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Woman Who Organized NJ Anti-Lockdown Protest Charged With Violating Lockdown Woman Who Organized NJ Anti-Lockdown Protest Charged With Violating Lockdown
Woman Who Organized NJ Anti-Lockdown Protest Charged With Violating Lockdown A Toms River woman who helped organize an anti-lockdown protest in Trenton has been charged with violating New Jersey's emergency stay-at-home orders during the event, authorities said. Kim Pagan helped organize Friday's Trenton rally against Gov. Phil Murphy's stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus crisis, State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police Colonel Patrick J. Callahan said. Pagan was charged by New Jersey State Police with violating the orders, in which protestors gathered outside the State House and along Trenton streets in their car…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
2,704 Tropicana Atlantic City Employees Laid Off 2,704 Tropicana Atlantic City Employees Laid Off
2,704 Tropicana Atlantic City Employees Laid Off More than 2,700 employees were laid off from Tropicana Atlantic City with state-ordered casino closures extended another month, according to a WARN notice filed with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Last Saturday, Eldorado Resorts -- which owns Tropicana -- moved to the minimum workforce necessary to maintain basic operations, according to an April 8 report to shareholders. New Jersey's nine casinos were ordered closed along with gyms, concert venues and movie theaters by Gov. Phil Murphy March 16 to help slow the spread of coronavirus. Atlantic City …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Defiant Caravan: 17 Vehicles, Throng Of Pedestrians Parade Through Perth Amboy Defiant Caravan: 17 Vehicles, Throng Of Pedestrians Parade Through Perth Amboy
Defiant Caravan: 17 Vehicles, Throng Of Pedestrians Parade Through Perth Amboy A defiant caravan of vehicles accompanied by pedestrians paraded through downtown Perth Amboy in violation of state coronavirus emergency orders, leading to a pair of arrests, authorities said. Davide Camilo-Chiolo and Luis Diaz-Dejsus, both 21, were “in a group of pedestrians who were wearing masks but who failed to maintain social distancing and were obstructing traffic” on Tuesday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Both were charged with violating Gov. Phil Murphy’s emergency social distancing order “after they failed to heed warnings to disperse,” Grewal said Wednesday. Pol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police: Paterson Furniture Store Owner From Morris Repeatedly Defies Coronavirus Order Police: Paterson Furniture Store Owner From Morris Repeatedly Defies Coronavirus Order
Police: Paterson Furniture Store Owner From Morris Repeatedly Defies Coronavirus Order A Morris County businessman who received a summons for keeping his Paterson furniture store open amid the coronavirus pandemic had to be cited and closed down again the next day, authorities said Tuesday. City police first ticketed Feras Abudaya, 33, of Kinnelon after they found his Buy and Save furniture store on Market Street open on Sunday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. After ordering him to close, officers returned and found the store open again on Monday, Grewal said. They closed it down once more and gave Abudaya another summons for ignoring Gov. Phil Murphy’s order p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'Hey You Down There, Break It Up': Elizabeth PD Drones Will Shadow Social Distancing Violators 'Hey You Down There, Break It Up': Elizabeth PD Drones Will Shadow Social Distancing Violators
'Hey You Down There, Break It Up': Elizabeth PD Drones Will Shadow Social Distancing Violators WATCH: Drones will be flying around the city of Elizabeth warning citizens to follow Gov. Phil Murphy's social distancing directives or face fines of up to $1,000, Mayor Chris Bollwage said. Elizabeth police have been using drones since 2018, but they've gotten five newer models with voice capabilities, Bollwage said Tuesday. The drones will fly around the city with an automated message from the mayor telling people to "stop gathering, disperse and go home," he said. "Summonses have and will continue to be issued to those found in violation," Bollwage said. "You have been advised."

