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Boy Shot In Hamilton, Gunman At Large, Police Say Boy Shot In Hamilton, Gunman At Large, Police Say
Boy Shot In Hamilton, Gunman At Large, Police Say A boy was shot in Hamilton over the weekend, and the gunman remains at large, police said. Officers responding to a shooting report near Greenwood Avenue and Connecticut Avenue found a boy with a gunshot wound in his upper left leg just before 6:35 p.m. Saturday, Hamilton Police Chief James M. Stevens said in a Sunday release. A bystander had started applying pressure to the victim’s wound while another officer applied a tourniquet to slow the bleeding, Stevens said. The victim told police that he had been standing with a friend on the corner of Greenwood Avenue and Connecticut Avenue when…

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by Valerie Musson
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3 Ewing Township Police Officers Indicted Federally For Assaulting Handcuffed Suspect, 16 3 Ewing Township Police Officers Indicted Federally For Assaulting Handcuffed Suspect, 16
3 Ewing Township Police Officers Indicted Federally For Assaulting Handcuffed Suspect, 16 One former and two current Ewing Township police officers surrendered to federal agents on Friday after they were indicted on civil rights charges following a recorded assault on a handcuffed juvenile nearly four years ago, authorities said Friday. Current Officers Matthew Przemieniecki, 43, of Hamilton and Justin Ubry, 33, of Burlington and retired Lt. Michael Delahanty, 51, of Robbinsville all used "unreasonable and excessive" force in the Jan. 5, 2018 incident, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Officers who pursued the 16-year-old boy after he stole a car and then crashed a car…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Doc Took Bribes From Pharma Company For Toxic Fentanyl Prescriptions: Feds NJ Doc Took Bribes From Pharma Company For Toxic Fentanyl Prescriptions: Feds
NJ Doc Took Bribes From Pharma Company For Toxic Fentanyl Prescriptions: Feds A doctor from Central Jersey is accused of taking bribes and kickbacks in exchange for prescribing potentially fatal doses of fentanyl, authorities said. Mukaram Gazi, 51, of Marlboro in Monmouth County was charged with conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks, receiving kickbacks, health care fraud and conspiring to unlawfully distribute dangerous narcotics, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig. According to Thursday's indictment: Gazi owned a urology practice with offices in Freehold, Hamilton, Howell and Toms River.  Gazi received more than $130,000 in bribes and…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man Tried Luring Detective Posing As Teenage Girl Online, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Man Tried Luring Detective Posing As Teenage Girl Online, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Man Tried Luring Detective Posing As Teenage Girl Online, Prosecutor Says A 26-year-old man from South Jersey has been arrested for trying to lure and kidnapping a teenage girl who was actually an undercover detective online, authorities said. Francis Frobose, 26, of Hamilton, was charged with second-degree attempted kidnapping, second-degree attempted luring, second-degree attempted sexual assault and third-degree attempted endangering the welfare of a child, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Frobose was being held in the Mercer County Correction Center in Hopewell and a detention hearing is scheduled for this week, Onofri sa…

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by Jon Craig
Business
This Is The Best Chinese Restaurant In NJ, Website Says This Is The Best Chinese Restaurant In NJ, Website Says
This Is The Best Chinese Restaurant In NJ, Website Says New Jersey has plenty of options for fans of Chinese cuisine — however, food blog 24/7 Wall St. has ranked one Chinese restaurant in the Garden State above all others. The Szechuan House in Hamilton was ranked by the site as the best Chinese restaurant in all of New Jersey. Located half a mile from the town’s Grounds For Sculpture, the Szechuan House is heralded not just as the state’s top Chinese joint but as the top 100 in all of the United States, its website says. “Those who love to travel and try new food will have the chance to taste authentic Chinese fare right in your own neig…

