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Civilian Shot At South Jersey Turnpike Rest Stop 'In Presence Of' State Police, US Marshals Civilian Shot At South Jersey Turnpike Rest Stop 'In Presence Of' State Police, US Marshals
Civilian Shot At South Jersey Turnpike Rest Stop 'In Presence Of' State Police, US Marshals A SWAT team was at a New Jersey Turnpike rest stop where state authorities said a male civilian was shot "in the presence of law enforcement." Authorities haven't identified the man, disclosed his condition or specified why and how he was wounded at the Clara Barton Service Area near the turnpike's southernmost in Salem County's Pedricktown shortly after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28. The incident "involved members of the New Jersey State Police and the United States Marshals Service," a four-sentence release from State Attorney General Matthew Platkin's Office says. No officers reportedly we…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJSP Captures Florida Driver In Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Woman, 21, In Fort Lee NJSP Captures Florida Driver In Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Woman, 21, In Fort Lee
Njsp Captures Florida Driver In Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Woman, 21, In Fort Lee State Police captured the hit-and-run tractor-trailer driver who killed a 21-year-old Teaneck native last week on Route 95 in Fort Lee, authorities said. Joel Lasanta, 37, of Kissimmee, FL, arrested Saturday at the Clara Barton Service Area on the New Jersey Turnpike south of Cherry Hill, 115 miles or so from the scene of the crash, they said. Jada Smith was headed back to Teaneck from Brooklyn with fellow family members in two vehicles when she was involved in another crash in the southbound express lanes of Route 95 shortly before 10:30 p.m. June 4. Smith's mom and dad were in a car behi…

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by Jerry DeMarco