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Delaware Man Stole $200K In NJ Jewelry Store Heists, Fled To Philly: Feds Delaware Man Stole $200K In NJ Jewelry Store Heists, Fled To Philly: Feds
Delaware Man Stole $200K In NJ Jewelry Store Heists, Fled To Philly: Feds A Delaware man is accused of stealing up to $200,000 in jewelry in an interstate crime spree that stretched the mid-Atlantic, federal authorities say.  Michael Larbi, 24, of Dover is charged in connection with a string of heists that took place between October 2020 and February 2021, said US Attorney Philip R. Sellinger in a release Friday, Nov. 4.  Federal investigators said the string of robberies began when Larbi walked into a jewelry store in Marlton, New Jersey on Oct. 28, 2020 and ran out with three rings valued at $77,420.  Authorities then believe Larbi…

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by Mac Bullock
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$5M Sale Of Morris County Library Painting Could Mean Renovations $5M Sale Of Morris County Library Painting Could Mean Renovations
$5M Sale Of Morris County Library Painting Could Mean Renovations A painting that hung in the Dover Library for 60 years was sold for nearly $5 million and could be funding some necessary renovations, the director and board say. "Indians Attacking a Wagon Train" was donated to the library by the artist Emanuel Leutze, who painted the piece in 1863, the Daily Record reports. The library is in need of "serious" renovations, Board President Irene Hansen told the media outlet. Knowing that the library was facing service and staff cuts to pay for the necessary repairs and new books, library officials ultimately decided to sell the painting that's long been on…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Seen The Easter Bunny Brawl? Wanted North Jersey Man Says He Was Defending Woman At Florida Bar Seen The Easter Bunny Brawl? Wanted North Jersey Man Says He Was Defending Woman At Florida Bar
Seen The Easter Bunny Brawl? Wanted North Jersey Man Says He Was Defending Woman At Florida Bar A Sussex County man wanted on an outstanding warrant in South Brunswick partied with women in a Florida bar while dressed as the Easter Bunny, then got into a street brawl with a patron accused of spitting on one of them -- all caught on video, of course. Video shows a costumed Antoine McDonald, 20, of Franklin, dancing provocatively with women in the Orlando bar Saturday night. He's later seen throwing haymakers at a man who’d been knocked to the ground. WATCH him partying, then brawling here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwj6i37Ayau/ McDonald told various news outlets that he saw a coup…

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by Jerry DeMarco