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Dog Shot and Killed After Attacking 2 Police Officers
Two officers in New Jersey are recovering tonight after a dog attack in Linden that ended with the dog being shot and killed. Adam Harding reports.
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Dog Shot and Killed By Police After Attacking Officers Responding to NJ Home
Police in New Jersey shot and killed a dog that attacked officers responding to a call about checking on animals’ welfare in Linden Friday morning, authorities say. The 600 block of Dewitt Street in Linden was teeming with law enforcement after the attack around 11 a.m. It wasn’t clear what prompted the call for a welfare check for the multiple…
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NJ Man Gets 29 Years for Stabbing Lyft Driver, Passenger Before Carjacking
A New Jersey man will spend decades in prison for the attempted murder of a Lyft driver and the assault of another passenger before carjacking the driver’s vehicle in April of 2019, according to prosecutors. Thirty-one-year-old Farrakhan Howard, of Bloomfield, was sentenced to 29 years: 24 years on the carjacking conviction, 18-year concurrent sentence on the attempted murder conviction, and…
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Toddler Drowns in New Jersey Backyard Pool
A 2-year-old boy drowned in a backyard pool in New Jersey Sunday afternoon, authorities say. Police in Union County’s Linden responding to a call about a possible drowning at a McKinley Street home around 5:15 p.m. Sunday say family members had already pulled the toddler from the water and were trying to revive him. He was taken to a...
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Cops Renew Plea for Help Solving Cold Case Murder of NJ's Amber Duncan-Wilson
Police in a New Jersey city are renewing their call for help in solving the shooting death of a young woman who was killed 10 years ago, according to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office. The Linden Police Department is members of the Union County Homicide Task Force said they continue to investigate the death of 18-year-old Amber Duncan-Wilson, who was…
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Bicyclist Killed in NJ Hit and Run, Driver Arrested After Crashing Into Other Cars
A man riding a bicycle in a New Jersey town was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver who was speeding away from police after firing shots at officers, according to officials.
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Man On Bicycle Killed In NJ Hit-And-Run
A man on a bicycle was killed in Plainfield, New Jersey after he was hit by a driver who was later apprehended after crashing into other vehicles, Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Brawl Erupts at NJ High School After Fireworks Are Set Off on Last Day of Class
The school year came to a chaotic end at a New Jersey high school, with a brawl breaking out on the last day of classes after someone set off fireworks in and outside the building.
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Fireworks Spark Brawl On Last Day of Class at NJ High School
Fights broke out at a New Jersey high school after someone set off fireworks inside the building. Pat Battle reports.
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NJ Man Who Fled State With Toddler in Tow, Ex's Body in Trunk Gets 30 Years in Prison
A New Jersey man who killed his ex-girlfriend and drove their toddler son to Tennessee with her body in the trunk last July was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday.
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NJ Parent Arrested After Threatening to Shoot Child's School: Police
A New Jersey parent was arrested after threatening to shoot her child’s school while on the phone with the principal, according to law enforcement.
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Whistleblower Files Lawsuit Over Alleged Retaliation for Tape of NJ Mayor's Racist Comments
The retired Clark Police Lieutenant who recorded racist and sexist remarks by Clark’s mayor says prosecutors in New Jersey have dropped the ball. “The handling of the investigation is lacking. They were in possession of evidence that showed racism and gender discrimination and they did nothing,” said Antonio Manata. Manata claims the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, now led by...
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Whistleblower Sues Union Co. Prosecutors, Alleging Retaliation for Taping Mayor's Racist Comments
The retired police lieutenant who recorded shocking, racist comments by Clark, New Jersey, mayor has filed a federal lawsuit, claiming that the Union County Prosecutor’s Office retaliated against him for being a whistleblower. Antonio Manata tells NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst that civil rights violations and harassment have been unaddressed for years and prosecutors have failed to hold leaders accountable....