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NJ Resumes COVID Early Inmate Release Program NJ Resumes COVID Early Inmate Release Program
NJ Resumes COVID Early Inmate Release Program As many as 1,200 New Jersey prison inmates and at least 10 sex offenders could be freed during another round of early pandemic releases, state corrections sources say. No public notice was given by Gov. Phil Murphy’s office of the latest releases, which corrections officials said resumed Thursday with 260 inmates freed. These come at a time when “violent crime me in some of our cities has gotten so bad” that “many urban mayors who supported bail reform are demanding a new law that would keep dangerous criminals in jail until trial,” state Sen. Anthony M. Bucco (R-25) said. An estimated 40%…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Phillipsburg Man Nabbed With 100 Heroin Bags, Crack, Handgun With Hollow Point Bullets: Report Phillipsburg Man Nabbed With 100 Heroin Bags, Crack, Handgun With Hollow Point Bullets: Report
Phillipsburg Man Nabbed With 100 Heroin Bags, Crack, Handgun With Hollow Point Bullets: Report A Phillipsburg man pulled over for violations Monday attempted to flee from officers and was later arrested for having heroin, crack and a gun loaded with hollow point bullets, reports say. Tyrrek Cook is facing charges of third-degree possession of CDS and third-degree possession with intent to distribute as well as several weapons offenses after a K-9 search by Pohatcong Police turned up 100 heroin packets, 29 heroin bags, $681 and the illegal handgun, LehighValleyLive reports citing the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office. Cook was being held at the Warren County Correctional Facility, the…

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by Valerie Musson