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Frozen Waffle Listeria Recall Expands To 14+ Grocery Store Brands Frozen Waffle Listeria Recall Expands To 14+ Grocery Store Brands
Frozen Waffle Listeria Recall Expands To 14+ Grocery Store Brands A massive voluntary recall has been issued for frozen waffles sold by over 14 different grocery store chains nationwide due to the potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, TreeHouse Foods, Inc. announced on Friday, Oct. 18. Over 500 varieties of frozen waffles manufactured by TreeHouse Foods and sold with the branding of major retailers such as Walmart's Great Value and Target's Good & Gather have been recalled because of possible Listeria.  As stated in the release: "Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Brick Twp. Woman Steals Money, Cigarettes In Berkeley Crime Spree: Prosecutors Knife-Wielding Brick Twp. Woman Steals Money, Cigarettes In Berkeley Crime Spree: Prosecutors
Knife-Wielding Brick Twp. Woman Steals Money, Cigarettes In Berkeley Crime Spree: Prosecutors A Brick Township woman was accused of pulling a knife on a Berkeley Township store clerk and trying to break into another business, authorities said. Jessica Napolitano, 37, was arrested in Lakewood, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Berkeley police responded to a robbery report at The Corner Store on Ocean Gate Drive at around 4:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15.  Officers learned that a woman who pulled out a knife at the register demanded money and cigarettes. Store employees gave them to her before she le…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Suspected Thief Wanted For Punching South Jersey Store Manager, Police Say Suspected Thief Wanted For Punching South Jersey Store Manager, Police Say
Suspected Thief Wanted For Punching South Jersey Store Manager, Police Say A man was wanted for assaulting a Burlington Township store's manager after stealing items, authorities said. Officers responded to a store on the 1100 block of Sunset Road at around 10:51 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, the Burlington Township Police Department said in a news release. A picture released of the suspect appeared to be inside a Dollar General. Investigators said the man tried to hide merchandise he was stealing and was confronted by the store manager. The suspect pushed and punched the manager several times, injuring the manager's face and mouth. The man ran away from the sto…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Dollar General Dinged $1.2 Million For NJ Pricing Violations: State AG Dollar General Dinged $1.2 Million For NJ Pricing Violations: State AG
Dollar General Dinged $1.2 Million For NJ Pricing Violations: State AG Did the item at Dollar General not actually cost $1? The discount retailer chain was forced to pay a fine of $1.2 million after repeatedly engaging in merchandise pricing violations at several stores throughout New Jersey, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Dollar General sold a variety of merchandise that scanned at the register for higher prices than were posted where the merchandise was displayed for sale, Platkin said.  New Jersey's Office of Weights and Measures visited 58 stores between November 2022 and February 2023, and found more than 2,000 instances  in which the p…

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by Sam Barron
News
Ocean Prosecutor Releases Police Cam Footage Of Officer-Involved Shooting (VIDEOS) Ocean Prosecutor Releases Police Cam Footage Of Officer-Involved Shooting (VIDEOS)
Ocean Prosecutor Releases Police Cam Footage Of Officer-Involved Shooting (Videos) Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer released video footage from multiple body-worn cameras, as well as 911 audio recordings, in connection with a police officer-involved, non-fatal shooting The shooting of Jalial Whitted, 37, of Pleasantville, occurred in Pleasantville, Atlantic County, on May 24, 2022.  The Office of the Attorney General requested that the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office undertake an independent investigation of the shooting. Preliminary investigation has revealed that on May 24, 2022, Pleasantville Police received a 911 call at approximately…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Lakewood Dollar Store Shopper Says He Has Coronavirus, Charged With Spitting In Officer's Face Lakewood Dollar Store Shopper Says He Has Coronavirus, Charged With Spitting In Officer's Face
Lakewood Dollar Store Shopper Says He Has Coronavirus, Charged With Spitting In Officer's Face A 26-year-old Lakewood man was arrested Monday after spitting in a police officer's face and resisting arrest at the Dollar General in Jackson, authorities said. Police were called to the store at Manhattan Street Plaza at 6:22 p.m. on a complaint of a disorderly person. A man had removed his face mask and refused a store employee's request to put it back on while purposely touching other customers in the store, Jackson police said in a news statement. The man refused to give police his name, resisted arrest and tried to escape on foot, police said.  The man was captured but refused to…

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by Jon Craig