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Wildwood Stabbing Suspect At Large After SWAT Response: Police Wildwood Stabbing Suspect At Large After SWAT Response: Police
Wildwood Stabbing Suspect At Large After SWAT Response: Police A Wildwood stabbing suspect remains at large following a SWAT response earlier this week. On Sunday, Sept. 10, at approximately 8:55 p.m., Wildwood police responded to a residence at 100 West Poplar Avenue for a female victim who was stabbed, Wildwood police said. Police found the victim approximately two blocks away with multiple puncture wounds to her upper body, they said. Wildwood Rescue immediately performed life-saving measures and transported the victim to Atlantic City Medical Center due to the seriousness of her injuries. During the preliminary investigation, additional informatio…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Federal Prison Awaits Fentanyl Dealer Who Rammed Undercover DEA Vehicle In NJ Federal Prison Awaits Fentanyl Dealer Who Rammed Undercover DEA Vehicle In NJ
Federal Prison Awaits Fentanyl Dealer Who Rammed Undercover DEA Vehicle In NJ A dealer from the Bronx who rammed a DEA vehicle in a failed attempt to flee a fentanyl bust n New Jersey followed his accomplice's lead and took a deal from the government rather than face trial. Miguel Nuñez, 50, pleaded guilty to fentanyl possession and resisting arrest with a deadly weapon during a hearing in U.S. District Court in Newark on Tuesday, Sept. 11, federal authorities said. Nuñez and Jesus Higuera-Parra, 28, of Ontario, California, drove from New York City to Elizabeth to sell the deadly drug on March 24, 2021, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Dirt Bike Rider Who Intentionally Ran Over Firefighter In Bucks County Surrenders: Report, PD Dirt Bike Rider Who Intentionally Ran Over Firefighter In Bucks County Surrenders: Report, PD
Dirt Bike Rider Who Intentionally Ran Over Firefighter In Bucks County Surrenders: Report, PD A dirt bike rider who police say intentionally struck a pedestrian identified by NBC10 as a 64-year-old firefighter has surrendered to authorities in Pennsylvania. Brian Barlow is believed to have knocked the firefighter to the ground on his bike around 7:50 p.m. on Neshaminy Valley Drive in Bensalem on Aug. 5, police said at the time. The 64-year-old victim was knocked to the ground around 7:50 p.m. on Neshaminy Valley Drive in Bensalem, and then run over by the dirt bike operator, police said.Bensalem Police Department Barlow, then unidentified, proceeded to run over the victim, leavi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds 16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds
16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds An indictment of 16 members of a violent mid-Atlantic crime ring has been unsealed and the federal agencies are naming names.  Of the 16, eight of the alleged crime ring members were arrested in the morning on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, police in Fairfax County, Virginia announced later that day.  They were all arrested in connection to a violent crime spree that took place between Jan. 7, 2022, through Jan. 27, 2023.  The crime ring members were all from Maryland and the District of Columbia. They met with their accused leader – Trevor Wright, also known as “Taliban Glizzy” …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Multi-Million-Dollar Bergen Home Burglary: Three Captured In Celebrity Neighborhood Break-In Multi-Million-Dollar Bergen Home Burglary: Three Captured In Celebrity Neighborhood Break-In
Multi-Million-Dollar Bergen Home Burglary: Three Captured In Celebrity Neighborhood Break-In Law enforcers from several agencies helped capture a burglary trio from Delaware who authorities said targeted a multi-million-dollar home in an exclusive Bergen County neighborhood. It was shortly before 4:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, when the burglars apparently found an unlocked rear door to the Timberline Drive home off Route 9W in Alpine, in an area where Chris Rock, Lil Kim and other celebrities own estates. Police from surrounding towns, Bergen County sheriff's officers and others quickly converged on New Jersey's most affluent suburb, and the Delaware trio were all soon in custody. E…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Sentenced After Hard Rock Casino Fight In Atlantic City: Prosecutor Man Sentenced After Hard Rock Casino Fight In Atlantic City: Prosecutor
Man Sentenced After Hard Rock Casino Fight In Atlantic City: Prosecutor An Atlantic City man has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in New Jersey State Prison prison without parole on a pair of charges involving drugs and a handgun, authorities said. Hamid Palmer, 23, was sentenced on two indictments for possession of a handgun and possession of methamphetamine, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On May 3, 2021, Atlantic City police were dispatched to Hard Rock Casino in reference to two males engaged in a verbal altercation. While on scene, police learned that Hamid Palmer and the other man, Daniel Brown, began fighting inside of a v…

