Crime & Safety
ICE Raid, Massive Apartment Fires, 2 Shootings: NJ Weekend
Here are the headlines you may have missed from the weekend in New Jersey.
Two teens were gunned down by peers in Edison and Sayreville, federal immigration agents arrested several people in Morristown, and a fire in an East Orange apartment building displaced more than 80 people and hospitalized dozens.
Here are the headlines you may have missed from the weekend in New Jersey.
ICE Raid In Morristown Leads To Arrests, Report Says
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation had several Morristown residents shaken up Sunday, according to reports.
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Several social media posts show supposed ICE agents in the area of Speedwell Avenue.
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Sayreville Teen, 16, Shot And Killed East Brunswick Teen, Police Say
A 16-year-old Sayreville teen boy is accused of shooting a 17-year-old East Brunswick teen boy, killing him.
At 10:58 p.m. Friday, Sayreville Police received 911 call reporting shots fired on Woods Edge Court in the Parlin section of Sayreville.
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Suspicious Fire Destroys Gloucester Township Apartment Building
An early Saturday morning fire that destroyed a building in an apartment complex is being investigated by officials who say the fire is suspicious, according to media reports.
According to ABC 6, flames ripped through the leasing office at the Lake View Apartments in Blackwood, reaching two alarms.
Dozens Hospitalized, At Least 80 Residents Displaced In East Orange Fire
A three-alarm fire that broke out just after 6 a.m. Sunday at an apartment building on Washington Street in East Orange sent dozens of people — including two firefighters — to the hospital, though no fatalities were reported, according to media reports.
At least 80 residents were displaced, the American Red Cross said, as cleanup was already underway by Sunday afternoon, News 12 reported.
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