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NJ State Police Detective To Donate his Salary from a 1 Day Minor League Baseball Contract to Purchase a New Wheelchair for 11-year-old

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Trenton NJ, NJ State Police Detective Hidalgo will receive a 1-day contract to play with the Miners and will donate his salary to purchase a new semi-powered wheelchair for 11-year-old Cash Klem, who suffers from Cerebellar Ataxia. Hidalgo is going to have incentives-based donations based on his performance! Before you see Detective Hidalgo on the field with the Miners, you can catch him on the field for the Battle of the Badges Softball Game at 4:00 pm! Get your tickets for the event here: https://ow.ly/kqIi50Pkz7Z

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NJ State Police Divers Recover Upper Saddle River Man’s Body from Lake Hopatcong

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Upper Saddle River NJ, for the second time in a week a body of a man was discovered in Lake Hopatcong.  Police confirm the body of another man was recovered there Tuesday following an overnight search.

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NJ State Police Assumes Control of New Jersey Port from Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor

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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick Callahan announced that as of Monday, July 17 the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Port Security Section (PSS) has officially taken over the regulatory and law enforcement duties previously held by the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor (WCNYH) within New Jersey. The WCNYH was formed in 1953 under a bi-state compact between New Jersey and New York.

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NJ State Trooper Honored with Saving the Life of a Stroke Victim

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Montville NJ,representatives of Morristown Medical Center’s Stroke Program and Emergency Department teams, as well as Atlantic Mobile Health, which includes Atlantic Ambulance, presented Trooper Kristian Bautista and Montville EMTs Jaclyn D’Amico and James High with the “Golden Brain” Award. The award refers to the “golden hours” in which it is crucial for stroke patients to receive care, in order to save lives or preserve neurological function. Trooper Bautista, and EMTs D’Amico and High are credited with saving the life of Warren Hartwick, who suffered a stroke while driving a box truck, on Interstate 287 on May 9, 2022.

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NJ Attorney General Leads Multi-Agency Takedown of Chop Shop Operations in Bergen and Passaic

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Elmwood Park Nj, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, and Interim Director Derek Nececkas today announced charges against 14 individuals in the takedown of alleged chop shop operations linked to the theft of more than 35 vehicles throughout the state. The charges are the result of a five-month investigation conducted by the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), with assistance from the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), Passaic County Sheriff’s Office, the Paterson Police Department, and other federal, county, and local law enforcement agencies.

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NJ State Police Seeking Public’s Assistance Identifying Man Wanted For Theft from cash machines in Hoboken

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Hoboken NJ, NJ State Police Seeking Public’s Assistance Identifying Man Wanted For Theft from cash machines in Hoboken .

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Suspect Arrested in Attempted Child Abduction at Wawa in South Jersey

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Trenton NJ, according to NJ State Police the man who allegedly tried to abduct a 7-year-old boy from a New Jersey Wawa last week is now in custody.

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The Summer Season Starts with Vehicle and Vessel Safety

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West Trenton NJ,  Memorial Day is traditionally the unofficial start to summer and the official start to the summer driving season. This Memorial Day weekend there will be thousands of motorists travelling New Jersey’s roadways to get to our beaches, lakes, state parks or just across town to a friend’s house. Whether you will be traveling to the Jersey shore or down the street to be with family and friends, motorists will need to be cautious in order to avoid tragedies.

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City of Hackensack Fire Department Deals with Multiply Accidents Eastbound and Westbound on the Hackensack River Bridge at the Same Time

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Hackensack NJ, at 4:00pm Thursday May 11th the City of Hackensack Fire Department Engine 1, Engine 2, Rescue 1 and Deputy 3 were dispatched to Route 80 Eastbound on the Hackensack River bridge for a reported motorcyclist down.

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Driver Dies in Overturned Dump Truck Crash on I-287 in Oakland

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Oakland NJ, a truck driver died on Thursday when the dump truck he was driving overturned on Interstate 287. NJ State police say that the crash happened around 7:45 a.m. on Interstate 287 South in Oakland.
The driver was identified as 56-year-old Ronald Appel, of Riverdale. Police say the dump truck struck a guardrail and the truck overturned. He died in the crash. Parts of I-287 were closed for a time, backing up traffic. The roadway has since reopened.

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NJ State Trooper Shot Near Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. Home in Paterson

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Paterson NJ , the shooting early Thursday that left a New Jersey State Police trooper wounded in the leg occurred in the Paterson neighborhood Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. has called home for decades.

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NJ State Police Make Arrest in Multi State Kidnapping , Woman Held Hostage for Nearly a Year

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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police today announced the arrest of a man charged with kidnapping a woman he met in New Mexico last year, traveling to New Jersey with her, and assaulting her in the Burlington County residence where they rented a room.

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UPDATE: Saudi Arabian Man Charged With Transporting a Stolen School Bus Across State Lines

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Livingston NJ, a Saudi Arabian man was charged for transporting a stolen school bus across state lines, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

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NJ State Police Seek Person of Interest in Fatal Hit-and-run Crash

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Upper Township NJ, NJ State Police seeking public’s assistance identifying man in the composite sketch as a person of interest who may have been at the scene of the fatal hit-and-run crash.

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NJ State Police Sends Message of Safety as We Enter New Year

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West Trenton NJ, as 2022 comes to an end and we welcome 2023, the New Jersey State Police would like to remind motorists to drive responsibly and not drink and drive. Safe motor vehicle operation is the first step to ensuring a great holiday for everyone, so if you plan on ushering in the New Year with a toast, plan on having a designated driver or a place to stay.

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