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Killers, Gangsters, Sex Offenders: US Marshals Capture 76,000 Fugitives Killers, Gangsters, Sex Offenders: US Marshals Capture 76,000 Fugitives
Killers, Gangsters, Sex Offenders: US Marshals Capture 76,000 Fugitives It's a staggering number: 75,846 fugitives were arrested by U.S. Marshals in the fiscal year 2022 -- an average of 303 per day of activity, the service reported.  These included: 9,911 sex offenders, including those charged or convicted of sexual assault, failing to register or comply with the requirements of the national sex offender registry, and other offenses; 5,189 gang members; 5,759 homicide suspects; 1,496 international and foreign fugitives; 986 fugitives charged in the special Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Program, which combines the resources and experti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Truly One-Of-A-Kind:' Morris County HS Grad, Outdoorsman, Beloved Twin Denis Lamb Dies, 29 'Truly One-Of-A-Kind:' Morris County HS Grad, Outdoorsman, Beloved Twin Denis Lamb Dies, 29
'Truly One-Of-a-kind:' Morris County HS Grad, Outdoorsman, Beloved Twin Denis Lamb Dies, 29 Morris County High School graduate, enthusiastic outdoorsman, and beloved twin Denis Alexander Lamb died in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 29. He was 29. Born in Troitsk, Russia, Denis was adopted by his family at age four, living in Chester ever since, his obituary says. Denis attended Mendham High School, where he graduated in 2011 before becoming trained as an elevator mechanic. He went on to work at Schindler Elevator Co., where he would modernize elevator equipment in the company’s office in Manhattan. Denis loved spending his free time outdoors, especially fishing, hiking, and ou…

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by Valerie Musson
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US Marshals Nab 1,500 Violent Fugitives In 'Operation North Star' US Marshals Nab 1,500 Violent Fugitives In 'Operation North Star'
US Marshals Nab 1,500 Violent Fugitives In 'Operation North Star' More than 1,500 fugitives were captured by US Marshals in a 30-day initiative across several major US cities. The fugitives busted in Operation North Star (ONS) include violent criminals, sex offenders, and self-identified gang members in Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Memphis, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., the agency said. Operation North StarUS Marshals Service Operation North Star focused on fugitives wanted for the most serious, violent, and harmful offenses, including homicide, sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated assault…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine
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America's Most Dangerous Cities List Cites Paterson, Trenton, Camden America's Most Dangerous Cities List Cites Paterson, Trenton, Camden
America's Most Dangerous Cities List Cites Paterson, Trenton, Camden Among the abundance of hyperlocal real estate sites that look to lure customers by rating locations is one that includes Camden, Trenton and Paterson among the 100 most dangerous cities in the United States. NeighborhoodScout.com uses the violent crime rate per 1,000 residents as its criteria to determine how likely you are to become a victim in each particular city. It then shows the safest neighborhoods around those urban areas. The worst for this year, it says, is Monroe, LA, with a crime rate of 29.4 per 1,000 residents, giving citizens a 1 in 34 chance of becoming a victim. Bunched b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sussex County Native, High Point Regional HS Grad Anthony James Bush Dies, 29 Sussex County Native, High Point Regional HS Grad Anthony James Bush Dies, 29
Sussex County Native, High Point Regional HS Grad Anthony James Bush Dies, 29 Sussex County native and High Point Regional High School graduate Anthony James Bush died at his home in Wantage on June 6. He was 29. Born in Jersey City, Bush grew up in Wantage and participated in the SCARC work program, his obituary says. Bush was known for his love of all things food and going out to eat. His greatest love, however, was his family, according to his memorial, which is flooded with condolences from the many individuals whose lives he touched over the years. “It was my honor to be Anthony’s aide for 3 years,” writes Mary Thompson. “We were a force as a team! There are s…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Special Delivery: State Troopers Usher Baby Girl Into New World On NJ Turnpike Special Delivery: State Troopers Usher Baby Girl Into New World On NJ Turnpike
Special Delivery: State Troopers Usher Baby Girl Into New World On NJ Turnpike Two State Police troopers delivered a healthy baby girl on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. The parents, who’d traveled from Memphis, Tennessee, had to pull over at Interchange 8A at Jamesburg/Cranbury for help, State Police Supt. Col. Patrick Callahan said. The woman's husband led Troopers Robert Murray and Pierre Noel from the Troop D Cranbury barracks to the cab of his tractor, where his wife was lying in a bunk preparing to give birth to their fifth child, Callahan said during Saturday’s daily coronavirus briefing with Gov. Phil Murphy. The troopers and members of M…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Relative In Trouble': 80-Something NJ Victim Sends Scammers $12,000 'Relative In Trouble': 80-Something NJ Victim Sends Scammers $12,000
'Relative In Trouble': 80-Something NJ Victim Sends Scammers $12,000 A Glen Rock woman in her 80s wrapped $12,000 in cash and sent it to phone scammers who convinced her that a relative in trouble needed it, authorities said. One of the scammers called the victim claiming to be the relative and then put an accomplice posing as an attorney on the phone, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday. The “attorney” told the victim that the relative was in jail and needed the cash sent by UPS to an address in Memphis, TN, Ackermann said. Last Tuesday, the woman sent the package, which UPS tracking confirmed was delivered to the Memphis address shortly before 10 a.m.…

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by Jerry DeMarco