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Jersey City Officer Fired For Hitting Jogger Hopes To Be Reinstated, Lawyer Says Jersey City Officer Fired For Hitting Jogger Hopes To Be Reinstated, Lawyer Says
Jersey City Officer Fired For Hitting Jogger Hopes To Be Reinstated, Lawyer Says Supporters are rallying for a Jersey City police officer who they say was unfairly fired for hitting a jogger while responding to an emergency in February 2022. A GoFundMe for officer Edwin Hernandez says he is suffering "extreme punishment" as a result of his termination. Dashcam footage published by Real Garden State captured the Feb. 8, 2022 incident in which a jogger, later identified as Douglas Salom, ran directly in front of Hernandez's Crown Victoria on Jersey Avenue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Real Garden State (@rea…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Bullet Narrowly Misses Hoboken Store Employee In Drive-By Shooting, 2 In Custody Police: Bullet Narrowly Misses Hoboken Store Employee In Drive-By Shooting, 2 In Custody
Police: Bullet Narrowly Misses Hoboken Store Employee In Drive-By Shooting, 2 In Custody A drive-by shooting missed the intended target and instead went through a storefront, narrowly missing a store employee earlier this month in Hoboken, authorities said Thursday in announcing two arrests. Edwin Hernandez, 18, and Leonardo Mora, 35, both of Jersey City, were arrested in connection with the July 5 incident, Hoboken police Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. A dark colored vehicle drove by 3rd and Jackson Street, where a single shot rang out toward a 26-year-old Elizabeth man, who police say was the intended target, on July 5. The bullet went through a store front window and na…

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by Cecilia Levine