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Mall Brawls End With Arrest Of Teenagers In Central Jersey Mall Brawls End With Arrest Of Teenagers In Central Jersey
Mall Brawls End With Arrest Of Teenagers In Central Jersey Two brawls at the Menlo Park Mall ended with the arrest of two teenagers authorities said. Edison police broke up two fights about an hour apart on Saturday evening, they said. More than 100 people were present when the first fight involving about 20 to 30 teens and young adults started at around 6:30 p.m., Edison Deputy Chief Robert Dudash said. Edison police, mall security and officers from neighboring towns stopped the fight.  Nasier Monroe, 19, of New Brunswick and a 15-year-old girl were both charged with rioting, Dudash said.  Monroe was additionally charged with disorder…

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by Jon Craig
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Girl Seized In COVID-19 Bias Attack On Asian Middlesex County Woman Girl Seized In COVID-19 Bias Attack On Asian Middlesex County Woman
Girl Seized In Covid-19 Bias Attack On Asian Middlesex County Woman An underage teen punched an Asian woman in the head after she and others surrounded the victim in Edison shouting coronavirus-related racial slurs, authorities said. The girl was detained on Tuesday in connection with the incident from 10 days earlier, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Thursday. Police issued delinquency complaints charging her with bias intimidation, rioting, simple assault and disorderly conduct, as well as with violating state coronavirus emergency orders, the attorney general said. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and Edison police were continuing an…

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by Jerry DeMarco