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Student Arrested After Bringing Gun To Union Catholic HS: Police Student Arrested After Bringing Gun To Union Catholic HS: Police
Student Arrested After Bringing Gun To Union Catholic HS: Police A student at Union Catholic High School was arrested after they brought a handgun to school on Monday, Jan. 22, authorities said. At 10:45 a.m., Scotch Plains police was alerted by the high school about a firearm being recovered, Jeffrey Briel, the chief of police, said. The school was immediately placed on lockdown as police recovered the weapon, Briel said. There was no threat or harm to the school, students or personnel, Briel said. The Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district as well as schools nearby were also placed in a temporary lockdown out of an abundance of caution, Briel said.…

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by Sam Barron
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Man Tried Killing Relative In Shared Union County Apartment: Police Man Tried Killing Relative In Shared Union County Apartment: Police
Man Tried Killing Relative In Shared Union County Apartment: Police A 41-year-old Union County man has been charged with trying to kill a 50-year-old relative with whom he shares an apartment with, authorities said. Bilal L. Williams was walking in the driveway near the 700 block of East Second Street in Scotch Plains with his hands in the air as police arrived on reports of shots fired around 7:40 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, local police said in a statement. Williams had a 9mm SigSauer handgun at the time of his arrest, they said. More arriving officers found Williams' relative in the second floor of their shared apartment having suffered gunshot …

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by Cecilia Levine