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Report: NJ Man Admits Suffocating Girlfriend's Mom -- Days After Saying He Found Her Dead Report: NJ Man Admits Suffocating Girlfriend's Mom -- Days After Saying He Found Her Dead
Report: NJ Man Admits Suffocating Girlfriend's Mom -- Days After Saying He Found Her Dead A Sussex County man was accused of suffocating his girlfriend's mom to death just 11 days after telling authorities he found her dead, according to a recent report. Nicholas J. Powers was arrested last Thursday after admitting he used a pillow to suffocate Patricia Owen, 64, as she slept, the NJ Herald reports. Police were notified of Owen's death on May 17, although Powers was only arrested after telling his girlfriend, Kimberly Owen, and several other individuals he committed the crime, the article says. Powers, a 2014 Hopatcong High School graduate, initially told police Owen and her da…

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Newton PD: Woman Running Out Of Cemetery From Police Had Heroin, 2 Warrants Newton PD: Woman Running Out Of Cemetery From Police Had Heroin, 2 Warrants
Newton PD: Woman Running Out Of Cemetery From Police Had Heroin, 2 Warrants A 28-year-old Newton woman was caught with heroin while trying to run from police, authorities said. Katelyn Shipps, who also had active warrants out of Totowa and Ogdensburg, was running from the St. Joseph's Cemetery around 11:50 a.m. Sunday, Newton Police Lt. Robert Osborn said. Police stopped Shipps on Main Street, where she had thrown several bags of heroin on the ground, the lieutenant said. Shipps was arrested and charged with drug possession and hindering apprehension. She was being held in the Sussex County Jail.

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