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Police: Landscapers Didn't Attempt To Lure Boy, 13, Near Washington Township Shopping Center Police: Landscapers Didn't Attempt To Lure Boy, 13, Near Washington Township Shopping Center
Police: Landscapers Didn't Attempt To Lure Boy, 13, Near Washington Township Shopping Center UPDATE: A language barrier was to blame for a 13-year-old boy mistakenly thinking that two landscapers were trying to lure him into their pickup truck near a busy Washington Township shopping center last month, police said Friday. Authorities reached that conclusion following a thorough investigation that included interviews with the boy, the landscapers and witnesses, as well as the assistance of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and a New Jersey State Police sketch artist. "It was determined to have been a misunderstanding due to a language barrier and the individuals speaking with ea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Body Found In Middletown Lake Body Found In Middletown Lake
Body Found In Middletown Lake A body was found floating in a reservoir in Middletown Township on Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The body was recovered along Shadow Lake Drive, according to initial reports.  An elderly woman from Shadow Lake Village went missing last week, as reported here. This is a developing news story.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: '16 Shots Fired' Before Asbury Park Police Arrived; Victim Critically Hurt Prosecutor: '16 Shots Fired' Before Asbury Park Police Arrived; Victim Critically Hurt
Prosecutor: '16 Shots Fired' Before Asbury Park Police Arrived; Victim Critically Hurt At least 16 shots were fired in Asbury Park late Wednesday, leaving an unidentified man critically injured, authorities said. Police officers arriving at 1331 Sewall Ave. about 10:17 p.m. on Wednesday found a man with five gunshot wounds, according to  Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. The initial investigation has found that at least 16 shots were fired in the area, according to Gramiccioni. The prosecutor issued a statement on Thursday afternoon to dispel rumors that police were involved in the shooting. "Rumors being circulated on social media falsel…

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by Jon Craig
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Central Jersey Police Seek Public's Help After Highland Park Assault Central Jersey Police Seek Public's Help After Highland Park Assault
Central Jersey Police Seek Public's Help After Highland Park Assault Authorities from Middlesex County seek the public's help in locating a suspect who attacked a woman earlier this week. The woman was shoved to the ground about 9:10 p.m. on Monday near Benner Street and Second Avenue, according to Highland Park police. The man held the assault victim down before fleeing the area, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Highland Park Police Chief Richard Abrams said on Friday. The suspect is described as a black male, with black hair, approximately 6 feet tall and about 25 years old, wearing a blue surgical mask and eye…

