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Firearm In Tractor Trailer Driver's Cab Discharges In I-78 Fire Firearm In Tractor Trailer Driver's Cab Discharges In I-78 Fire
Firearm In Tractor Trailer Driver's Cab Discharges In I-78 Fire A 48-year-old tractor trailer driver from Connecticut is facing weapons offenses after his loaded handgun began discharging when his vehicle went up in flames Friday, Dec. 30 on Route 78, authorities said. The tractor trailer overturned in westbound lanes near milepost 27.1 in Bedminster around 3:50 p.m., and the vehicle became fully engulfed, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. During the investigation, troopers found the Bridgeport, CT driver's loaded .45 caliber handgun had discharged within the truck, Goez said.  Andrew Hardial was hospitalized with non-life-thr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Lawyer, 79, Attacked In Office, IT Worker Charged With Attempted Murder NJ Lawyer, 79, Attacked In Office, IT Worker Charged With Attempted Murder
NJ Lawyer, 79, Attacked In Office, IT Worker Charged With Attempted Murder An IT worker was charged with attempted murder after a 79-year-old attorney was beaten in his Fair Lawn office, authorities said. Associates said Friday that Ira J. Levine was out of the intensive care unit following Tuesday’s attack, in which he was struck with what Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella described as a “wooden baton.” His accused assailant, Mohammad Ramadan, 34, of Rochelle Park remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charges that also include aggravated assault causing serious bodily…

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by Jerry DeMarco