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RECOGNIZE HIM? Man Imitating Police Officer Stops Boy Walking In Warren County, Authorities Say RECOGNIZE HIM? Man Imitating Police Officer Stops Boy Walking In Warren County, Authorities Say RECOGNIZE HIM? Man Imitating Police Officer Stops Boy Walking In Warren County, Authorities Say
Recognize HIM? Man Imitating Police Officer Stops Boy Walking In Warren County, Authorities Say State and local police are seeking the individual they say was pretending to be a police officer when he stopped a boy who was walking near a Warren County strip mall Friday. The juvenile -- whose age was not released -- was walking in the strip mall at Washington Square Circle and Route 57 around 1:15 p.m., in Washington, when he was stopped by a man in a police-like uniform, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. The man was wearing regular shoes and driving a black and white vehicle with the word "police" written on the passenger door, Pfeiffer said. The man did not have a gun…
AG: Barricaded Man Refusing To Drop Knife Tasered, Fatally Shot By Asbury Park Police AG: Barricaded Man Refusing To Drop Knife Tasered, Fatally Shot By Asbury Park Police AG: Barricaded Man Refusing To Drop Knife Tasered, Fatally Shot By Asbury Park Police
AG: Barricaded Man Refusing To Drop Knife Tasered, Fatally Shot By Asbury Park Police Asbury Park police tried negotiating with a 39-year-old man refusing to drop his knife for nearly an hour before tasering then fatally shooting him Friday evening, authorities said Saturday. A woman was standing outside and the man had barricaded himself inside a home on the 900 block of 4th Avenue when police responded to reports of a loud domestic dispute around 9 p.m., State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The man opened the door of an upstairs apartment and brandished a knife several times as Monmouth County Sheriff's officers and local police tried negotiating wi…
Motorcyclist Airlifted In Route 46 Morris County Crash Motorcyclist Airlifted In Route 46 Morris County Crash Motorcyclist Airlifted In Route 46 Morris County Crash
Motorcyclist Airlifted In Route 46 Morris County Crash A motorcyclist was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries after a Route 46 crash Saturday afternoon in Morris County, initial reports say. The motorcyclist was under a car and sustained a severed limb after the two vehicles collided near East Avenue in Washington Township, around 1:15 p.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports. All lanes were closed between State Garage and Target Drive as of 2:30 p.m., Washington Township police said. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
HEROES: Secaucus Police Officers Stop Suicidal Bridge Jumper, 22 HEROES: Secaucus Police Officers Stop Suicidal Bridge Jumper, 22 HEROES: Secaucus Police Officers Stop Suicidal Bridge Jumper, 22
Heroes: Secaucus Police Officers Stop Suicidal Bridge Jumper, 22 Depressed and hopeless, a 22-year-old East Orange man sat with his legs dangling over a Route 3 bridge. He had every intention of ending his life. Thanks to a pair of Secaucus police officers, the man gets another lease on life. Multiple 9-1-1 calls came in around 9 a.m. Thursday, reporting a jumper from the East Bridge -- which runs over the Hackensack River, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Upon arrival, Officer Taylor Ensmann saw the man sitting on the bridge, his legs dangling over the marsh area below. The officer -- who is in charge of the department's th…
LAWSUIT: Morris County School Admins Accused Middle Schooler Of Making Up Sex Assault LAWSUIT: Morris County School Admins Accused Middle Schooler Of Making Up Sex Assault LAWSUIT: Morris County School Admins Accused Middle Schooler Of Making Up Sex Assault
Lawsuit: Morris County School Admins Accused Middle Schooler Of Making Up Sex Assault The family of a middle school girl allegedly told to "stay in her own lane" by education officials after being sexually assaulted then bullied has filed a lawsuit against the Morris County district she was enrolled in at the time, reports say. The Mount Olive girl was playing manhunt in a local park when a boy took her into the woods and forced her to perform a sex act on him in June 2019, the suit says. The boy's family then denied anything happened when the girl's family tried discussing the incident with them, NJ.com says, citing the suit. It wasn't long before the boy and his frien…
