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Shelter In Place Lifted At FDU Florham Campus, Person With Gun Arrested: Authorities Shelter In Place Lifted At FDU Florham Campus, Person With Gun Arrested: Authorities
Shelter In Place Lifted At FDU Florham Campus, Person With Gun Arrested: Authorities A shelter in place was lifted at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus on the early morning of Thursday, Nov. 21, the school said. On the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 20, Fairleigh Dickinson received a report of a person with a gun on campus, Joseph Vitiello, Director of Public Safety at the school said. Police were notified and a shelter in place was issued, Vitiello said. The order remained in effect for several hours as local police conducted a search for the individual, Vitiello said. After concluding that the individual was not on campus and not an immediate threat, police adv…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Clifton Police Officer Joseph Pichnarcik Of Oak Ridge Dies, 45 Clifton Police Officer Joseph Pichnarcik Of Oak Ridge Dies, 45
Clifton Police Officer Joseph Pichnarcik Of Oak Ridge Dies, 45 The Clifton Police Department is mourning the passing of one of its own, Officer Joseph A. Pichnarcik. Pichnarcik died on Wednesday, Nov. 6, following a brave fight against a long-term illness, according to his department and his obituary on the Allwood Funeral Home website.  Officer Pichnarcik, who served the Clifton community with pride and commitment since joining in 2006, was known for his warm spirit, reliability, and the unwavering support he offered his fellow officers. Before his tenure in Clifton, Officer Pichnarcik served with the Paterson Police Department. Pichnarcik…

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Voters Nationally Prefer Harris Over Trump, FDU Poll Finds Voters Nationally Prefer Harris Over Trump, FDU Poll Finds
Voters Nationally Prefer Harris Over Trump, FDU Poll Finds Voters nationally prefer Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris over her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, a brand-new survey by Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey shows. The seven-point margin (50 to 43) is largely due to race and gender, the FDU poll shows. The survey was conducted between Saturday, Aug. 17 and Tuesday, Aug. 20, using a voter list of registered voters nationwide carried out by Braun Research of Princeton, New Jersey.  Respondents were contacted by either live caller telephone interviews, or text-to-web surveys s…

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by Michael Mashburn & Cecilia Levine
News
NJ Town's Police Chief Refuses To Leave Residents Behind In Assuming Statewide Leadership Role NJ Town's Police Chief Refuses To Leave Residents Behind In Assuming Statewide Leadership Role
NJ Town's Police Chief Refuses To Leave Residents Behind In Assuming Statewide Leadership Role John Russo never intended on becoming a police chief. He was going for an FBI agent, but while growing up in Rutherford and meeting his friends' parents and coaches who were police officers, he decided to switch gears. Twenty-six years into his law enforcement career, and 11 years in his role as Rutherford Police Chief, Russo has been sworn in to a one-year term as the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police's 109th president. The ceremony happened during the association's 112th annual training Training Conference & Police/Security Expo in Atlantic City last month. …

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by Cecilia Levine