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Atlantic City License Plate Readers Help Catch Stolen Vehicle Driver, Wanted Man: Police Atlantic City License Plate Readers Help Catch Stolen Vehicle Driver, Wanted Man: Police
Atlantic City License Plate Readers Help Catch Stolen Vehicle Driver, Wanted Man: Police Atlantic City police were crediting automated license plate readers for helping arrest two men with a gun and a stolen vehicle, authorities said. Daniel Ringgold, 37, of Pennsauken, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 19, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Friday, Sept. 27. Investigators said Ringgold was driving a vehicle on Atlantic Avenue at around 5:15 p.m. when his license plate was read, triggering an alert. Ringgold had several active arrest warrants. Officers stopped the vehicle near the intersection of Vermont and Atlantic avenues. Ringgold tr…

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by Chris Spiker
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Social Media Stoked Fear Over Misinterpreted Blackboard Message, Cresskill Schools Chief Says Social Media Stoked Fear Over Misinterpreted Blackboard Message, Cresskill Schools Chief Says
Social Media Stoked Fear Over Misinterpreted Blackboard Message, Cresskill Schools Chief Says UPDATE: Translators from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security who are fluent in Arabic found that a message written by a student to her brother on a classroom blackboard at Cresskill High School was misinterpreted and harmless, officials said. "The writing contained no threat or criminal intent," and an alleged translation that circulated via social media was "inaccurate and misinterpreted," Cresskill Schools Supt. Dr. Peter Hughes said in a letter to the community. Hughes didn't share what the message actually said. However, a source with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Vo…

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by Jerry DeMarco