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Police Had To Shoot Enraged Edison Man Who Charged At Officer With Ax, Grand Jury Finds Police Had To Shoot Enraged Edison Man Who Charged At Officer With Ax, Grand Jury Finds
Police Had To Shoot Enraged Edison Man Who Charged At Officer With Ax, Grand Jury Finds UPDATE: Police were justified in killing an ax-wielding Edison man who got within a few feet of an officer before he was finally shot, a grand jury has found. They'd dealt with Merrill Rambarose, 49, before. Once he was accused of trying to stab a woman at a 7-Eleven and another time he'd allegedly kept them at bay with a knife at the Margate garden apartment complex where the final confrontation occurred. This time police were called by a woman who said they'd gotten into an argument over her smoking in the apartment and "he grabbed an ax and swung it," according to one of the first offi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack Police Officer Hospitalized After Crash Hackensack Police Officer Hospitalized After Crash
Hackensack Police Officer Hospitalized After Crash A Hackensack police officer was hospitalized Friday following a collision on his way to a call. Initial details were scant apart from word that the officer was headed to a report of a fight in the area of Atlantic and Main streets, with his emergency lights on, when his cruiser collided with a commercial van in front of the 7-Eleven at the corner of Essex and Newman streets before 9:30 a.m. Aug. 18. The officer got out of his cruiser and sat on the sidewalk behind it as a Good Samaritan stopped and rushed to his aid. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after complaining of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lotto Tickets Sold In Bergen, Hudson Win $10K Lotto Tickets Sold In Bergen, Hudson Win $10K
Lotto Tickets Sold In Bergen, Hudson Win $10K While no one won the big $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday, August 1, not everyone left emptyhanded. Two tickets sold in Bergen County and one ticket sold in Hudson County matched four of the white balls and the Gold Mega Ball, netting the lucky winners $10,000.  The tickets were sold at U&B Mini Market in Garfield, a 7-Eleven in Teaneck and TE-AMO in Secaucus.  The winning numbers for the Tuesday, August 1, drawing were: 08, 24, 30, 45, and 61. The Gold Mega Ball was 12, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 04.

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by Sam Barron
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New Jersey Lotto Players Win Big Money New Jersey Lotto Players Win Big Money
New Jersey Lotto Players Win Big Money Friday, July 21 was a day to win lots of money for lottery players in New Jersey. Three players in Bergen County, Hudson County and Monmouth County matched four of the white balls and the Gold Mega Ball in Friday's NJ Lotto drawing, winning $10,000. The ticket purchased in Bergen was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $20,000. The tickets were purchased at Foster Stationery in Bergenfield, 7-Eleven in Kearny and KDM Mart in Howell. The winning numbers were: 29, 40, 47, 50, and 57. The Gold Mega Ball was 25, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.

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by Sam Barron
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Winning NJ Mega Millions Lottery Tickets Worth $10K Sold At 7-Eleven Stores Winning NJ Mega Millions Lottery Tickets Worth $10K Sold At 7-Eleven Stores
Winning NJ Mega Millions Lottery Tickets Worth $10K Sold At 7-Eleven Stores There were four third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Tuesday, July 11, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball. Three of the winning tickets were sold at 7-Eleven stores. The prizes are worth $10,000. The winning Lottery tickets were purchased at the following locations: Atlantic County: Acme #294, 5100 Wellington Ave., Ventnor; Essex County: 7-Eleven #35640, 516 Valley Rd., West Orange; Mercer County: 7-Eleven #10977, 2100 Pennington Rd., Trenton; and, Monmouth County: 7-Eleven #11050, 647 Branch Ave., Little Silver. The winning numbers for the T…

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by Jon Craig
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$1K A Week For Life: North Jersey Lotto Player Wins Big $1K A Week For Life: North Jersey Lotto Player Wins Big
$1K A Week For Life: North Jersey Lotto Player Wins Big A lottery player in Fair Lawn  is going to reap the rewards of hitting the jackpot for the rest of their life. One New Jersey Lottery Cash4Life ticket matched the five white balls in the drawing on Thursday, June 8, winning $1,000 a week for life. The winning ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn. The winning numbers were: 38, 46, 49, 50 and 59. The Cash Ball was: 02. 

