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Suspect Arrested In Toms River Bank Robberies: Police Suspect Arrested In Toms River Bank Robberies: Police
Suspect Arrested In Toms River Bank Robberies: Police A 68-year-old suspect has been arrested in a pair of bank robberies in Toms River, authorities said. The first was an attempted robbery and minutes later, the suspect allegedly robbed another bank and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. On Tuesday, Aug. 22, shortly after 2 p.m., Toms River police were dispatched to the First Financial Bank on Route 9 for a reported attempted bank robbery. The initial investigation revealed a middle-aged white male wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, sunglasses, dark pants, and a surgical mask produced a note demanding money but left on…

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by Jon Craig
Business
Santander Bank Plans To Shutter 4 Locations In Central, South Jersey: Report Santander Bank Plans To Shutter 4 Locations In Central, South Jersey: Report
Santander Bank Plans To Shutter 4 Locations In Central, South Jersey: Report Four Central and South Jersey branches of Santander Bank are set to shutter, NJ.com reports. Based in Boston, the agency is closing its locations on Route 33 in Robbinsville, Nassau Street in Princeton, Nottingham Way in Hamilton, and Berlin Road in Clementon, the outlet says citing a company spokesperson. It wasn’t immediately clear when the branches were shutting down operations, the report says. Click here for more from NJ.com.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Knifepoint Kidnapping, Robbery: Trenton Police Suspect Nabbed In Knifepoint Kidnapping, Robbery: Trenton Police
Suspect Nabbed In Knifepoint Kidnapping, Robbery: Trenton Police A suspect was charged with kidnapping and robbery after holding a man at knifepoint and forcing him to withdraw cash from ATMs in Trenton on the Fourth of July, police said. Raheem Biddle is accused of approaching a man, grabbing him by the neck, and forcing him to the ground while armed with a knife near W. Front Street in Trenton around 12:30 a.m., local police said in a release on Monday, July 11. Biddle threatened the victim and demanded that he hand over all of his cash, according to police. After the victim complied, Biddle allegedly forced him at knifepoint to walk to two nearby ATM…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Brick Police Seize Heroin, Crack, Meth; Arrest 5 On Multiple Drug Charges Brick Police Seize Heroin, Crack, Meth; Arrest 5 On Multiple Drug Charges
Brick Police Seize Heroin, Crack, Meth; Arrest 5 On Multiple Drug Charges Brick Pollice Department's Street Crimes Unit arrested five suspects on multiple drug charges. On Feb. 14, at approximately 10 p.m., detectives observed a suspicious male identified as Nisar Ahmad, 64, of Cliffside Park near Sweet Green Food Market and the Wine Shoppe on Hooper Avenue. Investigation resulted in Ahmad’s arrest for loitering to obtain drugs, police said. He was released on a summons. On Feb. 15 at approximately 6 p.m., detectives observed an alleged hand-to-hand drug transaction in the Maple Leaf Condominium Complex, police said. A subsequent vehicle s…

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by Jon Craig
News
NJ Postal Carrier Admits Dumping Election Ballots NJ Postal Carrier Admits Dumping Election Ballots
NJ Postal Carrier Admits Dumping Election Ballots A postal carrier from Hudson County admitted Thursday in federal court that he dumped 1,875 pieces of mail -- including general election ballots and campaign flyers – instead of delivering them. Nicholas Beauchene, 26, of Kearny was nabbed by special agents of the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General after a Saddle Brook man reported finding dumped bundles of mail in a dumpster behind a North Arlington bank last fall. The mail tossed by Beauchene included 99 general election ballots destined for residents in West Orange and 276 campaign flyers from local candidates for West Or…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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BUSTED! Feds Charge NJ Postal Carrier With Dumping Election Ballots BUSTED! Feds Charge NJ Postal Carrier With Dumping Election Ballots
Busted! Feds Charge NJ Postal Carrier With Dumping Election Ballots Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a postal carrier from Kearny who they said dumped 1,875 pieces of mail -- including general election ballots and campaign flyers – instead of delivering them. Nicholas Beauchene, 26, was nabbed by special agents of the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General after a Saddle Brook man reported finding dumped bundles of mail in a dumpster behind a North Arlington bank. Beauchene tossed 1,875 pieces of mail – including 99 general election ballots destined for residents in West Orange and 276 campaign flyers from local candidates for West Orang…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities Verify Discovery Of Dumped NJ Mail-In Ballots Authorities Verify Discovery Of Dumped NJ Mail-In Ballots
Authorities Verify Discovery Of Dumped NJ Mail-In Ballots A man who reported finding election ballots among mail dumped behind a Bergen County bank told skeptics, critics and other doubters to "go jump in a lake" after the U.S. Postal Service said it has since delivered the bundles and is investigating. “Just found two to 300 lb of mail dumped in a dumpster behind one of the banks I service. Including at least 200 ballots,” Howard Dinger of Saddle Brook wrote in a Facebook post. “This is the kind of stuff you just can’t make up. And yes it was reported to the local police and the postal police.” ****** UPDATE: Federal authorities on Wednesday arr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities Bust 58 Suspects In Mercer County ATM Thefts -- And Only 8 Are NJ Residents Authorities Bust 58 Suspects In Mercer County ATM Thefts -- And Only 8 Are NJ Residents
Authorities Bust 58 Suspects In Mercer County ATM Thefts -- And Only 8 Are NJ Residents They flooded Mercer County by the dozens, hailing from New York City, Long Island and Westchester County, armed with bogus debit cards.  They nearly returned home with more than $250,000 stolen from Santander Bank ATMs across New Jersey.  Police in a half dozen counties were able to stop 58 of them since Tuesday -- and seize more than a dozen suspect vehicles, a handgun and drugs, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Only eight of the 58 people charged in the Santander Bank ATM thefts this week in New Jersey were state residents, Onofri said. Here's the b…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Members Of Massive NY-Based Crew Caught Stealing Tens Of Thousands From NJ ATMs ID'd Members Of Massive NY-Based Crew Caught Stealing Tens Of Thousands From NJ ATMs ID'd
Members Of Massive Ny-based Crew Caught Stealing Tens Of Thousands From NJ ATMs ID'd They flooded New Jersey by the dozens, coming from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Westchester, armed with bogus debit cards. They nearly returned home with tens of thousands of dollars stolen from ATMs throughout the state. Police in several counties stopped them, though. Here’s a snapshot of one of several theft crews captured in New Jersey on Tuesday: Eight adults, three juveniles; 47 indictable charges, mostly for identity and credit card theft; 10 disorderly persons charges; $3,335 in stolen cash seized, along with various bogus cards. That group, busted Cliffside Park, was among severa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Suspects Nabbed In Bergen Among Dozens Charged In Statewide ATM Thefts Suspects Nabbed In Bergen Among Dozens Charged In Statewide ATM Thefts
Suspects Nabbed In Bergen Among Dozens Charged In Statewide ATM Thefts Eleven suspects seized in Cliffside Park following a brief pursuit were among dozens arrested statewide Tuesday for exploiting a glitch that allowed them to steal tens of thousands of dollars from ATM machines at banks throughout New Jersey and in New York City. Borough police arrested two suspects at the Santander Bank on Anderson Avenue before chasing down the rest on foot, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. Eight of the suspects are adults and three juveniles -- two of them 17 and one 16, from the Bronx and Mount Vernon, NY, he said. Several arrived in a white Dodge Caravan with …

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by Jerry DeMarco