Crime & Safety

Man Maces Club Bouncers, Faces Karma: 5 Must-Read NJ Stories

Check out the top news making headlines today across the Garden State.

Check out the top news making headlines today across the Garden State.
Check out the top news making headlines today across the Garden State. (Chicago Police Department)

Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from across New Jersey:

1. It took some tough love to get this North Jersey resident the eating disorder help she needed and begin a journey to healing that was 35 years in the making. Now, she has published a book about finding meaning in her past struggles. Read more.

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2. Thanks to the help of good Samaritans and the Coast Guard, a disabled fishing vessel was rescued off the coast of the Jersey Shore, according to a Coast Guard news release. Read more.

3. Family and friends are mourning a Point Pleasant Beach man who was killed in a snowmobile crash in Vermont. Read more.

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4. A man wanted for sexual assault with knife was found and arrested in Somerset County on Tuesday. Read more.

5. A 21-year-old New Jersey man was arrested after police say he sprayed mace at two night club bouncers in Chicago. "An emergency takedown" of the Garden State resident was conducted by the bouncers who held him until police arrived. Read more.

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