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Muslim Police Chief Put On Administrative Leave After Being Targeted In Racist Remarks: Report Muslim Police Chief Put On Administrative Leave After Being Targeted In Racist Remarks: Report
Muslim Police Chief Put On Administrative Leave After Being Targeted In Racist Remarks: Report Ahmed Naga, the Long Hill Township Police Chief who recently filed a notice of intent to sue the town due to alleged workplace discrimination and racism, has been put on administrative leave just days after a private investigator unearthed and submitted evidence of a committee member making racist remarks, NJ.com reports. Naga was suspended with pay as of Thursday after Patrick Toscano, his lawyer, submitted clips where township committee member Brendan Rae told a private investigator under him in a sworn statement that the chief had been called a Muslim ethnic slur, according to the outlet.…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Nearly 100 Fentanyl-Laced Pills, Cocaine, Handgun Seized In Morris County Bust, Prosecutor Says Nearly 100 Fentanyl-Laced Pills, Cocaine, Handgun Seized In Morris County Bust, Prosecutor Says
Nearly 100 Fentanyl-Laced Pills, Cocaine, Handgun Seized In Morris County Bust, Prosecutor Says Nearly 100 fake pills laced with Fentanyl, a half ounce of cocaine, .32 caliber handgun and thousands in cash were seized during a drug bust in Morris County earlier this week, resulting in a laundry list of charges for a Victory Gardens couple, authorities said. Timothy Lyons-Garcia, 24, is facing nearly two-dozen second-, third- and fourth-degree drug possession and distribution charges as well as illegal weapons offenses and money laundering after a May 11 investigation turned up the following, according to Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll: Almost 100 fictitious pills l…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Police Seek ID For Morris County Man Who Tried Luring Children To His Home SEE ANYTHING? Police Seek ID For Morris County Man Who Tried Luring Children To His Home
SEE Anything? Police Seek ID For Morris County Man Who Tried Luring Children To His Home Police in Morris County are seeking the public’s help tracking down a man who attempted to lure two girls back to his home Wednesday afternoon. A man in a red 4-door sedan drove up to two girls who were walking near Stonehouse Road and River Road in Long Hill Township and asked them to follow him back to his home around 3:10 p.m., police said. The man then drove toward Division Avenue and turned left in the direction of Long Hill Road, police said. The suspect is described as a heavy-set white man between the ages of 50 and 60 with gray hair and glasses, police said. Anyone with informati…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed By Train In Morris County Was Teen Girl UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed By Train In Morris County Was Teen Girl
Update: Pedestrian Killed By Train In Morris County Was Teen Girl The pedestrian struck and killed by a train Monday afternoon in Morris County was a teenage girl, NJ Transit officials said. A 17-year-old female from New Providence was struck by the westbound Morris & Essex line train #423 in Long Hill Township around 3:50 p.m., NJ Transit spokesman Paul Milo said. The victim's identity had not been released as of 9:30 Tuesday morning, Milo said. The train had left Hoboken at 2:40 p.m. and was scheduled to arrival at the Gladstone Station at 4:13 p.m.  Gladstone Branch rail service was suspended in both directions between Stirling and Murr…

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by Cecilia Levine