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Police & Fire
Few Details Released After Officer Shoots Newark Man On Jersey Shore
Authorities have released few details after a police officer shot a burglary suspect in Monmouth County last week. Police responded to burglary reports in Rumson near the intersection of Avenue of Two Rivers and Shrewsbury Drive at around 4:45 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release. A Fair Haven officer found two suspects driving in a vehicle and fired their gun at them. A 27-year-old Newark man was shot and brought to a nearby hospital. The names of the officer and the man who was shot haven't been released. The susp…
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Twitter Blues: New Jersey Celebs Lose Verification Checkmark
Celebrities on Twitter: They are now just like us. Twitter began its removal of blue verification checkmarks on Thursday, April 20, for those who did not pay for the company's new Twitter Blue subscription service. Tomorrow, 4/20, we are removing legacy verified checkmarks. To remain verified on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue here: https://t.co/gzpCcwOXAXOrganizations can sign up for Verified Organizations here: https://t.co/YtPVNYypHU — Twitter Verified (@verified) April 19, 2023 This means that Garden State celebs like Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Queen Latifah…
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Andrew Bucklandon Is NOT Missing: Here's How Social Scammers Get You
A boy named Andrew Bucklandon hasn't gone missing. He didn't leave for school and not return. He doesn't even exist. For those who've seen -- or, worse, shared -- the Facebook post about a purportedly missing boy the past couple of days, here are a few questions: Does the post include a town? A link? Contact details? It doesn't. Because it's bogus. Like any good phishing scam, the missing boy ploy tugs at the heartstrings and plays on the fears of those who want to help. They're actually helping the scammers find more victims. Phishers threw their latest line into social media waters on…
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NJ Teacher Accused Of Ripping Hijab Off Student Was Trying To Fix Her Hood, Attorney Says
A New Jersey teacher accused by a former Olympian of pulling a 7-year-old student's hijab off was just trying to fix her hood, her attorney told Daily Voice. "This is not a story about a teacher who forcibly removed a student’s hijab," said Samantha Harris, the attorney representing Tamar Herman, a teacher in the Maplewood South Orange school district. "This is a story about social media, misinformation, and what happens when people publicize rumors without any knowledge of or regard for the truth." The story began getting media attention after former Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad took …
Police & Fire
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NEWS: Reports Of Public Masturbator A Social Media Myth, Glen Rock PD Says
UPDATE: False reports being spread on Facebook of an alleged public masturbator in Glen Rock are "causing unnecessary panic and fear" in town, borough police said Thursday morning. Investigators already looked into the original complaint and found no proof that anything criminal had occurred, authorities emphasized. However, borough police said they've continued to get calls from people who "have either been hastily advised by someone else who was attempting to warn them of this man but did not fully or accurately describe the situation or have seen the social media postings and saw someone…
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