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Person Trapped Under Truck In Central Jersey: Developing Person Trapped Under Truck In Central Jersey: Developing
Person Trapped Under Truck In Central Jersey: Developing A person was trapped under a truck in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. It was not clear if the person was a pedestrian or how they got trapped. The incident occurred at about 1:30 p.m. at 222 Jernee Mill Road in Sayreville, initial reports said. A medical helicopter was called to airlift the patient to an area hospital, an unconfirmed report said. Sayreville police were not immediately available for comment.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Storage Fire Doused By Central Jersey Firefighters Storage Fire Doused By Central Jersey Firefighters
Storage Fire Doused By Central Jersey Firefighters A three-alarm fire ripped through multiple storage units in Central Jersey. The fire broke out about 9:15 a.m. on Cheesequake Road in Sayreville, initial reports said. It took nearly four hours to bring the fire, which also destroyed multiple vehicles, under control, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Trooper's Vehicle Struck Along Garden State Parkway: Developing Trooper's Vehicle Struck Along Garden State Parkway: Developing
Trooper's Vehicle Struck Along Garden State Parkway: Developing A New Jersey State Police vehicle was struck by a passing car along the Garden State Parkway in Middlesex County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred at about 1:15 p.m. Friday near milepost 123.1 of the northbound lanes in Sayreville, initial reports said. The state trooper was reporting his car was hit while on the side of the highway while assisting a disabled vehicle, according to an unconfirmed report.   It was unclear if anyone was hurt. One lane of the northbound parkway had been shut down. State Police were not immediately available for co…

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by Jon Craig
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Fatal Crash Reported In Central Jersey: Developing Fatal Crash Reported In Central Jersey: Developing
Fatal Crash Reported In Central Jersey: Developing A fatal crash was reported in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred about 11 a.m. on Bordentown Avenue by Fort Grumpy Recycling Center in Sayreville, initial reports said. A medical helicopter was requested for a second crash victim.  A Middlesex County hazmat crew was called for fluid spills.  Sayreville police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Court Tosses Michelle Lodzinski's Murder Conviction In 5-Year-Old Son's Cold Case Killing NJ Court Tosses Michelle Lodzinski's Murder Conviction In 5-Year-Old Son's Cold Case Killing
NJ Court Tosses Michelle Lodzinski's Murder Conviction In 5-Year-Old Son's Cold Case Killing New Jersey's Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the 2016 murder conviction of single Florida mom Michelle Lodzinski in the 1991 death of her 5-year-old son, Timothy "Timmy" Wiltsley. Last October, judges decided to reconsider the case. Appellate Judge Jose Fuentes on Tuesday cast the tie-breaking 4-3 vote in favor of Lodzinski's acquittal. "After reviewing the entirety of the evidence and after giving the state the benefit of all its favorable testimony and all the favorable inferences drawn from that testimony, no reasonable jury could find beyond a reasonable doubt that Lodzinski p…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Motorist Hurt In Central Jersey Garden State Parkway Crash: NJSP Motorist Hurt In Central Jersey Garden State Parkway Crash: NJSP
Motorist Hurt In Central Jersey Garden State Parkway Crash: Njsp A motorist was injured in a rush-hour crash on the Garden State Parkway in Central Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred about 4:30 p.m. on the northbound lanes of the parkway in Sayreville, initial reports said. One lane was closed, reports said. A New Jersey State Police spokeswoman said EMS responded for a complaint of neck pain. In a separate incident, there was a car fire reported on Route 35, also in Sayreville, about 4:30 p.m., reports said. Two lanes were closed on the 1800 block of Route 35  near Lockwood's Boatworks as firefighters doused the fully engulfed veh…