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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
Police & Fire
CRACKDOWN: Handpicked Paterson Police Unit Pursues Coronavirus Violators CRACKDOWN: Handpicked Paterson Police Unit Pursues Coronavirus Violators
Crackdown: Handpicked Paterson Police Unit Pursues Coronavirus Violators A specialized group of Paterson police officers has begun combing the Silk City around the clock, busting large gatherings, loiterers and operators of non-essential businesses that remain open in violation of a state order, authorities warned Thursday. The handpicked COVID-19 Compliance Unit fielded more than 40 different calls on Wednesday  reporting civilians or merchants violating Gov. Phil Murphy's executive order directing residents to say home and non-essential businesses to remain closed, authorities reported. They shut down four businesses and issued several summonses, May…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
15 Ticketed At Lakewood Funeral For Violating NJ Coronavirus Order 15 Ticketed At Lakewood Funeral For Violating NJ Coronavirus Order
15 Ticketed At Lakewood Funeral For Violating NJ Coronavirus Order UPDATE: Lakewood police ticketed 15 people at a large funeral in violation of state coronavirus restrictions, as the number of illegal gatherings -- and charges -- continue unabated. They also arrested one of the funeral guests for giving a false name and Social Security number, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Lakewood Township Police Chief Gregory Meyer said in a joint release. Samuel Manheim, 27, of Brooklyn, was charged with hindering and released pending a hearing, they said. Police found more than 60 people gathered for the funeral Wednesday night at th…

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by Jon Craig
News
INSIDE LOOK: Everything You Need To Know About Meadowlands Field Hospital INSIDE LOOK: Everything You Need To Know About Meadowlands Field Hospital
Inside Look: Everything You Need To Know About Meadowlands Field Hospital New Jersey's first field medical center is going up in Secaucus. The hospital coming to the Meadowlands Expo Center will have approximately 250 beds and will pull non-coronavirus patients from hospitals, NJ National Guard First Lt. Matt Finlay said. The hospital is one of four going up across New Jersey in an effort to prepare the state for the COVID-19 surge beginning this week, State Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said. The New Jersey National Guard's "Task Force Secaucus" is working with the state's office of emergency management, New Jersey State Police, the NJ Department of Heal…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NO JOKE: Six More Lakewood Residents Ticketed For Violating Coronavirus Gathering Ban NO JOKE: Six More Lakewood Residents Ticketed For Violating Coronavirus Gathering Ban
NO Joke: Six More Lakewood Residents Ticketed For Violating Coronavirus Gathering Ban Lakewood police cited a half-dozen people – including a 99-year-old man—after they found them having an engagement party during the coronavirus outbreak, authorities said. The group of adults and children had gathered on the front lawn of a Spruce Street home late Tuesday afternoon, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Lakewood Township Police Chief Gregory Meyer said in a joint release. The gathering violated Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order aimed at stemming the spread of COVID-19, they said. Police issued summonses to six people for violating the state of emergency order. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police Raid Lakewood Religious School, Disperse Dozens Violating State Order Police Raid Lakewood Religious School, Disperse Dozens Violating State Order
Police Raid Lakewood Religious School, Disperse Dozens Violating State Order Lakewood police on Monday broke up another large gathering, this one at a religious, for violating a statewide coronavirus order, authorities said. They charged building owner David Gluck, 42, and Abraham Haberfeld, 32, the building manager, with maintaining a nuisance after finding nearly three dozen people at Bais Horaah on Madison Avenue around 8:30 a.m., authorities said.  The building houses a school for Talmudic studies, a synagogue and a banquet hall, according to the Asbury Park Press. It marked no fewer than seven gatherings dispersed by borough police over a week for vi…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Lakewood Couple Who Partied Amid COVID-19 Outbreak Charged With Child Endangerment Lakewood Couple Who Partied Amid COVID-19 Outbreak Charged With Child Endangerment
Lakewood Couple Who Partied Amid Covid-19 Outbreak Charged With Child Endangerment A Lakewood couple endangered five children by hosting a party that violated a state emergency ban on large gathering amid the COVID-19 outbreak, authorities charged. Police broke up a crowd of 40 to 50 people, including children, who were gathered Sunday on the front lawn of an Alamitos Drive home, they said. They charged the property owners -- Eliezer Silber, 37, and Miriam Silber, 34, -- with five counts of child endangerment (one for each minor), while issuing summonses for violating Gov. Phil Murphy's executive order banning large geaetherings, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley …

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by Jon Craig