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Stunning Video Shows Route 55 Wrong-Way Driver Before Deadly NJ Wreck: Report Stunning Video Shows Route 55 Wrong-Way Driver Before Deadly NJ Wreck: Report
Stunning Video Shows Route 55 Wrong-Way Driver Before Deadly NJ Wreck: Report A 62-year-old man from Philadelphia and a 53-year-old woman from Deptford were killed in a head-on crash in Gloucester County, authorities said. Footage being circulated on social media and obtained by 6abc shows a driver identified by police as Stanley Kahana driving the wrong way for several seconds before slamming head-on into another motorist on Route 55 on Thursday, Sept. 5. According to NJSP, Kahana, 62, of Philadelphia, was heading south on the roadway when he crossed into the northbound lanes and continued driving south just before 9 a.m. Kahana eventually struck a northbound …

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man Killed In Police Shooting Had Reported Gunman On His Property, AG Says South Jersey Man Killed In Police Shooting Had Reported Gunman On His Property, AG Says
South Jersey Man Killed In Police Shooting Had Reported Gunman On His Property, AG Says UPDATE: A South Jersey man who was killed in a police-involved shooting last month had called 911 to report a trespasser on his property wielding a gun, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck revealed Wednesday. Two Mantua Township police officers responded to a 911 call at the Elm Avenue home of Charles Sharp III, 49, shortly after 1:30 a.m. Sept 14, Bruck said. Sharp had called police to report that several people were trespassing on his property, including someone armed with a gun, the attorney general said. He was shot by one of the officers when they encountered him outs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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South Jersey Man With Replica Handgun Shot, Killed By Police ID'd As Air Force Vet South Jersey Man With Replica Handgun Shot, Killed By Police ID'd As Air Force Vet
South Jersey Man With Replica Handgun Shot, Killed By Police ID'd As Air Force Vet UPDATE: A man who authorities said was carrying a replica handgun when he was shot and killed by a local police officer before dawn outside his South Jersey home was identified as a United States Air Force veteran. Charles Sharp III, 49, was shot as a Mantua Township police officer responded to a 911 call at his Elm Avenue home shortly after 1:30 a.m. Sept 14, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said Wednesday. “A detailed replica of a .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun was found near Mr. Sharp,” Bruck said, without disclosing the nature of the emergency call. Officers rende…

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by Jerry DeMarco