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by Jon Craig
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Teens Arrested Trying To Break Into Kias At Bally's Casino Parking Lot: Police Teens Arrested Trying To Break Into Kias At Bally's Casino Parking Lot: Police
Teens Arrested Trying To Break Into Kias At Bally's Casino Parking Lot: Police Three 14-year-old boys were arrested after three Kia cars in Bally’s Atlantic City casino-hotel parking garage were broken into, authorities said. Two of the boys allegedly damaged the steering columns of the Kias while trying to steal them, Atlantic City police said on Facebook. A third boy had credit cards retrieved from a stolen vehicle, police said. Detectives Christopher Dodson, Alberto Valles, Eric Evans, and Troy Grams found the boys walking near Connecticut and Wabash avenues at about 9:20 p.m. on Friday, July 14, they said. The detectives were investigating a series of car burgla…

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by Jon Craig
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US Postal Worker Attacked In South Jersey, $50K Reward Offered For Information US Postal Worker Attacked In South Jersey, $50K Reward Offered For Information
US Postal Worker Attacked In South Jersey, $50K Reward Offered For Information The U.S. Postal Service is offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect in an attack on a letter carrier in Cumberland County. Vineland police seek the public's help identifying the suspect who attacked and robbed the postal worker on Monday, July 3. Additional details were not immediately available from police. If you have information regarding this incident, you can contact Ofc. A. Perez at asperez@vinelandcity.org, send an anonymous tip to VPD.TIPS or the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 1-877-876-2455.

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by Jon Craig
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14-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead In Cumberland County 14-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead In Cumberland County
14-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead In Cumberland County A 14-year-old boy was shot and killed in Cumberland County, authorities said. On Monday, July 10, at approximately 10:20 p.m.,  Millville police responded to City Park Drive for reports of a young male suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. The victim was transported to Inspira Hospital and pronounced dead. The investigation is ongoing.  There is no known threat to the public, the prosecutor said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Emilio Santiago of the Millville Police Department at 856- …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
MASS SHOOTING: Two Killed, Dozens Wounded At Baltimore Block Party, Mayor: 'We Will Find You' MASS SHOOTING: Two Killed, Dozens Wounded At Baltimore Block Party, Mayor: 'We Will Find You'
Mass Shooting: Two Killed, Dozens Wounded At Baltimore Block Party, Mayor: 'We Will Find You' An 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man were killed and 28 others wounded in a mass shooting at a late-night block party in Baltimore. No arrests had been announced, nor suspects identified, as of noontime Sunday, June 2. However, Mayor Brandon Scott said it's just a matter of time. Nine people were rushed to hospitals from the scene and another 20 got there either via private vehicle or on foot following one of Charm City’s largest mass shootings ever. Three of the injured were in critical condition, authorities said. Witnesses reported hearing 20 to 30 shots at what has been an annu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fleeing Suspect Survives Eight-Story Jump From Route 80 Overpass Fleeing Suspect Survives Eight-Story Jump From Route 80 Overpass
Fleeing Suspect Survives Eight-Story Jump From Route 80 Overpass A suspect chased into New Jersey by the NYPD was in serious condition after jumping from a bridge on Route 80 in Bogota, authorities said. The man apparently was selling catalytic converters and robbed a would-be buyer in the Bronx when city police tried stopping his vehicle around 11:30 p.m. Friday, June 30, they said. He headed across the George Washington Bridge onto I-95 to westbound Route 80 through a few towns, Bogota Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. The suspect eventually stopped near Exit 67, then jumped over a wall on a bridge above an area between what used to be the Bogota Golf C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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STATE POLICE CHASE: Federal Agent, NJSP Detective Injured In Collisions With Fleeing Thieves STATE POLICE CHASE: Federal Agent, NJSP Detective Injured In Collisions With Fleeing Thieves
State Police Chase: Federal Agent, Njsp Detective Injured In Collisions With Fleeing Thieves UPDATE: Two New Jersey State Police detectives were struck and a U.S. Homeland Security agent rammed head-on by a quartet of car thieves, one of them a 15-year-old who had his leg broken during a pursuit, authorities confirmed. Three adults and the injured juvenile were seized following a chain reaction of collisions in Newark involving a stolen SUV, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Friday, June 30. It began with the theft of the 2021 BMW X6 in Cedar Grove around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, June 22, the attorney general said. Members of the New Jersey State Police Auto Theft…

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by Jerry DeMarco