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State Charges Millville Court With Discriminating Against Spanish Speakers State Charges Millville Court With Discriminating Against Spanish Speakers
State Charges Millville Court With Discriminating Against Spanish Speakers State authorities filed a complaint Tuesday accusing the city of Millville of violating the law by discriminating against Spanish-speaking defendants. The municipal court in Millville required those who “were or were perceived to be Spanish-speaking” prevented them from participating in court proceedings virtually between June and December 2022, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Aug. 8. Instead, they were required to attend court proceedings in person, the attorney general said. The situation was brought to light by Municipal Court Judge Jason Witcher, who accused the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Fleeing Auto Parts Thief Hits Saddle Brook Store Employee With SUV SEE ANYTHING? Fleeing Auto Parts Thief Hits Saddle Brook Store Employee With SUV
SEE Anything? Fleeing Auto Parts Thief Hits Saddle Brook Store Employee With SUV A shoplifting turned into a violent robbery when an employee at an auto parts store in Saddle Brook was struck by the thief's vehicle. The Hispanic driver being sought by police was merely shoplifting when he walked out of the Advance Auto Parts store on Market Street with two five-gallon pails full of merchandise around 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 12. That changed after a store employee followed him and asked whether he intended to pay for everything, said Saddle Brook Police Capt. John A. Zotollo Jr., the officer in charge of the department. The thief said no, then loaded the stolen merchand…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
RECOGNIZE HIM? Gold-Toothed Stranger Tries To Buy Boy, 2, From Mom In NJ Park RECOGNIZE HIM? Gold-Toothed Stranger Tries To Buy Boy, 2, From Mom In NJ Park
Recognize HIM? Gold-Toothed Stranger Tries To Buy Boy, 2, From Mom In NJ Park A stranger approached a woman in a North Jersey park and repeatedly offered her money for her 2-year-old son, said authorities who turned to the public for help finding him. The man, sporting a gold tooth, approached the woman shortly before 2:30 p.m. this past Wednesday on the Hurd Street side of Hedden County Park in Morris County, they said. He "made multiple attempts to purchase the child," New Jersey State Police said. After getting several refusals, the man met with two others -- believed to be between 25 and 30 years old each -- then left through the Park Heights gate in Dover Town…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Victim Clinging To Life, Assailant Sought In Stabbing Outside Englewood Church Victim Clinging To Life, Assailant Sought In Stabbing Outside Englewood Church
Victim Clinging To Life, Assailant Sought In Stabbing Outside Englewood Church A man was hospitalized with a life-threatening stab wound and his assailant was being sought following a fight Sunday afternoon outside an Englewood church. Officers who responded to at Mt. Cavalry Baptist Church on West Demarest Avenue applied a tourniquet before an ambulance took the victim, 31, to Hackensack University Medical Center shortly before 3 p.m., Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. The victim may have been attending a social event when a fight broke out and he was stabbed, Halstead said. His assailant remained at large and may have fled the scene in a dark-colored vehic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
KNOW THEM? NY Pair Wanted For NJ Turnpike Road Rage Assault KNOW THEM? NY Pair Wanted For NJ Turnpike Road Rage Assault
Know Them? NY Pair Wanted For NJ Turnpike Road Rage Assault New Jersey State Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a pair of men wanted for a road rage incident on the NJ Turnpike. The victim and the two suspects were pulled over on the northbound, inner roadway at milepost 82 in East Brunswick around 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15, State Police said. The two men got out of their car and hit the victim in the face with an unknown object, then got back in a black Mercedes Benz SUV with an unknown New York plate and fled, authorities said. The suspects are described as Hispanic men. Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Jersey State P…

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Cabbie Says Gang Of 5 Held Knife To His Neck, Took Cash In Clifton Cabbie Says Gang Of 5 Held Knife To His Neck, Took Cash In Clifton
Cabbie Says Gang Of 5 Held Knife To His Neck, Took Cash In Clifton A cab driver told Clifton police one of five robbers put a knife to his neck and took his cash after making him pull over. The driver said he picked up the five in another town and was headed to the Clifton/Passaic border when they ordered him to stop at Main and Madison avenues around 1 a.m. Saturday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. They later fled on foot with an undetermined amount of cash, the driver said. He described them only as Hispanic, in their late teens or early 20s. Anyone who might have seen something or has information that could help police is asked to call the the Clif…

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by Jerry DeMarco