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Jersey Shore Man Found With Rifle, Silencer, Bogus Federal Agent Badges Takes Plea Jersey Shore Man Found With Rifle, Silencer, Bogus Federal Agent Badges Takes Plea
Jersey Shore Man Found With Rifle, Silencer, Bogus Federal Agent Badges Takes Plea A Jersey Shore man who was caught with a handful of phony federal agent IDs in his own name admitted also having a homemade rifle and a silencer. Jeffrey Backlund, 57, of Waretown, took a deal from the government rather than face trial, pleading guilty on Wednesday, April 27, to illegally possessing all of them, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Backlund was arrested after a warranted search prompted by a domestic disturbance in September 2020 turned up “a number of firearms and imitation federal identification badges,” Sellinger said. “They found one short-barreled, AR-style, .223 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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3 Car-Crash Reported On Route 66 Jersey Shore: Developing 3 Car-Crash Reported On Route 66 Jersey Shore: Developing
3 Car-Crash Reported On Route 66 Jersey Shore: Developing A three-vehicle crash was reported along the Jersey Shore, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash was reported about 1:15 p.m. on Route 66 by Route 18 in Ocean Township, according to initial reports.  Firefighters and EMS crews were requested, reports said. Ocean Township police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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Death Of Jersey Shore Woman Found In Woods Not Suspicious, Medical Examiner Says Death Of Jersey Shore Woman Found In Woods Not Suspicious, Medical Examiner Says
Death Of Jersey Shore Woman Found In Woods Not Suspicious, Medical Examiner Says The death of a woman whose body was found in a wooded section of Seaside Heights was not suspicious, authorities said. On June 4, Ocean Township police received a report of an unresponsive female in a wooded area of the Barnegat Branch Rail Trail near County Line Road in Waretown; On Monday, the Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled that Megan Campana, 42, of Seaside Heights died of natural causes, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Ocean Township Police Chief Michael Rogalski.

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by Jon Craig