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• Police unite for seriously injured Newark cop forced to miss son's ...

  Antonio Cruz, Terrell Day, James Stewart, Josue Duran, Jennifer Jeffra, Nancy Caballero, Sherri Dillard, Ana Colon, Angel Pared and Teresea Johnson of the Newark police with Ramos family (Photo: FOP)  NEWARK â€” Badly injured after being struck and dragged by an accused hit-and-run driver while on-duty, Newark Police Officer Gonzalo Ramos was upset about missing his 10-year-old son's graduation as he remained hospitalized. However, thanks to a contingent of law enforcement officers, the veter..

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• 9 N.J. men charged in undercover prostitution sting, Newark official ...

  

  NEWARK â€” An undercover operation overnight into Friday led to the arrests of nine men on charges of soliciting prostitution in the city, according to Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose. The Newark police division's Special Investigation Bureau launched the sting in response to complaints from residents around Frelinghuysen Avenue, Wright Street, Sherman Avenue and East Bigelow Street, Ambrose said in a statement. "We will continue to take definitive steps to combat crime and the activit..

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• Brick's Jersey Paddler closes after 50 years

  

  Stand Up Paddleboards and kayaks are super popular and the Jersey Shore is perfect for them. Staff Video by Tom Spader Buy PhotoThe Jersey Paddler in Brick has closed.(Photo: MICHAEL L. DIAMOND/STAFF PHOTO)Buy PhotoThe Jersey Paddler, a store in Brick that sold kayaks and canoes for the past 50 years, has closed.The closing, noted quietly on a chalkboard next to its entrance, was a blow to consumers who said they had come to rely on the store not only for its high-end boats and boards,..

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• Alleged Trenton shooter's bizarre hearing gives peek on impact of ...

  TRENTON >> Mercer prosecutors spent Wednesday at a conference that delved into the intricacies of bail reform, a comprehensive overhaul that changes how judges will determine who stays in jail and who is allowed to remain free while awaiting trial. Throwback Thursday came and prosecutors returned to court and proceeded under the current cash bail system rather than the coming risk assessment system, which will rely on an algorithm tool to determine whether defendants are low, moderate or hi..

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