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U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search For Missing Jersey Shore Row-Boater U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search For Missing Jersey Shore Row-Boater
U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search For Missing Jersey Shore Row-Boater The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for an Ocean Gate boater who went missing before a major storm slammed the Jersey Shore two days earlier. With the discovery of a lifejacket and the 67-year-old man's rowboat, the search and rescue was called off -- for now. Matt Conway's wife reported him missing Tuesday morning, authorities said. If any new information surfaces, the search would be resumed, a spokesman for the Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard released security camera photos of Conway taken shortly before he left a dock on the Toms River in a silver rowboat.  Conw…

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by Jon Craig
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HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Jersey Shore Row-Boater Missing HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Jersey Shore Row-Boater Missing
Have YOU Seen HIM? Jersey Shore Row-Boater Missing UPDATE: Rescuers found both the rowboat and life jacket of an Ocean Gate man who went missing before a major thunderstorm hit the Jersey Shore earlier this week, authorities confirmed. His wife reported Matt Conway, 67, missing around 4 p.m. Tuesday, they said. The U.S. Coast Guard released security camera photos of Conway shortly before he left a dock on the Toms River in a silver rowboat that morning. His sneakers were found on the beach of Anglesea Avenue, responders said. Conway was known to row for exercise. A State Police helicopter and fire companies in Toms River assisted wit…

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by Jon Craig
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NJSP: Driver Clocked At 130 MPH On Route 80 Claims To Have Coronavirus Symptoms NJSP: Driver Clocked At 130 MPH On Route 80 Claims To Have Coronavirus Symptoms
Njsp: Driver Clocked At 130 MPH On Route 80 Claims To Have Coronavirus Symptoms A driver clocked at over 130 miles an hour on Route 80 sped off from State Police before surrendering at the Totowa barracks, telling them he was experiencing coronavirus-like symptoms, authorities said. Trooper who followed Christopher Ospina, 20, of Haledon off the westbound highway on Tuesday found him standing next to his BMW at a Lodi gas station, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday. When Ospina saw them, he got back into the car and drove recklessly back onto the highway until the BMW disappeared from sight, the attorney general said. Ospina turned himself in at To…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Masked Gunman Bursts Into Tenafly Resident's Home, Robs Trio Masked Gunman Bursts Into Tenafly Resident's Home, Robs Trio
Masked Gunman Bursts Into Tenafly Resident's Home, Robs Trio A masked invader burst into a Tenafly home near the Englewood border late Tuesday, demanded money at gunpoint from a resident and two guests, then fled with only a wallet, authorities said. The robber "forced his way into the house through a locked rear door and confronted a resident and two guests, demanding money" around 10:30 p.m., Detective Capt. Michael deMoncada said. "One adult male victim handed over a wallet containing an unknown amount of cash and credit cards," the captain said. "The other victims, all adults, had no money to give." The robber then ran off, he said. The victims…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sports TV Engineer From Indiana Indicted In Somerset Child Sex Sting Sports TV Engineer From Indiana Indicted In Somerset Child Sex Sting
Sports TV Engineer From Indiana Indicted In Somerset Child Sex Sting A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a sports television network engineer from Indiana who was one of 19 men snagged in an online sting after authorities said he traveled to Somerset County to meet what he thought was an underage boy for sex. Randal Wise, 43, “sent messages via an online dating application to an individual who told Wise that he was a 14-year-old boy in the eighth grade,” but actually was an undercover agent, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. These included crotch pics, he said. The six-week sting, dubbed "Operation Open Door," was orchestrated last fall by the Some…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Eight Members Of Violent, Heroin-Dealing 'So Icy Boys' Paterson Gang Sent To Prison Eight Members Of Violent, Heroin-Dealing 'So Icy Boys' Paterson Gang Sent To Prison
Eight Members Of Violent, Heroin-Dealing 'So Icy Boys' Paterson Gang Sent To Prison Eight reputed members of the the violent, drug-dealing Paterson East Side “So Icy Boys” set were sentenced to prison terms stemming from a multi-agency law enforcement sweep. The heaviest sentence was given to Shadeik Stratford, 19, who got 10 years in exchange for a guilty plea to attempted murder for shooing a fellow gang member in October 2018.  Stratford must serve 8½ years of that term before he'll be eligible for parole. Behind him is Fabian Frater, 29, of Paterson, who got nine years in state prison, more than 7½ years of which he must serve before becoming eligible for parole.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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1 Dead In Turnpike Crash In Ridgefield; At Least Third NJTP Death Since Friday 1 Dead In Turnpike Crash In Ridgefield; At Least Third NJTP Death Since Friday
1 Dead In Turnpike Crash In Ridgefield; At Least Third Njtp Death Since Friday One person was killed in a crash involving multiple vehicles on the New Jersey Turnpike in Ridgefield Saturday, State Police said in a brief statement.  The crash occurred around 2:14 p.m. on the southbound side of the western spur near mile marker 115, not far from the exit for Rt. 3.  Two southbound lanes and a northbound lane were closed as of about 5 p.m. The victim was not identified.  This is the third fatality on the Turnpike since Friday night, when a New York man plummeted 80 feet while trying to jump to another section of the highway in Newark,  and a 26-year-…

