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Watch: Emotional Reunion For NJ Dad Freed After 8 Months In ICE Custody A New Jersey father whose pregnant wife became a vocal advocate for his release is free after spending eight months in federal immigration custody. Martin Soto was released Tuesday, Oct. 6, after months in ICE detention, including time at Delaney Hall in Newark and the Elizabeth Detention Center, where he was reportedly placed in solitary confinement after leading a hunger strike. Soto was taken into ICE custody in February while buying diapers for his family. His wife, Gabriela Soto, who is pregnant with the couple's third child, spent months pushing for her husband's release. Soto told …

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12 Displaced After Building Engulfed In Smoke: Pleasantville FD Twelve people were displaced in an apartment fire in Pleasantville Tuesday morning, Oct. 6. That morning, firefighters responded to a three-story building on Martin Luther King Blvd and found heavy smoke was coming from the roof, Pleasantville Fire Department said. The fire started in a second-floor apartment and spread to the third floor, firefighters said. It was declared under control at 10:42 a.m., firefighters said. Eight adults and four children from two apartments were displaced, firefighters said. No injuries were reported, firefighters said. The building was declared inhabitable, …
Former NJ Police Sgt Who Helped Man Hide Ghost Guns Learns Fate: Prosecutor Former NJ Police Sgt Who Helped Man Hide Ghost Guns Learns Fate: Prosecutor Former NJ Police Sgt Who Helped Man Hide Ghost Guns Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Former NJ Police Sgt Who Helped Man Hide Ghost Guns Learns Fate: Prosecutor A former Middletown Township police sergeant was sentenced to five years in prison after previously pleading guilty to misconduct charges, authorities announced Tuesday, Oct. 6. An investigation into David Ringkamp, a former Union Beach resident, began in late 2021 after he and his then-wife were spotted helping Nicholas D’Ambrosio hide gun parts used to make ghost guns in Ringkamp’s vehicle after D'Ambrosio learned police were watching him, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Police stopped Ringkamp's vehicle and he identified himself as a Middletown sergeant, Santi…
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Want On ‘Survivor’? CBS Bringing Open Auditions To Philadelphia Think you have what it takes to outwit, outplay, and outlast the competition for $1 million? CBS is bringing "Survivor" auditions to Pennsylvania. An open casting call for the long-running reality competition series will be held at Rivers Casino Philadelphia on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to a casting announcement released Monday, Oct. 5. The auditions will be held inside the casino's Event Center at 1001 North Delaware Avenue. Unlike the show's online application process, hopeful contestants can show up for the Philadelphia casting call without making an appointme…
PA Man Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Girl: Gloucester County Prosecutor PA Man Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Girl: Gloucester County Prosecutor PA Man Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Girl: Gloucester County Prosecutor
PA Man Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Girl: Gloucester County Prosecutor A 27-year-old Bensalem, Pa. man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in Gloucester County, authorities announced Tuesday, Oct. 6. On Wednesday, July 29, police in West Deptford responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in National Park and made contact with Valeed Anjum and a 12-year-old girl inside the vehicle, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. Anjum had communicated with the minor victim through Snapchat and a review of those communications revealed evidence of sexual contact between Anjum and the girl as well as images depicting chil…

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Parking Cameras Are Popping Up Across NJ: Here's Who Decides If You're Ticketed Drivers who make a habit of stopping “just for a minute” where they shouldn’t may soon want to think twice. A growing number of New Jersey towns are turning to SafetySticks, solar-powered devices from Municipal Parking Services (MPS) that use cameras, artificial intelligence, and license plate recognition to detect and document illegal parking. The gray SafetySticks could easily be mistaken for ordinary poles, making their cameras easy to miss. The pole-mounted devices are designed for places where one illegally parked car can create a bigger problem, including crosswalks, bus stops, bike …

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16-Year-Old Charged After SUV Hits 6 Kids On South Jersey Sidewalk, Police Say 16-Year-Old Charged After SUV Hits 6 Kids On South Jersey Sidewalk, Police Say 16-Year-Old Charged After SUV Hits 6 Kids On South Jersey Sidewalk, Police Say
16-Year-Old Charged After SUV Hits 6 Kids On South Jersey Sidewalk, Police Say A 16-year-old has been charged with aggravated assault and joyriding after an SUV struck six teenagers walking on a South Jersey sidewalk, leaving one trapped beneath the vehicle, authorities said. The Lindenwold teen who was driving the SUV was charged with one count of second-degree aggravated assault, six counts of third-degree aggravated assault and one count of joyriding, Lindenwold police said in an update Wednesday, Oct. 7. The teen was remanded to the Camden County Juvenile Detention Center, police said. The charges stem from a crash on the 400 block of East Gibbsboro Road in L…

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You Could Get Up To $280 In Major Equifax Settlement: See Who Qualifies Millions of Americans could get cash payments from a $100 million Equifax settlement after the credit reporting company was accused of misreporting credit scores. The settlement comes from a class-action lawsuit accusing Equifax of sending inaccurate credit scores and other credit information to lenders in 2022. People whose credit information was affected by the error between Thursday, March 17, and Friday, April 8, 2022, may be eligible for a payment. The payouts are expected to be between $95 and $280, but the final amount could change depending on how many valid claims are fil…

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You Could Get Up To $280 In Major Equifax Settlement: See Who Qualifies Millions of Americans could get cash payments from a $100 million Equifax settlement after the credit reporting company was accused of misreporting credit scores. The settlement comes from a class-action lawsuit accusing Equifax of sending inaccurate credit scores and other credit information to lenders in 2022. People whose credit information was affected by the error between Thursday, March 17, and Friday, April 8, 2022, may be eligible for a payment. The payouts are expected to be between $95 and $280, but the final amount could change depending on how many valid claims are fil…

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Want To Win $1 Million? Survivor Casting Opens For 2027 Season 53: Apply Now Want To Win $1 Million? Survivor Casting Opens For 2027 Season 53: Apply Now Want To Win $1 Million? Survivor Casting Opens For 2027 Season 53: Apply Now
Want To Win $1 Million? Survivor Casting Opens For 2027 Season 53: Apply Now Think you have what it takes to outwit, outplay, and outlast everyone else for $1 million? CBS is looking for contestants to compete on a future season of "Survivor," with casting underway for Season 53, according to the show's official casting website. Applications are open to superfans, first-time applicants, and "everyone in between," casting officials said. "We are actively casting so please apply today if you want a chance to be on season 53!" the casting website states. Season 53 is expected to tape from mid-April through mid-May 2027. Applicants can submit an application online th…