Quick thinking cop in ‘right place at right time’ — #BlueFriday
Lt. Compton was in his patrol car when he spotted a van with flames visible underneath the truck.
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NJ school bus driver hit with 41 new charges for deadly crash
A school bus driver charged in a crash that killed a student and a teacher last year is now facing several more charges.
Thieves using sticky CDs to go ‘fishing’ in blue Post Office boxes
Another New Jersey spot was targeted by mail thieves.
NJ court says town’s primary ballots must also be printed in Spanish
A Superior Court judge had dismissed the lawsuit but activists and the state Democratic Party won the appeal.
Young woman dies in 30-foot fall from window in North Jersey
19-year-old Lindsey Wright fell about 30 feet from a window in Newton on Friday night, police said. A memorial is planned for Saturday, April 13.
Morris County sheriff’s program is about helping rather than arresting addicts
In Morris County, Sheriff James Gannon is building on the success of a mobile van program that seeks to rescue those with addiction issues.
Doctor guilty in ‘ski rage’ attack of boy with ski pole at NJ resort
A jury found Samuel Caruthers guilty of simple assault for punching and hitting a 12-year-old with a ski pole at Mount Creek ski resort in 2016.
Car winds up entirely in NJ ‘Tuesday Morning’ store
Police said no one was injured inside the Tuesday Morning store.
Charged with helping wife shoot herself as NJ passes doctor-suicide law
A 79-year-old Parsippany man now faces a charge of aiding suicide in his wife's recent death. Also Monday, NJ lawmakers passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act.
Wells Fargo and NJ cops had wrong man arrested, pastor says
Rev. Jeffrey Edwards said he was falsely accused of being a criminal, including social media attention to the claims, only to have the charge dismissed in Jan.