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Former Law & Order Star Thwarts Abduction in Jersey City

11/3/2025

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On November 2, 2025, in Jersey City Heights, New Jersey, George Pogatsia, a former star of Law & Order, intervened to stop an abduction.
He was driving home with his wife when he saw a man persuade an intoxicated 19-year-old woman to leave with him.
Pogatsia shouted to let her go, remaining at the scene to assist police as the man fled.

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Story summary

On November 2, 2025, in Jersey City Heights, New Jersey, George Pogatsia, a former star of Law & Order, intervened to stop an abduction.
He was driving home with his wife when he saw a man persuade an intoxicated 19-year-old woman to leave with him.
Pogatsia shouted to let her go, remaining at the scene to assist police as the man fled.