Linden Man Struck By Jeep While Crossing Street Linden Man Struck By Jeep While Crossing Street Linden Man Struck By Jeep While Crossing Street
Linden Man Struck By Jeep While Crossing Street A Linden man was taken to the hospital Friday evening after being struck by an SUV, authorities said. The 59-year-old man was crossing the street when he was struck by a 2020 Jeep Cherokee that was heading south on N. Stiles Street around 5:45 p.m., Linden Police Lt. Christopher Guenther said. The victim was transported to Newark University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver, 27-year-old Linden man, was not injured in the crash. The incident remains under investigation by the Linden Police Traffic Bureau, and anyone with information about the crash is urged to contact …
UPDATED: More NJ Districts Opt For All-Remote Learning Amid Coronavirus Pandemic UPDATED: More NJ Districts Opt For All-Remote Learning Amid Coronavirus Pandemic UPDATED: More NJ Districts Opt For All-Remote Learning Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Updated: More NJ Districts Opt For All-Remote Learning Amid Coronavirus Pandemic UPDATED: More New Jersey school districts have opted to start the 2020-21 academic year remotely. Schools have been voting for virtual starts ever since last week, when Gov. Phil Murphy gave remote learning the OK -- as long as districts provide plans to show state education officials how they will transition into classroom learning. The list of more than 80 school districts opting for all-remote starts includes the state's four largest districts: Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth and Paterson. The following districts have opted for virtual starts: Asbury Park Atlantic City Audubon Bayonne …
$10K Reward Offered In Fatal Shooting That Killed 1, Seriously Injured Another $10K Reward Offered In Fatal Shooting That Killed 1, Seriously Injured Another $10K Reward Offered In Fatal Shooting That Killed 1, Seriously Injured Another
$10K Reward Offered In Fatal Shooting That Killed 1, Seriously Injured Another A $10,000 reward is being offered for information in a Plainfield shooting that left one person dead and another seriously injured Thursday night, authorities said Friday. Police responding to gunshots on the 400 block of Grant Avenue found Cory Johnson and another man with gunshot wounds around 8:30 p.m., Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess jointly said. Johnson, 30, was pronounced dead while the other victim was rushed to a local hospital for treatment -- and has since been listed in critical but stable condition, authorities said. …
NJ Transit Supervisor Gets 5 Years In Prison For Siphoning $2.1M From Employer NJ Transit Supervisor Gets 5 Years In Prison For Siphoning $2.1M From Employer NJ Transit Supervisor Gets 5 Years In Prison For Siphoning $2.1M From Employer
NJ Transit Supervisor Gets 5 Years In Prison For Siphoning $2.1M From Employer A former NJ Transit supervisor will spend five years in prison after siphoning $2.1 million out of the transportation agency, authorities said.  Richard E. Schade, 63, of Lumberton, set up four fake companies and approved payments to them for services such as landscaping and maintenance at NJ Transit properties in 2015, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said Friday. The scheme was uncovered in October 2015 when an internal audit revealed the unexplained payments. Schade -- formerly a facilities supervisor -- had authority to approve payments of up to $5,000…
Arrest Made In Hoboken Apartment Shooting Arrest Made In Hoboken Apartment Shooting Arrest Made In Hoboken Apartment Shooting
Arrest Made In Hoboken Apartment Shooting A 22-year-old Burlington County man turned himself into law enforcement nearly two weeks after a Hoboken shooting that left a 26-year-old man dead, authorities said. Tahjae McDougald is facing murder and weapons charges in the killing of Marquise Davis, both of Willingboro Aug. 7, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said Friday. Davis' body was found in a Grand Street apartment just after 10:30 p.m., Suarez said. He was pronounced dead around 20 minutes later, authorities said. McDougald surrendered to authorities with his attorney on Aug. 20, Suarez said. 
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