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• Details emerge in shooting by police at Kearny Walmart

  16-09-2016 23:50
  
  The accused shoplifter was later caught in Newark by Kearny police, Kearny Mayor Al Santos said this afternoon.
  
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• 4 Edison cops plead guilty in retaliation plot over DUI

  16-09-2016 23:23
  
  One officer faces separate charges of setting fire to police captain's home
  
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• Man killed in Elizabeth identified, 2 others wounded

  16-09-2016 23:16
  
  A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information in the slaying of a 20-year-old man Thursday
  
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• Double trouble! Gas line ruptured by workers repairing water main break in Bayonne

  16-09-2016 23:13
  
  A water main and gas line broke at the same location in Bayonne, police said.
  
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• Gunmen kidnap pair and demand $7,000, police say

  16-09-2016 23:04
  
  A Jersey City man who already has kidnapping charges pending has been charged with kidnapping two people at gun-point and forcing them to drive to a bank in an attempt to have them withdraw $7,000.
  
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• Man indicted in deadly Plainfield shooting that injured 6-year-old girl

  16-09-2016 22:59
  
  Edison resident faces murder, aggravated assault charges
  
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• Woman robbed at VFW hall behind Newark police station - Newark Post

  16-09-2016 22:55 via newarkpostonline.com
  
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  Woman robbed at VFW hall behind Newark police station
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  An employee working at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall behind the Newark Police Station was robbed early Thursday morning by two men who approached her in the parking lot. According to NPD spokesman Cpl. James Spadola, the incident occurred at ...
  Woman being robbed outside Newark VFW hall passes out, wakes to find money stolenWDEL 1150AMall 2 news articles »
  
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• Mayor, residents step in front of backhoe in land dispute

  16-09-2016 22:45
  
  The town wants to preserve the 220-acre tract on Robbinsville-Edinburg Road.
  
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• Vineland mayor will appear on ballot for re-election, judge orders

  16-09-2016 22:31
  
  A judge ordered that Mayor Ruben Bermudez will appear on the ballot for re-election despite confusion over his nominating petitions.
  
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• N.J. getting $8M for winter storm's snow-removal costs

  16-09-2016 22:25
  
  The federal funds will help offset the extra costs incurred in 14 counties.
  
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• N.J. university transforms Trenton eyesore to 'fitting gateway'

  16-09-2016 22:20
  
  Thomas Edison State University on Friday celebrated the opening of its 34,360-square-foot Glen Cairn Hall
  
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• Hoboken man charged with luring juvenile to Weehawken location

  16-09-2016 22:20
  
  A 48-year-old Hoboken man has been charged with using a phone app to attempt to lure a juvenile to meet him at a location in Weehawken to have sex.
  
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• Newark man found fatally shot in car, officials say - NJ.com

  16-09-2016 22:16 via nj.com
  
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  Newark man found fatally shot in car, officials say
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  NEWARK — A 25-year-old Newark man was found shot to death in the passenger seat of a car in an industrial area of the city, officials said Friday. Travis Swepson was discovered dead Thursday near Concord Street and Frelinghuysen Avenue, according to ...and more »
  
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• Newark man found fatally shot in car, officials say

  16-09-2016 22:16
  
  Anyone with information urged to call investigators
  
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• Teen could face charges after repeatedly using backhoe, police say

  16-09-2016 22:12
  
  A 13-year-old Clinton Township teen could face juvenile charges after allegedly using a Caterpillar backhoe on a Appletree Drive property several times between August and September, police said.
  
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• Second family member sentenced on heroin distribution charges

  16-09-2016 22:09
  
  Wilson Fortuna of Camden will spend the rest of this decade and much of next in state prison for dealing heroin.
  
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• Beached humpback whale found on Jersey Shore

  16-09-2016 21:49
  
  The mammal was first spotted this afternoon in Sea Isle City.
  
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• North Bergen man charged with grabbing 14-year-old's crotch

  16-09-2016 21:46
  
  A 32-year-old North Bergen man has been charged with grabbing the crotch area of a 14-year-old girl on Aug. 8.
  
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• Do you know who vandalized Fort Mott?

  16-09-2016 21:24
  
  Over the past two nights Fort Mott has been vandalized with spray paint throughout the park.
  
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• New law that's supposed to help commuters could do opposite, transit groups say

  16-09-2016 21:17
  
  A new law that guarantees a public hearing before NJ Transit cuts rail or bus service doesn't help commuters, transit advocates said.
  
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• Police involved in shooting at Kearny Walmart, authorities say

  16-09-2016 20:56
  
  A police-involved shooting in the parking lot of the Walmart in Kearny drew a large police response, an officer was injured and arrests were made.
  
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• Gas leak shuts down Penns Grove neighborhood

  16-09-2016 20:52
  
  The gas leak occurred Friday in the area of Delaware Avenue and Main Street.
  
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• Former zoning board member sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting teen

  16-09-2016 20:37
  
  The 52-year-old got 7 years and will have to register as a sex offender
  
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• Construction progressing as planned for Barnabas Health at Bayonne (PHOTOS)

  16-09-2016 20:25
  
  With construction progressing as planned, new medical facility Barnabas Health at Bayonne is on track to open in June 2017, a company spokesman said.
  
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• Former teacher convicted of trading child porn sentenced to prison

  16-09-2016 20:15
  
  Defendant was a former music teacher in the Bloomberg school district.
  
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• Aspiring zombies audition for Fright Fest at Six Flags (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

  16-09-2016 20:11
  
  Six Flags Great Adventure's annual Fright Fest event kicks on Friday, Sept. 16.
  
