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Paterson, NJ
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North Bergen Passenger Ejected In Route 3 Crash, Union City Driver Extricated By Passersby
UPDATE: A 21-year-old passenger from North Bergen was ejected when a coupe slammed into a guard rail off Route 3 in Clifton. Passersby stopped their cars, came running and extricated the 20-year-old driver from Union City after the 2007 Honda Civic crashed at the Main Avenue exit on the westbound highway shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Members of the Clifton Fire Department EMS took the passenger to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with facial injuries that Anderson said weren’t considered life-threatening. Nutley EMS took the driver to the hospital with a back…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Accused Walmart Robber Found With Meth At Route 3 Motel
A man accused of robbing a Secaucus Walmart was later found with meth at a motel on Route 3, authorities said. Robin Harrison, 34, was identified as the suspect of a robbery that occurred at the Walmart Supercenter on Park Plaza Drive on Feb. 21 around 2:45 p.m., Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Harrison, of Norwalk, CT, was found at the Hilton Garden Inn on Route 3 east and taken into custody around 3 p.m. the next day, Miller said. Harrison was charged with robbery as well as possession of methamphetamine and paraphernalia, authorities said. He was being held at the Hudson Coun…
Paterson, NJ
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An Arizona man stopped in the freezing rain by a New Jersey State Police trooper who was helping his Clifton colleagues search for an auto repair shop burglar claimed that he’d just gone out for a walk, authorities said. A computer check found an outstanding warrant, while a search of his pockets turned up some of the stolen items. Clifton police thanked State Police for the assistance after arresting James Newcomb, 26, of Prescott, AZ in connection with the Broad Street burglary. Officers responding to a late-night burglar alarm just off the Garden State Parkway found a broken window at t…
Paterson, NJ
News
Video Shows Suspect Slashing One Officer, Shot At By Others In Clifton Hotel
WATCH: Surveillance video released Thursday shows an armed suspect slashing a police officer's face with a knife before two colleagues shoot at him as he runs down the hallway of a Clifton hotel. State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal released the video along with others recorded in the Dec. 27, 2020 Clifton police encounter with Antwan Whitlock,, 35, of Union Township at a Route 3 Howard Johnson's. Whitlock, who wasn’t struck by gunfire as he ran down the hallway later stabbed himself in the chest when other SWAT team officers caught up to him, Grewal said. It began when three Clifton o…
Paterson, NJ
News
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: Man Who Slashed Clifton Officer, Stabbed Himself At Route 3 HoJos ID'd
Authorities on Tuesday identified a man who slashed a Clifton police officer in the face, then stabbed himself in the chest as a SWAT team closed in on him at a Route 3 Howard Johnson's early last week as a Union Township resident. Antwan Whitlock, 35, remained hospitalized Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson following the Dec. 27 incident in Clifton. He's charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest and weapons possession and will be brought before a judge for a first appearance as soon as he's physically able. It began when three Clifton officers responded to…
Paterson, NJ
News
Clifton Officer Slashed, Shots Fired In Confrontation At Route 3 HoJos
UPDATE: A man slashed a Clifton police officer in the face, then stabbed himself in the chest as a SWAT team closed in on him Sunday at a Route 3 Howard Johnson's, authorities said. Authorities later identified him as Antwan Whitlock, 35, of Union Township. Whitlock remained hospitalized at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson as of Jan. 5. The officer was treated at St. Joe's before being released. SEE: Man Who Slashed Clifton Officer, Stabbed Himself At Route 3 HoJos ID'd It began when three Clifton officers responded to a report of a guest having "mental health crisis" at …
Rutherford, NJ
Police & Fire
Hudson Driver, 18, Charged With Assault In Wrong-Way Route 3 DWI Crash Near MetLife Stadium
An 18-year-old student from Kearny was drunk when her sedan slammed head-on into another as she drove the wrong way on Route 3 near MetLife Stadium, authorities said. Two victims remained hospitalized following the 1:30 a.m. crash on the Berry’s Creek bridge in East Rutherford on Nov. 28, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Meanwhile, Nube Guzman-Picon remained free pending a Dec. 16 first appearance scheduled in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on assault by auto charges, Musella said. She also received summonses for driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and d…
Rutherford, NJ
Police & Fire
Teen Victims Critically Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On Route 3 Near MetLife Stadium
UPDATE: An 18-year-old student from Kearny was drunk when her sedan slammed head-on into another as she drove the wrong way on Route 3 near MetLife Stadium, authorities said. Two victims remained hospitalized following the 1:30 a.m. crash on the Berry’s Creek bridge in East Rutherford on Nov. 28, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Meanwhile, Nube Guzman-Picon remained free pending a Dec. 16 first appearance scheduled in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on assault by auto charges, Musella said. She also received summonses for driving while intoxicated, reckless drivi…
Rutherford, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Did Your Kid Communicate With Bergen Man, 67, Who Exchanged Nude Photos?
A divorced maintenance worker from Bergen County posed as a teenager to exchange nude photos with children, said authorities who were trying to determine whether there were any other possible victims. Frank Cirino, 67, of Rutherford posed as a teenage boy and girl using the screen names “OceanGrlNJ” and “jackridge225” to have sexually explicit chats and obtain the images, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives who raided his Van Riper Home, just off westbound Route 3, found that Cirino had downloaded 1,000 digital files of “nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pube…
Paterson, NJ
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Authorities: Clifton Police Sergeant Nabs Fleeing Bank Robber
GOTCHA! A Clifton police sergeant rushing to the scene nabbed a bank robber as he fled, authorities said. Robert Fitzpatrick, 33, of Elizabeth was charged with robbing the Wells Fargo branch on Main Avenue near the Clifton Commons mall off Route 3 shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Moments earlier, he'd handed a teller a note demanding cash and fled with undisclosed proceeds, Anderson said. No weapon was shown, he said. Sgt. Bruce Lawson was headed to the call when he spotted Fitzpatrick, who fit the robber's description -- and captured him. Fitzpatri…
Paterson, NJ
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Authorities: Clifton Police Sergeant Nabs Fleeing Bank Robber
GOTCHA! A Clifton police sergeant rushing to the scene nabbed a bank robber as he fled, authorities said. Robert Fitzpatrick, 33, of Elizabeth was charged with robbing the Wells Fargo branch on Main Avenue near the Clifton Commons mall off Route 3 shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Moments earlier, he'd handed a teller a note demanding cash and fled with undisclosed proceeds, Anderson said. No weapon was shown, he said. Sgt. Bruce Lawson was headed to the call when he spotted Fitzpatrick, who fit the robber's description -- and captured him. Fitzpatri…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Accused Armed Robber Nabbed At Newark Airport Days After 100 MPH Chase
An accused armed robber was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport and his co-conspirator was taken into custody at his house after the Oct. 25 incident and subsequent 100-mile-per hour police pursuit through Hudson County, authorities said. Brandon Weekley, 30, of Pittsburgh, PA, was arrested on several armed robbery and weapons offenses, while Aymen Massaud was charged as a co-conspirator in the Oct. 25 incident, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police were en route to Seaview Drive for a gunpoint and knifepoint robbery around 9:15 p.m., when they saw the susp…
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