Wayne

A man charged in connection with stolen cooking oil urinated and spit in the back of a police vehicle and threatened to kill the officer who stopped him.

Nutley police warned parents to be sure the usual driver and bus picks up their children on Thursday.

After pitching the idea of going full-time with a six-figure salary, the mayor of Wayne asked to pull the ordinance from the Town Council agenda — but it's not a done deal, yet.

At least three council members and a dozen or so residents voiced concerns over a proposal to expand Mayor Chris Vergano's 4th term as mayor into a full-time gig, earning $140,000 plus benefits and clearing the way for a much higher pension when retired.

The township was considering extending the mayor's post from a part-time to a full-time position — complete with a big salary boost to $140,000.

James Allandale was wanted after a shooting in Elmwood Park on Dec. 27. Police exchanged fire with a man in a Pine Brook motel on Dec. 31, while trying to arrest him for attempted murder.

Wayne police traced a 911 call to a cell phone inside a Honda Accord that was pulled over outside Willowbrook Mall. The car turned out to be stolen.

The setup, according to police, was that the couple's grandchild was in jail and in need of bail money after having been involved in a car accident in New York City in which a pregnant woman lost her baby.

Kevin Bradley was a “great man who took care of his family," an unnamed friend told NBC Boston about the only person killed when an SUV smashed through the front of a Massachusetts Apple Store.

The driver told police his RAV 4 sped up when his foot became stuck on the accelerator sending him through the window of the Apple Store killing a New Jersey man working outside.