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NJ Authorities Reviewing Death Of Emotionally Disturbed Man Outside Trenton Hospital NJ Authorities Reviewing Death Of Emotionally Disturbed Man Outside Trenton Hospital
NJ Authorities Reviewing Death Of Emotionally Disturbed Man Outside Trenton Hospital State investigators are reviewing the death of an emotionally disturbed Trenton man taken into custody by police outside a local hospital. Officers responding to a 11:48 a.m. call Friday of a disturbed man outside St. Francis Medical Center on Hamilton Avenue took him into custody after a brief chase, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Medical attention was required after the man became unresponsive, Grewal said, adding that he was pronounced dead soon after at the hospital. His identity was temporarily being withheld, the attorney general said. The Integrity Bureau within the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Transit Gives Notorious Panhandler Who Once Pooped On The Ground One-Way Ticket To Florida NJ Transit Gives Notorious Panhandler Who Once Pooped On The Ground One-Way Ticket To Florida
NJ Transit Gives Notorious Panhandler Who Once Pooped On The Ground One-Way Ticket To Florida No way, Jose. A notoriously aggressive panhandler known as Jose -- who once defecated on the ground next to a police car -- was given a one-way ticket to relatives in Florida through a collaborative effort launched by NJ Transit. Jose was a beneficiary of the NJ Transit Police Department’s outreach program, which aids at-risk individuals in getting back on their feet and avoiding more offenses and fines, The Trentonian reports. Volunteers of America-Delaware Valley, various court systems, AtlantiCare and CARE assist with the program. Jose was well-known in Trenton, particularly along Hami…

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by Cecilia Levine