Villas-Lower Township, NJ
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NJ Police Officers Resign After Stealing Bikes: Report NJ Police Officers Resign After Stealing Bikes: Report NJ Police Officers Resign After Stealing Bikes: Report
NJ Police Officers Resign After Stealing Bikes: Report A pair of police officers in Cape May County has resigned as part of a plea deal after being caught last year stealing bicycles, NJ Advance Media reports. Surveillance tapes show Eric Campbell and Austin Craig, both 28 of Lower Township, removing the bikes from an area of Decatur Street on Oct. 8, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said. Craig and Campbell, who were both police officers in Lower Township, were initially charged with fourth-degree theft, authorities said. Click here for more from NJ Advance Media.

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by Nicole Acosta
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
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South Jersey Police Officer Admits Making Death Threats Against Former Girlfriend: Prosecutor South Jersey Police Officer Admits Making Death Threats Against Former Girlfriend: Prosecutor South Jersey Police Officer Admits Making Death Threats Against Former Girlfriend: Prosecutor
South Jersey Police Officer Admits Making Death Threats Against Former Girlfriend: Prosecutor A South Jersey police officer has pleaded guilty to texting death threats to a former girlfriend, authorities said. Dylan J. Keenan-Hannum, 30, of the Del Haven section of Middle Township, was charged on Nov. 14 by Lower Township police with burglary, making terroristic threats and simple assault, a disorderly persons offense, according to the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office.  Keenan-Hannum is a police officer in the borough of West Wildwood. He pleaded guilty on Monday to the terroristic threats charge, said Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland. As part of his plea agreement, Ke…

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by Jon Craig
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
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NJ Police Officers Caught Stealing Bikes, Prosecutor Says NJ Police Officers Caught Stealing Bikes, Prosecutor Says NJ Police Officers Caught Stealing Bikes, Prosecutor Says
NJ Police Officers Caught Stealing Bikes, Prosecutor Says A pair of police officers in Cape May County were arrested for stealing bicycles, authorities said. Surveillance tapes show Eric Campbell and Austin Craig, both 28 of Lower Township, removing the bikes from an area of Decatur Street on Oct. 8, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said. Craig and Campbell are both police officers in Lower Township, authorities said. Campbell and Craig were both issued a summons for theft, a crime of the fourth degree. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Hamilton Township, NJ
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Man, 46, Charged In South Jersey Woman's OD Death Man, 46, Charged In South Jersey Woman's OD Death Man, 46, Charged In South Jersey Woman's OD Death
Man, 46, Charged In South Jersey Woman's OD Death A man from South Jersey faces several charges after police say he supplied drugs to a 38-year-old woman from Lower Township who allegedly died of an overdose, authorities said. A separate man also overdosed but regained consciousness after lifesaving measures, according to Lower Township police. Julian C. Atwood, 46, of the Cape May Court House section of Middle Township allegedly fled the scene but was arrested later on a warrant and charged in connection with the woman's fatal overdose, police said. Atwood was charged with strict liability for drug-induced death and reckless manslaughter, …

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by Jon Craig
Hackensack, NJ
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NJ Releases Hate Crime Totals By Town, Race, More: Guess Which County Had The Most NJ Releases Hate Crime Totals By Town, Race, More: Guess Which County Had The Most NJ Releases Hate Crime Totals By Town, Race, More: Guess Which County Had The Most
NJ Releases Hate Crime Totals By Town, Race, More: Guess Which County Had The Most Nearly 40% of all hate crimes reported in New Jersey last year were against Blacks, more than the combined total against whites, Jews, Latinos and Muslims, according to State Police crime figures released Tuesday. The town with the most reported bias incidents in 2020 was Lakewood, the figures show. More than half of all reported bias incidents in New Jersey last year involved straight harassment, as opposed to vandalism and other related crimes. More than 13% occurred at schools, parks or playgrounds. The county with the most, overall, was Monmouth. The preliminary data released Tuesday…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Detective Finds Accused Car Thief More Than 165 Miles Away Fair Lawn Detective Finds Accused Car Thief More Than 165 Miles Away Fair Lawn Detective Finds Accused Car Thief More Than 165 Miles Away
Fair Lawn Detective Finds Accused Car Thief More Than 165 Miles Away A repeat offender already behind bars for assaulting police was identified through fingerprints for his role in stealing an SUV from a Fair Lawn driveway and leaving it in the middle of a Paterson street, authorities said Monday. The 2018 Chevrolet Traverse was swiped from an 11th Street home and left in the middle of McBride Avenue on Nov. 11, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Using fingerprints, Detective Brian Rypkema last week identified and charged 21-year-old Mark Brown in connection with the theft. Brown, it turned out, has been held in the Cape May County Jail on several counts, including t…

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by Jerry DeMarco