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Video Shows NJ Alligator Attempting Sweet Escape Before Capture Video Shows NJ Alligator Attempting Sweet Escape Before Capture
Video Shows NJ Alligator Attempting Sweet Escape Before Capture Police in Piscataway have released bodycam footage showing the capture of the rogue alligator more than a week after it was spotted in a Central Jersey park (scroll for video). The 56-second clip shows the 4-foot gator running from officers who spotted him in front of a home near 2nd Avenue Thursday night, Sept. 7. The alligator was first spotted on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Officers can be seen following the gator until it stops on a grassy area. That's when Patrolman Ian Paglia held the reptile's head and tail with his feet, until the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Fish &a…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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Driver, 30, Dies When Car Plunges Into Central Jersey Lake Driver, 30, Dies When Car Plunges Into Central Jersey Lake
Driver, 30, Dies When Car Plunges Into Central Jersey Lake A 30-year-old New Brunswick resident died after driving into Lake Nelson, authorities said. Alquan Green was driving north on Metlars Lane at 6:51 p.m. Saturday, May 13 when his SUV crashed through a guardrail and landed in the lake, Piscataway officials said. Green was taken to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries. Piscataway Township Police Department Patrol Officers Lance LeBrew, Michael J. Medvecky and Kyle Snyder and Lake Nelson resident Dennis Gilbert dove into the water to try to save the driver. The Somerset Dive Team subsequently had to secure the car to have a special…

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by Jon Craig
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Officials: Weapons Threat Prompts Piscataway High School Lockdown Officials: Weapons Threat Prompts Piscataway High School Lockdown
Officials: Weapons Threat Prompts Piscataway High School Lockdown Piscataway High School was locked down when someone claimed to have a weapon on school grounds, authorities said. There was no risk to students or staff at any time, school officials said. The lockdown began at 10 a.m. Friday and lasted about 45 minutes, Piscataway Superintendent of Schools Frank Ranelli said in an email blast to parents.  "The involved individual was immediately secured by the building administration and security," Ranelli said. "The Piscataway Police Department was immediately on site and staff and students were not at risk at any time." Ranelli praised students an…

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by Jon Craig