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Jersey City, NJ
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'Stop Burning Your Food!' Bayonne Neighbor Pepper Sprays Man Who Ripped Door Off Hinge
A 41-year-old Bayonne man was pepper sprayed by his neighbor after he ripped his door off the hinges out of rage Saturday evening, authorities said. Barry B. Tate came banging on his downstairs neighbor's apartment door at 26th Street and JFK Boulevard, shouting for the 36-year-old victim to stop burning his food around 7:40 p.m., Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Tate went back to his apartment after his neighbor said he wasn't cooking anything, but returned a short while later with the same complaint. That's when Tate ripped the neighbor's door off the hinges, and the neighbor deploy…
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
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Drug Dealer Gets 8 Years For Burlington County College Student's Fentanyl-Heroin OD Death
A Burlington County man was sentenced to eight years in state prison for causing the death of a 21-year-old college student who overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin that she purchased from him, authorities said. Terrance D. Walker, 38, of the Browns Mills section of Pemberton, pleaded guilty last August to strict liability for the drug-induced death of Tessa McCullough. Walker must serve 85 percent of his sentence before he is eligible for parole, Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. The investigation began in May 2019, when McCullough overdosed in her Pemberton Township home. She w…
North Hunterdon, NJ
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NJ Man Charged With Voter Fraud
A Hunterdon County man was arrested for pretending to be someone else on a mail-in ballot, authorities said Saturday. Brian C. Shilling, 53, of Stockton, "falsely completed the ballot, forging the signature of another certifying the ballot and sending in the fraudulent ballot to the Hunterdon County Board of Elections purporting that it was cast by another," Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams said alongside Chief of Detectives Frank R. Crisologo. Shilling was arrested Nov. 5 and charged with third degree fraud in casting a mail-in vote, third degree tamper…
Hamilton Township, NJ
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Biden Projected 46th President After Pennsylvania Win
Democrat Joe Biden won Pennsylvania Saturday morning, putting him on the path to becoming the 46th president of the United States. Biden surpassed the 270 electoral votes needed to take the presidency, the Associated Press reported at 11:25 a.m. The former vice president holds narrow leads over incumbent President Donald Trump in key swing states, including Wisconsin and Michigan, as well as Nevada, Arizona and Georgia. Biden is expected to address the nation later in the day Saturday, along with his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, who will become the first female and first p…
Elizabeth, NJ
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Man, 26, Shot Dead In Hotel Parking Lot Near Newark Airport
Authorities in Union County are seeking the public's help investigating a hotel parking lot shooting that left a 26-year-old man dead. Patrick Shukla was killed just before midnight Friday in the Country Inn & Suites by Radisson on International Boulevard in Elizabeth, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Elizabeth Police Department Chief Giacomo Sacca and Director Earl Graves said Saturday. Shukla was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force and assisted by members of the Elizabeth Police Departm…
Paterson, NJ
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PEEK: Amazon Fresh Store Replacing North Jersey Fairway Market
An in-store Alexa, Dash Carts and Order Ahead are just some of the features of the Amazon Fresh, recently approved for the former site of Fairway Market on Route 46. Amazon opened a pair of the innovative supermarket last August Woodland Hills and Irvine, CA, which opened in August. The one coming to Woodland Park will be similar to those, NorthJersey.com reports. Here's what you can expect. The Amazon Dash Cart, for example, allows shoppers to to skip the checkout line, and Alexa features to assist with shopping lists and better navigate the aisles, the Amazon websit…
Hamilton Township, NJ
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Holidays Via Zoom? More Restrictions Ahead In Philadelphia Where COVID Cases Hit Record High
Cases of COVID-19 hit an all-time high in Philadelphia Friday, prompting city officials to consider new restrictions to help mitigate the spread. City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley was not specific during Friday's briefing, but said officials are looking at a range of options on restrictions that would slow the virus down. He also recommended families hold upcoming holiday celebrations over video conference. "Family gatherings right now are simply very dangerous, particularly around a meal," he said. Regarding new restrictions, he said: "Everything is on the ta…
Franklin Township, NJ
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NJ Woman Who Pointed Gun At Construction Worker Brings SWAT Presence To Apartment Complex
A 31-year-old woman accused of pointing a gun at a construction worker outside her apartment complex was arrested after a standoff with police Thursday, authorities said. Celeste E. Jensen, of Somerville, jailed on weapons related charges pending a bail hearing, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Police were called to the Brookside Apartments on Brookside Avenue in Somerville on reports that a woman flashed a gun at construction workers doing maintenance at the complex around 4:45 p.m., Robertson said alongside other authorities. The worker pointed police to Jensen,…
Edison, NJ
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Police: Brick Driver, 60, Killed In Manchester Crash Wasn't Wearing Seatbelt
A 60-year-old Brick woman wasn't wearing her seatbelt when her car went off the road and hit a utility pole in Manchester Township, killing her Thursday evening, authorities said. Lynda Brown was heading west on Beckerville Road in a gray 2012 Ford Escape when she veered off the centerline and ran off the road, Manchester police Capt. Todd Malland said. Brown struck a utility pole that continued into the woods, where her car slammed into a tree.The crash happened near Route 70 in the Whiting section of town, around 5:30 p.m. The heavily-damaged car was found in the woods by police, Ma…
Hamilton Township, NJ
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Philly Judge Won't Drop Election Charges Against VA Men Who Came To 'Straighten Out' Vote Count
A Philadelphia judge on Thursday refused to dismiss election charges against a pair of Virginia men, who were apparently armed with an AR-15 when police stopped them near a vote-counting center during the 2020 Presidential Elections, news reports say. Joshua Macias, 42, and Antonio LaMotta, 61 -- both of Chesapeake, VA -- were originally arrested on weapons offenses, although LaMotta's charge was dropped as he was licensed to carry in his home state. Bike patrol officers stopped the two men around 10:30 p.m., on Nov. 5, and found them in possession a pair of guns -- which they did not have…
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