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Trenton Mass Shooting: 7 Shot, 50+ Rounds Fired in "Extra Attention Area"

Trenton Mass Shooting: 7 Shot, 50+ Rounds Fired in "Extra Attention Area"

TRENTON, N.J. — Trenton Police call the corner of Centre and Furman streets an "extra attention area." The street team canvassed...

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NJ Nurse Charged with Attempted Murder, Kidnapping After Arson at Behavioral Health Facility

NJ Nurse Charged with Attempted Murder, Kidnapping After Arson at Behavioral Health Facility

WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, N.J. — At 12:03 p.m. on June 4, approximately 90 people were inside the Oaks Integrated Care day...

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Thieves Grab $40K in Pokémon Cards from Bergen County Shop in 73 Seconds

Thieves Grab $40K in Pokémon Cards from Bergen County Shop in 73 Seconds

Thieves grabbed $40,000 in cards from Big Pack Hobby Shop in under two minutes. The state's organized retail crime unit...

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How an Apple AirTag and Body Camera Footage Led to Theft Charges Against an Essex County Sergeant

How an Apple AirTag and Body Camera Footage Led to Theft Charges Against an Essex County Sergeant

NEWARK, N.J. — Angelina Katsanis had covered hostile environments before. She had trained for them. But nothing in that preparation...

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Why Did a Madison Man Drive 22 Miles to Bite an ICE Officer in Newark?

Why Did a Madison Man Drive 22 Miles to Bite an ICE Officer in Newark?

Brendan Geier is the 21st person arrested at Delaney Hall in 72 hours. His own county is fighting a separate...

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Paterson Zoning Inspector Pleads Guilty As Two Employees Who Flagged Problems Were Fired Or Blocked

Paterson Zoning Inspector Pleads Guilty As Two Employees Who Flagged Problems Were Fired Or Blocked

How a city Building Department advanced bribery, while employees who reported irregularities faced retaliation.PATERSON, N.J. — Jose Fermin started at...

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Brooklawn Councilman Faces Decade-Long Youth Basketball League Theft Charge

Brooklawn Councilman Faces Decade-Long Youth Basketball League Theft Charge

BROOKLAWN, N.J. — Bruce Darrow, a 73-year-old Brooklawn councilman who spent 15 years as school board president, faces a third-degree...

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Jersey City Double Homicide on Old Bergen Road Brings Greenville Death Toll to Three in 15 Days

Jersey City Double Homicide on Old Bergen Road Brings Greenville Death Toll to Three in 15 Days

BREAKING UPDATE (May 19, 8:10 a.m.):Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello issued a statement early Tuesday identifying the shooting location...

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Fifth Man in 2024 Stabbing Case Caught in Texas, Joins Four Co-Defendants in Jail After 15 Months at Large

Fifth Man in 2024 Stabbing Case Caught in Texas, Joins Four Co-Defendants in Jail After 15 Months at Large

Four men charged alongside Ricky "Angel" Vargas in the 2024 fatal stabbing of a Hawthorne man were remanded to Bergen...

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Route 73 Trafficking Bust Reveals NJ Motel Inspection Gap Before World Cup

Route 73 Trafficking Bust Reveals NJ Motel Inspection Gap Before World Cup

TRENTON, N.J. — Shalaby Hicks ran the Pennsauken side from the Riviera Motor Inn on Route 73. Nathaniel Clay ran...

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