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Video Showing Arrest Of Surfer From California At NJ Beach Under Review Video Showing Arrest Of Surfer From California At NJ Beach Under Review
Video Showing Arrest Of Surfer From California At NJ Beach Under Review A video showing the arrest of a 28-year-old surfer from California in New Jersey apparently over failure to possess a beach badge is under review, authorities said. Video taken Tuesday, Aug. 20, and shared to Facebook by Austin Downs, shows officers arresting Liam Mahoney of Junction City, CA, in Belmar. Mahoney and a female friend can be heard arguing over a beach badge with officers, who restrain him. At one point, Mahoney appears to try to swat one of the officers away, and a struggle ensues. The officers end up tackling Mahoney down to the sand as young children look on. Mah…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Driver, 26, Killed In I-95 Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG NJ Driver, 26, Killed In I-95 Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG
NJ Driver, 26, Killed In I-95 Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG A 26-year-old New Jersey woman died when she lost control of her vehicle during a nine-mile police pursuit on I-95 in Maryland on New Year's Weekend, authorities said. A Maryland state trooper tried to pull over Julie Clark, of Tenafly, while she was driving erratically on the highway in Cecil County at approximately 12:10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31, the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General said in a news release. Clark's vehicle had been provided by 911 callers that afternoon, authorities said. Clark failed to stop for the trooper, prompt…

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by Zak Failla
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Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer To Retire After 'Meaningful' Career Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer To Retire After 'Meaningful' Career
Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer To Retire After 'Meaningful' Career Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer has announced she is retiring effective Dec. 1.   Mayer was sworn in as Acting Prosecutor for Camden County on Oct.1, 2009. She worked to strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and the community by sponsoring numerous drives and events, according to the Camden County Prosecutors Office. Before being appointed Acting Prosecutor, Mayer spent the majority of her 27-year career as a prosecutor with the Office of the Attorney General, Division of Criminal Justice. While working at the attorney general’s office Mayer primarily…

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by Joe Gomez
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Holiday DWI 'Blitzkrieg' Means Checkpoints, More Patrols In NJ Holiday DWI 'Blitzkrieg' Means Checkpoints, More Patrols In NJ
Holiday DWI 'Blitzkrieg' Means Checkpoints, More Patrols In NJ Law enforcement agencies will be launching their annual holiday DWI crackdown by ramping up traffic patrols and sobriety checkpoints across New Jersey. The Office of the Attorney General and the Division of Traffic Safety are reminding motorists to stay sober behind the wheel as part of the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” holiday campaign, which runs until the end of the year. Logo For Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over CampaignNew Jersey DHTS “The goal of our Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over holiday campaign is to protect the motoring public and save lives by raising awareness of the risks …

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by Joe Gomez