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Random License Plate Check Nabs Fugitive With Cocaine, Heroin On Route 22: Authorities Random License Plate Check Nabs Fugitive With Cocaine, Heroin On Route 22: Authorities
Random License Plate Check Nabs Fugitive With Cocaine, Heroin On Route 22: Authorities A 48-year-old driver subject to a random license plate check by Branchburg police turned out to be wanted to failing to show up in court and had cocaine, heroin and Xanax on him and in his car, authorities said. A township officer patrolling Route 22 scanned John W. Hartrum's plates, which showed an active National Crime Information Center (NCIC) warrant around 11:50 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. The officer stopped 58-year-old Hartrum, of Bridgewater, for a traffic violation on Route 22 West approaching France Drive, where the officer …

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
'He Deserved It': Angry NJ Youth Baseball Coach Leaves Seasoned Umpire With Broken Jaw 'He Deserved It': Angry NJ Youth Baseball Coach Leaves Seasoned Umpire With Broken Jaw
'He Deserved It': Angry NJ Youth Baseball Coach Leaves Seasoned Umpire With Broken Jaw An angry North Jersey youth baseball coach left a seasoned umpire with a broken jaw when he sucker punched him in the face only after being ejected during a game, officials said. The incident happened during a 13-and-under game early this month in Branchburg, the US Amateur Baseball League said on Facebook. The coach who was "built like a linebacker" was apparently seen drinking in between games, and ejected after repeatedly arguing with the umpire, officials said. Upset about a call the umpire with more than 35 years of experience made, the unidentified coach apparently went up to hi…

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by Cecilia Levine