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Firefighters Douse Fire At Lawrenceville School Faculty Residence
There was a fire at the faculty residence of The Lawrenceville School, a boarding and day school, on Monday, Jan. 22, authorities said.
The fire broke out at about 11:50 a.m. on Humphrey Drive, Lawrenceville police said.
Members of the Lawrence Township Fire Department were assisted by area fire departments from Hamilton Township, City of Trenton, Ewing Township, Princeton Township, Robbinsville Township and Plainsboro Township.
The fire was placed under control at about 2 p.m., police said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Lawrence Township Police Depart…
Big Batch Of Bogus Bills Seized, Mercer Couple Busted In Traffic Stop
More than $2,000 in counterfeit 20s and 50s apparently intended for a Bergen County shopping spree was seized by Rochelle Park police during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Officer Chris Kiszka pulled over the Hyundai Genesis on dead-ended Lexington Avenue off Cliff Street after the driver committed multiple traffic violations shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, Capt. James M. DePreta said.
Empty prescription bottles and other paraphernalia were in plain view, the captain said.
The driver, Wade Wallace, 37, of Trenton also had a suspended license, DePreta said.
A positive indicati…
NJ Double-Play Powerball Ticket Wins $50K At Lucky 7 Deli
A "double-play" Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was drawn on Monday, Feb. 13, state Lottery officials said.
The Double Play ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Double Play ball drawn.
That ticket was purchased at Lucky 7 Deli & Food Store, 1938 Princeton Ave., Lawrenceville in Mercer County.
The Double Play drawing results for the Monday, Feb. 13, drawing were: 12, 17, 26, 61 and 69. The Double Play Ball number was 22.
'No Questions Asked': NJ Buys Back Nearly 1,000 Guns
Authorities collected nearly 1,000 guns during no-questions-asked gun buybacks in Passaic, Essex and Atlantic counties, New Jersey’s top law enforcer said Thursday. They could soon be coming to a location near you.
The firearms came in all sizes, calibers, makes, models and ages, from a pearl-handled derringer to a reported 27 assault weapons.
The total also includes 487 handguns, 281 rifles and shotguns and 146 inoperable weapons and BB/pellet guns, New Jersey Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said.
Bruck didn’t say how many of the 941 weapons surrendered during “Guns for Cash” eve…
High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say
A fleeing drug dealer hit a DEA agent with his car and tossed a bag filled with 7,500 heroin folds out the window during what became a high-speed chase from Pennsylvania to Mercer County, authorities said.
Law enforcement officers from various agencies followed ex-con Daevon Bell, 26, of Hamilton Township from Trenton to an apartment complex in Morrisville, PA, on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
Bell retrieved a bag from his trunk and went into one of the apartments there, then emerged carrying another bag, Carpenito said.
When members of the law enforcement posse approached h…