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by Sam Barron
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Lotto Ticket Sold At Union County 7-Eleven Nets $10K Lotto Ticket Sold At Union County 7-Eleven Nets $10K
Lotto Ticket Sold At Union County 7-Eleven Nets $10K Two lucky lotto players, one in Union County and the other in Ocean County, won $10,000 playing New Jersey Lottery in the drawing held on Friday June 2. The two players matched four of the white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawing, winning a third-tier prize. The tickets were sold at a Wawa in Manahawkin and a 7-Eleven in Union. The winning numbers for the Friday, June 2, drawing were: 03, 16, 19, 36 and 60. The Gold Mega Ball was 25 and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.

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by Sam Barron
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$2M Lottery Jackpot Split Between Hudson, Mercer County Players $2M Lottery Jackpot Split Between Hudson, Mercer County Players
$2M Lottery Jackpot Split Between Hudson, Mercer County Players It was the perfect way to kick off the long weekend for three New Jersey lottery players. Three lucky tickets, two sold in Hudson County and one in Mercer County matched all five numbers in the $2 million Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Friday, May 26. Each winner will receive $696,440.  The tickets were sold at $.99 Cent Global on Central Avenue in Jersey City and a 7-Eleven on Princeton Highstown Road in Princeton Junction. The winning numbers were: 02, 05, 06, 10, and 19 and the XTRA number was: 02. 

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by Sam Barron
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DEAD END: Elmwood Park Police Capture Fleeing Driver After 7-Eleven Car Theft DEAD END: Elmwood Park Police Capture Fleeing Driver After 7-Eleven Car Theft
Dead END: Elmwood Park Police Capture Fleeing Driver After 7-Eleven Car Theft A Bronx man was captured by Elmwood Park police moments after he swiped a sedan from outside a local 7-Eleven early Wednesday, authorities said. Officers responding to the victim’s call spotted the 2016 Chrysler 200 turning off Broadway onto Mola Boulevard shortly before 1 a.m. May 17, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Jeffrey Ciman, 48, initially refused to stop but eventually pulled over and was taken into custody on dead-ended Iozia Terrace, the chief said. The sedan was returned to the victim, Foligno said. Ciman, meanwhile, was brought to headquarters, where the chief s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bayonne Man Threatened To Shoot Police at 7-Eleven: Authorities Bayonne Man Threatened To Shoot Police at 7-Eleven: Authorities
Bayonne Man Threatened To Shoot Police at 7-Eleven: Authorities A 27-year-old Bayonne man was arrested and charged for threatening to shoot police at 7-Eleven and later spitting on officers. On Sunday, April 9, police were requested to the 7-Eleven at 39 W 8th St to remove Harley, who was acting disorderly, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said.  Harley refused to leave and began clenching his fists, challenging officers to a fight and threatening to shoot them, police said. Additional officers arrived on scene and Harley was taken into custody, police said. While in custody at police headquarters, Harley spit in the face of an officer, police said…

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by Sam Barron
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WINNER: NJ Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $10K From 7-Eleven WINNER: NJ Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $10K From 7-Eleven
Winner: NJ Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $10K From 7-Eleven There was one third-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Tuesday, March 28, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball. The prize is worth $10,000.  That ticket was purchased at 7-Eleven #10957, 900 Arena Dr., Trenton in Mercer County. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, March 28, drawing were: 02, 03, 18, 32 and 68. The Gold Mega Ball was 24, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 04. The Mega Millions jackpot rolls to $355 million. 

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by Jon Craig
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SEE ANYTHING? 7-Eleven Near GWB Robbed At Gunpoint SEE ANYTHING? 7-Eleven Near GWB Robbed At Gunpoint
SEE Anything? 7-Eleven Near GWB Robbed At Gunpoint A robber pointed a handgun at a 7-Eleven clerk in Fort Lee as an accomplice shoved a bag forward and ordered it filled with cash, authorities said. The robbers entered the Whiteman Park Plaza convenience store on Lemoine Avenue near the George Washington Bridge shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, Police Capt. Edward Young said. They left with what was reported as roughly $835 in cash, the lieutenant said. The victim, who wasn't injured, described both men as white and wearing dark clothing with masks, he said. ANYONE who might have seen something or has security camera footage or inf…

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by Jerry DeMarco