Escaped Prisoner Puts Several N.J. Schools On Lockdown: Patch PM

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Escaped Prisoner Puts N.J. Schools On Lockdown

Several Ocean County schools were ordered to shelter-in-place Wednesday as dozens of law enforcement officers searched for an escaped prisoner jailed for killing a baby in 1995. >>>Read more on Patch

Yesterday’s Patch PM: 21 Arrested In Two Major New Jersey Heroin, Cocaine Busts

Other headlines:

About 100 N.J. Children Evacuated After Carbon Monoxide Scare In Playgroup: Police

• A playgroup in New Jersey was evacuated after a carbon monoxide scare; a "mass casualty incident" was declared, police said.

6 Teens Arrested In Brick Stabbing Of Pizza Deliveryman: Police

• An 18-year-old Brick man and five juveniles have been arrested in the stabbing of a pizza deliveryman that happened April 2, Brick police said.

How Clean Socks Could Impact Brendan Creato Case

• Clean socks. That's one thing that stood out to investigators with the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office upon discovering the body of 3-year-old Brendan Creato.

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