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Screaming NJ Man Who Asked Flight Attendant For Sex Indicted For Unruly Flight Behavior: Feds Screaming NJ Man Who Asked Flight Attendant For Sex Indicted For Unruly Flight Behavior: Feds
Screaming NJ Man Who Asked Flight Attendant For Sex Indicted For Unruly Flight Behavior: Feds A 26-year-old New Jersey man who asked a flight attendant for sex and tried to open the aircraft's doors multiple times has been indicted by a federal grand jury, authorities said. Eric Nicholas Gapco, of Delanco, a passenger onboard American Airlines flight #2101, assaulted and intimidated a flight attendant and aircraft crew members on July 18, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The flight originated in Seattle en route to Dallas but was diverted to Salt Lake City where law enforcement arrested him. According to court documents, Gapco failed to follow instructions to remain in his …

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by Jon Craig
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This NJ Health Department Is Paying Teens To Star In Drug, Vaping PSAs This NJ Health Department Is Paying Teens To Star In Drug, Vaping PSAs
This NJ Health Department Is Paying Teens To Star In Drug, Vaping PSAs The Ocean County Health Department is casting teenagers for drug and vaping public service announcements. The OCHD is casting a diverse group of teens ages 14 to 18 to act in "substance use" and vaping prevention PSAs, the casting call says. A total of 19 actors are needed for both speaking and background roles, with multiple PSAs to shoot. Casting directors say the shoot will take place during the week so must be able to take off one day of school. The roles pay between $200 and $600 for one day of work. Click here to apply.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teaneck Vape Store Owner, Clerk Cited For Selling To Underage Buyers: Police Teaneck Vape Store Owner, Clerk Cited For Selling To Underage Buyers: Police
Teaneck Vape Store Owner, Clerk Cited For Selling To Underage Buyers: Police The 25-year-old owner of a Teaneck vape store and one of his clerks were cited for selling to minors, authorities said. "After receiving complaints from residents about the sale of vape products to minors and the sale of prohibited vape items, Teaneck police detectives conducted an undercover operation," Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. "The operation involved the attempted purchase of vape products from 13 retail establishments," the chief said. Of those businesses, only one -- All the Smoke on Cedar Lane -- allowed customers under 21 to buy vape products, violating state law, McG…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Young Thugs —13, 14 — Rob Clifton Liquor Store With BB Gun Police: Young Thugs —13, 14 — Rob Clifton Liquor Store With BB Gun
Police: Young Thugs —13, 14 — Rob Clifton Liquor Store With BB Gun A Clifton liquor store was robbed by four young city teens, one of whom displayed what turned out to be a BB gun, said authorities who took them into custody. The haul? A vape. The quartet entered Dante's Liquor & Wine on Van Houten Avenue shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. One of the boys asked the cashier for a vape, then pulled up his shirt to expose the weapon in his waistband, Bracken said. The youth grabbed the vape and they all bolted, he said. A detective was checking the area when he spotted the group sitting on a porch a few blocks away…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Authorities Investigate Crown JUUL Of Vaping NJ Authorities Investigate Crown JUUL Of Vaping
NJ Authorities Investigate Crown Juul Of Vaping New Jersey authorities are aggressively investigating the marketing and sales practices of JUUL Labs, the state’s top cop said Tuesday. A 39-state coalition is investigating “JUUL’s targeting of the youth market, as well as the company’s claims regarding nicotine content and statements regarding the risks, safety and effectiveness of e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation device,” New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. “As a father myself, I am deeply troubled by the soaring popularity among young people of vaping products in general and of JUUL’s products in particular,” Grewal s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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State's First Death From Vaping-Related Illness Reported In North Jersey State's First Death From Vaping-Related Illness Reported In North Jersey
State's First Death From Vaping-Related Illness Reported In North Jersey New Jersey's first death associated with a vaping-related illness has been reported by the state's health department. The woman's death was reported to the health department in August and is under investigation by Department of Health Acting Commissioner Judith Persichilli. There are 12 confirmed cases of serious vaping-related lung disease in New Jersey, and two probable cases -- including this death. Thirty-two reports of severe lung illness among people ages 15 and 51 are under investigation as well. Most of those cases are male. There are currently 800 confirmed and probable case…

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by Cecilia Levine
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9 Hospitalized In NJ With Breathing Problems After Vaping 9 Hospitalized In NJ With Breathing Problems After Vaping
9 Hospitalized In NJ With Breathing Problems After Vaping Nine people who had been vaping in New Jersey -- mostly North Jersey -- were recently hospitalized with breathing problems that required ventilators, health officials said. The patients ranged between 17 and 35 years old. While no cancer, disease of infection was identified, all had a history of vaping, the state Communicable Disease Service said. Patients experienced shortness of breath, a cough and fatigue, which worsened over a period of several days or weeks before hospital admission, the state health department said. Other symptoms included fever, anorexia, chest pain, …

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by Cecilia Levine