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Shooter In Custody Following Incident That Had Entire NJ Town Under Shelter In Place: Officials Shooter In Custody Following Incident That Had Entire NJ Town Under Shelter In Place: Officials
Shooter In Custody Following Incident That Had Entire NJ Town Under Shelter In Place: Officials A 52-year-old gunman is in custody after a shooting in New Jersey prompted a shelter-in-place order for the entire town on Tuesday, Dec. 31, officials said. The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office identified the suspect as Daniel Williams, who was being sought in connection with a shooting that occurred earlier in the afternoon. Authorities announced Williams' capture shortly after 6 p.m., bringing relief to the community. The shooting unfolded around 2 p.m. at a home on Johnson Drive, according to local police and a statement from Allentown Mayor Thomas Fritts. The victim sustained injurie…

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by Chris Spiker & Cecilia Levine
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Kayaker Who Drowned In NJ Lake Wasn't Wearing Life Preserver, Investigators Say Kayaker Who Drowned In NJ Lake Wasn't Wearing Life Preserver, Investigators Say
Kayaker Who Drowned In NJ Lake Wasn't Wearing Life Preserver, Investigators Say Authorities have identified the Old Bridge man who drowned when his kayak capsized in Jackson Township. Search and rescue divers found the body of 29-year-old John Pereira in Prospertown Lake on Sunday, Aug. 4, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He was first reported missing at around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. Witnesses told Jackson Township police that Pereira was not wearing a life preserver and they believed he drowned. The search was suspended in the evening due to severe weather and Pereira's body was recovered at around 3:55 p.…

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by Chris Spiker
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Trooper Escapes Serious Injury After Veering Off I-195, Striking Trees On Jersey Shore Trooper Escapes Serious Injury After Veering Off I-195, Striking Trees On Jersey Shore
Trooper Escapes Serious Injury After Veering Off I-195, Striking Trees On Jersey Shore A New Jersey State trooper escaped serious injury after veering off Interstate 195 in Monmouth County and colliding with multiple trees, authorities said. At approximately 8:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 2, a trooper was operating an unmarked troop car westbound on I-195 at milepost 13.1 in Upper Freehold, according to Detective I Jeffrey Lebron, a State Police spokesman. The troop car veered off the left side of the road, then re-entered the roadway before veering off the right side and climbing an embankment, ultimately colliding with multiple trees, Lebron said. The trooper sustained minor…

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by Jon Craig
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High School Soccer Players Among 5 Hospitalized In Head-On NJ Crash High School Soccer Players Among 5 Hospitalized In Head-On NJ Crash
High School Soccer Players Among 5 Hospitalized In Head-On NJ Crash Students in the Upper Freehold Regional School district were among five people hospitalized in a Mercer County crash, officials said. A GoFundMe page identified the teen victims as Celso Eurich, Mathew Eurich, Jordan Duffy and Charlie Duffy. More than $15,800 had been raised on the page as of Tuesday afternoon. Medical chopper at the scene.East Windsor Vol. Fire Co. 2 A sedan carrying the teens struck a pickup truck head-on near the intersection of Windsor-Perrineville and Cedarville Roads in East Windsor around 7 a.m. Monday, local police said. One of the vehicles was a Toyota pickup …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Four-Alarm Monmouth House Fire Prompts NJ Forest Service 'Air Drop,' Police Car Collision Four-Alarm Monmouth House Fire Prompts NJ Forest Service 'Air Drop,' Police Car Collision
Four-Alarm Monmouth House Fire Prompts NJ Forest Service 'Air Drop,' Police Car Collision A four-alarm house fire in Monmouth County Thursday afternoon spread to other structures due to dry brush, authorities said. Heavy fire was reported at a home at 17 Nicholas Court in Upper Freehold. The roof of the home had collapsed.  All fire companies in the region responded.  Neighbors who rushed to help said two dogs may have been lost in the fire. No other casualties were reported.  By 2 p.m., an air tanker from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service dropped water to help douse the spread of flames, initial reports said. In a separate local emergency, a Freehold police c…

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by Jon Craig
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NJSP: DWI Staten Island Driver Hits Trooper Car During I-195 Pursuit Involving Different Car NJSP: DWI Staten Island Driver Hits Trooper Car During I-195 Pursuit Involving Different Car
Njsp: DWI Staten Island Driver Hits Trooper Car During I-195 Pursuit Involving Different Car A 38-year-old Staten Island man had been drinking when he struck a New Jersey State Police car stopped on I-195 to assist with a motor vehicle pursuit, authorities said. Troopers were attempting to stop an eastbound Nissan Altima for a traffic violation on Jan. 3 around 8:15 p.m., when the car failed to stop and instead lead officers on a pursuit, Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The vehicle eventually stopped in the median near milepost 12.4 in Upper Freehold, after approximately a mile-long pursuit, Goez said. The driver, Joel Morales, 23, of Toms River, was arrested, and troopers moved the …

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by Cecilia Levine