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CHILLING AUDIO: Local NJ Police Try To Convince Man To Drop Sword Before Shooting Him CHILLING AUDIO: Local NJ Police Try To Convince Man To Drop Sword Before Shooting Him
Chilling Audio: Local NJ Police Try To Convince Man To Drop Sword Before Shooting Him "Patrick, drop it," a New Jersey police officer says in a calm, steady voice, pleading several times with a man wielding a 3-foot sword to surrender. "Listen to me, I know you're going through some...," the officer says before his voice rises. "Patrick drop it! Get on the ground! Get on the ground!" he screams. "Drop the knife!" Then four shots are heard. The confrontation in Somerset County early last fall lasted barely a minute. About an hour and 20 minutes later, Patrick Chin, 43, was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. The comman…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Found Dead In Lake Alongside Her Baby Was Mourning Loss Of Her Dad NJ Woman Found Dead In Lake Alongside Her Baby Was Mourning Loss Of Her Dad
NJ Woman Found Dead In Lake Alongside Her Baby Was Mourning Loss Of Her Dad The woman who died alongside her 9-month-old son after their car was found in a Central Jersey pond had been mourning the loss of her own father, according to her posts on social media. The bodies of Tamequa Robinson, 30, of Edison, and her baby boy were pulled from their car in Piscataway's New Market Pond around 5:35 Tuesday morning, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. The boy was identified as Noah by family on social media. A passerby reportedly called police after spotting a vehicle floating in the pond at Stelton Road and Lakeview Avenue. The mom and her baby we…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Dad Of 3 Dead, 21-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured In Old Bridge Crash Dad Of 3 Dead, 21-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured In Old Bridge Crash
Dad Of 3 Dead, 21-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured In Old Bridge Crash A 39-year-old man died and another was hospitalized in a fiery Old Bridge crash early Sunday morning, authorities said. The driver of a Nissan Versa lost control on a sharp bend on Texas Road and crossed into oncoming traffic before hitting a Hyundai Elantra around 2:15 a.m., police said. The Nissan overturned and burst into flames, killing the 39-year-old Monroe driver, Ryan Pomales, said police and those who knew him. The Hyundai driver, a 21-year-old man from Manalapan, was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with serious injuries. More than $5,800 ha…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pedestrian Critically Hurt In Mercer County Crash Pedestrian Critically Hurt In Mercer County Crash
Pedestrian Critically Hurt In Mercer County Crash A 37-year-old pedestrian was critically hurt after being struck by a pick-up truck while crossing Route 33 in Mercer County, authorities said. The truck hit the pedestrian around 8:30 p.m. between Twin Rivers Drive North and Probasco Road, East Windsor police said.  Initial reports said the pedestrian was in traumatic arrest.  He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick in New Brunswick with life-threatening injuries. A 22-year-old motorist from Hainesport in Burlington County, who was driving the truck, stopped and has not been charged.  All l…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Reports: Man Shot In Head At Woodbridge Apartment Complex Reports: Man Shot In Head At Woodbridge Apartment Complex
Reports: Man Shot In Head At Woodbridge Apartment Complex First responders were called to a report of multiple shots fired on Thursday afternoon in Woodbridge Township. A man suffered a gunshot wound to the head, and at least five suspects fled the shooting scene in a white SUV, according to an initial unconfirmed report. The shooting in the Avenel section of Woodbridge was confirmed about 8 p.m. on Wednesday by Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Woodbridge Police Director Robert Hubner. The shooting occurred at 1:17 p.m. at an apartment complex at 300 Forest View Drive.  The victim was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Un…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Middlesex Man, 40, Arrested After Fiery Rollover DWI Crash Hurts 2 Adults, 2 Children Middlesex Man, 40, Arrested After Fiery Rollover DWI Crash Hurts 2 Adults, 2 Children
Middlesex Man, 40, Arrested After Fiery Rollover DWI Crash Hurts 2 Adults, 2 Children A 40-year-old driver from South Brunswick has been arrested following a serious DWI rollover crash that sent four people to the hospital, authorities said. A 19-year-old Burlington County man suffered serious burns after his Blazer was rear-ended, rolled over and burst into flames on Saturday night, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and North Brunswick Police Department Director Kenneth P. McCormick said. Christopher L. Mertens, 40, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick was intoxicated and speeding with two children in his 2018 Infiniti Coupe when he collided wi…

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by Jon Craig