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Charges Upgraded In Unlicensed Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman Outside AC Charges Upgraded In Unlicensed Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman Outside AC
Charges Upgraded In Unlicensed Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman Outside AC Authorities upgraded charges against an unlicensed driver who they said fled a crash that killed a 48-year-old woman outside Atlantic City earlier this week. Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said his office charged Keneet Camacho, 38, of Absecon with aggravated manslaughter for the death of local resident Janel Bembry in the three-vehicle crash Monday on Wrangleboro Road. They also charged the Peruvian national with assault by auto for seriously injuring another driver, the prosecutor said. Detectives served Camacho with the upgraded charges at the Atlantic County Justice Facility…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ: Growing Numbers Of Criminal Charges Brought For Coronavirus-Related Assaults, Violations NJ: Growing Numbers Of Criminal Charges Brought For Coronavirus-Related Assaults, Violations
NJ: Growing Numbers Of Criminal Charges Brought For Coronavirus-Related Assaults, Violations #KNUCKLEHEADS (UPDATE): They come in all ages: Today’s collection of New Jerseyans accused of committing COVID-related crimes includes a 16-year-old girl who deliberately coughed on another Wegmans customer more than three times her age and a 54-year-old musician playing Pink Floyd covers for a crowd gathered on his lawn. Here's the latest list: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/mercer/police-fire/and-the-band-played-on-knucklehead-coronavirus-crimes-continue-nj-authorities-report/786183/ FROM SATURDAY (APRIL 4): With growing numbers of violators getting more brazen, police in New Jersey ha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Morris County Youth Addiction Program To Shutter Morris County Youth Addiction Program To Shutter
Morris County Youth Addiction Program To Shutter Morris County’s residential addiction program in Mendham will soon close, officials said citing a drop in revenue and the ongoing need for other rehab programs. The 70-bed residential program, run by Daytop New Jersey, will close on May 29, according to CEO Jim Curtin. The facility opened in 1992 and is the last of two long-term specialized adolescent addiction residential programs in the state. The State Department of Children and Families Children’s System of Care was informed of the closure last week. “In the face of the opioid epidemic, it is distressing and heartbreaking that we…

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by Valerie Musson