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Dispatchers Save Abducted Woman, Driver Arrested For Kidnapping At GWB, Cops Say Dispatchers Save Abducted Woman, Driver Arrested For Kidnapping At GWB, Cops Say
Dispatchers Save Abducted Woman, Driver Arrested For Kidnapping At GWB, Cops Say Cool-headed police dispatchers from Edison Township are being credited with helping a woman abducted during a domestic dispute. Port Authority police later charged 39-year-old Chukwuebu D Emegoakor with kidnapping, criminal restraint, false imprisonment, terroristic threats and other offenses. The woman who was abducted called 911 at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, and was patched through to Edison dispatchers, police said.  Dispatchers kept the woman on the phone as the man drove toward New York City, with Edison police sending alerts to other departments, according to Edison…

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Jumper Takes Fatal Leap From Central Jersey Bridge Jumper Takes Fatal Leap From Central Jersey Bridge
Jumper Takes Fatal Leap From Central Jersey Bridge A man leapt to his death from a bridge in Edison Township Monday, Sept. 26, authorities confirmed. At approximately 2:45 p.m., the unidentified man jumped from the Morris Goodkind Bridge, according to Deputy Chief Robert Dudash Jr. He landed in the wooded area near Marina Drive in Edison, the deputy chief said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Serious Crash Reported In Central Jersey (DEVELOPING) Serious Crash Reported In Central Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Serious Crash Reported In Central Jersey (Developing) Police, firefighters and EMS crews were responding to a serious crash in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2 at Main Street and Woodbridge Avenue in Edison Township, initial reports said. It was unclear if anyone was hurt. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Power Outages Black Out Parts Of Central Jersey Power Outages Black Out Parts Of Central Jersey
Power Outages Black Out Parts Of Central Jersey A power outage due to severe thunderstorms and high winds blacked out neighborhoods in Monmout, Middlesex and Mercer counties, authorities said. Hundreds of residents in Cedar Village and the Commons at Holmdel in Holmdel reported being without electricity after noon Tuesday, according to initial reports. A smaller power outage affecting dozens of electric customers was reported in Edison Township, according to PSE&G. About 3 p.m., nearly 100 electric customers were without power in Mercer County, PSE&G said.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Woodbridge Man, 29, Killed In Wrong-Way Head-On Crash With Truck Woodbridge Man, 29, Killed In Wrong-Way Head-On Crash With Truck
Woodbridge Man, 29, Killed In Wrong-Way Head-On Crash With Truck A 29-year-old man from Woodbridge was killed when his SUV collided head-on into a truck on an exit ramp in Central Jersey, authorities said.  State Police identified the victim as Govinda Rishi of the Keasbey section of Woodbridge. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The collision occurred on Route 440 northbound, near the Woodbridge Avenue exit ramp in Edison Township, state police said. The crash, at 4:58 p.m. on Tuesday, involved two tractor-trailers and the SUV, state police said. Rishi's 2013 Honda SUV was traveling north on the exit ramp from Route 440 to County R…

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