Two men drowned in rip currents down the shore, a boy was killed in an Elizabeth shooting, six protestors were arrested outside Delaney Hall, and more headlines you may have missed from the weekend in New Jersey.
A Forked River man died after getting caught in a rip current in Ship Bottom, local police said.
Four people were caught in the rip current off East 21st Street shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Ship Bottom police said.
Read more: Lacey Man Drowns After Getting Caught In Rip Current: Police
The search for a man who drowned Friday in Seaside Park has been suspended, and he remains missing, police said Monday.
The 23-year-old Palmyra man went missing shortly before 2 p.m. on Friday near Decatur Avenue, and authorities searched for him until dark on Friday night, Seaside Park Sgt. Andrew Casole said.
Read more: Search Suspended For Swimmer Who Drowned Off Seaside Park
A boy was shot to death late Friday night in Elizabeth, according to media reports.
According to News12, the boy was found at 10:15 p.m. and pronounced dead at the scene.
Six people, including two teenagers, were arrested outside of the Delaney Hall immigration detention center from Saturday night into Sunday, according to media reports.
According to NJ.com, the protesters were arrested for property damage and blocking the building's entrance.
A fire destroyed a home on Route 9 in Bayville Sunday evening.
The fire, at 225 Atlantic City Blvd., shut Route 9 from JFK Boulevard to Scott Drive from about 7 p.m. to about 9:30 p.m., according to alerts from the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office.
Read more: Fire Destroys Home On Route 9 In Bayville
Firefighters in Hackensack rescued a woman on Sunday who fell at least 10 stories in an apartment building trash chute, officials said.
The Hackensack Fire Department said they raced to the building around 1 a.m. on Sunday after getting a 911 call saying a woman had entered the 14th floor trash chute of 150 Main St.
Read more: Woman Falls 10 Stories Inside Bergen County Trash Chute
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