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Shooting Range Mishap Injures Three Gloucester County Sheriff's Officers Shooting Range Mishap Injures Three Gloucester County Sheriff's Officers
Gloucester Sheriff Shooting Range Incident Three Gloucester County sheriff's officers suffered minor injuries in a mishap at a shooting range, according to its manager. The possible ricochets occurred Friday afternoon during training at the South Jersey Shooting Club in Winslow Township, said George Smith, the club's manager. "None of the injuries were life-threatening, thank God," Smith told Daily Voice.  Smith said the club turned video of the shooting over to authorities. Winslow Township police referred phone calls to the Gloucester County Sheriff's Department. The sheriff and undersheriff did not return messages for comm…
JERSEY FRESH: Majority Of 109 New Port Authority Police Officers Hail From NJ JERSEY FRESH: Majority Of 109 New Port Authority Police Officers Hail From NJ
Jersey Fresh: Majority Of 109 New Port Authority Police Officers Hail From NJ More than 100 cadets officially became Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police officers with a joyous graduation ceremony in Middlesex County that followed a somber remembrance in lower Manhattan. The 109 graduates of the 122nd Port Authority Police Academy class push the total workforce of the bi-state agency past 2,000 in all. And a majority of those boots come from New Jersey. The Garden State produced 59 of the new officers and New York 50, officials said following the class' graduation at St. Joseph's High School in Metuchen on Thursday, Jan. 4. It's a slim margin but a…
Meet This NJ Police Department's LGBTQ+ Liaison Meet This NJ Police Department's LGBTQ+ Liaison
Meet This NJ Police Department's LGBTQ+ Liaison A police department in New Jersey is hoping to provide more support for the LGBTQ+ community. The Kearny Police Department appointed Officer Nicole Cain (she/her) as its first LGBTQ+ liaison. A five-year veteran who was born and raised in Kearny. She currently resides in Morris County with her wife, Mary, and their dog, Gryffin. Cain's appointment as the LGBTQ+ Liaison is part of a statewide initiative to provide support to both law enforcement and the community who may be struggling with LGBTQ+ matters, her department said. The program is designed to build a stronger relationship an…