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Police: 2 Wanted For Impersonating NYPD Officers During Robbery In Queens

The two men, armed with switchblades, forced their way into a Jackson Heights apartment on March 9, police said.

2012/05/02

Commissioner: NYPD Officer Eder Loor ‘Alert’ Following Surgery For Head Stab Wound

NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly described what happened, saying Loor was “stabbed in his left temple with a knife that penetrated his skull.”

2012/04/17

Police investigate the possible homicide of Frank Goggin in Jersey City (credit: CBS 2)

Police: Retired Jersey City Cop Possibly Strangled At Home

Frank Goggin was discovered face-down on the living room floor at his home on Seaview Avenue. Police said trauma to the 68-year-old’s neck and face show he was strangled.

2012/03/01

$25K Reward Offered For Info In Shooting Death Of Off-Duty Newark Police Officer

A robber approached Det. Michael Morgan as he was talking with a dancer outside the Sunrise Gentlemen’s Club in Paterson. Police believe there was a struggle, and Morgan was shot in the side.

2011/11/07

NJ Officer Joseph Wargo Funeral (credit: CBS 2)

Loved Ones, Fellow Cops Pay Tribute To Fallen Officer Joseph Wargo

Wargo, who lived with wife in Lopatcong, had been in corrections, then police work for 20 years.

2011/10/21

Fairfield, NJ Officer Hurt When Stolen Pickup Hits Cruiser

A police officer probing the theft of several vehicles from a northern New Jersey auto dealership was injured early Sunday when a stolen pickup truck crashed into his cruiser.

2011/06/19

William C. Johnson (credit: Essex County Prosecutor's Office)

Authorities Arrest ‘Person Of Interest’ In Drive-By Shooting That Killed Newark Cop

A 19-year-old man was arrested Friday in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed an off-duty Newark, N.J., police officer who was getting a slice of pizza at a neighborhood fast-food place.

2011/05/27

Southern NJ Police Shoot Wild Turkey ‘Wreaking Havoc’ On Traffic

Stafford Township animal control officer Michael Melchionne said in a published report that the bird has been in the township for months.

2011/04/01

Police Probe Arrest Of Rutgers Student

Authorities have launched an investigation after an amateur video was posted online showing a police officer punching a Rutgers University student during an arrest over the weekend.

2011/02/08

Police Officer Dies In LIE Crash; Man Charged With Homicide

The police officer involved in a late night crash on the Long Island Expressway Friday has died, officials said.

2011/02/05

Screen grab from dashboard video (Courtesy/Suffolk County District Attorney's Office)

Ex-Southampton Official Kabot Not Guilty In DWI Case

A jury found former Southampton Town Supervisor Linda Kabot not guilty of DWI on Friday, 1010 WINS’ Mona Rivera reported.

2011/02/04

Lakewood Police Officer Christopher Matlosz is seen in a vehicle - File / AP Photo/Jeffery Hanlon via Asbury Park Press

Wake Today For Fallen Lakewood Police Officer

Family, friends and fellow officers will gather at a Howell Township funeral home to honor Lakewood Patrolman Christopher Matlosz.

2011/01/19

Candlelight Vigil Held For Fallen NJ Police Officer

The Lakewood, New Jersey community is reeling with shock after the senseless death of a beloved police officer.

2011/01/17

NJ Man Accused In Officer’s Fatal Crash Detained

Federal immigration authorities say a New Jersey man charged with drunken driving and vehicular homicide in the death of an off-duty police officer must remain jailed even though he has posted bail.

2010/12/11