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South Jersey Police Officers Visit Young Hit-Run Survivor With K-9 Echo South Jersey Police Officers Visit Young Hit-Run Survivor With K-9 Echo
South Jersey Police Officers Visit Young Hit-Run Survivor With K-9 Echo The 10-year-old boy who survived a hit-and-run crash on Friday in Camden County got a surprise visit this week. Tucker met the Waterford Police Department's newest member, K-9 Echo. The police dog went on his first assignment. His job was to check on Tucker.  "The two of them bonded quickly.Job well done Echo!! Keep up the good work!!" the police department said in a Facebook post.  A 32-year-old driver was later charged in a hit-and-run crash, authorities said. The boy was riding his bike on the 300 block of West Atlantic Avenue in Waterford, when he was struck by a man ident…

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by Jon Craig
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A Drag: South Jersey Car Show Forced To Close Gates Early Due To COVID-19 Rules A Drag: South Jersey Car Show Forced To Close Gates Early Due To COVID-19 Rules
A Drag: South Jersey Car Show Forced To Close Gates Early Due To Covid-19 Rules Nearly 2,000 car show fans, half of them pre-paid, were turned away by Atco Dragway in Camden County after local police "over-enforced" COVID-19 capacity guidelines, according to a news report. Owner Len Capone told NJ Advance Media that the dragway sold 2,500 advance tickets  The venue in Waterford has a 10,000-person capacity, meaning state coronavirus limits should have capped fans entering at 3,000. But the entry-road was blocked by police about three hours after the gates opened, after about 1,100 people entered -- including 600 pre-paid tickets, Capone told NJ.com. Waterford …

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by Jon Craig