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Crime

Elderly bulldog, tiny chihuahua dumped at a NJ shelter
Eatontown police have identified the owner of an elderly bulldog and a tiny chihuahua who were left tied to a bench outside the Monmouth County SPCA last week.

NJ skating coach charged with sex assault of teen student
She was 14. He was her skating coach. Thirty years later, the New Jersey woman decided to come forward — and investigators say the evidence she kept tells a detailed story.

$24,200 Pokémon card stolen in crypto scam at NJ police station
A Pokémon card worth tens of thousands of dollars changed hands in the Evesham police station and nobody got paid.

Man convicted of parents' gruesome murders at their NJ home
A man who tried to wash off his parents' blood after their gruesome slayings has been convicted of double murder.

NJ policer officer's Target shoplifting leads to $75K theft case
An award-winning police officer's fall from grace has earned him a ban from Target and a stay in state prison.

Man Tried to Put a Hit on FBI Agents
A man already in federal custody somehow managed to keep plotting — and the target list included the very agents and attorneys working his case.

Mahwah assault leaves elderly landscaper unable to breathe
An elderly landscaper and his wife were attacked by a Mahwah man because he didn't like that he parked their work truck in front of his house, police said.

Cherry Hill man charged in Medford soccer exposure case
A Cherry Hill man turned himself in to police after surveillance photos and public tips linked him to a lewd incident involving girls at a Medford youth soccer tournament in April.

31 charged in fake legal mail Camden County jail drug ring
Fentanyl soaked into paper and mailed into a jail — that's how this thing worked, and it ran for months before anyone caught on.

Paramus gas theft suspect arrested after attendant injured
A New York man has been arrested and charged with stealing gas from a station on Route 17 in Paramus, then running over the attendant's foot, police said.
