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Rick Rickman
Watch out for wild alligator loose in NJ brook
An alligator is loose in Ambrose Brook in Middlesex Borough and police are warning that people should not approach it.
Trump hosting pricey NJ fundraiser for Giuliani
Donald Trump is hosting a fundraiser at his Bedminster golf club on Sept. 7 to help Rudy Giuliani pay his legal fees and it costs $100,000 to attend.
NJ crypto bro charged in $600K scam targeting cops & firefighters, feds say
Former NJ corrections officer John DeSalvo is facing federal charges for two scams involving his Blazar Token cryptocurrency, federal prosecutors say.
NJ official ousted for ‘hurtful’ ICE jokes at housing protest
Plainfield Planning Board member Carmencita Pile is facing calls to resign for making jokes about calling ICE on protestors at Queen City Street Fair Saturday.
NJ cop caught lying after driver flips him the bird, video claims
An Internal Affairs investigation into Westfield police officer Ayad Taha is ongoing after a YouTube video claims he was caught lying about a driver speeding.
NJ man charged in attack on church concert had white nationalist propaganda, cops say
Nicholas Mucci of Toms River is facing new, upgraded charges as part of an indictment for a smoke bomb attack on Trinity Episcopal Church in Asbury Park on Jan. 27, 2023, authorities say.
Woman dies in Long Branch, NJ crash as cops respond to armed break-in
The Attorney General's Office is investigating a crash in Long Branch on August 14, 2023 that happened as police went to an armed home invasion.
Dead whale washes ashore on Long Branch, NJ beach
A dead whale washed up in the Elberon section of Long Branch on Saturday, one day after another whale washed up on New York's Fire Island.
NJ man caught filming women in public bathroom stall, cops say
A Butler man is charged with invasion of privacy for filming women in a public bathroom, Morris County prosecutors say.
Woman found dead in wealthy NJ neighborhood home’s pool
An investigation is underway after a woman was found in a pool at a home along Fox Hedge Road in Saddle River on Monday.
Wild venomous snake bite hospitalizes NJ resident
A Bridgewater resident bitten by a venomous copperhead snake on July 21, 2023 was taken to the hospital and the snake has not been found.
NJ man shoots ex-wife, dog in Little Egg Harbor murder-suicide, cops say
Authorities have identified the victim in Saturday's murder-suicide in Little Egg Harbor as Kimberly Hoffman and her killer as ex-husband Carl Schulz Jr.