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Rick Rickman
NJ cop charged with assault again for threatening to kill woman, cops say
Mercer County sheriff's officer Matthew Sickler is being held in Ocean County jail on charges including aggravated assault for pointing a gun at a woman, cops say
Horrible smelling chicken guts spill over NJ highway in crash
A trailer carrying chicken waste products spilled all over Route 55 in Deptford on Monday morning causing drivers to complain about the awful smell.
Three dolphins die in shallow waters at Sandy Hook, NJ
Three dolphins struggled and then died in the shallows of Sandy Hook beach on Saturday morning, raising concerns as dead whales continue to wash up on NJ shores.
Teen stabbed to death outside Paterson, NJ school
A 14-year-old boy is dead after a stabbing at Eastside High School in Paterson on Friday afternoon.
Superintendent resigns after bullied 14-year-old NJ student’s death
Central Regional schools Superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides resigned Saturday after Bayville student 14-year-old Adriana Kuch died of suicide.
Group at NJ church pepper-sprayed and smoke bombed, rector says
The Monmouth County prosecutor is investigating a possible bias incident at Trinity Episcopal Church in Asbury Park on Saturday, Jan. 28.
Firebomb hurled at NJ synagogue by masked man
The Bloomfield police are investigating after a man threw a Molotov cocktail at Temple Ner Tamid early Sunday morning.
New video shows deadly crash in Old Bridge, NJ police chase
Newly released video shows a deadly crash in Old Bridge that ended a police pursuit early on the morning of Nov. 9, 2022, and left victim Arturo Tlapa Luna dead.
Pair of 17-year-old teens shot, 1 dead in Bridgeton, NJ
A 17-year-old male is dead and a 17-year-old female is in the hospital after a shooting early Sunday morning in Bridgeton.
NJ releases man who cops say stole 220 pairs of underwear, had child porn
William Borrero has been released from Burlington County jail with conditions after Evesham police said he had hundreds of pairs of stolen underwear and child porn.
Hillsborough, NJ school director admits stealing $137K in kickback scheme
Anthony DeLuca, a former Hillsborough school district official, has pleaded guilty to an illegal overtime kickback scheme to steal $137,000 from the district.
Jury convicts burglar for raping elderly NJ woman in her home
Richard Darby, of the Bronx, was found guilty of sexual assault and burglary on Friday for entering a woman's home and assaulting her in July 2020 in Union Township.