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by Jon Craig
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Drug Ring Member Who Trafficked Coke, Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into NJ Bayshore Gets 16½ Years Drug Ring Member Who Trafficked Coke, Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into NJ Bayshore Gets 16½ Years
Drug Ring Member Who Trafficked Coke, Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into NJ Bayshore Gets 16½ Years A member of a drug ring that trafficked massive amounts of heroin and cocaine into the Bayshore areas of Monmouth and Middlesex counties must spend more than 16 years in federal prison. Guy Jackson, 49, of Effort, PA must serve just about all of the 200-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. It was by far the stiffest term handed down so far in U.S. District Court in Trenton following a sweep led by federal investigators. Members of the network funneled heroin and cocaine into the Raritan Bayshore, which stretches from the Amboys to Sandy Hook, forming the n…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Outpouring Of Community Support For Shailesh K. Upadhyay Dahal, Friends Of Nepal Scholarship Outpouring Of Community Support For Shailesh K. Upadhyay Dahal, Friends Of Nepal Scholarship
Outpouring Of Community Support For Shailesh K. Upadhyay Dahal, Friends Of Nepal Scholarship There's been an outpouring of community support for a scholarship fund in memory of Shailesh K. (Upadhyay) Dahal. The Sayreville resident died on Sept. 22 at the age of 65. A GoFundMe page launched by Friends of Nepal had raised more than $12,600 as of Saturday afternoon The GoFundMe page was created to help with funeral costs as well as set up a special memorial scholarship in Shailesh’s name back in Patan, Nepal where he was born "so that we can remember his life and legacy for many years to come." "Our hearts are truly broken," the GoFundMe page says. "Shailesh positively affected the …

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by Jon Craig
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Central Jersey Man Swallows Heroin, Busted With 49 Folds, Police Say Central Jersey Man Swallows Heroin, Busted With 49 Folds, Police Say
Central Jersey Man Swallows Heroin, Busted With 49 Folds, Police Say A Central Jersey man accused of selling heroin swallowed narcotics in an attempt to hide them from police in Flemington, authorities said. Jesse Chambers, 44, was approached in a vehicle near Park Avenue in front of Steve’s Food Store in Flemington on Sept. 9, borough police said in a release. Chambers, of Sayreville, was asked to exit the vehicle after officers saw him attempting to conceal narcotics in his mouth, police said. Officers’ efforts to get Chambers to spit out the drugs were unsuccessful, and he eventually swallowed them, police said. Chambers was then evaluated by the Flemin…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In 1999 Killing Of High School Student Nancy Noga Arrest Made In 1999 Killing Of High School Student Nancy Noga
Arrest Made In 1999 Killing Of High School Student Nancy Noga A 49-year-old Jersey Shore man was arrested 22 years after the slaying of a Central Jersey high school student Nancy Noga. Bruce A. Cymanski, 49, was arrested at his home in Barnegat Tuesday after the return of the Middlesex County Grand Jury indictment -- and a brief foot pursuit, authorities announced. Cymanski was indicted on first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, first-degree aggravated sexual assault, first-degree kidnapping and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Sayreville Police Chief John Zebro…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEE ANYTHING? Central Jersey Pedestrian, 15, Died In Hit-Run Crash, Authorities Say SEE ANYTHING? Central Jersey Pedestrian, 15, Died In Hit-Run Crash, Authorities Say
SEE Anything? Central Jersey Pedestrian, 15, Died In Hit-Run Crash, Authorities Say Authorities seek the public's help locating a vehicle or the driver involved in a suspected hit-and-run fatality last weekend. An investigation remains active and ongoing, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Sayreville Police Chief John Zebrowski who made a plea for assistance on Friday.. At 3:44 a.m. Sunday, police responded to Route 35 North near South Pine Avenue on a report of a serious pedestrian crash.  Police found a 15-year-old victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, Ciccone and Zebrowski said. Authorities think that a 2013 to 2015 Hon…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Teen Struck, Killed In Route 35 Hit-Run Teen Struck, Killed In Route 35 Hit-Run
Teen Struck, Killed In Route 35 Hit-Run A 15-year-old was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash early Sunday on Route 35. The crash occurred near South Pine Avenue around 3:45 a.m., the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and Sayreville Police Department said. The victim's name was not released. Authorities believe a Honda Accord was involved in the incident. Witnesses are asked to contact Sayreville Police Officer Tom Calise at 732-727-4444 or Prosecutor’s Detective Jonathan Berman at 732-745-4328.

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by Cecilia Levine