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NJ State Police Seeking to Return Found Property to Owner Creates Social Media Storm

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Cape May NJ, the New Jersey State Police created quite a stir when they recovered a blue bag with a zip closure containing specific contents on the Garden State Parkway in Cape May County and are seeking to return the recovered items to the owner. Speculation on social media ran wild that it was not a overnight deposit bag but a drug bag.

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NJ State Police Stand Down as GOP Legislators enter NJ statehouse Without Showing Vaccination Proof

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Trenton NJ, Matt Friedman of Politico NJ observed , “Speaker ordered a security sweep of the chamber but most of the GOP lawmakers on the floor wouldn’t leave. After a bunch of GOP assembly members spent several minutes arguing with state police at the entrance to the chamber without showing vax proof, they eventually just walked by. …Brian Bergen said ‘they’re not going to physically restrain us. We can just walk right in.'”

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Former State Trooper Romeo Sentenced To Prison For Unlawfully Stopping And Following Female Motorist in His Patrol Vehicle

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Bayonne NJ, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced that a former New Jersey state trooper was sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty earlier this year in connection with an incident in which he stalked a female motorist in his patrol vehicle while on duty.

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NJ State Police Target Hardening Unit to Deploy Troopers to Public Events, Transportation Terminals, Retail Centers, and Religious Sites Across the State

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Paramus NJ, NJ State Police Target Hardening Unit to Deploy Troopers to Public Events, Transportation Terminals, Retail Centers, and Religious Sites across the State
Beginning this week, troopers from the Target Hardening Unit will conduct security operations as well as make contact with the public at various community events, commercial retail locations, transportation hubs and religious sites throughout the State in preparation for the start of the holiday season.

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NJ State Police Reminds Everyone to Enjoy Thanksgiving Holiday Responsibly

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Ridgewood NJ,  Thanksgiving is consistently one of the busiest travel days of the year. If you are planning to travel during the holiday, we encourage you to take the time to prepare for unexpected emergencies associated with holiday traffic by following a few safety tips that will come in handy if you find yourself in a jam. Before you head out, please consider the following:

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NJ State Police Seeking Public’s Assistance with Identifying a Woman Wanted for Theft at the Vince Lombardi Service Area

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Ridgefield NJ, NJ State Police are seeking public’s Assistance with identifying a woman wanted for stealing a catalytic converter.

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Pilot who flew with William Shatner to space killed along with Flight Instructor in New Jersey Plane Crash

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Hampton NJ, a crew mate of William Shatner’s in last month’s historic rocket trip to the edge of space, was one of two men killed Thursday in a plane crash in New Jersey, officials said.

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NJ Police officer Arrested for Allegedly Possessing Dozens of files of Child Porn

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Lawrence Township  NJ, a Lawrence Township police officer was arrested November 10 for allegedly possessing dozens of files of child sex abuse material (CSAM) on his mobile phone.

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NJ State Police Report Man Struck By Car and Killed This Morning Near Exit 151 on the Garden State Parkway

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Garfield NJ, NJ State police say a man from Garfield was killed after being struck by a car while walking on the Garden State Parkway.

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NJ State Police on Duty When Mars Attacks in 1938

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West Windsor Township NJ , On this date in October 30th, 1938 at 8:00 p.m., a fictional drama was broadcast by Orson Welles, “The War of the Worlds,” on ABC Radio which created quite a stir across the country, specifically here in New Jersey.

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NJ State Trooper and K-9 Honored for Heroic Efforts During the Arrest of a Knife-Wielding Man

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Trenton NJ, Colonel Patrick J. Callahan joined Trooper I Matthew Cocking and his K-9 partner, Creed, at the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office Annual Awards Banquet where they were honored for assisting with the arrest of a knife-wielding subject.

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MAN CHARGED IN 03′ SEXUAL ASSAULT OF 5 YR-OLD GIRL ,CHARGED LAST WEEK IN 96′ SEXUAL ASSAULT OF BRIGANTINE GIRL, 10

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Mays Landing NJ,  An Egg Harbor City man faces new charges by Galloway Township Police for the sexual assault of a 5 year-old girl in 2003, after he was charged last week by the Brigantine Police Department and the New Jersey State Police with the sexual assault of a 10 year-old Brigantine girl in connection to a 25 year-old case in Brigantine, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced.
Brian Lee Avis, 59, is charged with Sexual Assault of a Juvenile, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Burglary in connection to a 2003, incident that occurred in Galloway Township. The latest charges against Avis come after Galloway Township Police Det. Sgt. First Class Ryan Goehringer received correspondence on Sept. 20, 2021, from the New Jersey State Police AFIS Lab with regards to a delayed fingerprint hit. The delayed fingerprint hit was confirmed and came back to Avis in connection to a sexual assault and burglary case investigated by Galloway Township Police on July 18, 2003.

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NJ State Police and Brigantine Police Solve 25-Year-Old Cold Case

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Detectives Use DNA Evidence to Arrest Suspect for Sexual Assault of 10-year-old Girl
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Brigantine NJ, the New Jersey State Police and Brigantine Police Department have charged Brian Lee Avis, 59, of Egg Harbor City, N.J., for the sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl during a 1996 home invasion, after detectives used DNA evidence to solve the 25-year-old cold case.

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NJ State Police Charge Man with Vehicular Homicide in Fatal Boating Crash in Toms River

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Toms River NJ,  Colonel Patrick J. Callahan and Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced today that Juan A. Fernandez II, 18, of Towaco, N.J., has been charged with vehicular homicide as a result of a boating crash in Toms River that killed Corey T. Molinari, 19, of Whippany, N.J. and injured 4 others.

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