Girl, 7, Killed In Hit-And-Run, Police Seek Driver: Patch PM

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Police Seek Driver That Killed Girl, 7, In North Jersey Hit-And-Run: Authorities

Shayla Pichardo, a student at P.S. 1 in West New York, was walking to school with her mother around 8:20 a.m. Monday when they were both struck, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office. Police are looking for the driver.

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Three Dead Dogs Found in Freezer of Pet Store, NJSPCA Says

• The NJSPCA announced the gruesome find Monday after filing 267 animal cruelty complaints against an East Brunswick pet store.

4 Injured, 3 Cars Hit In North Jersey Police Chase: Cops

• A Lake Hiawatha man was arrested Sunday afternoon after he lead police on a chase through Riverdale, Wayne, and finally Pequannock while striking three cars and injuring four, including himself.

Driver Found After Off-Duty Cop Killed In N.J. Hit-And-Run: Police

• Police say they have located the driver and car allegedly involved in a hit-and-run accident in New Jersey Sunday that involved a cop.

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