Crime & Safety
Bergen County Teen Serving As Volunteer Counselor At Summer Program Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girl, 6, Police Report
Cops Find 1,300 Heroin Folds in Car, Hit-And-Run Victim Dies From Injuries Tops NJ Crime News

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Cops: Teen, 17, Sexually Assaulted Girl, 6, at Summer School Program
Fair Lawn male was volunteer counselor at school during English Language enrichment program.
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Morris County Man Dies from Hit-And-Run Injuries, Prosecutor Says
Police searching for suspected vehicle involved in June 20 incident.
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Cop, Heading to Break Up ‘Disturbance’, Kills Pedestrian With Patrol Car
Witnesses said officer tried taking ‘decisive action’ to avoid striking 25-year-old.
Alligator Captured From Passaic River
Fisherman spotted 7-foot creature in Elmwood Park.
Cops: Drunk Driver Crashed, Tried to Hide, Lied About Name
Police found driver 500 feet from scene after minivan flipped in Parsippany.
Police: Car Thief Almost Hit Cop, Fled, Crashed, Fled Again
Allamuchy man found five hours later, charged with multiple car burglaries offenses.
5 Charged in Raid of Manchester Pot Operation; 11 Pit Bulls Seized
Animal control removes three adult dogs, eight puppies while humans face drug distribution charges.
Cops: South Toms River Man Had 1,300 Heroin Doses In Car
28-year-old lodged in jail on $75,000 bail.
Howell Man Breaking Into Neighbor’s Home Suffers Deep Cuts, Police Say
The man was bleeding profusely from cuts he suffered, apparently from breaking a window to enter the home, when police arrived.
Pictured: Michael Morgan. Photo Courtesy Toms River Police
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