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Farmworker, 31, Drowns In South Jersey Lake After Lifeguards Had Left For Day: Police Farmworker, 31, Drowns In South Jersey Lake After Lifeguards Had Left For Day: Police
Farmworker, 31, Drowns In South Jersey Lake After Lifeguards Had Left For Day: Police A 31-year-old farmworker died of an apparent drowning at Sunset Lake in Bridgeton on Sunday evening, July 21, authorities said. Marco Lemus-Giron of Hopewell Township, went swimming about 45 minutes after lifeguards had left the beach which closed for the day at 6 p.m., Bridgeton police said. Police were called to the lake by the man's friends after they could not locate him. First responders from Bridgeton police and fire departments, EMTs and Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department searched unsuccessfully for Lemus-Giron, police said. Divers from the Downe Township Fi…

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by Jon Craig
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Female Inmates Forced To Have Sex With NJ Jail Officers: Lawsuit Female Inmates Forced To Have Sex With NJ Jail Officers: Lawsuit
Female Inmates Forced To Have Sex With NJ Jail Officers: Lawsuit A pair of federal lawsuits have been filed saying two women were forced to have sex with Cumberland County Jail officers in exchange for preferential treatment while they were serving time, NJ Advance Media reports. The corrections officers offered the women, now ages 51 and 49, more desirable jobs in exchange for sexual favors between 1997 and 2014, the outlet says citing the suit. The former inmates, of Millville and Phillipsburg, feared repercussions of saying "no," the suit says. The suits were filed separately and name eight current and former corrections officers, Cumbe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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KNOW ANYTHING? Puppies Dumped On South Jersey Highway Ramp KNOW ANYTHING? Puppies Dumped On South Jersey Highway Ramp
Know Anything? Puppies Dumped On South Jersey Highway Ramp Authorities in South Jersey seek the public's help identifying the person or persons responsible for dumping a litter of puppies on a highway ramp. Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said that on Wednesday at 9:44 a.m., a motorist notified the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department that there were dead puppies on an entrance ramp to State Route 55 off Sherman Avenue within the City of Vineland, Webb-McRae said.  “Someone in the community is aware that an individual had a litter of puppies that suddenly disappeared," Webb-McRae said. "We are asking the …

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by Jon Craig