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by Paul Milo
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Man Dies In Fall Off NJ Turnpike In Newark Man Dies In Fall Off NJ Turnpike In Newark
Man Dies In Fall Off NJ Turnpike In Newark State Police were investigating the death of a 22-year-old Brooklyn man on the New Jersey Turnpike in Newark Friday night.  Many of the circumstances were still under investigation Saturday morning, but according to police, the man was an occupant in a vehicle that had pulled over north of Exit 14 in Newark around 10:15 p.m.  The man left the vehicle and was attempting to jump from the cars-only side of the turnpike to the trucks side when he fell about 80 feet to his death, the spokesman said.   State Police did not immediately release his name.  This story will …

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by Paul Milo
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Ex-State Trooper Gets 30 Months For Tax Fraud, Other Offenses Ex-State Trooper Gets 30 Months For Tax Fraud, Other Offenses
Ex-State Trooper Gets 30 Months For Tax Fraud, Other Offenses A State Police sergeant who also owned a Plainfield tax preparation business was sentenced to 30 months in prison for defrauding the IRS and other offenses, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said.  Samuel Davis Jr., 54, previously pleaded guilty to charges that also included filing false returns and witness tampering.  Davis owned Get Organized Tax & Accounting and was also a member of the State Police, from which he retired in 2016 after 28 years of service. Between 2011 and 2016, Davis and Kyna Felder-Ruiz fabricated educational credits, claimed false deductions a…

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by Paul Milo
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NJ State Police Pull Over Speeding Car, Find Passenger In Labor NJ State Police Pull Over Speeding Car, Find Passenger In Labor
NJ State Police Pull Over Speeding Car, Find Passenger In Labor Imagine the shock of State Police who chased a speeding car up Route 17, then drew their guns when the driver finally pulled over on a Ridgewood street -- and found a passenger in labor. The brief pursuit began around 10:30 p.m. Saturday on the northbound highway. The driver took the Linwood Avenue exit, headed to The Valley Hospital about a half-mile away. Troopers pulled their guns after the driver eventually stopped because they didn't know whether the pair was armed. Once they discovered the circumstances, the troopers provided an escort up Linwood Avenue to the hospital.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Several Elizabeth Sex Offenders Arrested For Failing To Register: Prosecutor Several Elizabeth Sex Offenders Arrested For Failing To Register: Prosecutor
Several Elizabeth Sex Offenders Arrested For Failing To Register: Prosecutor A total of 14 people, almost all of them Elizabeth residents, were arrested in a crackdown on convicted sex offenders who failed to comply with reporting requirements under Meghan's Law, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday.  Operation Roll Call was carried out over the course of a week by personnel from agencies including the Attorney General's office, Union County Sheriff, State Police, Elizabeth police, the U.S. Marshals as well as the prosecutor.  The fugitive suspects are all required to keep law enforcement notified of their whereabouts and inform them of thei…

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by Paul Milo
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North Bergen Woman Found Dead At Jersey Shore: Report North Bergen Woman Found Dead At Jersey Shore: Report
North Bergen Woman Found Dead At Jersey Shore: Report A woman from Hudson County was found dead on a beach in Highlands Sunday morning, News 4 New York reported.  Melissa Fries, 37, was reported missing Saturday night after going swimming with friends.  State Police, Highland police, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies joined in a water search for the woman, who was reported missing around 11:15 p.m.  An investigation into the precise cause of death was pending an autopsy, but it appears to be accidental, authorities also said. 

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by Paul Milo