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Officer Will Be In Every Atlantic City School: Should All NJ Districts Have This? (POLL) Officer Will Be In Every Atlantic City School: Should All NJ Districts Have This? (POLL)
Officer Will Be In Every Atlantic City School: Should All NJ Districts Have This? (Poll) Atlantic City has a police officer assigned to each school in its district, officials said. The city's government, police department, and school district agreed to put an officer in each K-8 school and two officers in Atlantic City High School throughout the 2024-25 academic year, the city said in a news release. The new officers were funded through a $3.75 million grant in the COPS Hiring Program. The school resource officers were assigned to their new schools on Tuesday, Sept. 10. "This is something city leaders discussed in the past, but none were able to get the job done until now," sa…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Teaneck Police Nab Out-Of-Town Minor With Loaded Gun, Three Others Following Car Burglary Spree Teaneck Police Nab Out-Of-Town Minor With Loaded Gun, Three Others Following Car Burglary Spree
Teaneck Police Nab Out-Of-Town Minor With Loaded Gun, Three Others Following Car Burglary Spree Teaneck police seized four out-of-town teens -- one of them an underage boy who they said was carrying a loaded gun, a high-capacity magazine and hollow-point bullets -- after flooding local streets following a 14-vehicle burglary spree. A vehicle also had been stolen from a Cedar Lane residence before being abandoned in Hackensack during the spree, police said. That theft and the flurry of vehicle burglaries – in the township as well as in neighboring Hackensack and Bogota -- produced a focused effort by Teaneck police. “Several vehicles were processed for latent evidence and security cam…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
Ski-Masked Students With Water Guns Playing Game Of Assassins Across This NJ Town, Police Warn Ski-Masked Students With Water Guns Playing Game Of Assassins Across This NJ Town, Police Warn
Ski-Masked Students With Water Guns Playing Game Of Assassins Across This NJ Town, Police Warn Police in one New Jersey town are urging parents to talk to their teenagers participating in a town-wide game of assassins.  Seniors at Bridgewater Raritan High School have been participating in the elimination game, in which others are eliminated by ski-masked students in surprise water-gun attacks after school and on weekends, police said. The game is banned from school grounds. "We are asking parents to please speak to your child about this activity so we can help keep the Bridgewater-Raritan Students and Community safe," authorities said.  "If your child does, in fact, parti…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Secaucus Fire Boat Will Help Protect Passaic, Hackensack River Communities Secaucus Fire Boat Will Help Protect Passaic, Hackensack River Communities
Secaucus Fire Boat Will Help Protect Passaic, Hackensack River Communities The small navy of police and fire department craft that fight fires and assist in water rescues in Hudson, southern Bergen and eastern Essex counties got a little bigger Thursday, when the Secaucus Fire Department's boat was christened during a ceremony attended by several officials.  “Making sure our firefighters have the best tools to do their jobs and protect our communities is a top priority for me in Congress. This boat is one of those tools that will help our first responders keep watch over our diverse coastlines and bridges,” said Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9),  who, as co-chair…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Outdoor Temps Nearly Hit 100 As Firefighters Battle Passaic House Blaze Outdoor Temps Nearly Hit 100 As Firefighters Battle Passaic House Blaze
Outdoor Temps Nearly Hit 100 As Firefighters Battle Passaic House Blaze Firefighters endured stifling heat while battling a blaze that ravaged a Passaic home. The four-alarm fire broke out around 5:30 p.m. Saturday on the upper level of the three-story Howard Avenue home in a Jewish Orthodox neighborhood at the corner of Dakota Avenue. The residents were away on vacation, responders said. The blaze quickly spread, forcing firefighters to back out before the rear roof collapsed. It took nearly three hours to knock down, after which firefighters continued to douse hot spots. No injuries were reported. Passaic firefighters had to back out and conduct an ex…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WATCH: West Milford Dog Scares Off Backyard Bear WATCH: West Milford Dog Scares Off Backyard Bear
Watch: West Milford Dog Scares Off Backyard Bear Riley is getting a steak dinner next time Mark Stinziano sees him. The West Milford dad's home surveillance camera captured his neighbor's black lab mix charge into his backyard and scare off a bear. "He is an awesome pup that comes to check on the kids from time to time," Stinziano said on Facebook. "Now he is keeping them safe!" Click video above to watch.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police: Car Burglary Trio Nabbed At Mahwah Condo Complex Police: Car Burglary Trio Nabbed At Mahwah Condo Complex
Police: Car Burglary Trio Nabbed At Mahwah Condo Complex Mahwah police captured a trio of overnight car burglars from Pascack Valley thanks to an alert patrol officer and several residents, authorities said. Officer Dan Stewart spotted a woman attempting to avoid attention by leaning back in the driver’s seat of a 2004 Ford Explorer parked at the Paddington Square condo complex just after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. Sage Maxon, 18, of Washington Township, “claimed she was there to pick up a friend who lived nearby,” Jaffe said. A check of the address she gave Stewart turned out bogus, the chief said. A search of the ve…

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by Jerry DeMarco