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by Jon Craig
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Did He Jump Or Was He Pushed? Visitor Critical After Plunging From Cliffside Woman's Balcony Did He Jump Or Was He Pushed? Visitor Critical After Plunging From Cliffside Woman's Balcony
Did He Jump Or Was He Pushed? Visitor Critical After Plunging From Cliffside Woman's Balcony Did a male visitor who was critically injured when he plunged off a Cliffside Park woman's apartment balcony after her boyfriend showed up jump, or was he pushed? The 28-year-old New York man was visiting a woman on the Kearney Avenue side of the Chateau Apartments on Gorge Road Wednesday night when her boyfriend showed up, neighbors said. The couple was celebrating the woman's 36th birthday, they said. After hearing them inside, the boyfriend left and returned with a friend, they said. A loud bang startled the neighbors, who discovered the 6-foot-7-inch victim had awkwardly landed back…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Body Pulled From Passaic River Body Pulled From Passaic River
Body Pulled From Passaic River Responders recovered a man's body from the Passaic River Wednesday afternoon. Passaic police notified surrounding agents of the body first seen floating south of the Monroe Street Bridge around 4 p.m., Garfield Police Chief Raymond Kovach said. Garfield and Passaic police were among the initial responders. Garfield Fire Department's Marine 3 Unit launched from Wallington for the recovery, Kovach said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was investigating with Garfield police, the chief said. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. Last week, a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Shots Fired Into Two Cars In Saddle Brook Shots Fired Into Two Cars In Saddle Brook
Shots Fired Into Two Cars In Saddle Brook SEE ANYTHING? Someone fired several shots into two vehicles in Saddle Brook early Saturday, said police who sought the public's help finding whomever was responsible. Residents on Hutter Street thought they’d heard fireworks when three holes were fired into one vehicle and two into another, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification recovered ballistic evidence for examination, he said. Anyone who may have witnessed the shootings or has home surveillance video or other information that can help identify those responsible is asked to conta…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Motorcyclist Critically Injured In New Milford Crash Motorcyclist Critically Injured In New Milford Crash
Motorcyclist Critically Injured In New Milford Crash A motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash Sunday night in New Milford, authorities said. The motorcycle struck a guardrail at Monmouth Avenue after the 41-year-old rider apparently lost control while heading north on River Road shortly after 9 p.m., Police Chief Brian Clancy said. The New Milford Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition, the chief said. River Road was reopened around 11 p.m., he said. New Milford police were investigating.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Police, Ocean Sheriff's Officers Rule Out 'Shots Fired' In South Toms River UPDATE: Police, Ocean Sheriff's Officers Rule Out 'Shots Fired' In South Toms River
Update: Police, Ocean Sheriff's Officers Rule Out 'Shots Fired' In South Toms River UPDATE: Police and multiple Ocean County Sheriff's Department units responded to a report of shots fired on Thursday night, authorities said. Upon arrival, officers met with a woman who said that "an unknown person knocked on her door at which time she heard what she believed to be gunshots,"  South Toms River police said in a statement. On Friday afternoon, the incident turned out "to be unfounded at this time," police said. Three shots were heard about 9 p.m. on the 200 block of Ardmore Ave., according to initial, unconfirmed reports. A thorough investigation by South Toms Riv…

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by Jon Craig
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Driver In Late-Night Route 208 Crash Was Drunk, Franklin Lakes Police Say Driver In Late-Night Route 208 Crash Was Drunk, Franklin Lakes Police Say
Driver In Late-Night Route 208 Crash Was Drunk, Franklin Lakes Police Say A Wanaque driver was drunk when his vehicle rear-ended another on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes late Tuesday, authorities said. The first driver told police that a 2016 Honda driven by Deivy Montalvo of Haskell sped up on his 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the right lane of the northbound highway and he couldn’t get out of the way. Police arrested Montalvo on charges of assault by auto and DWI following an investigation by Sgt. Donald Wilson and Officer David Blum, Capt. John Bakelaar said. The driver of the first vehicle, a 38-year-old Pompton Lakes man, wasn’t seriously injured. The Honda, o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Injured When Backhoe Knocks Lamppost Into Hackensack Law Office Window Man Injured When Backhoe Knocks Lamppost Into Hackensack Law Office Window
Man Injured When Backhoe Knocks Lamppost Into Hackensack Law Office Window A Cliffside Park man was injured in a freak accident Monday at a Hackensack law firm, authorities said. A private company bucket loader was doing sewer work and backed into a decorative light post, knocking it into a window at Harwood Lloyd LLC on Main Street, responders said. A shard of glass from the broken window hit the 31-year-old victim, who required treatment for a cut on his hand. Police were investigating. ****** ALSO SEE: A 28-year-old Guatemalan national living in Hackensack was caught having online sex chats with an underage Englewood girl, authorities said. https://dailyvo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Body Found On Jersey Shore Beach Body Found On Jersey Shore Beach
Body Found On Jersey Shore Beach Authorities said they'd initially found “no sign of trauma or other indication of criminal involvement” on a body that apparently washed up Monday morning at the Jersey Shore. A passerby found the body on Ideal Beach in Middletown around 6:20 a.m. and alerted authorities, they said. Authorities were trying to identify the victim. Investigating are New Jersey State Police, Middletown police and the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Anyone who might have seen something or has information that could assist investigators is asked to contact Middletown Detective First Class Daniel Sullivan …

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by Jerry DeMarco