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Teen Shot In Face At NJ Mall, Suspect Flees In Gray Sedan Teen Shot In Face At NJ Mall, Suspect Flees In Gray Sedan
Teen Shot In Face At NJ Mall, Suspect Flees In Gray Sedan A 17-year-old boy was shot in the face at the Ocean County Mall in Toms River Wednesday night, March 25, authorities said in an update Thursday morning, March 26. Toms River police responded to the mall on Hooper Avenue at approximately 8:10 p.m., after receiving a report of a male victim with a gunshot wound, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Responding officers found the teen with a single gunshot wound to his face, Billhimer said. The teen was transported to a nearby hospital where he was listed in stable condition, Billhimer said. The teen had been sitting in a commo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fake Handgun From Temu Brings Major Police Response To Busy NJ Shopping Center: Cops Fake Handgun From Temu Brings Major Police Response To Busy NJ Shopping Center: Cops
Fake Handgun From Temu Brings Major Police Response To Busy NJ Shopping Center: Cops A toy gun altered to look real sparked a police response at a busy Lyndhurst shopping plaza, authorities said. On Saturday, Aug. 16, at about 2:10 p.m., Lyndhurst police received a 9-1-1 call about a male walking with “an exposed firearm in his waistband” near TJ Maxx in the Towne Centre Shopping Plaza at 421 Valley Brook Avenue, according to Lyndhurst Police Capt. Paul Haggerty. Officers couldn’t locate the suspect at first. With the help of “the resilient eyewitness,” they spotted the male moments later entering a parked vehicle outside the AT&T store in the same plaza, Haggerty said.…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
All-Clear Update Issued After Active Shooting Warning At University Of South Carolina All-Clear Update Issued After Active Shooting Warning At University Of South Carolina
All-Clear Update Issued After Active Shooting Warning At University Of South Carolina This story has been updated. An all-clear update has been issued after an earlier urgent alert warned students and staff of a possible active shooter at the heart of campus at the University of South Carolina, leading to a shelter-in-place order. The updated was issued Sunday evening, Aug. 24, after earlier reports surfaced of a possible shooter at the Thomas Cooper Library, a central hub for students.  "ALL CLEAR," the update stated. "There is no ongoing emergency at this time. The Thomas Cooper Library building remains closed." Earlier, the suspect was described as a 6-foot ta…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
‘Cruel Hoax’ Active Shooter Report At Villanova University Result Of Swatting (VIDEO) ‘Cruel Hoax’ Active Shooter Report At Villanova University Result Of Swatting (VIDEO)
‘Cruel Hoax’ Active Shooter Report At Villanova University Result Of Swatting (Video) A frightening active shooter scare that prompted a massive police response and a campus-wide lockdown at Villanova University was a hoax, officials confirmed on Thursday, Aug. 21. The Radnor Township Police Department and assisting agencies rushed to the school after alerts were sent at 4:30 p.m. warning of an “active shooter” on campus. Students and residents were ordered to shelter in place as officers cleared buildings, and SEPTA trains bypassed Villanova and Stadium Stations during the lockdown. Hours later, officials said no shooter, no victims, and no firearms were found. A second inc…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
NJ Mom Expressed Suicidal Thoughts After Toddler's Bathtub Murder: Complaint NJ Mom Expressed Suicidal Thoughts After Toddler's Bathtub Murder: Complaint
NJ Mom Expressed Suicidal Thoughts After Toddler's Bathtub Murder: Complaint Jeanine Glass, the Florham Park mom charged with the bathtub murder of her 3-year-old daughter, told police she was having suicidal thoughts the evening her daughter drowned, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice Wednesday, July 23. On Sunday, July 6 at 10:41 p.m., officers responded to a home on Woods End Road and met with a man identified as 'B.G.' who told police his wife, Glass, was unresponsive, according to the complaint. Glass was found suffering from a potential drug overdose, police said. Officers then accompanied B.G. to the second floor of the residence and BG…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
SWAT Team Storms Apartment Where Grieving Man Had Barricaded Himself In Bergen County: Cops SWAT Team Storms Apartment Where Grieving Man Had Barricaded Himself In Bergen County: Cops
SWAT Team Storms Apartment Where Grieving Man Had Barricaded Himself In Bergen County: Cops A Garfield man grieving the loss of his father barricaded himself inside his Belmont Avenue apartment early Saturday, April 19, prompting a response from the Bergen County SWAT team, authorities said. At 5:48 a.m., Garfield police were called to the second-floor apartment on Belmont Avenue for a report of an emotionally disturbed person, Garfield Police Chief Joseph Delaney said. A caller told officers that the 42-year-old man had been "breaking and throwing objects, while also banging on the walls and floor throughout the night," Delaney said. The caller said they believed the man was…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
'I Hope I Killed Him': Grisly Details Emerge From NJ Killing 'I Hope I Killed Him': Grisly Details Emerge From NJ Killing
'I Hope I Killed Him': Grisly Details Emerge From NJ Killing A 61-year-old Keasbey resident arrested and charged with fatally shooting a man in Edison Sunday, Feb. 16, kicked at the victim to ensure he was dead, according to documents obtained by Daily Voice. Igor Kirilenko is charged with murdering Gregory Ginzburg, a 72-year-old Edison resident at a home on Clive Hills Road. Police originally responded to a 911 call from Ginzburg who said Kirilenko was in his home with a gun, according to the criminal complaint. During the call, a loud noise, believed to be a gunshot, was heard, authorities said. Upon arrival, officers observed Kirilenko standing …

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by Sam Barron