test Drive Takes Car To Atlantic City Casino, Police Say
A 47-year-old Ocean County man took a new car on a test drive and didn't return it, authorities said. The 2023 GMC Sierra was later discovered near the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, according to Stafford Township police. On Saturday, Feb. 18, at about 8:15 p.m., Stafford police received a call from Barlow GMC car dealership that a car had not been returned from a morning test drive. The customer was identified as Jason DeAngelo of Barnegat Township. Tuckerton Borough police briefly chased the vehicle on Route 539, police said. Police were later able to track the vehicle to Atlantic …
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
News
Fleeing Driver Pursued Through Cliffside, Fairview, Ridgefield And North Bergen Nabbed At Home
A fleeing driver whose car collided with police cruisers three times during a low-speed chase through parts of East Bergen and North Hudson might've thought his pursuers gave up when he didn't see them behind him anymore. Wrong. Pulling his mother's 2011 Toyota Camry into their driveway in Fairview less than 20 minutes later, Joshua Hayes was immediately seized by a group of undercover Cliffside Park police officers. It all began after Cliffside Officer Julio Perez-Tavera stopped Hayes for improper passing on Anderson Avenue near Cliff Street shortly after 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, Deputy Po…
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Marijuana-Dealing Teen Suspect In PWC Charged After Playing Chicken With Police: Officials
A two-week investigation led Prince William County police investigators to identify a 17-year-old suspect as the driver who played chicken with officers during an attempted stop in Manassas last month. An alert was issued by the Prince William County Police Department on Monday, Feb. 13 regarding a teen who is wanted for a host of charges following an incident that played out late on Sunday, Jan. 29, according to authorities. At approximately 11:11 p.m. on Jan. 29, officers from the department attempted to stop a vehicle in the area of Sudley Road and Lomond Drive in Manassas for a traffic …
North Hunterdon, NJ
News
PA Driver Flees NJ State Troopers, Crashes On I-80
A Pennsylvania man was arrested after allegedly fleeing New Jersey troopers and crashing his car on Interstate 80, authorities said. On Sunday, Feb. 5, at 11:39 a.m., troopers were dispatched to reports of an erratic driver on I-80 westbound near milepost 31 in Roxbury Township, a New Jersey State Police spokesman said. The vehicle was located traveling westbound on I-80 in near milepost 29 in Roxbury Township and was observed driving partially in the grass median, Trooper Charles Marchan said. Troopers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the vehicle continued traveling westbound, Mar…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Driver Bails, Captured In Neighboring Town After River Edge Police Pursuit
An unlicensed motorist who crashed his friend's car while fleeing River Edge police was nabbed at the Burger King in New Milford after he took off on foot, authorities said. Officer Michael Varrechia was on patrol when he saw the driver of the Cadillac sedan cross the double-yellow line to pass another vehicle on Continental Avenue, Police Chief Michael Walker said. Varrechia pulled the Caddy over on Kinderkamack Road and was walking toward it when the driver hit the gas, the chief said. The driver -- identified as Lashawn Ray of North Bergen -- hastily made a quick right onto Carol Lane, …
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver Charged With Eluding Police In Burlington County
A hit-and-run incident led to the arrest of a Burlington County man on eluding charges, authorities said. On Dec. 12, Evesham Twp. Patrol Officers responded to Route 70 and Troth Road for the report of a motor vehicle collision. The responding officers identified the vehicle involved in the collision that had fled the scene and attempted a motor vehicle stop, police said. The driver of the vehicle failed to pull over and a pursuit was initiated. The pursuit was quickly terminated due to the erratic operation of the suspect vehicle and the risk of safety to himself…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
News
Update
: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash
UPDATE: Two thieves who’d been stealing mail led Mahwah police on a stolen car chase onto the Ramapo College campus before the vehicle struck an officer's cruiser and they were captured, authorities said. Police responding to a suspicious vehicle report at the Rio Vista development off Campgaw Road and Route 202 shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, spotted the 2021 Honda Civic, which had been reported stolen out of New York City the day before. Detective Sgt. Eric Larsen and Officer Brian Joyce tried to stop the Civic as it pulled onto Campgaw Road, but the driver hit the gas and fle…
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Tried To Pull Gun On Stafford County Officer: Police
An armed drunk driver recently faced off with a Stafford County officer, police said. In the evening of Oct. 1, an officer noticed a Lincoln truck swerving lanes near Merryview Drive, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. When the officer attempted to pull the driver over, the suspect ignored the officer's commands and continued to drive around, officials said. The suspect, Robert Williams, eventually pulled into a nearby parking spot and when the officer tried to arrest him, Williams reached for the gun tucked in his waistband, reports said. After a continuo…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Motorcycle Gang Drags, Assaults Driver In Hunterdon County: Police
Recognize them? Police are offering a reward of up to $1,500 for information on a crash and gang assault between a group of about 13 motorcyclists in Hunterdon County. Officers responded to the crash and assault report on Cokesbury Road in Clinton Township just after 10:10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, Clinton Township Police Chief Thomas A. DeRosa said in a release on Tuesday, Sept. 6. DeRosa said that a group of about 13 motorcyclists had dragged a 62-year-old male victim from his vehicle before assaulting him and stealing his cell phone. As Ptl. William Musacchio tried to stop the motorcy…
Paterson, NJ
News
Female Carjacker Captured At Jersey Shore After Dumping Son, 7, In Paterson: Authorities
A carjacker was captured at the Jersey Shore hours after abandoning her 7-year-old son in Paterson, authorities said. Two women with an unspecified state agency were transporting Imani McRae, 31, of Paterson and her son in a minivan when she “became agitated and assaulted” both of them in the area of 20th and Railroad avenues Friday afternoon, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in a joint statement with police. The women – one 41, the other 47 – told responding officers that McRae forced them both out of their 2019 Caravan before speeding off with her son in the back seat. Ci…
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Wanted On Warrants Leads Route 202 Pursuit-Crash: Prosecutor
A 25-year-old woman wanted on warrants out of multiple Central Jersey towns arrested for leading a Route 202 police pursuit before crashing, authorities said. Police tried stopping Jerrie Lee Williams, of Bound Brook, around 11:05 p.m. in Branchburg when they noticed she had an expired registration, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Williams failed to stop when signaled by the officer activating his emergency police lights and siren, McDonald said. Instead, she fled on Holland Brook Road at a high rate of speed. The officer deactivated his police emergency l…
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