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• Authorities seek help identifying witnesses to fatal Millville shooting

  16-09-2016 20:10
  
  The shooting occurred at Delsea Gardens Apartments in Millville on July 25.
  
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• Man initially accused of murder gets 7 years on gun charge

  16-09-2016 20:08
  
  Daniel McCargo was one of 2 people charged with murder in 2014 but his charges were reduced to a single gun crime.
  
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• Mother of 2 upset after bullet strikes her sons' bedroom

  16-09-2016 20:04
  
  "I'm very upset because that could have been my children. I could have lost my kids."
  
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• Purse-snatcher flees when Bayonne woman, 51, fights back: police

  16-09-2016 20:03
  
  A purse-snatcher got a little bit more than he could handle when he came up against a 51-year-old city woman, according to police.
  
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• Street closures planned for Newark Puerto Rican Day Parade - NJ.com

  16-09-2016 19:59 via nj.com
  
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  Street closures planned for Newark Puerto Rican Day Parade
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  NEWARK — Several street closures are planned Sunday for Newark's 55th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade, officials announced. Broadway will be closed between 4th and Sylvan avenues along the parade route from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, according ...
  
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• Street closures planned for Newark Puerto Rican Day Parade

  16-09-2016 19:57
  
  Parade and festival set for Sunday
  
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• Bayonne police charge 3 in robbery that left man with 2 broken ribs

  16-09-2016 19:52
  
  Three city residents have been arrested in a robbery that left a man with two broken ribs, according to police.
  
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• Newark man convicted of rape for second time - The Newark Advocate

  16-09-2016 19:42 via newarkadvocate.com
  
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  Newark man convicted of rape for second time
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  NEWARK - It took the jury nearly six hours to decide whether a convicted rapist had committed additional crimes. Ultimately, they decided he had. Roger Black Jr., 32, was convicted Friday of two counts of rape and two counts of kidnapping, all first ...and more »
  
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• Food stamp use down in N.J., but not as much as the rest of the U.S.

  16-09-2016 19:40
  
  There were 430,000 households on food stamps, a 3 percent decline from last summer.
  
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• Wells Fargo scam should cost big money executives, Senator says

  16-09-2016 19:35
  
  Over 2,600 New Jersey residents were affected by the scam and will see a refund totaling about $70,000, according to Menendez.
  
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• Newark man who took a year to plan killing of former psyhiatrist facing life in prison - WDEL 1150AM

  16-09-2016 19:26 via wdel.com
  
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  Newark man who took a year to plan killing of former psyhiatrist facing life in prison
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  A Newark man, now 22, is facing a mandatory sentence of life in prison for stabbing to death his former psychiatrist in October 2015, Department of Justice officials announced Friday. Christopher Frick pled "guilty, but mentally ill," to first-degree ...
  Newark Man Pleads to Murder of Local Doctornews.delaware.govall 9 news articles »
  
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• Heavenly 9/11 'Tribute in Light' photo garnering international attention

  16-09-2016 19:26
  
  But the Hudson County employee from Jersey City could have never imagined that his photo -- which shows a Jesus-like figure in a cloud above Lower Manhattan -- would become an international sensation.
  
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• Shore town making a 'money grab' off historic buildings on Sandy Hook, developer says

  16-09-2016 19:22
  
  The developer says the property taxes will discourage other developers from saving the historic buildings
  
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• Ventnor couple's deaths ruled a murder-suicide

  16-09-2016 19:17
  
  A neighbor reported seeing a "Call 911" sign in the window.
  
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• Judge admits mistake in sentencing ex-Melrose Place actress in fatal DWI

  16-09-2016 18:48
  
  Ex-Melrose Place actress shouldn't have been granted an early release from prison, judge says.
  
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• 27-year-old Newark man charged with weapon and drugs - The News Journal

  16-09-2016 18:47 via delawareonline.com
  
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  27-year-old Newark man charged with weapon and drugs
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  A 27-year-old Newark man has been charged with carrying heroin and a stolen gun, Wilmington police said Friday. Officers patrolling the 900 block of N. Pine St. Thursday night stopped Deshawn Chase, in reference to "his suspicious activity in the area ...and more »
  
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• Woman visiting from China reported missing in Princeton

  16-09-2016 18:34
  
  The woman was last seen at a house in Princeton around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, police said
  
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• Trump reverses position and says Obama was born in U.S.

  16-09-2016 18:30
  
  Donald Trump sought to finally put the controversy that he fueled about Obama's birthplace to rest.
  
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• Gay organization fighting eviction from Shore arts center

  16-09-2016 18:30
  
  QSpot says it was abruptly notified that its lease would not be renewed at the end of this year
  
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• Mother lashes out after woman admits to hit-and-run that killed her daughter

  16-09-2016 18:27
  
  Toni Marletta, 50, of Middletown, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a 2015 crash that killed a 15-year-old girl.
  
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• Bobbi Kristina Brown: Nick Gordon ruled 'legally responsible' in her death, report says

  16-09-2016 18:25
  
  In 2015, a conservator for Brown's estate filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit against Gordon
  
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• The N.J. counties with the most fatal accidents in 2015

  16-09-2016 18:22
  
  New Jersey's biggest and busiest counties were not always the deadliest for fatal crashes in 2015, according to an analysis of State Police statistics.
  
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• Parkway, Turnpike close to toll tipping point, ratings agency says

  16-09-2016 18:22
  
  Tolls increased more than the rate of inflation on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway since 1990, making future hikes a hard sell, said an analysis.
  
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• Woman gave false alibi in killing of Camden girl, officials say

  16-09-2016 18:00
  
  Gabrielle Hill Carter, 8, was shot in the head by a stray bullet near her Camden home Aug. 24.
  
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