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Kitchen Confrontation Turns Critical: Woman With Knife Tased By South Brunswick Police Kitchen Confrontation Turns Critical: Woman With Knife Tased By South Brunswick Police Kitchen Confrontation Turns Critical: Woman With Knife Tased By South Brunswick Police
Kitchen Confrontation Turns Critical: Woman With Knife Tased By South Brunswick Police A life-or-death standoff inside a Central Jersey home ended with officers saving a woman in crisis. Officers responded to a Kingston Lane home at 7:34 p.m. on Friday, April 3, for a report of a woman having a mental health crisis, South Brunswick police said. The caller told officers the woman had stabbed herself in the neck and abdomen and was trying to kill herself, police said. Upon arrival, Sgt. Brooke Labell, Sgt. Jarrid Harpster, and Officer Dale Hubner  were directed to a dark bathroom off the kitchen, where the woman was standing while still holding a knife, police said. The w…
Camden Firefighter Dies Years After Misdiagnosis Camden Firefighter Dies Years After Misdiagnosis Camden Firefighter Dies Years After Misdiagnosis
Camden Firefighter Dies Years After Misdiagnosis The Camden Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. Firefighter Ayishia Williams died after battling cervical cancer, the Camden Fire Department Local Union 788 said on Tuesday, April 7. The union remembered Williams as "a hero, a servant, and a true embodiment of what it means to serve the City of Camden," President Pete Perez said. A campaign launched by Williams' sister for her recovery said symptoms began in 2024, when she suffered persistent pain that was initially diagnosed as a cyst. The following year, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer after seeking a s…
12 Dogs Dead In Eastampton House Fire As Crews Battle Hoarding Conditions 12 Dogs Dead In Eastampton House Fire As Crews Battle Hoarding Conditions 12 Dogs Dead In Eastampton House Fire As Crews Battle Hoarding Conditions
12 Dogs Dead In Eastampton House Fire As Crews Battle Hoarding Conditions A GoFundMe has raised more than $19,000 to help a South Jersey family after a house fire killed 12 dogs and destroyed their home last week. The fire broke out at approximately 12:48 p.m. on Monday, April 6, at a residence on Smithville Road, where firefighters encountered heavy smoke and were limited by hoarding-like conditions inside, Eastampton Fire Chief Eugene Oberfrank said. Four dogs were initially rescued, but two later died, and 10 more were found dead inside the home after the fire was extinguished, Oberfrank said. The home was deemed unsafe and demolished. Several surviving dogs w…
Feds Move To Auto-Enroll US Men In Military Draft Pool Feds Move To Auto-Enroll US Men In Military Draft Pool Feds Move To Auto-Enroll US Men In Military Draft Pool
Feds Move To Auto-Enroll US Men In Military Draft Pool The automatic registration of eligible U.S. men for the military draft is slated to begin in December. The Selective Service System (SSS), a federal agency that has supported U.S. military readiness for more than a century, submitted the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30, where it is currently under review, according to federal records. The SSS said the change is part of a broader effort to strengthen national defense by ensuring the country can quickly expand its armed forces if needed, providing support to the all-volunteer military force. According to …
2 Hospitalized In Crash At New Milford Intersection 2 Hospitalized In Crash At New Milford Intersection 2 Hospitalized In Crash At New Milford Intersection
2 Hospitalized In Crash At New Milford Intersection A three-vehicle crash sent two people to the hospital and caused a fluid spill Tuesday, April 7 at a busy Bergen County intersection, firefighters said. The New Milford Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched just before 9 a.m., to the intersection of Henley Avenue and The Boulevard for a reported multi-vehicle accident, the department said in a post on Facebook. Crews secured the batteries on two of the vehicles involved and worked to contain leaking automotive fluids using absorbent material, according to the department. Fire personnel remained on scene for about 30 minutes while to…
Bergen County Tax Preparer Owes IRS $55M: Feds Say He Ran Largest COVID Fraud Scheme Ever Bergen County Tax Preparer Owes IRS $55M: Feds Say He Ran Largest COVID Fraud Scheme Ever Bergen County Tax Preparer Owes IRS $55M: Feds Say He Ran Largest COVID Fraud Scheme Ever
