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Two Teens Charged In Killing Of 14-Year-Old In Atlantic City Two Teens Charged In Killing Of 14-Year-Old In Atlantic City
Two Teens Charged In Killing Of 14-Year-Old In Atlantic City Two teenagers are facing charges in the killing of a 14-year-old boy who was shot in the head in Atlantic City earlier this month, authorities said. The two charged teens are 16 years old and were arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 9, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced on Tuesday, Jan. 16.  One boy is being held at Harborfields Atlantic Youth Center in Egg Harbor City and the other is in custody at the Essex County Youth Detention Center in Newark. Atlantic City police responded to a shooting on the 3300 block of Atlantic Avenue just before 11 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 5. O…

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by Chris Spiker
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REWARD: $10K Offered In Newark Killing Of Juvenile Detention Officer REWARD: $10K Offered In Newark Killing Of Juvenile Detention Officer
Reward: $10K Offered In Newark Killing Of Juvenile Detention Officer A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to arrests in the Newark killing of a juvenile detention center officer. Laquan Nowlin, 32, of East Orange, was sitting in his car at the intersection of Lanark and Sanford Avenue  when he was shot by a man who got out of the passenger seat of a dark-colored sedan July 3, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said in a joint release. The shooter got back in the car and the driver fled southbound on Sanford Avenue, Stephens said. Nowlin was pronounced dead at the scene, around 11:50 p.m., authorities said. …

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by Valerie Musson
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Juvenile Detention Officer Killed In Newark Shooting Juvenile Detention Officer Killed In Newark Shooting
Juvenile Detention Officer Killed In Newark Shooting A 32-year-old juvenile detention officer from East Orange was killed in a Newark shooting, authorities said. ** UPDATE: A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to arrests in the killing of Laquan T. Nowlin. ** Nowlin, who worked at the Essex County Youth Detention Center, was shot near Sanford and Lanark Avenue around Friday evening, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. Nowlin was pronounced dead at the scene ,at 11:50 p.m. Authorities do not suspect Nowlin's killing is related to his job. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have b…

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by Cecilia Levine