West New York Crime

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• West New York mayor misses first commissioners missi...

  3 hrs ago | via NJ.com 

  West New York Mayor Felix Roque missed yesterday morning's special commissioners meeting at Town Hall, which was the first commissioners meeting since he and his son were arrested Thursday and charged with computer hacking, The Jersey Journal reports.

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• Bricks fall from West New York apartment forces evac...

  Yesterday | via The Jersey Journal 

  Police received a call between the 11 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. after bricks from the upper part of the building fell on the pavement below, Indri said.

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• West New York mayor skips first commissioners meetin...

  Yesterday | via The Jersey Journal 

  West New York Mayor Felix Roque announces his support for Senator Menendez during a press conference in West New York as seen on Friday, March 30, 2012.

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• Hudson County police roundup

  Yesterday | via The Jersey Journal 

  Two Jersey City men fighting on Journal Square were held by firefighters and one was arrested when found with three toy guns spray-painted black, a plastic hand grenade, and a large knife, officials said.

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• Stray bullet smashes car window in Jersey City, woma...

  Yesterday | via The Jersey Journal 

  A Jersey City woman is lucky to be alive after a stray bullet crashed through her car window and she was injured by flying glass fragments Monday evening, officials said.

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• Mob of men alledgedly attacks two others in retaliat...

  Yesterday | via The Jersey Journal 

  Two Jersey City men suffered gashes and other injuries when they were viciously beaten by a score of men in apparent retaliation for a girl taking a Razor scooter, a metal skateboard with a handle, belonging to another girl, officials said.

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• FBI Busts Mayor For Hacking Recall Website

  Tuesday | via InformationWeek 

  The FBI last week arrested the mayor of the northern New Jersey town of West New York , together with his son, on charges of hacking into a website--and a related email account--that called for the mayor's recall.

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  Related Topix: West New York, NJ, Computer Security, Science / Technology, Prison, Hudson County, NJ, Criminal Defense Law, Law

• Cedar Grove Police Busy With Traffic Stops, Arrests

  Tuesday | via Patch.com 

  May 23: Cedar Grove police have arrested 35-year-old Michael A. Paolercio of West Orange for driving with a suspended license following a 1:49 a.m. traffic stop.

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• Roque stay in office while fighting computer hacking...

  Tuesday | via The Jersey Journal 

  West New York Mayor Felix Roque announces his support for Senator Menendez during a press conference in West New York as seen on Friday, March 30, 2012.

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• Day after West New York mayor's arrest on federal ch...

  Saturday May 26 | via The Jersey Journal 

  West New York Mayor Dr. Felix Roque is seen in a car outside his home early Thursday morning, May 24, 2012, after he was charged with three counts of computer hacking.

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• Yahoo News Item on N.J. Mayor's Arrest Avoids Party ...

  Friday May 25 | via NewsBusters.org 

  Very Annoyed Matthews Rips 'Horse's Ass Right-Wingers' Who Cite 'Thrill Up My Leg,' Calls C-SPAN Host a 'Jackass' If for no other reason than the uniqueness of the alleged crimes involved, the story of the arrests of West New York, New Jersey Mayor Felix Roque and his son deserves attention.

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• Worker at Kearny machine shop injured, rushed to New...

  Friday May 25 | via The Jersey Journal 

  A worker at a Kearny machine shop was rushed to a Newark hospital today after co-workers said they found him unconscious with a gash in his neck near a machine.

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• Malfunction delays opening of Jersey City Hamilton P...

  Friday May 25 | via The Jersey Journal 

  Abril Nolasco gets dumped with water at the Hamilton Park sprinkler park in Jersey City lasdt July.

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• NJ mayor accused of hacking opponents' websites

  Friday May 25 | via KAUZ 

  Police in the northwestern Indiana city of Valparaiso say a gunman is holding an unknown number of hostages inside a real estate office.

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• Mayor of New Jersey Town Arrested on Hacking and Con...

  Friday May 25 | via CIO 

  West New York mayor Felix Roque and his son are accused of hacking into a website that promoted his recalling from office The mayor of West New York, New Jersey, was arrested together with his son on Thursday, for allegedly hacking into a website that criticized him and his administration.

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• Comprehensive coverage of West New York Mayor Felix ...

  Friday May 25 | via NJ.com 

  Mayor Felix Roque, who mounted an unsuccessful recall campaign against the town's former mayor before being elected himself in 2011, was arrested yesterday, charged along with his son with hacking a website set up by political opponents.

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• Felix Roque Arrested: New Jersey Mayor and Son Josep...

  Friday May 25 | via International Business Times 

  Felix Roque, the Democratic Mayor of West New York, N.J., and son Joseph Roque have both been arrested on charges of hacking into a website and various emails in an effort to identify the parties plotting to rally against him.

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• West New York mayor charged with hacking into websit...

  Friday May 25 | via NJ.com 

  In a strange case of political dirty tricks crossing over to the internet age, Roque - a Hudson County Democrat elected as a reformer in a town known for corruption - was arrested by the FBI Thursday on charges of hacking into a website associated with a recall movement and shutting it down.

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• 15 families evacuated after partial building collaps...

  Tuesday May 15 | via The Jersey Journal 

  Police received a call between the 11 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. after bricks from the upper part of the building fell on the pavement below, Indri said.

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• 15 West New York families relocated after bricks fal...

  Tuesday May 15 | via The Jersey Journal 

  WEST NEW YORK Residents of an apartment building in town were relocated Tuesday night after loose bricks fell from the face of the building, officials said.

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