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Maurice River Township, NJ

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100 Animals Rescued, Ex-Con Druglord Charged With Leading Notorious NJ Dogfighting Ring 100 Animals Rescued, Ex-Con Druglord Charged With Leading Notorious NJ Dogfighting Ring
100 Animals Rescued, Ex-Con Druglord Charged With Leading Notorious NJ Dogfighting Ring More than 100 abused canines were rescued and several people seized in a raid on what authorities said was a large-scale nationally-known dogfighting enterprise run by a convicted South Jersey druglord. Two dogs reportedly were found dead in a pit in a rural Maurice River Township homestead that investigators said was the site of a massive operation run by widely-recognized dogfighting breeder, ex-con Bruce "Hollywood" Low Jr., 45. Others arrested include his mother and alleged business partner, Terri Low, 67, and son, dog handler Bryce Low, 20. “Profiting from dogfighting is callous, brut…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Philly Man, 26, Killed In South Jersey Crash Philly Man, 26, Killed In South Jersey Crash
Philly Man, 26, Killed In South Jersey Crash A 26-year-old Philadelphia man was killed in a South Jersey crash over the weekend. The driver -- Brian Trexler, 21, of Philadelphia -- was heading north on Route 347 when his vehicle veered off the roadway to the left and struck a tree near milepost 7.5 in Maurice River Township around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The car went up an embankment hitting several trees along the way before coming to a stop. Rear seat passenger Brad M. Geist was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. No charges were filed as of Tuesday. The driver and two…

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by Cecilia Levine