New Jersey Police Warn Of Carjackings By Fake Cops On Turnpike
New Jersey State Police don't want the public to be alarmed, but they say there have been recent carjackings by people posing as undercover cops along the New Jersey Turnpike.
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New Jersey State Police don't want the public to be alarmed, but they say there have been recent carjackings by people posing as undercover cops along the New Jersey Turnpike.
A 35-year-old man driving a Mercedes was stopped at a traffic light when five armed men, four with handguns and one with a shotgun, pulled him out of the car, police said.
He's accused of stealing three vehicles, robbing a man and attempting to rob two others at gunpoint.
Nicolas Almonte, 27, is charged with multiple counts of robbery, attempted robbery and unlawful imprisonment. He's accused of stealing three vehicles, robbing a man and attempting to rob two others at gunpoint.
In all, the suspect carjacked three vehicles, robbed four people, waved a gun at six others, totally terrorizing and otherwise quiet neighborhood, police said.
A man suffered broken legs Monday morning two assailants carjacked his sport-utility vehicle and him over in Newark.
A man was sentenced to 11 years in prison Monday, after being convicted of stealing a taxi and leading police on a dangerous chase two years ago.
A code enforcer for the City of East Orange, N.J., has been charged with falsely telling police that he was carjacked to cover up a drug deal.
The suspect was seen on video as he tried to park the car at a garage on Inwood Avenue, police said.
After shooting the officer, the suspect allegedly shot another person dead in an apparent carjacking bid. An intense search for the suspect followed.
Despite the capture of suspect, there was nothing but grief Tuesday night for the families of shooting victims Arthur Lopez and Raymond "Brian" Facey.
The incident happened around 1:45 p.m. in the parking lot of Stop & Shop on Connecticut Avenue as the woman was walking back to her car after grocery shopping, police said.
Ashburn Neysmith was charged with three counts of robbery, two counts of assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
A woman was dropping it off at a garage near 6th Avenue and 23rd Street. While she was waiting for the attendant, a man jumped in the vehicle and drove off.
The incident began around 10 p.m. when Irvington Police spotted a vehicle that had been carjacked earlier in the day, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.
An armed carjacking suspect is listed in critical condition after he was shot by police in Brooklyn, police said.
Port Authority Police spokesman Al Della Fave says officers found a loaded handgun in the suspects' car.
Two vehicles slammed into the side of the Harold D. Fayette School in North Merrick after an alleged carjacking led to a police chase.
Police say a Morningside Heights man is under arrest for carjacking a minivan in the Bronx with a 3-year-old boy still inside the vehicle.
Investigators say the suspect jumped into a Honda Odyssey in the Bronx Saturday afternoon, then sped off with a 3-year-old in the back seat.
A Bronx mother was double-parked with her engine running outside her flower shop Saturday when a carjacker got behind the wheel.
U.S. Marshals are searching for a carjacker who viciously attacked a woman before stealing her vehicle. In this case, the suspect is a woman.
Around 1 p.m. Thursday, the suspect walked up to the 89-year-old man who was sitting in his 1992 Oldsmobile on Christie Avenue and told him he was going to take the car, police said.
Prosecutors say a northern New Jersey teenager who died after attempting to carjack an off-duty Newark police officer was killed by a gunshot wound sustained during a shootout with the officer, not by a subsequent car crash.
Authorities say the off-duty officer was sitting in his personal car on Avenue A when two men walked up to him Saturday morning and tried to carjack him.
The focus is on the afternoon and evening, when we could see downpours and severe thunderstorms across New York and New Jersey.
A 17-year-old was shot late Monday night at a McDonald's on Pennsylvania Avenue and Linden Boulevard in Brooklyn.
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The focus is on the afternoon and evening, when we could see downpours and severe thunderstorms across New York and New Jersey.
A 17-year-old was shot late Monday night at a McDonald's on Pennsylvania Avenue and Linden Boulevard in Brooklyn.
The New York City health commissioner revealed more somber news on Monday, announcing the fourth death related to the Upper East Side Legionnaires' disease cluster.
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The focus is on the afternoon and evening, when we could see downpours and severe thunderstorms across New York and New Jersey.
Stormy weather will return to the New York City area Tuesday after a brief reprieve.
Storms brought flooding rains, damaging winds, hail and lightning to New York and New Jersey on Saturday.
While the air quality is improving, haze still lingers as New Yorkers brace for upcoming rain and possibly severe storms Saturday.
A tornado warning was issued in parts of New Jersey on Thursday evening.
The focus is on the afternoon and evening, when we could see downpours and severe thunderstorms across New York and New Jersey.
There have been major developments in the case of a social media influencer who was gunned down last summer on the Cross County Parkway in Westchester.
Two young children were killed during the crash in Barnegat Bay between Berkeley Township and Seaside Heights on Sunday night.
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For the third day in a row, the NYC Health Department has announced a death in the Upper East Side Legionnaires' disease cluster.
A second death has been reported in connection to the Legionnaires' disease cluster on the Upper East Side, health officials said Saturday.
One death has been reported in connection to the Legionnaires' disease cluster on New York City's Upper East Side, health officials say.
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Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
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