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Family Fears Missing PA Teen Spotted In NJ, Wawa Possibly Sex Trafficked Family Fears Missing PA Teen Spotted In NJ, Wawa Possibly Sex Trafficked
Family Fears Missing PA Teen Spotted In NJ, Wawa Possibly Sex Trafficked A 14-year-old Pennsylvania girl vanished after slipping out of a bathroom window at home—and her family fears she may have fallen into the hands of traffickers. Authorities are urgently searching for Enci Wu, who goes by the name Aubrey, last seen in New Jersey and at a Wawa in Whitehall Township, officials announced. Wu, of Palmer Township, Easton, was reported missing on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, after police responded to her home on the 2600 block of Stephens Street for a welfare check, according to the Palmer Township Police Department. Her family says she has now been missing for 39 days…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police Shoot Sword-Wielding Resident In Wayne: Prosecutor Police Shoot Sword-Wielding Resident In Wayne: Prosecutor
Police Shoot Sword-Wielding Resident In Wayne: Prosecutor A Wayne resident armed with two swords is in stable condition after being shot by police on Friday night, Feb. 14, authorities said. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Shooting Response Team responded to a home on White Birch Court around 9:55 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Wayne police had been dispatched to perform a welfare check when they encountered the suspect, armed with two swords, Valdes said. One Wayne officer discharged a service-issued firearm, striking the individual, according to the prosecutor. That individual was transported to the hospital …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Clifton SWAT Standoff Ends After 4 Hours Clifton SWAT Standoff Ends After 4 Hours
Clifton SWAT Standoff Ends After 4 Hours A SWAT situation in Clifton ended peacefully Thursday evening, Dec. 5, after a four-hour standoff, authorities said. Have photos? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com The incident began as a welfare check on a resident at a home near Valley Road and Belgrade Avenue, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. Officers arrived in the afternoon and became concerned for the individual’s well-being, but the person refused to cooperate, Anderson said. “For safety reasons, officers requested additional resources as a precaution,” Anderson added. The Passaic County Sheriff’s Office, including SWAT and nego…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Father, Three Sons Killed Daughter: Union County Prosecutor Father, Three Sons Killed Daughter: Union County Prosecutor
Father, Three Sons Killed Daughter: Union County Prosecutor A father and his three sons were indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday, Oct. 9 with manslaughter in the death of his daughter, a  28-year-old Union Township woman last May, authorities said. On Friday, May 10, the Union Police Department responded to the 300 block of Greenbriar Drive for a welfare check and found Kerline Joseph Charles dead at the scene, Union County Prosecutor William  Daniel and Union Police Director Christopher Donnelly said. The Union County Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be cardiac arrest following physical restraint and…

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by Sam Barron