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Man Threatened To 'Shoot Up' Wawa Stores: South Brunswick PD Man Threatened To 'Shoot Up' Wawa Stores: South Brunswick PD
Man Threatened To 'Shoot Up' Wawa Stores: South Brunswick PD Police in South Brunswick are on the lookout for a man who threatened to "shoot up" two Wawa Convenience Stores. Its Detective Bureau is looking for help in identifying the person of interest in connection with the threats. In the past week, the person has twice entered stores and threatened to shoot up the store, police said. The first incident took place on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 9:30 p.m. at the Wawa on Route 535. The second incident took place on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 11:30 p.m., at the Wawa on Georges Road, police said. The suspect is a black male, 6 feet tall and weighing 200 pounds with…

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by Jon Craig
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18-Year-Old Driver Charged In Fatal Central Jersey Crash That Killed 'Cool Bus Driver' 18-Year-Old Driver Charged In Fatal Central Jersey Crash That Killed 'Cool Bus Driver'
18-Year-Old Driver Charged In Fatal Central Jersey Crash That Killed 'Cool Bus Driver' An 18-year-old driver from Central Jersey has been charged with hitting a beloved bus driver and custodian while he was working outside a school, authorities said. Shamantha Bolla of Monmouth Junction was charged with reckless death by auto on Thursday, July 7, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Raymond Hayducka of the South Brunswick Police Department. Killed in the June 15 crash was Dean Battaglia, 53, a bus driver and custodian in the South Brunswick School District. His obituary called him the "cool bus driver."  A GoFundMe page was create…

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by Jon Craig
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PHOTOS: Charge Dropped For Asbury Park Journalist Arrested Reporting On Protest PHOTOS: Charge Dropped For Asbury Park Journalist Arrested Reporting On Protest
Photos: Charge Dropped For Asbury Park Journalist Arrested Reporting On Protest The charge against the Asbury Park Press reporter arrested during Monday's protest will be dropped, authorities said on Tuesday. Gustavo Martinez Contreras was arrested as police tried to clear people from the street in a protest of George Floyd's killing. “I know that officers face enormous challenges while maintaining order during a chaotic situation,” Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said on Twitter Tuesday.  “But I’ve discussed this matter with local authorities and they will be dismissing the charge today. We will also figure out why this happened and make sure it doesn’t happen…

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by Jon Craig