Torrington, CT
News
CT Sues Exxon For 'Decades Of Deceit On Climate Change' CT Sues Exxon For 'Decades Of Deceit On Climate Change'
CT Sues Exxon For 'Decades Of Deceit On Climate Change' Connecticut is suing Exxon Mobil Corp. over alleged longterm deception about climate change as the state seeks to rake the oil and gas industry over the coals for the recent rise in the planet’s temperature. Attorney General William Tong announced he was suing under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act - which has no statute of limitations - alleging an “ongoing, systematic campaign of lies and deception to hide from the public what ExxonMobil has known for decades—that burning fossil fuels undeniably contributes to climate change.” Prosecutors allege that Exxon has knowingly burned f…

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by Zak Failla
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge
Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge UPDATE: An Elizabeth man was charged with assault by auto and child endangerment after he crashed a stolen car into a Lyndhurst gas station canopy, seriously injuring his 16-year-old female passenger, following a police chase, authorities said. Byron L. Hernandez, an 18-year-old laborer, crashed the 2019 Honda Civic stolen shortly after 8:30 a.m. Sunday. North Arlington police began chasing the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Elizabeth, on River Road but terminated the pursuit after speeds reached 100 miles an hour, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Hernandez conti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge
Girl, 16, Seriously Injured, Elizabeth Man Charged In Stolen Car Crash At Passaic River Bridge UPDATE: An Elizabeth man was charged with assault by auto and child endangerment after he crashed a stolen car into a Lyndhurst gas station canopy, seriously injuring his 16-year-old female passenger, following a police chase, authorities said. Byron L. Hernandez, an 18-year-old laborer, crashed the 2019 Honda Civic stolen shortly after 8:30 a.m. Sunday. North Arlington police began chasing the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Elizabeth, on River Road but terminated the pursuit after speeds reached 100 miles an hour, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Hernandez conti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Newark Police Seek Man For Role In Armed Gas Station Robberies SEEN HIM? Newark Police Seek Man For Role In Armed Gas Station Robberies
Seen HIM? Newark Police Seek Man For Role In Armed Gas Station Robberies An arrest warrant has been issued for a 21-year-old Newark man wanted for armed robberies at a pair of gas stations, authorities said. Maleak Williams and two other suspects took money from the cash register at the Exxon station on the 1400 block of McCarter Highway around 6:15 a.m. before fleeing in a black 4-door Lexus on Aug. 3,  Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Approximately 10 minutes later, another armed robbery was reported at the Sunoco Gas Station on the same block, authorities said. Williams and the two other stole cash from the register a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Police & Fire
Closter Police Officer Dragged By Paramus Driver Closter Police Officer Dragged By Paramus Driver
Closter Police Officer Dragged By Paramus Driver A Closter police officer was hospitalized after being dragged by a fleeing motorist from Paramus on Thursday, authorities said. Sang Lee, 24, initially drove past several "road closed" signs on Closter Dock Road while ignoring three uniformed officers who tried to stop him, forcing a group of construction workers to flee to safety, Detective Lt. Vincent Aiello said. Two officers chased Lee a quarter mile before he stopped at an Exxon gas station at the corner of Closter Dock and Piermont roads, Aiello said. Lee "refused to provide his pedigree or exit the vehicle," the lieutenant said. "A…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Man Threatened Victim With Handgun At Newark Gas Station, Authorities Say SEEN HIM? Man Threatened Victim With Handgun At Newark Gas Station, Authorities Say
Seen HIM? Man Threatened Victim With Handgun At Newark Gas Station, Authorities Say Authorities are seeking the public's help locating a man who threatened a victim with a gun at a Newark gas station, they said. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Roger Harris, 50, who was armed with a handgun during the June 24 incident at an Exxon gas station on Elizabeth Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release.  Harris fled the scene in an older model silver Chevrolet Monte Carlo with a temporary New Jersey license plate, Ambrose said. Harris is 6 feet 3 inches tall and 230 pounds with a dark brown complexion, low-cut hair and brown eyes,…

