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Man Drowns In NJ 'Hidden Gem' Popularized On TikTok Man Drowns In NJ 'Hidden Gem' Popularized On TikTok Man Drowns In NJ 'Hidden Gem' Popularized On TikTok
Man Drowns In NJ 'Hidden Gem' Popularized On TikTok A 23-year-old Plainfield man drowned at a former mining property in Ocean County, authorities said. The body of Edwin Caballero was pulled from Crystal Lake at the Heritage Mineral property in Manchester Sunday morning, Manchester Township police said. Several videos of Crystal Lake have been popping up on social video-sharing platform TikTok, calling the spot a "hidden gem." A Manchester Township police spokesperson warned, though, the water can be "very unpredictable and dangerously unstable." "Those entering the water will quickly realize that after taking a few steps in the soft, unsta…
Man Shot Outside Of Bayonne City Hall Man Shot Outside Of Bayonne City Hall Man Shot Outside Of Bayonne City Hall
Man Shot Outside Of Bayonne City Hall A 24-year-old man was hospitalized after being shot outside of Bayonne City Hall Sunday morning, authorities said. The man was treated for four gunshot wounds after the 8:25 a.m. incident, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. No further details were released. The shooting remains under investigation.
Boy, 6, Drowns In Wildwood Hotel Pool Boy, 6, Drowns In Wildwood Hotel Pool Boy, 6, Drowns In Wildwood Hotel Pool
Boy, 6, Drowns In Wildwood Hotel Pool A 6-year-old boy drowned in a Wildwood hotel pool over the Fourth of July weekend. Police responded to Beachside Resort on Atlantic Avenue for a possible drowning with CPR in progress around 6:30 p.m. July 3, the Wildwood police and fire departments said in a joint police. One police officer and firefighters resumed life-saving efforts on the boy, before he was taken to Cape Regional Medical Center. He was pronounced dead after medical staff were unable to revive him at the hospital, police said. It was unclear if a lifeguard was present at the time of the incident. “We are…
'Selfish, Clownish': Mayor Slams Atlantic City Protest That Ended In 7 Arrests 'Selfish, Clownish': Mayor Slams Atlantic City Protest That Ended In 7 Arrests 'Selfish, Clownish': Mayor Slams Atlantic City Protest That Ended In 7 Arrests
'Selfish, Clownish': Mayor Slams Atlantic City Protest That Ended In 7 Arrests Seven protestors including the event's organizer were arrested during a Black Lives Matter march through Atlantic City streets, which the city's mayor called "selfish and clownish" after futile attempts to postpone it. Mayor Marty Small Jr. met with organizer Steve Young earlier in the week to try to postpone the July Fourth march.  Small, who watched the march, said he supports peaceful protests but that Young's -- which began at 1 p.m. July Fourth -- was "selfish" and "clownish." Starting at 1 p.m. outside of the city's public safety building, protestors chanted the names of those w…
Hoboken's Spike In COVID-19 Cases Due To Travelers Returning From Hot Spot States Hoboken's Spike In COVID-19 Cases Due To Travelers Returning From Hot Spot States Hoboken's Spike In COVID-19 Cases Due To Travelers Returning From Hot Spot States
Hoboken's Spike In Covid-19 Cases Due To Travelers Returning From Hot Spot States Hoboken's two-day spike in COVID-19 cases is the highest since mid-May. All but one of the 13 cases were residents who traveled to hot-spot states -- which surging COVID-19 rates, Mayor Ravinder Bhalla said. Twelve of the 13 residents --most  between ages 20 and 35 -- went to states on New Jersey's travel advisory quarantine list including the Carolinas, Florida and Texas. Until the end of June, Hoboken's cases had been below two percent. Those who travel to any 16 states on this list must quarantine for 14 days upon return and get tested in more than 24 hours or less than five days …
Authorities ID Bodies Pulled From Hudson River As Edison Man, 23, NYC Woman, 22 Authorities ID Bodies Pulled From Hudson River As Edison Man, 23, NYC Woman, 22 Authorities ID Bodies Pulled From Hudson River As Edison Man, 23, NYC Woman, 22
Authorities ID Bodies Pulled From Hudson River As Edison Man, 23, NYC Woman, 22 Details surrounding the discovery of bodies floating in the Hudson River in Jersey City on July Fourth remain unclear, although authorities have identified the victims. Authorities responded to the Hudson River near the end of Morris Canal Park on reports of a female floating in the water around 7:30 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  The body was identified as a 22-year-old New York City woman, whose name was not released. She was pronounced dead around 7:45 a.m. Then, five hours later, police received a call of a second body found in the Morris Canal, approxima…
Pair Killed In July Fourth Newark Shooting Pair Killed In July Fourth Newark Shooting Pair Killed In July Fourth Newark Shooting
Pair Killed In July Fourth Newark Shooting Two people were killed in a Fourth of July shooting in Newark. Nekeya Grady, 36, of Willingboro and Earl Cohen, 46, of Newark, were shot on the 100 block of Brookdale Avenue and were pronounced dead at the scene around 3 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made.   Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877 TIPS- 4EC or 1-877-847-7432.  
Morris County Assisted Living Staffer, 61, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Female Resident, 82 Morris County Assisted Living Staffer, 61, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Female Resident, 82 Morris County Assisted Living Staffer, 61, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Female Resident, 82
Morris County Assisted Living Staffer, 61, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Female Resident, 82 A 61-year-old senior assisted living facility staffer is accused of sexually assaulting an 82-year-old female resident, said authorities who charged him. Anthony Ligon, of Morristown, "committed a sexual assault and act of sexual contact" on an 82-year-old woman who lives at the Arbor Terrace Senior Living Facility in Morris Plains July 3, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said in a joint release. Ligon, who works as a maintenance technician at the facility, was charged with sexual assault and criminal sexual contact, and was being held at the Morris County Jail The facility i…
5 Injured In Separate Atlantic City Expressway Crashes July Fourth Weekend 5 Injured In Separate Atlantic City Expressway Crashes July Fourth Weekend 5 Injured In Separate Atlantic City Expressway Crashes July Fourth Weekend
5 Injured In Separate Atlantic City Expressway Crashes July Fourth Weekend Five people were injured in a pair of Atlantic City Expressway crashes hours apart on the July Fourth weekend. Three people were injured when two cars collided in the westbound lanes near Cross Keys Road in Winslow Township, around 11:30 p.m. Friday, 6abc reports. One of the vehicles went up in flames and the victims were taken to the hospitals for treatment of non life-threatening injuries. Then, around 7:15 a.m. Saturday, a crash involving a tractor trailer and Honda Accord closed the eastbound lanes in Egg Harbor Township. The trailer was pushed off the roadway and into the woods upon …
SEEN THEM? 2 Women Wanted In Newark Street Robbery SEEN THEM? 2 Women Wanted In Newark Street Robbery SEEN THEM? 2 Women Wanted In Newark Street Robbery
Seen Them? 2 Women Wanted In Newark Street Robbery Authorities are seeking two women wanted for robbing a man on a Newark street, local police said. The women orchestrated and assisted in robbing the man of his personal belongings on the 100 block of Park Place Friday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. One woman has a medium-brown complexion with straight dark colored shoulder length hair that is parted in the middle, dark colored eyes with a large tattoo on the left arm. She was wearing an orange colored tank top shirt. The second has a medium-brown complexion with long dark colored braided hair that is parted down th…
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