Crime & Safety

Bomb Scare On Bus / Epic Email Rant / Football Game Fight / Suicide By Cop Attempt: This Week On Patch

Check out the region's top Patch headlines from the past week.

Here’s a look at the top news that made headlines this week across the Patch network in New Jersey:

Shooting Suspect Arrested After Two N.J. Schools Placed On Lockdown: Cops

  • Two N.J. schools were on lockdown Tuesday after a fight and a student-involved shooting, police said.

Adults’ Attack On Students At Brick Memorial Game Under Investigation

  • A fight between adults and students at Saturday’s Brick Memorial football game is under investigation by police and the Brick Township School District

Man With Clock Creates Bomb Scare on NJ Bus

  • A bomb squad and K-9 units checked the bus after passengers were alarmed by a man holding a clock Thursday in Marlboro Township.

Car, Suspects Found In Assault On Toms River Cop: Sheriff

  • A Toms River police officer was hit by a car in the parking lot near the New Jersey Motor Vehicles Services office in Silverton.

New Terror Threat System For N.J., Nation

  • The new terror threat system for N.J. and the nation will make it easier to respond and report “what we are seeing,” an official said.

N.J. Athletic Director: ‘Go (Bleep) Yourselves’

  • A N.J. athletic director had an epic email rant, telling peers, ‘Go bleep yourselves,’ after changes were made in football and wrestling.

Man Went To Help Woman, Struck Dead On N.J. Highway

  • A man was killed by a pickup truck this weekend after getting out of his vehicle to help a woman involved in an accident on a N.J. highway.

Student, 14, Attempts Suicide By Cop: Report

  • The Wednesday incident outside a South Jersey elementary school was an apparent suicide attempt.

N.J.’s Top-Ranked Doctors - Who Are They, And Where?

  • Patch compiled - with New Jersey Monthly’spermission - the publication’s 2015 ranking of top doctors in Patch communities.

WATCH: Big Whale Off N.J., Like You’ve Never Seen Before

  • A the big whale off the Jersey shoer was captured shooting through its spout - something like you’ve never seen before.

Gov. Christie Signs 6 Bills Into Law

  • Gov. Chris Christie has recently signed six bills into law.

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