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Suspect sought after officer hit by car in Belleville: Mayor

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BELLEVILLE, N.J. (PIX11) -- Police are searching for a suspect after officials say a police officer was hit by a car in Belleville, New Jersey, on Sunday evening. According to Mayor Frank Veléz, two officers were trying to apprehend a fleeing suspect near Mill Street and Union Avenue when one of the…

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  1. NBC New York

    NJ police officer opens fire after being hit by fleeing driver: Mayor (opens NBC New York)

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    Two Belleville, NJ police officers were treated a hospital late Sunday after one of them was hit by a vehicle as a suspect tried to take off, the township’s mayor said in a social media post. “According to preliminary information, a Belleville police officer was struck by a vehicle while attempting …

  2. ABC 7 New York

    Officer opens fire on driver after being hit by car in Belleville (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    The incident happened near Branch Brook Park in Belleville.

  3. Pix11

    Suspect sought after officer hit by car in Belleville: Mayor (opens Pix11)

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    BELLEVILLE, N.J. (PIX11) -- Police are searching for a suspect after officials say a police officer was hit by a car in Belleville, New Jersey, on Sunday evening. According to Mayor Frank Veléz, two officers were trying to apprehend a fleeing suspect near Mill Street and Union Avenue when one of the…

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