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NJ Detective Required To Sell Handguns Later Reported One As Stolen: Prosecutor NJ Detective Required To Sell Handguns Later Reported One As Stolen: Prosecutor
NJ Detective Required To Sell Handguns Later Reported One As Stolen: Prosecutor A 47-year-old police detective from the Jersey Shore was required to sell handguns due to a restraining order, authorities said. And in 2022, Matthew Curtis signed paperwork saying he did, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. But months later, when some of his guns were stolen out of his car in Little Egg Harbor, the Island Heights detective filed a police report saying that one of the firearms he had claimed he sold was among the items stolen, Billhimer said. Curtis — who once helped deliver a baby — was subsequently charged on Monday, Feb. 13 with with…

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by Jon Craig
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Toddler, Baby Hurt In DUI Mom's South Jersey Crash, Police Say Toddler, Baby Hurt In DUI Mom's South Jersey Crash, Police Say
Toddler, Baby Hurt In DUI Mom's South Jersey Crash, Police Say A 27-year-old woman from South Jersey was driving under the influence of drugs when she drove off the road to avoid a head-on collision last spring, authorities said. Rachel Huff of Little Egg Harbor and two of her daughters were seriously hurt in the crash, according to Hamilton Township police. Huff was charged Thursday with two criminal counts of assault by auto and for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license causing serious bodily injury, police said in a statement. The newest charges were delayed while awaiting toxicology test results, police said, and Huff was released on …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: South Jersey Mother Created Fake GoFundMe Accounts For 'Dead' Son, 'Premature' Baby Prosecutor: South Jersey Mother Created Fake GoFundMe Accounts For 'Dead' Son, 'Premature' Baby
Prosecutor: South Jersey Mother Created Fake GoFundMe Accounts For 'Dead' Son, 'Premature' Baby A 33-year-old woman from South Jersey created a fictitious GoFundMe campaign to raise "funeral money" for her 4-year-old son, "who she claimed died of cancer," authorities said. She also created multiple online fundraising accounts for other fake causes, they said, seeking more than $11,000 total. In reality, the woman from Little Egg Harbor signed away her parental rights and gave the son up for adoption to a couple in Pemberton Township, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Police Chief David King. Holly Garcia of Lake Champlain Drive&…

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by Jon Craig
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'Stranger Things' Actor Working As Food Runner At Jersey Shore Restaurant 'Stranger Things' Actor Working As Food Runner At Jersey Shore Restaurant
'Stranger Things' Actor Working As Food Runner At Jersey Shore Restaurant "Stranger Things" might be on hold, but star Gaten Matarazzo still has work. The 17-year-old actor -- who plays Dustin Henderson on the hit Netflix show -- landed a gig as a food runner at a Long Beach Island restaurant alongside family members, several media outlets report. The Little Egg Harbor native was recognized by fans, despite wearing PPE during his shifts, according to the Hollywood Reporter. While it's not exactly clear where the teen is working, The Inquirer suggested it could be Bird & Betty's in Beach Haven, as his family members work there and his band played there last …

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by Cecilia Levine