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NJ Attorney General: Man On Darkened Route 18 Struck, Killed By Police Car NJ Attorney General: Man On Darkened Route 18 Struck, Killed By Police Car
NJ Attorney General: Man On Darkened Route 18 Struck, Killed By Police Car A man was in the roadway when he was struck and killed on Route 18 by a police car before dawn Sunday, authorities confirmed. The East Brunswick officer was on duty and in uniform when the marked vehicle struck the man in front of the AAA Insurance center on the northbound highway at 3:35 a.m., Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said Sunday evening. The man, whose identity was temporarily being withheld, was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at 4:13 a.m., the attorney general said. State law and his own guidelines require Bruck's office to investiga…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
King Of Prussia Woman, 24, Dead, Another Injured In Central Jersey Shooting King Of Prussia Woman, 24, Dead, Another Injured In Central Jersey Shooting
King Of Prussia Woman, 24, Dead, Another Injured In Central Jersey Shooting A King of Prussia woman died and another was injured in a Central Jersey shooting last week, authorities said. Officers found 24-year-old Jennifer Vorn and a second shooting victim near the intersection of Rock Avenue and West Front Street in Plainfield (Union County) on Friday afternoon, according to acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Department Officer-in-Charge David M. Guarino. Vorn was pronounced dead at the scene, while the second victim, a man, was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick for emergency medic…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Prosecutor: Woman Killed, Man Critically Injured In Union County Double-Shooting Prosecutor: Woman Killed, Man Critically Injured In Union County Double-Shooting
Prosecutor: Woman Killed, Man Critically Injured In Union County Double-Shooting A woman was killed and a man critically injured in a double-shooting in Union County earlier this week, authorities said. Johanna Cordova-Salazar, 29, of Plainfield was fatally shot near Lee Place and South Second Street around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said in a joint release with Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess. A male victim, meanwhile, was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick for emergency treatment. Neither victim is believed to have been the intended target in the shooting, authorities said. Anyone wit…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Somerset County Doctor, 64, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patient During Appointment Somerset County Doctor, 64, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patient During Appointment
Somerset County Doctor, 64, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patient During Appointment A Somerset County doctor was arrested on accusations that he sexually assaulted a patient during an appointment, authorities said. Chike J. Aguh, 64, is accused of assaulting a woman during her appointment at his practice in Franklin Township on Tuesday, Jan. 12, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release with other top officials. Aguh, of Belle Mead, was arrested Wednesday and charged with second-degree sexual assault and fourth-degree sexual contact. He was being held at the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing. Aguh is an Obstetrics and Gynecolo…

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by Valerie Musson
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'Raise Your Sleeves': Six Vaccine Mega Sites Coming Next Month To New Jersey 'Raise Your Sleeves': Six Vaccine Mega Sites Coming Next Month To New Jersey
'Raise Your Sleeves': Six Vaccine Mega Sites Coming Next Month To New Jersey Six vaccine "mega sites" are expected to open across New Jersey in early January, Gov. Phil Murphy announced during Friday's COVID-19 briefing. The sites will be able to inoculate frontline healthcare workers, and will accommodate essential workers before moving to adults over the age of 65 and those with high-risk medical conditions. The news comes three days after a nurse at University Hospital in Newark became the first New Jersey resident to receive Pfizer's vaccine. Since then, "healthcare heroes" have been vaccinated at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Atlant…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Video Shows NJ Officer Risking His Life On Thanksgiving To Save Driver From Burning Car Video Shows NJ Officer Risking His Life On Thanksgiving To Save Driver From Burning Car
Video Shows NJ Officer Risking His Life On Thanksgiving To Save Driver From Burning Car A heart-stopping video posted by a Middlesex County police department shows an officer running out of his car to rescue a driver from a burning vehicle in a Thanksgiving Day crash. The 3-minute and 40-second dashcam tape shows Monroe Township officer Douglas Perrone jumping out of his vehicle to  Pergola Avenue near Namsan Drive around 8:40 p.m., and running straight to the fully-engulfed Ford Fusion -- the driver trapped inside. Perrone tried using his fire extinguisher to put out the blaze, but when that wasn't working, he climbed inside of the vehicle and pulled the driver from the …

