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Law Enforcement 'Supergroups' In NJ Unite To Fight Organized Violent Criminals Law Enforcement 'Supergroups' In NJ Unite To Fight Organized Violent Criminals
Law Enforcement 'Supergroups' In NJ Unite To Fight Organized Violent Criminals A collection of crime-fighting 'supergroups' nailed 42 defendants in a series of pinpointed attacks on organized gangs dealing drugs, packing weapons and waging street warfare in North Jersey, authorities announced. The Violent Crime Initiative, as it's called, targeted what had been thriving criminal organizations in Newark, Paterson and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Shooting incidents statewide and in cities where the VCIs operate are “appreciably lower” than the year-to-date total from last year, including a 23% reduction statewide, a 30% reduction in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teen Driver Arrested In Crash That Killed Branchburg Soccer Player, 17 Teen Driver Arrested In Crash That Killed Branchburg Soccer Player, 17
Teen Driver Arrested In Crash That Killed Branchburg Soccer Player, 17 A 17-year-old boy from Somerset County has been arrested in a crash that left another 17-year-old resident dead, authorities announced. The unidentified teen was heading west on Fairview Drive in a 2006 Toyota Scion when he struck several roadside objects across several hundred feet, on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 around 8:20 p.m., Somerset County Acting Prosecutor Thomas Chirichella  The vehicle was carrying three occupants, including soccer player Vincent R. Gagliardi, who was ejected from the front passenger seat and later pronounced dead after being flown to a hospital, authorities later said…

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by Cecilia Levine