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Boxer Killed In Baltimore Mass Shooting Was Set To Fight In Paramus
A popular boxer killed in a mass shooting in Baltimore earlier this week was set to fight in Paramus
Ernest Hall, 33, was shot along with five others, including two teenagers, shortly after midnight on Thursday, March 23, in the 2800 block of Edmondson Avenue, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The featherweight boxer (4-2-1, 1 KO) was set to fight Manalapan native John Leonardo (9-1-1, 4 KOs) in a 6-round bout at The Terrace at Biagio Ristorante, on April 1.
Hall’s ID had not been initially released by police investigators following the shooting, which left five others be…
Whew: Phony $18M 'Prize' Nearly Convinces Wyckoff Woman, 82, To Give Scammer $10,000
An 82-year-old woman from Wyckoff came within a whisker of losing $10,000 to a scammer who managed to con her out of $500 by claiming that she’d won $18 million and a new luxury vehicle, authorities said.
The caller from an unknown number told the woman that she'd won a Publishers Clearing House grand prize, Police Lt. Joseph Soto said.
However, the caller said she’d have to buy $10,000 worth of gift cards – and then provide the numbers on them – to collect her prizes, Soto said.
The woman bought a $500 card and gave the information to redeem it to the caller, the lieutenant said.
He then…
