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NJ cop dragged 75 feet by stolen van at traffic stop

The officer who was dragged suffered a broken arm

By Jim Dolan
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RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. — A Ridgefield police officer was dragged by a motorist who then led a chase through Palisades Park tonight that ended when he totaled a police car and was tackled trying to run.

One officer was believed to have suffered a broken arm and another possibly a broken nose.

Ridgefield police had the driver’s mini-van stopped at a checkpoint on the Grand Avenue exit ramp from eastbound Route 46 when the incident began. Without warning, the driver hit the gas, dragging the officer at least 75 feet, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the incident told Cliff View Pilot.

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