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Civilian Shot, Killed During Dispute In Old Bridge: NJ Attorney General Civilian Shot, Killed During Dispute In Old Bridge: NJ Attorney General
Civilian Shot, Killed During Dispute In Old Bridge: NJ Attorney General A civilian was shot and killed by police responding to a dispute call in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge on Monday, authorities said. Officers responded to a 911 call on Woodland Avenue -- a tiny residential street less than a half mile from Cheesequake State Park -- shortly after 3 p.m. April 24, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. An officer shot a civilian who was taken to Old Bridge Medical Center and pronounced dead at 4:47 p.m., the attorney general said. " The identity of the decedent and the officer are not being released at this time," Platkin said late Mon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Old School' Corruption: Morris Freeholder Hopeful Admits Taking $10G Bribe In Failed Campaign 'Old School' Corruption: Morris Freeholder Hopeful Admits Taking $10G Bribe In Failed Campaign
'Old School' Corruption: Morris Freeholder Hopeful Admits Taking $10G Bribe In Failed Campaign UPDATE: Not only did Mary Dougherty lose a Morris County freeholder election three years ago. She also admitted Friday that she accepted an illegal $10,000 contribution to the failed campaign. What Dougherty didn’t know at the time was that the contributor was working for state prosecutors. Dougherty, 60, of Morristown was one of five politicos from Morris and Hudson counties snared in the sting, which targeted what state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal called “old school” New Jersey corruption. Rather than go to trial, she took a deal from the government, pleading guilty Friday via tele…

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by Jerry DeMarco