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FBI: Tipster Dimes Out Tambourine-Shaking Former NYPD Spokeswoman In Capitol Riot FBI: Tipster Dimes Out Tambourine-Shaking Former NYPD Spokeswoman In Capitol Riot
FBI: Tipster Dimes Out Tambourine-Shaking Former Nypd Spokeswoman In Capitol Riot A tambourine-shaking, arms-raising, former NYPD spokeswoman became the latest person charged criminally in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, thanks to yet another anonymous tipster, according to the FBI. Sara Carpenter, 51, who left the force in 2004, surrendered to the FBI in Queens early Tuesday, federal authorities said. “Any involvement in the Jan. 6 [riot] is serious conduct,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh Hafetz told a judge in Brooklyn during a video-conferenced detention hearing that afternoon. According to an anonymous tipster, Carpenter told a relative that she’d been tear-gass…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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More Capitol Hill Rioters From New Jersey Indicted, Including Ex-Corrections Officer More Capitol Hill Rioters From New Jersey Indicted, Including Ex-Corrections Officer
More Capitol Hill Rioters From New Jersey Indicted, Including Ex-Corrections Officer Two New Jersey women that federal authorities say drove together to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6 and stormed the U.S. Capitol have been indicted on multiple federal crimes. Marissa A. Suarez and Patricia Todisco initially were arrested charged with two crimes in January:  entering the Capitol building and disorderly conduct.  Suarez is a former corrections officer with the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office who used an emergency holiday day to drive to Washington on Jan. 6, a day she was scheduled to work at the jail. She resigned from the job after her arrest. Among the suspects ch…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
NJ Senator Calls On President Trump To Resign NJ Senator Calls On President Trump To Resign
NJ Senator Calls On President Trump To Resign U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez has asked the president to leave office on his own. “For the good of the country, President Trump should step aside,” Menendez said on Tuesday, according to NJ Advance Media. The New Jersey Democrat's remarks come as the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to impeach the Republican president ;for an unprecedented second time.  Trump has been getting hammered with criticism from both sides of the aisle ever since Wednesday’s Capitol Hill attack by pro-Trump rioters. “If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore," Trump told supp…

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by Jon Craig
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500 NJ National Guard Members Join State Troopers In DC For 'Peaceful Transfer Of Power' 500 NJ National Guard Members Join State Troopers In DC For 'Peaceful Transfer Of Power'
500 NJ National Guard Members Join State Troopers In DC For 'Peaceful Transfer Of Power' Five hundred members of the New Jersey National Guard were expected to remain in Washington, D.C. through the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Gov. Murphy said Thursday. The Guard members were being deployed over a few days, joining nearly 75 state troopers who rushed to the district after rioters stormed the Capitol building during Wednesday’s ceremonial confirmation of the presidential election results, the governor said. Their assignment is to “assist in the peaceful transfer of power,” Murphy said. “They will likely be there at least through the inauguration.” Virgin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Personal Physician: Trump Can Fulfill Duties While Quarantined Following Positive COVID Test Personal Physician: Trump Can Fulfill Duties While Quarantined Following Positive COVID Test
Personal Physician: Trump Can Fulfill Duties While Quarantined Following Positive COVID Test President Trump's personal physician said he could fulfill his duties as president "without disruption" while quarantined, following the announcement early Friday that he and First Lady Melania Trump both tested positive for COVID-19. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately,” the president tweeted shortly before 1 a.m., following a visit to a private fundraiser at his golf course in Somerset County. “We will get through this TOGETHER!” It takes up to six days for symptoms such as fever, a cough and breathing trouble to emerge from the respiratory virus that’s killed m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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COVID-19: Murphy Asks Trump For Temporary Hospitals As NJ Cases Skyrocket To 267 COVID-19: Murphy Asks Trump For Temporary Hospitals As NJ Cases Skyrocket To 267
Covid-19: Murphy Asks Trump For Temporary Hospitals As NJ Cases Skyrocket To 267 New Jersey's COVID-19 cases had risen to 267 -- with 89 new ones and three fatalities as of Tuesday, Gov. Phil Murphy said at an afternoon briefing. In anticipation of an even greater case increase, Murphy sent a letter to President Trump and Vice President Pence. The governor is military assistance in setting up temporary hospitals to alleviate strain on hospitals and ensure continuity of care for other emergencies. In addition to urging residents to follow the social distancing measures put into place, Murphy ordered all indoor shopping malls, amusement parks and amusement centers in…

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by Valerie Musson
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SPECIAL DELIVERY: Christmas Tree From Warren County Farm Delivered To Vice President Mike Pence SPECIAL DELIVERY: Christmas Tree From Warren County Farm Delivered To Vice President Mike Pence
Special Delivery: Christmas Tree From Warren County Farm Delivered To Vice President Mike Pence U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will have a little piece of Warren County in his home this Christmas. The spruce from Wyckoff’s Christmas Tree Farm in White Township was chosen in August as a reserve champion in the National Christmas Tree Association's 2019 tree and wreath contest. Those winners go to the vice president's home while the White House will receive the grand champion, a Douglas fir from Mahantongo Valley Farms in Pitman, PA. Wyckoff's Christmas Tree Farm announced Monday's special delivery to Washington D.C. on social media. Wyckoff's Christmas Tree farm makes a special d…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Saddle Brook Police Chief Goes To White House: Heroin, Cocaine, Fentanyl Dominate L.E.A.D. Talk Saddle Brook Police Chief Goes To White House: Heroin, Cocaine, Fentanyl Dominate L.E.A.D. Talk
Saddle Brook Police Chief Goes To White House: Heroin, Cocaine, Fentanyl Dominate L.E.A.D. Talk Heroin and cocaine laced with fentanyl are killing drug users nationwide in staggering numbers, Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler said after joining Vice President Mike Pence at the White House to boost the L.E.A.D. (Law Enforcement Against Drugs) program. "This was a great opportunity to let White House representatives know law enforcement is doing everything we can to enforce, reduce, prevent and educate our communities about drug abuse," said Kugler, who is L.E.A.D.’s national chairman. Pence and Jim Carroll, the White House National Drug Control Policy director, spoke during a pr…

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by Jerry DeMarco