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Cops release sketch to help catch driver who killed girl

Police released a sketch Tuesday in hopes of finding the driver who killed an 11-year-old girl in Newark. Police say Kaitlyn Velez was killed two weeks ago when she was crossing Elm Street to get ice

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Jun 19, 2007, 10:42 PM

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