Bergen County Tax Preparer Owes IRS $55M: Feds Say He Ran Largest COVID Fraud Scheme Ever A Bergen County tax preparer who orchestrated the largest COVID-19 tax fraud scheme to date has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, authorities said. Leon Haynes, 52, was sentenced to 144 months behind bars and five years of supervised release in Newark federal court, according to U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer. Haynes was also ordered to pay more than $55 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service, officials said. Following a six-day trial in November 2025, Haynes was convicted of 15 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, one count o…
ICE Wants 'Amazon Prime-Like' Detention Center On Route 46, Officials Are Desperate To Stop It ICE Wants 'Amazon Prime-Like' Detention Center On Route 46, Officials Are Desperate To Stop It ICE Wants 'Amazon Prime-Like' Detention Center On Route 46, Officials Are Desperate To Stop It
ICE Wants 'Amazon Prime-Like' Detention Center On Route 46, Officials Are Desperate To Stop It New Jersey officials are seeking emergency court action to block a planned immigration detention center before construction begins, authorities said. Gov. Mikie Sherrill and Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced Tuesday, April 7, that the state and Township of Roxbury have asked a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction to stop the project. Officials said emergency relief is needed because the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement plan to begin construction as early as late May, including work in areas protected by a state-issued easeme…
22-Year-Old Schwenksville Lacrosse Player Dies After Cancer Battle 22-Year-Old Schwenksville Lacrosse Player Dies After Cancer Battle 22-Year-Old Schwenksville Lacrosse Player Dies After Cancer Battle
22-Year-Old Schwenksville Lacrosse Player Dies After Cancer Battle Samuel W. Nice, a 22-year-old Pennsylvania college student who inspired those around him with his strength and spirit, has died after a battle with brain cancer, his obituary on the R Strunk Funeral Home website says. Sam, of Schwenksville (Montgomery County), passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 4, following what his obituary describes as a courageous fight against the disease. Sam graduated from Perkiomen Valley High School, where he played varsity lacrosse for four years before continuing his athletic career at Neumann University alongside his brother. He later a…
Woman In Glen Rock Bank Fraud Case Arrested After Years On The Run: Cops Woman In Glen Rock Bank Fraud Case Arrested After Years On The Run: Cops Woman In Glen Rock Bank Fraud Case Arrested After Years On The Run: Cops
Woman In Glen Rock Bank Fraud Case Arrested After Years On The Run: Cops A Pennsylvania woman accused of impersonating a Glen Rock resident at multiple banks has been arrested on a years-old warrant, police said. Dawn Coughlin, also known as Dawn Busanet, 46, of Whitehall, PA, was arrested Tuesday, April 7, on a Glen Rock warrant issued in 2019, according to Glen Rock Police Chief Michael Trover. The investigation began when Detective Doney was notified that a female suspect had entered two different banks in New Jersey while impersonating a Glen Rock resident in an attempt to withdraw money from the victim’s account, authorities said. The suspect was later ide…
Bergen County Shopping Center Anchored By Stop & Shop Part Of $115M Grocery Sale Bergen County Shopping Center Anchored By Stop & Shop Part Of $115M Grocery Sale Bergen County Shopping Center Anchored By Stop & Shop Part Of $115M Grocery Sale
Bergen County Shopping Center Anchored By Stop & Shop Part Of $115M Grocery Sale A Bergen County shopping center anchored by a Stop & Shop is part of a $115 million multi-state sale of grocery-anchored retail properties. JLL Capital Markets secured the sale of a seven-property portfolio that includes Lewandowski Commons in Lyndhurst, along with properties in Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia. The portfolio totals approximately 558,000 square feet and is nearly fully leased, with 99.6% occupancy across all properties, officials said. The centers are anchored by major grocery chains, including Publix, Kroger, and Stop & Shop, and have strong sales performance…
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