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• Sweeney: N.J. Attorney General should investigate all fatal police shootings

  15-07-2016 23:47
  
  Bill would require state review of every fatal shooting and in-custody death.
  
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• Coup reportedly underway in Turkey

  15-07-2016 23:38
  
  Military says it has seized control of country
  
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• Family mourns driver killed in fiery crash on I-78

  15-07-2016 23:17
  
  The wife of the truck driver killed in a crash on I-78 Thursday morning was left unrecognizable.
  
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• Body of driver killed in fiery crash on I-78 left unrecognizable

  15-07-2016 23:17
  
  The wife of the truck driver killed in a crash on I-78 Thursday morning was left unrecognizable.
  
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• Power outages linger in Morristown, Morris Twp. as restoration continues

  15-07-2016 23:15
  
  Fallen trees were the main reason the restoration was not finished in Morristown and Morris Township, a JCP&L spokesman said
  
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• Police target panhandling in busy areas of Newark - NJ.com

  15-07-2016 23:15 via nj.com
  
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  Police target panhandling in busy areas of Newark
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  NEWARK — Responding to safety concerns and complaints, police launched an operation targeting panhandling around busy thoroughfares and Newark Penn Station, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced Friday. "Panhandling enforcement ...and more »
  
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• Police target panhandling in busy areas of Newark

  15-07-2016 23:12
  
  A dozen arrested in ongoing crackdown
  
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• Supplies needed for annual Newark back-to-school event - The Newark Advocate

  15-07-2016 23:02 via newarkadvocate.com
  
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  Supplies needed for annual Newark back-to-school event
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  NEWARK - While the start of school is still a month away, Newark City Schools officials are doing what they can to make sure middle and high school students have the supplies they need when the first bell rings. Newark Schools' fourth annual Rally in ...
  
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• Autopsy findings pending on woman stabbed in 2014

  15-07-2016 23:01
  
  Myung Jeon, 49, died earlier this week at a hospital in Delaware County, Pa.
  
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• Owner of parking boot company caught with police weapons, lights, Essex sheriff says

  15-07-2016 23:00
  
  Union County man found with baton, handcuffs, according to authorities.
  
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• Man sentenced for repeatedly sexually assaulting girl younger than 13

  15-07-2016 23:00
  
  Jorge Rucuch-Cruz was given prison time for sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13 from 2012 to 2014
  
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• N.J. Sen. Menendez raises $400K for defense fund with help from media mogul

  15-07-2016 22:45
  
  The senator raised more than $400,000 for his legal defense fund from April to June.
  
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• A Mighty Morphin Power Rangers connection with N.J. Sen. Menendez?

  15-07-2016 22:45
  
  The senator raised more than $400,000 for his legal defense fund from April to June.
  
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• Donor behind $1M to super PAC connected to Fulop is revealed

  15-07-2016 22:37
  
  The revelation came in a document filed with the FEC on July 15.
  
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• Donor behind $1M to pro-Fulop super PAC is revealed

  15-07-2016 22:37
  
  The revelation came in a document filed with the FEC on July 15.
  
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• Man made fake call about gunmen at N.J. mall after being pulled over, cops say

  15-07-2016 22:15
  
  The man made the fictitious 911 call in order to divert officers' attention from his arrest warrants.
  
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• Grand jury declines to indict man accused of robbery that led to fatal shootout

  15-07-2016 22:05
  
  John Bain was accused of a April 17 robbery in Vineland. Shortly after the robbery, there was a shootout between police and the suspected robbers.
  
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• Jersey City cooling centers to remain open through Sunday

  15-07-2016 22:00
  
  With the temperature expected to remain in the 90s for the next couple of days, cooling centers throughout the city will remain open this weekend.
  
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• East Windsor man accused of sexually assaulting woman at his house

  15-07-2016 21:58
  
  William Raymond is accused of assaulting the girl after a gathering on July 3
  
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• Stop sign violation leads to drug arrest in Trenton

  15-07-2016 21:45
  
  Rickardo Thomas is charged with driving while in possession of drugs and driving on a suspended license.
  
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• Police searching for missing 16-year-old Hamilton boy

  15-07-2016 21:37
  
  Mohamed Abed was last seen July 7
  
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• Hillary's Democratic convention lineup includes Bill Clinton, Obama, Sanders

  15-07-2016 21:34
  
  The Democrats released their initial list of convention speakers
  
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• Police are investigating 3 home burglaries in Madison

  15-07-2016 21:23
  
  In one of the burglaries, several thousand dollars worth of jewelry was stolen
  
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• Man pleads guilty to hit-and-run crash that killed 16-year-old boy

  15-07-2016 21:23
  
  James Reinhardt, 34, of Paterson, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and endangering an injured victim, authorities said.
  
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• Lone Eagle Brewing schedules opening in Flemington

  15-07-2016 21:21
  
  Eight types of beer will be on tap when Lone Eagle Brewing holds its grand opening on July 22-23, 2016.
  
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• Woman chases masked intruder from Robbinsville home, cops say

  15-07-2016 21:19
  
  Police described the intruder as a white male in his early 20s who wore all black clothing and a black ski mask.
  
