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Fights Break Out After Camden, Winslow High School Football Game, Arrests Made: Police Fights Break Out After Camden, Winslow High School Football Game, Arrests Made: Police
Fights Break Out After Camden, Winslow High School Football Game, Arrests Made: Police One adult and several children were arrested after a fight broke out following the completion of a Camden High School-Winslow Township High School football game on Friday, Oct. 4. The fights occurred in the parking lot and front lawn of Winslow Township High School, police said. Mutual aid was provided from neighboring police departments, officers said. No injuries were reported, police said. Detectives are reviewing security and body camera footage for further identification of suspects and additional criminal charges, police said. Parents may also be held accountable, police said. "…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
500 Volatile Out-Of-Towners Ruin Day Of Family Fun In NJ Town With Fights, 11 Arrested: Cops 500 Volatile Out-Of-Towners Ruin Day Of Family Fun In NJ Town With Fights, 11 Arrested: Cops
500 Volatile Out-Of-Towners Ruin Day Of Family Fun In NJ Town With Fights, 11 Arrested: Cops Eleven out-of-towners were made at one New Jersey township's drone show during which fights between throngs of juveniles began fighting each other, authorities said. Crowds of approximately 500 young people began congregating in large groups near the basketball courts at Veterans Park in Gloucester Township, on Saturday, June 1, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said. At approximately 8:40 p.m., large groups began fighting each other and running recklessly through the crowd, police said. Officers responded and made two arrests for disorderly conduct. The crowd continued to rem…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Fights, Assault On Officer Cancels South Jersey High School Carnival Fights, Assault On Officer Cancels South Jersey High School Carnival
Fights, Assault On Officer Cancels South Jersey High School Carnival A South Jersey high school carnival has been cut short by a series of fights, arrests, and an assault on a police officer. Large crowds comprised mostly of people from other towns descended on the Washington Township High School Football & Marching Band Spring Carnival in Gloucester County Friday night, April 14. The carnival was slated to run one more night, but based on events that unfolded, the carnival has been canceled, Washington Township Police Chief Patrick Gurcsik said. "Tonight at the football/band carnival, several fights broke out amongst the large crowds that gat…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
UPDATE: Authorities ID Three Seniors Killed In Clifton House Fire UPDATE: Authorities ID Three Seniors Killed In Clifton House Fire
Update: Authorities ID Three Seniors Killed In Clifton House Fire A 95-year-old woman and two fellow residents – 71 and 65 – were identified Saturday as the victims found dead in a Clifton house fire. Three firefighters, a Clifton police officer and a fourth resident also were injured in the blaze in a corner house on Ladwick Lane at Renaissance Drive near Van Houten Avenue in the city’s Athenia section on Nov. 18, authorities said. Firefighters found two of the deceased victims on the second floor and another in the basement after the blaze broke out in the multi-family home around 7:30 p.m. Killed were: Helen Popovich, 95; Elaine Warga, 71; Steven W…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Overnight Fire Severely Damages Norwood Home Overnight Fire Severely Damages Norwood Home
Overnight Fire Severely Damages Norwood Home Flames blew through the roof of a Norwood home near the Rockland County border. Firefighters battled extreme cold and slippery conditions to douse the upper-floor bedroom blaze, which broke out on Broadway just off Piermont Road around 2 a.m. Sunday. No serious injuries were immediately reported. Mutual aid responders either at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Harrington Park, Closter, Demarest, Northvale and Old Tappan. Firefighters battled extreme cold and icy conditions in the overnight Norwood blaze.Closter FD

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by Jerry DeMarco