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Baby Python Removed From Rutgers Dorm Room Baby Python Removed From Rutgers Dorm Room
Baby Python Removed From Rutgers Dorm Room A baby python was found in a Rutgers University dormitory room. Rutgers University Police Department was called on Monday, Nov. 27 to Voorhees Residence Hall on the Cook Campus. Officer Rebecca Phillips located and safely removed a baby python from the dorm room, police said. The snake was turned over to New Brunswick Animal Control. "Students must receive approval from from the Office of Disability Services to live in university housing with support animals and unwanted animals should never be released," Rutgers police said on Facebook.

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by Jon Craig
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Man Groped Two Rutgers Students: Police Man Groped Two Rutgers Students: Police
Man Groped Two Rutgers Students: Police A 29-year-old Hillsborough Township man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Nov. 21 with groping two female Rutgers students in two separate incidents the night before. The first incident occurred at 11:20 p.m. on College Avenue near Seminary Place and Hamilton Street and the second incident occurred at 11:45 p.m., near Hamilton Street and Easton Avenue, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, Director Anthony Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department, and Chief Kenneth Cop of the Rutgers University Police Department said. Crystaljay Ecot grabbed the victims in …

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by Sam Barron
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Pellet Gun Used To Shoot Rutgers University Pedestrian: Police Pellet Gun Used To Shoot Rutgers University Pedestrian: Police
Pellet Gun Used To Shoot Rutgers University Pedestrian: Police An Airsoft pellet gun was fired by a passing motorist on the Rutgers University campus, authorities said. The Rutgers University Police Department is investigating the incident of aggravated assault which occurred on Tuesday, May 10, at approximately 4:48 p.m. near the intersection of College Avenue and Senior Street, in the city of New Brunswick, police said. The victim, who is affiliated with Rutgers University, reported that while walking on a city sidewalk they were struck by pellets which were discharged from a passing vehicle. The victim did not sustain any physical injury during the …

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by Jon Craig
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Robbery Goes Sideways: NJ Man Released On Bail Reform Shot Dead By His Pal Robbery Goes Sideways: NJ Man Released On Bail Reform Shot Dead By His Pal
Robbery Goes Sideways: NJ Man Released On Bail Reform Shot Dead By His Pal A botched robbery in Paterson cost a repeat offender from Union County his life, although New Jersey’s bail reform law also had something to do with it. It was a week ago that Kyle Newton, 28, was arrested in Lyndhurst while he and another man were scoping out vehicles to steal, authorities said. Newton (inset in photo above), of Hillside, had a history of arrests in multiple counties over the past few years. Just as in the those cases, he was released from custody after last Monday’s arrest in Lyndhurst because of New Jersey’s bail reform law, records show. He ended up dead less tha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Multiple Armed Robberies Investigated At Rutgers University: Police Multiple Armed Robberies Investigated At Rutgers University: Police
Multiple Armed Robberies Investigated At Rutgers University: Police Three separate robberies are under investigation at the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick, authorities said. According to a statement released by Rutgers Police Chief Kenneth Cop, the first incident occurred on Thursday, March 3, at approximately 1:04 a.m. on Hartwell Street near Hamilton Street. Cop said in this incident, the victims, who are affiliated with Rutgers University, reported that they were approached by four male perpetrators who brandished a single handgun and removed items of value. The male suspects subsequently entered a silver SUV and fled the area. The victims …

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Rutgers Police Officer Pulled Guns On Roommate Multiple Times Prosecutor: Rutgers Police Officer Pulled Guns On Roommate Multiple Times
Prosecutor: Rutgers Police Officer Pulled Guns On Roommate Multiple Times A Rutgers University police officer threatened his roommate with guns -- including when the TV was too loud, authorities said. William Tartis, 27, of Ocean Township, has been charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and aggravated assault in connection with multiple instances where he pulled a firearm on his roommate, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Tartis also was charged with harassing a woman he recently started dating, Gramiccioni said. An investigation found that on multiple occasions since the summer, Tartis pointed a shot…

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by Jon Craig