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• N.J. Democratic candidate: Audit Christie's Bridgegate legal bills

  15-07-2016 21:16
  
  Phil Murphy's statement comes a day after the state Attorney General's Office released six months of billing records worth $202,827.
  
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• Secaucus residents show support for recovering mayor

  15-07-2016 21:01
  
  People both in and out of Secaucus are still sending their support of Mayor Michael Gonnelli as he recovers from a stroke he suffered last month.
  
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• A look at the new Donald Trump logo the internet is mocking | The Auditor

  15-07-2016 20:51
  
  Donald Trump's campaign released a new logo for the The Trump-Pence ticket. Critics responded with penetrating analysis.
  
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• Community mourns 3-year-old girl who drowned at Pequannock Valley Park

  15-07-2016 20:48
  
  Sienna Loren Maloney died on Monday at Pequannock Valley Park
  
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• Secret chapter of 9/11 inquiry released after 13-year wait

  15-07-2016 20:20
  
  The government is releasing a once-classified chapter of a congressional report about the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
  
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• Detectives arrest accused shooter, seize gun in separate cases, Newark police say

  15-07-2016 20:16
  
  Man accused of shooting 19-year-old city resident in Newark
  
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• Ex-Rutgers football player pleads guilty to assault

  15-07-2016 20:13
  
  An ex-Rutgers football player admitted in court he broke a man's jaw after a confrontation in New Brunswick.
  
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• Your comments: 4-year-old girl rescued from blaze by off-duty Jersey City firefighter

  15-07-2016 20:02
  
  An off-duty Jersey City firefighter is being hailed a hero after rescuing of a 4-year-old girl from a burning building yesterday.  NJ.com readers echoed the sentiment of Jersey City Fire Chief Darren Rivers in commending the firefighter on a job...
  
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• Former cop who received nude photos from teen gets probation

  15-07-2016 19:57
  
  The girl in Ohio sent Rybka nude photos of herself over a four- to six-month period.
  
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• Thursday Night Lights is ready to rock Flemington

  15-07-2016 19:55
  
  The Thursday Night Lights series will run Thursdays, July 21 to Sept. 8, 2016.
  
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• 2 Central Jersey healthcare foundations get $200K grants

  15-07-2016 19:50
  
  Hunterdon Healthcare Foundation and the Somerset Healthcare Foundation are two of 10 community coalitions across New Jersey that will each receive up to $200,000 in grant funding from New Jersey Health Initiatives.
  
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• N.J. road work shutdown promps union to drop sponsorship of DNC events, report says

  15-07-2016 19:49
  
  Politico New Jersey is reporting the New Jersey Laborers Union is pulling its money in response to the funding stalemate.
  
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• Woman gets 12 years for helping dump Newark man's body behind North Bergen gas station - NJ.com

  15-07-2016 19:29 via nj.com
  
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  Woman gets 12 years for helping dump Newark man's body behind North Bergen gas station
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  JERSEY CITY -- A 25-year-old woman was sentenced to 12 years in prison for her role in the 2012 murder of a Newark man who was dumped behind a North Bergen gas station, officials said. Kathleen Jones must serve at least 85 percent of her sentence in ...
  
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• Woman gets 12 years for helping dump Newark man's body behind North Bergen gas station

  15-07-2016 19:24
  
  A 25-year-old woman was sentenced to 12 years in prison for her role in the 2012 death of a Newark man dumped behind a North Bergen gas station, officials said.
  
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• Report: N.J. police contingent attend funerals in Dallas

  15-07-2016 19:19
  
  Five New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association executive board members flew to Dallas to support the officers slain there.
  
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• Cop who gunned down ex-wife gets new sentencing date

  15-07-2016 19:09
  
  The three week delay is to give time for attorneys to prepare court documents, authorities said
  
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• Bond sale reaffirms Somerset County's Triple-A rating

  15-07-2016 19:09
  
  Somerset County's triple-A bond ratings were reaffirmed in a recent sale of 10-year county college and general improvement bonds.
  
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• Man, 19, shot dead in South Jersey shore town

  15-07-2016 19:08
  
  Mark Smith was lying on the street bleeding from the head when cops arrived
  
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• Police looking for a man who escaped from an ambulance

  15-07-2016 18:46
  
  New Jersey State Police and local officers are looking for a man who escaped from an ambulance Friday, July 15, 2016, while being transported between two hospitals.
  
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• 1 wounded in late morning Newark shooting

  15-07-2016 18:44
  
  One listed in critical condition
  
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• Man accused of using gun in robbery outside Wayne supermarket

  15-07-2016 18:40
  
  Police are looking for additional suspects who may have had an altercation with Jezewski after he left the supermarket parking lot
  
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• Mayor's Cup Competition returning to Union City

  15-07-2016 18:20
  
  The competition is scheduled for July 20 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Union City High School football field.
  
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• Life sentence in kidnap murder tops Week in Crime

  15-07-2016 18:12
  
  Also, a man was arrested twice in an an hour and then allegedly threatened police
  
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• Trump is closing the gap on Clinton in Florida. Or is he?

  15-07-2016 18:05
  
  Two polls released this week paint different pictures of the presidential race in the Sunshine State.
  
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