Body found along I-287 in NJ; hit and run suspected

  Eyewitness NewsHANOVER (WABC) -- A person found on the shoulder of Interstate 287 in Hanover Thursday morning was the apparent victim of a fatal hit and run.

The body was found on the shoulder of the southbound lanes, near exit 39, just before 6 a.m.

State police say their preliminary investigation suggests the person was the victim of a hit and run.

They ask anyone with information to call New Jersey State Police Netcong Station at 973-347-1001.

The investigation closed the southbound right lane through the area for the morning commute.

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Police arrest 2 suspected shoplifters after chase

TEANECK, N.J. (WABC) -- Police say two men are under arrest after they allegedly shoplifted from various CVS Pharmacy Stores in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Teaneck Police had a description of the suspects' white van. Bogota Police were the first to spot the van.

There was no high speed pursuit, but when police attempted to pull the men over, the driver panicked and drove over a tree and destroyed a small brick wall.

Once they crashed, the men fled on foot. One of the suspects was captured by police immediately, the other suspect ran into a neighbor's backyard and police spotted him and arrested him.

No one was injured.

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Police vehicles hit by suspected drunk driver

  Eyewitness NewsFORT LEE, N.J. (WABC) -- Authorities say the cars of four police officers investigating one suspected drunk river were struck by another early Monday in northern New Jersey.

The four Port Authority police officers were treated for neck and back injuries at Englewood Hospital and released.

Roach was taken into custody and charges are pending. Authorities say the officers had three police cars parked on the shoulder of Interstate 95 near the George Washington Bridge after stopping a suspected drunk driver a little after 4 a.m.

A vehicle driven by 40-year-old Omar Roach rear ended one of the cruisers, police said, causing a chain reaction of crashes into two other police vehicles.

Roach was taken to Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck for treatment.

Charges against him are pending.

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