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Ridgewood NJ, in an effort to increase usership of NJ’s Recreational Saltwater Volunteer Angler Survey, the Division has developed a mobile device-compatible saltwater fishing reporting tool to make it easier than ever for recreational anglers to contribute valuable information and become part of the management process.
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Continue reading NJ State Troopers to Set Up Sobriety Checkpoint in Ocean County on Saturday
Continue reading NJ State Trooper and K-9 Injured during Arrest of Knife-Wielding Man
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Continue reading New Jersey State Police Seeking Public’s Looking to Identify Police Impersonator
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North Wildwood NJ, Married detectives with the New Jersey State Police today agreed to forfeit their jobs to resolve charges that they filed false reports about their conduct during a physical altercation in a bar in North Wildwood, N.J., in February 2020.
Calls for action to address radical, anti-police policies that have impacted communities
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Northfield NJ, at a law and public safety forum, Assembly candidate and former Deputy Attorney General Claire Swift was joined by gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli to discuss the rising crime rate across the 2nd Legislative District. These growing concerns have forced local governing bodies to take action, most notably Atlantic City has enforced curfews to thwart the increasingly lawless behavior, especially among juveniles, that is driving down tourism, hurting small businesses and preventing families from feeling safe in some of the shore communities.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said a slew of stories of teenagers causing mayhem up and down the Jersey Shore this summer demonstrate that Governor Phil Murphy went overboard with new restrictions on police that deter and prevent them from taking action to enforce the law and keep neighborhoods safe.
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Ridgewood NJ, As motorists take to New Jersey roadways this summer, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (“HTS”) offered seven lifesaving tips for safe travels through the Garden State.
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Ocean City NJ, on Saturday, June 26th, four troopers from the State Police Aviation Unit rescued a jet-skier who was stranded in a marsh in Ocean City, N.J.
Continue reading NJ State Troopers Rescue Stranded Jet-Skier in Ocean City
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ANNAPOLIS MD, the U.S. Coast Guard recently released the 2020 Recreational Boating Statistics, and reports of accidents, fatalities and injuries were significantly up over the prior year. While still under review, the Coast Guard believes that the primary driving factor for the significant increase in deaths was the significant increase in boating activity. The nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water looks at some select data points in the report and offers some lessons for the future, long after America has put the pandemic in the rearview mirror.
Continue reading U.S. Coast Guard : How the Pandemic Affected Boating
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Atlantic City NJ, The Division’s Marine Fisheries Administration (MFA), in partnership with Stockton University, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, and the Jetty Rock Foundation has developed a Shell Recycling Program in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Continue reading Recycled Shells from Atlantic City Restaurants Enhance Oyster Reefs
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Senator Michael Testa said nighttime beach and boardwalk closures in Avalon are the direct result of so-called “social justice” reforms enacted by Governor Phil Murphy that allow kids to break the law without any fear of consequences.
Continue reading NJ State Police Deploy Additional Patrols Statewide for July 4th Holiday Weekend
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), More than 47 million people across the country will embark on Independence Day travel between July 1 through July 5 with travel estimated to reach pre-pandemic levels.
Continue reading Fourth of July Road Travel Returns to Pre-pandemic Levels
