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'Fear Thy Neighbor': N.J. Murder Spree Subject Of TV Documentary [Patch PM]

Also: Parents face $100K cafeteria debt / Massive Hoboken brawl ends with 6 arrests / Air Show Returns To Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

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Police Officer's 2002 Toms River Murder Spree Subject Of TV Documentary

The murders of five of his neighbors and the shooting of his boss by Seaside Heights Police Officer Edward Lutes Jr. in the spring of 2002 left the community at large grasping for understanding. Now, 14 years after those killings, the story of Lutes' killing spree is the focus of an Investigation Discovery episode, "Fear Thy Neighbor." >>>Read more on Patch

Other headlines:

Massive Brawl Outside Hoboken Bar Ends In 6 Arrests

  • The fight was started by a "verbal dispute," Hoboken police say.

Englewood School Officials Threaten Action Against Parents For $100,000 In Cafeteria Debt

  • Parents who fail to respond to either notice will be asked to attend a meeting with a school official; parents who don’t attend could be reported to the state Division of Child Protective Services.

Motorcyclist Dies in School Bus Crash in Marlboro

  • The bus was headed to Freehold Regional High School when the fatal accident occurred.

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