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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Speeding Motorcyclists Evade Verona, West Orange Police

Two motorcycles sped past a Verona Police Officer going more than 80 miles per hour before disappearing into West Orange.

  Two motorcyclists nearly struck a Verona police officer before eluding pursuing police in a high-speed chase through West Orange on Monday, police said. The Verona officer had pulled over a car on Lakeside Avenue in Verona at around 5:50 p.m., when the motorcyclists sped past going at least 80 miles per hour, said Verona Chief of Police Douglas Huber. The officer got in his car and attempted to follow the motorcyclists, but at that point they had already disappeared into West Orange, he said. “It wasn't much of a chase,” Huber admitted. Verona Police notified West Orange police, who said the motorcyclists continued at a high speed on Pleasant Valley Way before vanishing onto Interstate 280.

Lori W.

9:02 am on Wednesday, March 13, 2013

I'm glad nobody got hurt. Hopefully anyone who knows who these people are will report it. It's not always just the motorcyclists who get killed or injured when driving crazy like that!   more ›

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Stolen Infinity Outruns Police on Rt. 280

Man evades pursuing West Orange Police heading into Newark in stolen Infinity G37XS.

A man stole an idling car in West Orange Jan. 24 and evaded police on Route 280 heading into Newark last week, police said.  According to West Orange police reports, the car, a white Infinity G37, was reported stolen from an Arverne Road residence at about 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 24.  The owner told police, he started his car in his driveway to warm up with the keys inside and doors unlocked. The owner told police he heard the car pull out of his driveway, before seeing it head east on Arverne Road.  West Orange police spotted the car on Northfield Avenue heading toward Route 280, officials said, but followed undetected behind the car and ran the license plate. When police attempted to pull the car over, the driver sped off. Another officer …

kleeneth

10:35 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Leaving a car unlocked with the keys inside and running is really dumb. The cops should have avoided all pursuit of the stolen car to prevent an accident. And the jerk who allowed this to happen deserves a hefty increase in insurance rates.   more ›

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