Drunk Santas Cause Mayhem In NJ Town, Making Kids Cry: Patch PM

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Child Brought To Tears As Drunk Santas Invade NJ Town, Cause Mayhem

Hoboken's annual SantaCon pub craw descended into mayhem this year, resulting in three times the amount of arrests as in the past, and bringing children to tears. In the words of one local: "I'll never forget explaining to my crying child, 'That wasn't Santa throwing up.'">>>Read more here.

Hunterdon Central High School Reeling After Student's Suicide

It was initially reported that Allison Vandal suffered a medical emergency last week during school. Superintendent of Schools Jeff Moore said the Hunterdon Central sophomore from Readington passed away on Saturday and that the cause of death was suicide.

State Police Car Stolen, Then Used In 3 Robberies

Someone stole a New Jersey state trooper's unmarked patrol car from the driveway of his North Brunswick home on Sunday and used it to commit robberies. The car pulled two drivers over so far to rob them, State Police said.

Newark Cops Evacuate Buildings After 'Suspicious Package" Found

Bomb techs were on the scene Monday in Newark, where buildings were evacuated and traffic was diverted for "precautionary reasons."

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