Category: The Record
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SUSPECT SHOOTS HIMSELF; WAS CORNERED AFTER HOLDUP TRY, COPS SAY
A man who tried to hold up a fast-food restaurant was in critical condition at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood Friday, the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head after the robbery attempt went awry, authorities said.
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GUNMAN HIJACKS TRUCK ON ROUTE 46
A gunman hijacked a cargo-filled Caldor truck on Route 46 near the George Washington Bridge on Thursday night and then met up with an accomplice who took the driver to upstate New York, where he was released unharmed, authorities said.
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8 CHARGED IN ROBBERY OF BANK WORKER
Police have arrested eight men for Monday’s assault and robbery of a bank messenger, who was pulled from his car and beaten as he waited at a red light.
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BOY, 15, DIES AFTER SNIFFING BUTANE IN CAR ELMWOOD PARK YOUTH PASSED OUT AT MALL
A 15-year-old Elmwood Park boy died Tuesday about an hour after he passed out while sniffing butane gas in the back seat of a friend’s car in Paramus, authorities said Wednesday.
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MAN HELD AFTER CAR CHASE IS SUSPECTED IN HIT-RUN
A man in custody on charges of driving a stolen car and eluding police is also being investigated in connection with a hit-and-run accident that left a 16-year-old township girl with two broken legs, police said.
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WOMAN, MOM ARE `CRITICAL AFTER COLLISION
An 18-year-old Teaneck woman, eight months pregnant, lost her baby and was in critical condition Saturday after her mother’s car collided with a gasoline tanker while backing out of their driveway, officials said.
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CAR CRASH LEVELS SERVICE STATION BOOTH
A car driven by a 31-year-old Hackensack man crashed into a center divider and demolished a booth at an Exxon service station on Route 46 Saturday, just missing the gasoline pumps, police said.
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HIT-AND-RUN VICTIM FROM LODI SUCCUMBS
A 37-year-old Lodi man injured in a hit-and-run accident while crossing Market Street early Friday died in Hackensack Medical Center of multiple head injuries, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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POLICE SEEK WITNESSES TO MAN’S INJURY
Borough police are seeking witnesses to an accident in which a 77-year-old Allendale man apparently was struck by a school bus Thursday as he crossed the intersection of Wyckoff Avenue and Franklin Turnpike.
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NEW LAW ON SWEATSHOPS CALLED WEAK
NJ Labor Commissioner Raymond Bramucci admitted new law against sweatshops isn’t strong enough.