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🚨⛵ FATAL POLICE SHOOTING IN RHODE ISLAND AFTER VESSEL MATCHING DESCRIPTION OF SAILBOAT STOLEN FROM JERSEY CITY
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View all🚨⛵ FATAL POLICE SHOOTING IN RHODE ISLAND AFTER VESSEL MATCHING DESCRIPTION OF SAILBOAT STOLEN FROM JERSEY CITY
A man was killed and an officer wounded during a shooting on a sailboat in Rhode Island on Wednesday. Police were investigating the vessel because it matched the description of a forty-foot sailboat recently stolen from a Jersey City marina.
🚨 FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP MAN INDICTED FOR MURDER IN DAUGHTER’S FATAL STRANGLATION
Dennis J. Hall, a 71-year-old Franklin Township man, was indicted for murder this week after allegedly strangling his daughter in June. Authorities say Hall admitted to the killing during a 911 call, and the victim died at a hospital the next day.
🚨 HAWTHORNE MAN CHARGED IN ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF 80-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
Hawthorne police arrested 54-year-old John Schweininger for the alleged sexual assault of an 80-year-old household member. Authorities say the victim was physically helpless, and prosecutors have asked a judge to keep the defendant in jail pending trial.
🚨🔎 NJ STATE POLICE SEEK FUGITIVE WANTED ON DRUG, WEAPONS & SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES
New Jersey State Police are searching for Brandon Pryor, who is wanted for drug and weapons offenses in New Jersey and child sexual assault charges in Indiana. Authorities warn the public not to approach him, as he travels frequently across multiple states.
🚨🔫🔪 MASKED MAN ARMED WITH HANDGUN AND MACHETE ARRESTED IN CLIFTON
Clifton police arrested a 47-year-old man on Thursday after he allegedly wore a ski mask and pointed a handgun at a person in a car. Officers found the suspect nearby carrying a machete, a firearm, and suspected cocaine.
🚨🐾 MULTIPLE DOGS AND OTHER PETS FOUND DEAD INSIDE WOODBRIDGE HOME, POLICE SAY
Woodbridge police are preparing criminal charges against a homeowner after officers found numerous dead dogs, hamsters, and lizards inside a Douglas Street residence. Neighbors told authorities the pets likely starved after being left alone in unsanitary conditions.
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