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Repeat Offender Punches Disabled Man In Face For 75-Cent Bus Fare: Ridgefield Park PD
A repeat offender heartlessly punched a disabled man on a Ridgefield Park street and took the 75 cents he'd been carrying for bus fare, authorities said.
Joshua Bendewald, 30, approached the victim near the corner of Main Street and Grand Avenue and “asked him how much money he had” around 11 a.m. Saturday, June 1, Ridgefield Park Police Lt. Justin Tress said.
The 64-year-old victim said he had only the 75-cent bus fare he held in his hand, which the robber took, the lieutenant said.
When the victim said he didn’t have any more, Tress said, Bendewald punched him in the face, knocking the m…
Newark Men Ditch Audi Stolen From Chatham Before Brief Foot Pursuit: Njsp
Two Newark residents were arrested and charged with stealing a vehicle out of Morris County on Wednesday, May 29, authorities said.
Omar Deas, 25, and Rahmir Singletary, 21, stole the 2012 Audi A5 from Chatham around 4:35 p.m., Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman with the New Jersey State Police said.
The car was spotted in Newark where it was disabled to a prior deployment of a tire deflation device, Lebron said.
The occupants abandoned the vehicle and police initiated a foot pursuit, Lebron said.
Police arrested charged the duo with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, consp…