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by Valerie Musson
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Video Shows Police Shooting 2,000-Pound Steer That Escaped Trenton Slaughterhouse Video Shows Police Shooting 2,000-Pound Steer That Escaped Trenton Slaughterhouse
Video Shows Police Shooting 2,000-Pound Steer That Escaped Trenton Slaughterhouse A disturbing video posted to YouTube shows authorities shooting a 2,000-pound steer that escaped a Trenton slaughterhouse Friday. The animal ran through streets of Hamilton and Trenton after escaping from Trenton Halal Packing Co. on Roebling Avenue around 9 a.m., NJ Advance Media reports. The animal jumped a fence on Cedar Lane while authorities were trying to load it into a truck, then took off through a gas station parking lot, a post office, and then into yards in Hamilton, the outlet said. Footage posted to YouTube by user Apney Dreams shows officers shooting the animal twice in a Ham…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
QuickChek Just Opened 3 New Stores In NJ [Look Inside] QuickChek Just Opened 3 New Stores In NJ [Look Inside]
QuickChek Just Opened 3 New Stores In NJ [Look Inside] Three new QuickChek convenience stores have recently opened for business throughout the Garden State — and several more openings are on the horizon. The new locations can be found off Route 287 in Roxbury, on Easton Avenue in Somerset and Lakeview Avenue in Piscataway, brand officials said in a press release. Each new store features indoor/outdoor seating, has 16 gas pumps and of course, serves up the chain’s classic food and drink menu. The new stores have also shifted to prioritize convenience amid pandemic-related routine changes. “When consumer behavior shifted during the early stages…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Powerball Ticket Winner Worth $50K Sold At NJ Gas Station Powerball Ticket Winner Worth $50K Sold At NJ Gas Station
Powerball Ticket Winner Worth $50K Sold At NJ Gas Station A third-tier prizewinning Powerball ticket was sold in New Jersey. The ticket rom the Wednesday, Sept. 15 drawing was sold at Whitehorse Mercerville Exxon on Whitehorse Mercerville Road in Hamilton (Mercer County). The winning numbers were: 01, 04, 18, 46, and 62. The Red Power Ball number was 25. The Power Play was 3X.  More than 35,400 New Jersey players took home an estimated $205,373 in prizes ranging from $4 to $300.  The Powerball jackpot rolled to $457 million for the Saturday, Sept. 18, drawing.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Mercer County Officers Rescued After Being Carried Away By Ida Floodwaters Mercer County Officers Rescued After Being Carried Away By Ida Floodwaters
Mercer County Officers Rescued After Being Carried Away By Ida Floodwaters Three Mercer County police officers were set on survival, clinging to trees for hours after being carried away by raging Ida floodwaters Wednesday night. Hopewell Township Officer James Hoffman was responding to a flooded vehicle call on Route 518 around 8:30 p.m. when his own patrol car filled with water and got swept away, NJ Advance Media reports citing Police Director Bob Karmazin. Hoffman escaped through a window and cling to a tree for safety, just as officers Michael Makwinski and Robert Voorhees experienced the same. The two held onto trees after being carried away when attemp…

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by Valerie Musson
Weather
Thousands Without Power As Tornados Rip Through South Jersey Thousands Without Power As Tornados Rip Through South Jersey
Thousands Without Power As Tornados Rip Through South Jersey Tornados ripped through parts of South Jersey Wednesday evening, downing trees and destroying houses along the way, the National Weather Service has confirmed (scroll down for videos). Firefighters in Harrison Township were conducting searches at nearly 100 homes on and around Josephine Lane as of 7 p.m., unconfirmed and initial reports say. More than 12,000 homes and businesses were without power around that time. According to NJ Advance Media's Outage Tracker, the majority of the outages were reported in Deptford Township (3,900), Hamilton (1,200), West Windsor (1,200), West Orange (1,50…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
'The Realest': NJ Motorcyclist, 27, Killed After Being Struck By Elderly Driver, Police Say 'The Realest': NJ Motorcyclist, 27, Killed After Being Struck By Elderly Driver, Police Say
'The Realest': NJ Motorcyclist, 27, Killed After Being Struck By Elderly Driver, Police Say A 27-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a South Jersey crash on Friday, authorities said. Brandon Agron was heading north on a Kawasaki motorcycle on Route 206 near Amboy Road when he was struck from behind by a 2016 Kia Sedan around 9:45 p.m., Bordentown Township police said. Agron, of Jobstown, was pronounced dead at the scene while the Kia driver -- John Tozzi -- 82, of Hamilton -- was transported to the hospital with minor injuries, police said. Agron sustained severe injuries as a result of the collision and was declared deceased at the scene. Condolences poured in for Agron. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Off-Duty NJ Corrections Officer Critically Injured Helping In I-195 Crash Off-Duty NJ Corrections Officer Critically Injured Helping In I-195 Crash
Off-Duty NJ Corrections Officer Critically Injured Helping In I-195 Crash Support is surging for a New Jersey corrections officer who was critically injured while stopping to help at the scene of an Interstate 195 crash. Jason Rawa was headed eastbound when he saw a vehicle on the westbound side swerve to avoid a couch that had fallen off a vehicle in Hamilton, State Police said. Rawa stopped on the median to help the driver of the vehicle that went into the guardrail when another car struck the couch, crashing into the first vehicle -- pushing it into Rawa, police said. The officer was hospitalized in stable but critical condition. More than $17,700 had been r…

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by Cecilia Levine