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by Valerie Musson
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Two Store Clerks Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minor During Detail, State Police Say Two Store Clerks Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minor During Detail, State Police Say
Two Store Clerks Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minor During Detail, State Police Say Two store clerks were charged with selling alcohol to a minor during an underage enforcement operation conducted by state police in the area. The detail, held on Saturday, May 23 in Dutchess, utilized an underage volunteer to purchase alcohol under the observation of plainclothes investigators and supported by uniformed troopers. A total of 18 store clerks refused to complete the sale of alcohol to the volunteer.  The two clerks who were both charged with prohibited sale of alcohol to a minor, a Class A misdemeanor, are: Ryan Mayers, 29, of Wappingers Falls, an employee of Shell Ga…

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by Joe Lombardi
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Englewood PD: Lyft Driver Outsmarts Drunken Repeat Offender Trying To Steal Vehicle Englewood PD: Lyft Driver Outsmarts Drunken Repeat Offender Trying To Steal Vehicle
Englewood PD: Lyft Driver Outsmarts Drunken Repeat Offender Trying To Steal Vehicle A quick-thinking Lyft driver hit the emergency brake after a drunken passenger with a history of assaults got behind the wheel, said police who chased down the thief. The driver told police he’d picked up Cesar Mesa, 64, of from Hackensack and took him to an address on West Linden Avenue in Englewood shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday, Englewood Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. When they got there, Halstead said, a heavily intoxicated Mesa refused to get out while arguing with him, the driver told police. The driver said he opened a door to the back seat of his Toyota Camry, shoved…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
News
Video: Trio Wanted For Long Island Gas Station Armed Robbery Video: Trio Wanted For Long Island Gas Station Armed Robbery
Video: Trio Wanted For Long Island Gas Station Armed Robbery Know them? Nassau County Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to identify and locate three men who were involved in an armed robbery at a gas station in Inwood. Police said that the three men - who were caught on camera - showed a knife and threatened the use of a gun during a robbery on Sunday, March 8 at the Exxon gas station on Sheridan Boulevard. The trio then proceeded to steal merchandise from the store. In the video released by investigators, the three hooded suspects can be seen rifling through the gas station’s refrigerators and through aisles …

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by Zak Failla
Jersey City, NJ
News
Hudson County Auto Shop Sells 2nd Winning Lottery Ticket In Three Weeks Hudson County Auto Shop Sells 2nd Winning Lottery Ticket In Three Weeks
Hudson County Auto Shop Sells 2nd Winning Lottery Ticket In Three Weeks A Hudson County Exxon statoin sold its second winning lottery ticket in less than three weeks. The ticket from Monday's Jersey Cash 5 drawing worth $130,746 was sold at the 60th Street gas station, owned Ramirez & Sons Service Station. The Exxon station also sold a winning Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $216,368 at the end of January. This week's winning numbers were 08, 20, 25, 29 and 34 and the XTRA number was 02.  The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Knifepoint Long Island Gas Station Robbery Suspect Nabbed In Knifepoint Long Island Gas Station Robbery
Suspect Nabbed In Knifepoint Long Island Gas Station Robbery After a months-long investigation, a suspect has been nabbed for a knifepoint Long Island gas station robbery. Nassau County Police Bureau of Special Operations officers were able to locate the suspect, Nicolas Bocci, of Levittown, on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 9:30 p.m. in Levittown sitting in a parked vehicle on Barbara Lane and he was placed under arrest without incident. The robbery occurred at the Exxon gas station located at 3285 Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown on Tuesday, Sept. 24 just after 3 a.m. Upon arrival, a 69-year-old male employee told officers that a male suspect had walked into…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Long Island Gas Stations Man, Woman Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Long Island Gas Stations
Man, Woman Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Long Island Gas Stations A man and woman are facing a host of charges following a string of armed robberies at Suffolk County gas stations over the past two months, police said. Copiague resident Juan Carlos Fernandez Espinal is being charged with eight robberies, with West Babylon resident Marta Rafalko allegedly being involved in four of them. Both were arrested int he parking lot of Ultra Gas Station on West Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst at approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Robberies were reported at:  USA Gasoline, 188 N Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst, on Oct. 2 at 9:55 p.m.; BP, 1235 Route 231, No…

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by Zak Failla