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Dad Dies After Being Hit Crossing Street Dad Dies After Being Hit Crossing Street
Dad Dies After Being Hit Crossing Street A father has died from injuries he sustained when he was hit by a car on Monday night, according to police and his family. Lower Paxton Township Police were called to a report of a pedestrian struck in the 5500 block of Allentown Boulevard on Dec. 20 at 6:17 p.m., according to a release by police. Upon arrival, police found George R. Slack Jr., 53, laying in the westbound lanes of Allentown Boulevard. Slack was transported to the hospital where he underwent multiple surgeries but ultimately succumbed to his injuries, according to the police and his family. The driver of the vehicle tha…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
NJ Woman Charged With Murder In Husband's 'Accidental' Shooting Death: Prosecutor NJ Woman Charged With Murder In Husband's 'Accidental' Shooting Death: Prosecutor
NJ Woman Charged With Murder In Husband's 'Accidental' Shooting Death: Prosecutor A 73-year-old woman from Monmouth County has been charged with murder in the shooting death of her husband, authorities said. Michele Linzalone was charged with first-degree murder and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Middletown police were called to 29 Borden Road for a shooting just before 10:15 a.m. Monday. Linzalone had called 9-1-1 and reported the accidental shooting of her husband, later identified as 74 year old Rocky V. Linzalone, the prosecutor said.  …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Deadly Home Shooting Probed In Central Jersey Deadly Home Shooting Probed In Central Jersey
Deadly Home Shooting Probed In Central Jersey One person died in a shooting at a house in Central Jersey Monday, according to developing reports and various news outlets. The incident occurred at 10:13 a.m. on Borden Road in the Oak Hill section of Middletown Township, police said in a press statement. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office was actively investigating and said there was no threat to the public. Authorities were considering the fact that the incident may have been accidental, according to CBS2. The victim's name was not released. For anyone with information regarding this case, please contact MCPO Detective Jason Gol…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
36-Year-Old Man Killed Crossing Busy Trenton Intersection, Report Says 36-Year-Old Man Killed Crossing Busy Trenton Intersection, Report Says
36-Year-Old Man Killed Crossing Busy Trenton Intersection, Report Says A man was struck and killed by a car at a busy Trenton intersection last week, NJ.com reports. Bordentown resident Andrew Majofsky, 36, was trying to cross Route 129 at Lalor Street in South Trenton around 11 p.m. on Nov. 11, according to the report, which cites local police. The driver of the car that struck Majofsky remained at the scene following the crash, which remained under investigation as of Monday, the report says. Click here for the full report from NJ.com.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
NY Man Arrested For Murdering A New Brunswick Man, Prosecutor Says NY Man Arrested For Murdering A New Brunswick Man, Prosecutor Says
NY Man Arrested For Murdering A New Brunswick Man, Prosecutor Says A Staten Island, NY, man has been charged with murdering a New Brunswick man, authorities said.  On Monday at 2:39 a.m., police  responded to Easton Avenue and Condict Street after nearby patrol officers heard gunfire.  Patrol officers found  a male victim who sustained a gunshot wound. The victim, who has been identified as Azeem Seawright, 40, of New Brunswick was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo said. Minutes afte…

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by Jon Craig
News
Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of NJ Superior Courthouses Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of NJ Superior Courthouses
Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of NJ Superior Courthouses The Superior Courthouses in Middlesex County received a bomb threat, authorities said. The bomb threat was reported shortly before 9 a.m. at the Superior Courthouses located at 50 Paterson Street and 120 New Street in New Brunswick.  The Courthouses and Middlesex County Administration Building were subsequently evacuated by the Sheriff’s Department, according to the county Prosecutor's Office and New Brunswick Police Department Director Anthony A. Caputo.  The investigation is active and continuing.  Anyone with information is urged to call the Midd…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Police Bear No Responsiblity In Old Bridge Man's Drug Death, Grand Jury Finds Police Bear No Responsiblity In Old Bridge Man's Drug Death, Grand Jury Finds
Police Bear No Responsiblity In Old Bridge Man's Drug Death, Grand Jury Finds Old Bridge police bear no responsibility in the death of a township man in custody while he was high on drugs, a state grand jury found. Frank Zampini, 49, was “flailing his arms around” and fighting with a neighbor who was trying to restrain him when officers arrived at the Stratford Apartments on Arcade Lane shortly before 1 a.m. July 15, 2019, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Zampini “was coming down after having used Ecstasy,” Bruck said. He fought with the officers, as well, trying to bite them, so they handcuffed him “for his own protection as well as their own,” the att…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Man Shot Dead In Attempted Trenton Robbery Authorities ID Man Shot Dead In Attempted Trenton Robbery
Authorities ID Man Shot Dead In Attempted Trenton Robbery A man was shot and killed following an attempted robbery in Trenton Monday night, authorities said. Police responding to a Shot Spotter activation near the 400 block of West Hanover Street found Fred Davis, 43, with a gunshot wound just before 9 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a joint release. Davis was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead a short time later, authorities said. An initial investigation showed that Davis had just gotten home from work and parked his car in front of his home when he was approached by two Black men who att…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Teen, Man Dead In North Plainfield Triple Shooting Authorities ID Teen, Man Dead In North Plainfield Triple Shooting
Authorities ID Teen, Man Dead In North Plainfield Triple Shooting Authorities have identified the teen boy and man killed in a triple North Plainfield shooting last week. Christian Orellana, 31, and Steven Jimenez, 14 -- who live together in Plainfield -- were sitting on a front porch of the Malcolm Gardens Apartment Complex on Little Place with an unidentified 28-year-old man when all three were shot around 8:05 p.m. last Friday, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The Medical Examiner has classified both deaths as a homicide, while third shooting victim remains in critical condition at an undisclosed trauma center.  Jim…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Gunman Surrenders In Franklin Township Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man Prosecutor: Gunman Surrenders In Franklin Township Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man
Prosecutor: Gunman Surrenders In Franklin Township Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man A 45-year-old Somerset County man surrendered to authorities on attempted murder and weapons charges in connection with a May 31 shooting, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday. Johnny Totten, of Somerset, was charged in the incident that left a New Brunswick man injured near Hamilton Street in Franklin Township, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Police were called to the scene around 10:25 p.m., where they found the injured man at the intersection of Matilda Avenue, Robertson said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Count…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Camden Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Police Car Camden Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Police Car
Camden Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Police Car Following procedure, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office is reviewing the death of a Camden woman who was struck by a police vehicle, authorities announced Friday. The as-yet unidentified pedestrian was crossing Mount Ephraim Avenue at Woodlynne Avenue when she was struck by the marked Camden County Metro Police Department vehicle shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said."The officer was not responding to any police alert at the time of the accident," Grewal said. "The officer immediately stopped and radioed for assistance.  "The pedestrian was…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'Abducted Child' Not Found In South Jersey Woods, Authorities Say 'Abducted Child' Not Found In South Jersey Woods, Authorities Say
'Abducted Child' Not Found In South Jersey Woods, Authorities Say A neighborhood report of a child abduction in South Jersey turned out to be false, authorities said.  About 11 p.m. Monday, a caller told police that they witnessed an unidentified man force a 7- or 8-year-old boy into the woods, police said. Multiple local police and firefighters and New Jersey State Police searched woods off of Blenheim Avenue and Ritz Drive,, police said on Tuesday. Absecon police and firefighters were helped in the ground and air search by the New Jersey State Police aviation unit and police from Galloway and Pleasantville. "After a thorough investigation there h…

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by Jon Craig