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by Cecilia Levine
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These NJ Hospitals Are 'Weeks Away' From Getting Early Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine These NJ Hospitals Are 'Weeks Away' From Getting Early Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine
These NJ Hospitals Are 'Weeks Away' From Getting Early Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine It's only a matter of weeks before several New Jersey hospitals receive an early shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine, state officials said. As part of Operation Warp Speed, the nearly half-dozen area hospitals will get the frozen shipments of the vaccine to keep in Arctic-level sub-zero freezers -- even before it's approved by the FDA. While no dates were given, New Jersey was "weeks away from the first doses of a vaccine being ready for distribution to our health care workers... and months away from a vaccine being readily available for public distribution," Gov. Phil Murphy said. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Arrested In Near-Fatal Jersey Shore Stabbing Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Arrested In Near-Fatal Jersey Shore Stabbing
Ex-Con Featured On 'America's Most Wanted' Arrested In Near-Fatal Jersey Shore Stabbing A 44-year-old parolee from the Jersey Shore has been arrested in connection with a near-fatal stabbing last weekend, authorities said. The suspect was once featured on "America's Most Wanted," wrote a book called "Inabsentia," and has served at least nine years in New Jersey State Prison, according to earlier news accounts. Angelo Grenci was charged with attempted murder on Monday for a violent fight in Berkeley Township, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Berkeley Township Police Chief Karin DiMichele. Berkeley and Toms River police were called to Comm…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
SWAT Standoff: South Brunswick Hotel Guest Blew Kisses At Police, Threw Urine At Hospital Staff SWAT Standoff: South Brunswick Hotel Guest Blew Kisses At Police, Threw Urine At Hospital Staff
SWAT Standoff: South Brunswick Hotel Guest Blew Kisses At Police, Threw Urine At Hospital Staff A Central Jersey hotel guest was taken into custody after an hours-long standoff last week in which he "blew kisses" at his arresting officers, authorities said. Louis Smith, 46, remained handcuffed to a hospital bed and surrounded by patrol officers at a New Brunswick hospital on Monday, days after the Route 1 incident at Hotel Vicenza, South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka said. Smith, an ex-convict from New Brunswick, had been staying at the South Brunswick hotel for two weeks when he flashed a handgun during an argument with hotel staff around 2 p.m. Friday, police said. O…

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by Jon Craig
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Former Central Jersey Pilot, 46, Among Three Killed In Michigan Crash Former Central Jersey Pilot, 46, Among Three Killed In Michigan Crash
Former Central Jersey Pilot, 46, Among Three Killed In Michigan Crash A former Central Jersey pilot among three people killed in a two-car crash in Michigan on Monday was being remembered for his quiet acts of kindness. Yoni Kohn, 46 -- formerly of Edison and Lakewood -- and two others died in the northern Van Buren County crash around 12 p.m. when one car was rear-ended, causing both to roll over, WoodTV reports.  The impact forced both cars into another area where a camper trailer and other vehicles were parked. Police say speed was a factor in the crash. Kohn was president of Tryko Partners, a private equity investment group in Brick, which…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Authorities: Man, 32, Killed By Drunk Driver, 21, In Route 1 Crash Authorities: Man, 32, Killed By Drunk Driver, 21, In Route 1 Crash
Authorities: Man, 32, Killed By Drunk Driver, 21, In Route 1 Crash A 32-year-old man was killed by a 21-year-old drunk driver earlier this week on Route 1, authorities said. Arsalan Gul, of Edison, was behind the wheel of an Infiniti sedan when he struck a Honda Civic, which went into a Lexus SUV on impact in the southbound lanes of the highway in New Brunswick around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Anthony A. Caputo said. The Civic driver -- Brian O’Donnell, 32, of Robinsville -- was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Caputo said. The investigation closed the Goodkind Bridge for …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Highway Tractor Struck While Mowing Grass In Central Jersey NJ Highway Tractor Struck While Mowing Grass In Central Jersey
NJ Highway Tractor Struck While Mowing Grass In Central Jersey A motorist from Newark was seriously hurt when his vehicle crashed into a state Department of Transportation  tractor, authorities said. The collision occurred at 2:12 p.m. on Monday along Route 18 north in Marlboro,  A Chevy Trailblazer driven by Eric Hopkins, 28, of Newark struck a DOT tractor operated by Robert Taylor, 58, of South Amboy, according to Marlboro Police Captain Stephen J. Levy. Taylor was cutting grass in the median of Route 18 North, just north of Wyncrest Road when the tractor was struck, Levy said. Hopkins suffered a broken leg and head injurie…

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by Jon Craig