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Bodycam Footage Sheds Light On Surfer's Arrest At NJ Beach (
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Police in one New Jersey beach town have released bodycam footage showing the arrest of a 28-year-old California surfer, which went viral on Facebook earlier this week. Belmar Police Chief Tina Scott released the 6-minute video of Liam Mahoney's arrest captured on Officer Braswell's body-worn camera on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Scott said police had received multiple complaints regarding surfers illegally entering the beach across the dunes throughout the week. The gate attendants requested these surfers to show their beach badge, however, their requests went ignored, the chief said.&nb…
Police & Fire
Former NJ Child Services Caseworker Admits Collecting Kid Porn
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A 57-year-old former caseworker for the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency admitted collecting images of victims as young as toddlers being sexually abused, federal authorities said. Authorities found images on his cellphone after Trent Collier, 57, of Kearny, arrived at Newark Airport on a flight from the Dominican Republic, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. Collier was targeted because he'd apparently exchanged images on the phone while out of the country, investigators said. He ended up taking a deal from the government rather than risking the potential ou…
Police & Fire
Female Inmate Dies In Hudson County Jail
The death of a 38-year-old female inmate at the Hudson County Jail is under investigation. The woman was found lifeless inside of her cell around 7:10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Officers and onsite medical personnel immediately rendered aid to the woman and she was pronounced dead at approximately 7:34 a.m. The woman was a Union County inmate being house at the Hudson County Correctional Facility. In accordance with guidelines by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, the NJOAG was immediately notified and the Hudson County Prosecutor’s …
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Feds: NJ Family Services Caseworker Busted With Child Porn Tried To Traffic Minor For Sex
UPDATE: A now-former New Jersey child services worker who was busted on child porn charges at Newark Airport nearly a year ago also tried to traffic a minor for prostitution, federal authorities said they've learned. Trent Collier, a 56-year-old onetime "family service specialist" for the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, had arrived on a flight from the Dominican Republic last October when images of child pornography were found on his cellphone, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. "One image depicts a fully nude prepubescent boy and fully nude prepubescent girl on…
Police & Fire
Details Released In Police Involved Shooting July 4th In Union City
A 58-year-old stabbing suspect was hospitalized after being shot by police responding to the incident in Hudson County July Fourth, police said. Jesus Suazo hurt the victim during an argument before police were flagged down on 23rd Street and Bergenline Avenue in Union City around 7:50 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. An officer fired his service weapon during the encounter, striking Suazo, who was hospitalized and in stable condition as of Wednesday, Suarez said. The victim wounded by Suazo suffered non life-threatening injuries, police said. Suazo was charged with …
Police & Fire
Inmate Dies Of Suicide At Cumberland County Jail, Authorities Say
An inmate in the Cumberland County Jail died of suicide earlier this week, authorities said. The 54-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, according to a release from the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office. Officers and medical staff responded and attempted life saving measures with negative results. An exact cause of death was pending autopsy results. Notification was made to the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office with detectives responding. Simultaneous notification was made to the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. …
Police & Fire
Inmate Dies In Cumberland County Jail: Prosecutor
Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate at the Cumberland County Jail in Bridgeton. On Tuesday, March 1, at approximately 5:32 p.m, Correctional Police Officers from the Cumberland County Department of Corrections discovered a 54-year-old male who was unresponsive in his cell. His death appeared to be a suicide, but the cause is pending autopsy results, according to Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. Officers and medical staff responded and attempted life-saving measures, but were unsuccessful, she said. Notification was made to the Cumberland County …
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Guns For Cash? Firearms 'Buy-Back' This Weekend In South Jersey
Camden is among eight buy-back sites statewide for gun owners to turn in firearms for cash, authorities said. Camden's gun trade-in is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Antioch Baptist Church, 690 Ferry Ave. Anonymity is promised for those trading in firearms for up to $250 cash per weapon, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer. Trade-ins are limited to three guns per person, she said. The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office is co-hosting this event with the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division of Criminal Justice, with the help …
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Hudson Prosecutor: Cash Recovered During Investigations Goes Missing
An internal affairs investigation has been launched at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office after cash recovered in several different cases went missing, authorities announced Tuesday. All of the missing cash had been recovered from scenes and was being temporarily held for safekeeping, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The money was kept in temporary storage in locked safes at the Prosecutor’s Office with limited access by investigative staff. The Prosecutor’s Office Public Integrity Unit, Internal Affairs Section, will be conducting the investigation. The New Jer…
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Undercover 'Officer-Involved' Shooting Leaves Suspect Critically Wounded In Mercer County
A suspect was listed in critical condition early Tuesday in connection with "an officer-involved shooting," authorities said. The shooting, in Hamilton Township, is under investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at the direction of the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. The shooting occurred at about 9 p.m. in the parking lot of the Krauszer’s Food Store on Greenwood Avenue in Hamilton during a federal investigation involving the ATF and the FBI according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office A preliminary investigation suggests a suspect entered a vehicle wi…
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