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Cream Ridge Man Found With Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack In South Jersey: Prosecutors Cream Ridge Man Found With Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack In South Jersey: Prosecutors
Cream Ridge Man Found With Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack In South Jersey: Prosecutors A man and a woman were accused of using two Ocean County homes to sell several drugs, including heroin mixed with fentanyl and crack cocaine, authorities said. Nicholas Ryland, 32, of Cream Ridge, and Quadazia Scott, 33, of Berkeley Township, were arrested after a three-month investigation. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced their arrests in a news release on Tuesday, May 7. Police began surveillance on two suspected homes in Toms River and Berkeley Township on Thursday, May 2. Detectives saw Ryland and Scott leave the Berkeley home in their vehicles. Ryland…

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by Chris Spiker
Weather
Tropical Storm To Bring Drenching Downpours, Gusty Winds To East Coast (TIMING) Tropical Storm To Bring Drenching Downpours, Gusty Winds To East Coast (TIMING)
Tropical Storm To Bring Drenching Downpours, Gusty Winds To East Coast (Timing) We're in for a rainy one. A tropical storm expected to make landfall this weekend in North Carolina will bring heavy rain and gusty winds to the East Coast. The storm, which is expected to make landfall in North Carolina Saturday, Sept. 23, is largely expected to hug the mid-Atlantic coast, but one scenario has it "hooking to the left and over eastern Virginia or the Delmarva Peninsula," AccuWeather says. Several outdoor events had already been canceled Friday morning, Sept. 22, in anticipation of torrential rain on Saturday and Sunday. Storm pathAccuWeather Strong gusty winds are…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Out-Of-State Gas Station Owner Nabbed In North NJ With $175,000 In Suspicious Cash: Prosecutor Out-Of-State Gas Station Owner Nabbed In North NJ With $175,000 In Suspicious Cash: Prosecutor
Out-Of-State Gas Station Owner Nabbed In North NJ With $175,000 In Suspicious Cash: Prosecutor The owner of a gas station in Virginia was busted with more than $175,000 of suspicious cash after narcotics detectives from the Bergen County prosecutor's office stopped him, authorities said. Sumit Balmukund Pandya, 50, of Richmond was charged with money laundering and sent to the Bergen County Jail following the traffic stop in Ridgefield Park. A judge ordered him released, with conditions, less than 24 hours later, records show. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said his investigators zeroed in on Pandya, who was “transporting bulk U.S. currency through Bergen County” in a Honda m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fugitive In VA Fatal Shooting Captured In Central Jersey: NJSP Fugitive In VA Fatal Shooting Captured In Central Jersey: NJSP
Fugitive In VA Fatal Shooting Captured In Central Jersey: Njsp New Jersey State Police have arrested a Virginia man wanted in a fatal shooting, authorities said. The 27-year-old man was arrested in Middlesex County, they said.  Gerard Roane, of Richmond, VA, was wanted for allegedly shooting and killing a man in Richmond on May 16, State Police said. During the investigation, State Police detectives were contacted by the Richmond Police Department to assist with locating Roane. Through various investigative means, detectives determined that Roane was staying at a residence in Edison, NJ. On May 24, detectives from the New Jersey State Police Fug…

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by Jon Craig
News
Support Surges For North Jersey Combat Veteran, 33, In ICU After Sudden Brain Hemorrhage Support Surges For North Jersey Combat Veteran, 33, In ICU After Sudden Brain Hemorrhage
Support Surges For North Jersey Combat Veteran, 33, In ICU After Sudden Brain Hemorrhage Support is surging for a North Jersey combat veteran currently in the ICU after a sudden brain hemorrhage. Frankie Terranova — a 33-year-old Combat Engineer Army Veteran — was driving from his Lebanon home to visit family members in Florida on March 27 when he had a severe and life-threatening Basal Ganglia stroke, according to a GoFundMe launched by his family. “This type of stroke occurs when blood leaks from a burst, torn, or unstable blood vessel into the tissue in the brain,” the fundraiser says. “The buildup of blood led to swelling, pressure, and likely brain damage.” After underg…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Plane Careens Off Runway At Monmouth Jet Center Plane Careens Off Runway At Monmouth Jet Center
Plane Careens Off Runway At Monmouth Jet Center A small jet slid off the runway at Monmouth Jet Center in Wall late Tuesday night, police said. The Learjet 55 landing after a trip from Richmond, Va., had five people aboard.  It continued off the end of the runway and down an embankment into the grass after touching down just before midnight, authorities said.  Neither the two pilots nor the three passengers were hurt at the center, also known as Monmouth County Airport, Wall police said.

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by Jon Craig