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High Winds Wreak Havoc In NJ Leaving Roads Closed, Hundreds Without Power High Winds Wreak Havoc In NJ Leaving Roads Closed, Hundreds Without Power
High Winds Wreak Havoc In NJ Leaving Roads Closed, Hundreds Without Power Wind gusts up to 50 mph were wreaking havoc across New Jersey on Friday, Aug. 9. As of 2:30 p.m., thousands of residents were without power and multiple roadways were closed due to downed wires and related crashes. The National Weather Service also issued a new tornado watch across North Jersey. An earlier watch for South Jersey and much of Pennsylvania has been lifted. Click here to see the counties covered by the new watch, in effect through 10 p.m. In Hackensack, nearly 500 PSE&G customers had lost power, and more than 450 in Maywood, as of 2:15 p.m. In Brick Township and Millstone…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Smashing Into Roadway Service Vehicle In Mercer County Driver Hospitalized After Smashing Into Roadway Service Vehicle In Mercer County
Driver Hospitalized After Smashing Into Roadway Service Vehicle In Mercer County A 23-year-old driver was hospitalized after she crashed into an unoccupied roadway service vehicle along Route 29 in Mercer County, authorities said. Majanae Burke, of Bordentown, was driving northbound in a Honda Civic near milepost 0.7 in Hamilton at about 1:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 28 when she veered off the highway and struck a guardrail before rear-ending the Ford F350 pickup, New Jersey State Police said. The woman suffered serious injuries.  No one else was hurt., State Police said.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Philly Men Caught Trafficking More Than 1.5 Pounds Of Cocaine, PCP To Mercer County: Prosecutor Philly Men Caught Trafficking More Than 1.5 Pounds Of Cocaine, PCP To Mercer County: Prosecutor
Philly Men Caught Trafficking More Than 1.5 Pounds Of Cocaine, PCP To Mercer County: Prosecutor Two Philadelphia men were charged after they were caught trafficking more than a pound and a half of cocaine and PCP to Mercer County, authorities announced. Philadelphia residents Jorge Mercado-Torres, 28, and Christopher Seabrook, 47, were taken into custody Monday and charged with first-degree narcotics offenses and second-degree weapons offenses, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Detectives with the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force learned that Seabrook would be taking a large quantity of the drugs from Philadelphia to Trenton, Onofri said. Follow-up surveillance f…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Fiery Crash With Freightliner Claims Life Of Pickup Driver In South Jersey Fiery Crash With Freightliner Claims Life Of Pickup Driver In South Jersey
Fiery Crash With Freightliner Claims Life Of Pickup Driver In South Jersey The driver of a Chevrolet pickup truck died in a fiery crash on a state highway in South Jersey overnight, authorities said. The Freightliner M2 was heading south on Route 29 when it struck the back of a Chevrolet GMT-400 that was stopped in the right shoulder near milepost 0.6 in Hamilton Township around 12:45 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The Chevrolet caught fire and became fully engulfed, killing the driver, police said. The 50-year-old male driver of the M2 was not injured. The driver of the Chevrolet is pending identification. The right two lanes of…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Idling Trenton Patrol Cruiser Stolen, Totaled During High-Speed Pursuit, Police Say Idling Trenton Patrol Cruiser Stolen, Totaled During High-Speed Pursuit, Police Say
Idling Trenton Patrol Cruiser Stolen, Totaled During High-Speed Pursuit, Police Say A 30-year-old woman from Morris County  allegedly stole an idling Trenton police cruiser, authorities said. Cherrelle Cooper of Morris Plains then was chased by law through Hopewell Township before being taken into custody. Trenton police said. At 5:41 p.m. Saturday, Cooper is accused of stealing an idle police cruiser parked on East State Street, police said. She then fled down Route 29 from to Hopewell Township, they said.  The pursuit ended when Cooper crashed into a utility pole.at Washington Crossing Road and Bear Tavern Road, police said. Cooper was being treated at a loc…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Trenton Man Struck, Killed By 2 Vehicles On Route 29 Trenton Man Struck, Killed By 2 Vehicles On Route 29
Trenton Man Struck, Killed By 2 Vehicles On Route 29 A 51-year-old Trenton man died when he was struck by two vehicles on Route 29, authorities said. Authorities were called to Route 29 northbound and Hermitage Avenue, where Marcus Drury had been struck around 8:30 p.m. April 3, Trenton Police Det. Capt. Peter Weremijenko said. The drivers of both vehicles and drivers have been identified.  The investigation is on-going and we ask that anyone with any information contact the Trenton Police Department anonymous tip line at 609-989-DRUG (3784) The investigation is being conducted by Trenton Police Detective Nicholas Morgante, along …

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by Cecilia Levine