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Targeted Violence at Union Township Chick-fil-A: One Dead, Six Injured in Planned Attack

Targeted Violence at Union Township Chick-fil-A: One Dead, Six Injured in Planned Attack

Masked suspects remain at large after executing coordinated assault on Route 22 restaurantUNION TOWNSHIP—A Saturday evening at one of Union...

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Killer in 1993-1994 Camden County Murders Identified as Man Convicted of 1983 Sexual Assault

Killer in 1993-1994 Camden County Murders Identified as Man Convicted of 1983 Sexual Assault

CAMDEN COUNTY—A man convicted of sexually assaulting a minor in 1983 killed two women in Camden County a decade later,...

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Sussex County Man Convicted of Attempted Child Sexual Assault, Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

Sussex County Man Convicted of Attempted Child Sexual Assault, Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

STANHOPE—Larry M. Noel, 49, of Stanhope was sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison on March 27 for...

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NJ Man Convicted in Crips Case Involving Bloomfield Kidnapping and $1.2M Home Bought With Fraud Proceeds

NJ Man Convicted in Crips Case Involving Bloomfield Kidnapping and $1.2M Home Bought With Fraud Proceeds

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — A Millstone Township man was convicted on Thursday in a federal racketeering case that tied gang violence...

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NJ Man at Center of Largest COVID Tax Fraud Case in U.S. Sentenced to 12 Years

NJ Man at Center of Largest COVID Tax Fraud Case in U.S. Sentenced to 12 Years

NEWARK—A Teaneck tax preparer at the center of what federal authorities say is the largest COVID-19 tax fraud case ever...

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Morristown Hit-and-Run: Ecuadorian Fugitive Still at Large, Immigration Enforcement Questions Raised

Morristown Hit-and-Run: Ecuadorian Fugitive Still at Large, Immigration Enforcement Questions Raised

MORRISTOWN—An Ecuadorian national who illegally re-entered the U.S. after a 2019 deportation remains at large, 18 days after allegedly killing...

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Feds Arrest Jersey City Man in NJ Transit Hammer Attack After Month-Long Hunt

Feds Arrest Jersey City Man in NJ Transit Hammer Attack After Month-Long Hunt

JERSEY CITY—A Jersey City man accused of bludgeoning a train passenger with a hammer was arrested on Thursday morning, following...

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FBI Arrests Hoboken Man Accused of Plotting Firebomb Attack on Palestinian Rights Activist

FBI Arrests Hoboken Man Accused of Plotting Firebomb Attack on Palestinian Rights Activist

HOBOKEN—Federal agents arrested a 26-year-old Hoboken resident on Thursday after a two-month-long undercover operation, intercepting eight assembled Molotov cocktails that...

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Atlantic County Supervisor Ran $80K Fuel Theft for 26 Months Undetected

Atlantic County Supervisor Ran $80K Fuel Theft for 26 Months Undetected

ATLANTIC COUNTY—A county Public Works supervisor is accused of operating a diesel theft scheme for 26 months before anyone noticed,...

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Former Hudson County Parks Directors Charged in $1.5 Million Bribery Scheme

Former Hudson County Parks Directors Charged in $1.5 Million Bribery Scheme

BAYONNE—Hudson County administrators are coming under fire for hiring a convicted former associate of the Genovese Crime Family for the...

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