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Shooting Reported In Central Jersey (DEVELOPING) Shooting Reported In Central Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Shooting Reported In Central Jersey (Developing) There was a shooting overnight in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The shooting occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 6 on Somerset Street in New Brunswick, initial reports said. The shooting victim purportedly walked into the emergency room shot to the thigh, an unconfirmed report said. CHECKK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Multiple Armed Robberies Investigated At Rutgers University: Police Multiple Armed Robberies Investigated At Rutgers University: Police
Multiple Armed Robberies Investigated At Rutgers University: Police Three separate robberies are under investigation at the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick, authorities said. According to a statement released by Rutgers Police Chief Kenneth Cop, the first incident occurred on Thursday, March 3, at approximately 1:04 a.m. on Hartwell Street near Hamilton Street. Cop said in this incident, the victims, who are affiliated with Rutgers University, reported that they were approached by four male perpetrators who brandished a single handgun and removed items of value. The male suspects subsequently entered a silver SUV and fled the area. The victims …

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Another Shooting Rocks New Brunswick Another Shooting Rocks New Brunswick
Another Shooting Rocks New Brunswick Police in Middlesex County are searching for a suspect wanted in a shooting, authorities said. New Brunswick police responded to a report of shots fired before 8 p.m. on Monday near 33 Paul Robeson Boulevard, according to initial reports. It marked the second shooting in two days in New Brunswick.  Police found a man suffering a gunshot wound to his arm. The victim was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with non-life-threatening injuries. On Sunday night, in a separate shooting, a man was wounded near Alexander and Somerset streets and taken to the…

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SEEN ANYTHING? Central Jersey Police Investigate Attempted Armed Abduction SEEN ANYTHING? Central Jersey Police Investigate Attempted Armed Abduction
Seen Anything? Central Jersey Police Investigate Attempted Armed Abduction Police in Middlesex County are looking for the driver of a pickup truck who approached a woman with a handgun as she walked in New Brunswick overnight. The attempted abduction occurred about midnight on Easton Avenue near Wycoff Street, New Brunswick police said. The woman told police a red, four-door pickup pulled up next to her and the driver pointed a handgun while demanding that she get into his truck, according to police. The woman ran away safely. The pickup truck drove on Easton Avenue toward Somerset Street, police said. The vehicle is a newer pickup, possibly a Honda Ridgeline, …

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Fatal Hit-Run Crash Investigated In Middlesex County Fatal Hit-Run Crash Investigated In Middlesex County
Fatal Hit-Run Crash Investigated In Middlesex County Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run crash in Central Jersey that resulted in the death of a 55-year-old man from Somerset County. David Wojcik, 55, of Warren Township was struck at 8:39 p.m. on Wednesday near Somerset Street and Millstone Road in New Brunswick by a sedan, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Director AnthonyA. Caputo. The sedan, which sustained front-end damage, fled scene of the fatal collision, they said. Wojcik was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, th…

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$750M Cancer Pavilion Project Planned For Middlesex County $750M Cancer Pavilion Project Planned For Middlesex County
$750M Cancer Pavilion Project Planned For Middlesex County Middlesex County is investing $25 million in a new Cancer Pavilion project set to open in about three years, officials announced. The state's first free-standing comprehensive cancer pavilion was detailed during a Wednesday video-call. The entire project is expected to cost $750 million. Middlesex County is partnering on the ambitious project with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, RWJBarnabas Health, New Brunswick Development Corp. (DEVCO) and the City of New Brunswick, officials said. The world-class facility will provide essential patient care in cancer treatment as well as cre…

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