Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
SEEN IT? Newark PD Seeks Carjacked Cadillac SEEN IT? Newark PD Seeks Carjacked Cadillac
Seen IT? Newark PD Seeks Carjacked Cadillac Authorities in Newark are on the lookout for a silver SUV they say was targeted in an armed carjacking Monday afternoon. A man exiting a 2004 Cadillac Escalade was approached by an armed man who demanded money near the 300 block of Hawthorne Avenue around 11:45 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The armed man then sped off in the victim’s vehicle, heading west on Hawthorne Avenue, Ambrose said. Anyone with information about the stolen vehicle is asked to contact the Newark Police Division's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477). 

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by Valerie Musson
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Police Seek Suspect In Armed Newark Carjacking KNOW HIM? Police Seek Suspect In Armed Newark Carjacking
Know HIM? Police Seek Suspect In Armed Newark Carjacking Authorities in Newark are seeking the public's help identifying a man involved in an armed carjacking. The suspect pictured above was armed when he took a 2012 Jeep Wrangler from a victim on the 200 block of South Orange Avenue shortly before 3:20 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release. The man is 5 feet 7 inches tall with short, black dreadlocks and was wearing maroon shirt and orange cargo pants during the incident, Ambrose said. Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect is asked to call the Division's 24-hour Cri…

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by Valerie Musson
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
KNOW THEM? Police Seek Four Suspects In Armed Newark Carjacking KNOW THEM? Police Seek Four Suspects In Armed Newark Carjacking
Know Them? Police Seek Four Suspects In Armed Newark Carjacking Authorities in Newark are seeking the public's help identifying four suspects involved in an armed carjacking. The suspects pictured above approached a man sitting in his vehicle near Hamilton Street and New Jersey Railroad Avenue on Tuesday around 6:45 p.m., police say. One of the suspects pointed a weapon at the victim and demanded his vehicle, police say. Another male suspect then approached the passenger’s side window and pointed a handgun at the victim, according to police. The two suspects robbed the victim of his cash and personal property before fleeing southbound on New Jersey R…

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by Valerie Musson
Somers, NY
News
Armed Teen Apprehended In Northern Westchester For Carjacking ID'd Armed Teen Apprehended In Northern Westchester For Carjacking ID'd
Armed Teen Apprehended In Northern Westchester For Carjacking ID'd Police have identified one of two men involved in an alleged armed carjacking of a taxi driver in Westchester County who was apprehended in Cortlandt. The incident took place around 3:13 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 17, when the Yonkers Police Department responded to the area of Elm Street and Walnut Street on a report of a robbery, said Yonkers Police Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a 39-year-old female resident of Yonkers, who said that she was working as a taxi driver when she was approached by two armed men who stole her taxi, Politopoulos said. …

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by Kathy Reakes