A new curfew was imposed on a Newark immigration detention center following a night of chaotic protests, an 81-year-old woman was killed in a car crash in Mercer County, a man was shot in Monmouth County, and more headlines from the weekend you may have missed.
On Saturday night, demonstrations continued outside Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in Newark, with protestors setting street fires with tires, throwing barriers and other objects at police officers, according to media reports.
The night of chaos led law enforcement to arrest dozens of people and announce a curfew in the area, between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., according to News 12.
An 81-year-old woman died on a Mercer County highway Friday afternoon after a collision with a truck, according to media reports.
Police said the crash happened at 2:36 p.m. on Route 130 near Woodside Road in Robbinsville, NJ.com reports.
A man is in critical condition after his scooter crashed into a car on Saturday morning in Newark, according to media reports.
According to News12, the crash took place along the shoulder of Route 1 and 9.
Authorities are investigating a shooting early Sunday in Howell that left a man hospitalized, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said.
The shooting was reported by a 911 call at 12:05 a.m. on the 200 block of Alexander Avenue, the prosecutor's office said.
Read more: Man Hospitalized After Shooting In Howell, Prosecutor Says
The Ocean County grand jury has indicted a Monroe Township man after a fatal hit-and-run crash, according to media reports.
Artice Norvell, 54, was indicted on charges of vehicular homicide and knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in death, App reports.
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