Triple Crown Winner, Concert Riot, Truck Dumps Load On Car, Library Shooting, Reporter Cause of Death, Lady Gaga Sues Bars, Chris Christie, School Worker Roughs Up Child, Hospital Gouges Patients, Swatting in NJ

HEADLINES

North Jersey’s American Pharoah First Triple Crown Winner Since 1978

• Horse owned by Teaneck’s Ahmed Zayat wins Belmont Stakes.

WATCH: Videos Capture Arrests Made As MetLife Stadium Concert Gets Rowdy

• Problems at the Hot 97 Summer Jam concert prompted State Police to use tear gas, according to reports.

Police: Victim Of Route 3 Crash Identified

• James Hart III, 39, was killed Monday when a truck hit an overpass, dumping its load onto a car, police said.

Cops: Scene ‘Quickly Escalated’ At Bergen Library Shooting Last Week

• Police officer who was ‘familiar’ with victim Eric Allen saw him go into library and followed him. Allen allegedly had a warrant out on him.

Missing Wall Street Journal Reporter’s Cause of Death Determined

• David Bird was missing for 14 months before his remains were found 1.5 miles from his home.

Lady Gaga, Other Artists Are Suing New Jersey Bars

• A company that licenses songs has accused several New Jersey establishments of playing songs without permission.

Ex-Christie Ally: Governor Broke The Law, Revealed Grand Jury Information

• A former Port Authority official claims Christie committed an act that’s considered a violation of federal law, according to reports.

Yes, Christie Spent $82,000 At NFL Games. No, We Don’t Know What He Bought

• Receipts for governor’s purchases at Giants and Jets home games during the 2010 and 2011 seasons are reportedly missing.

WATCH: Video Shows Teacher Allegedly ‘Roughing Up’ Toddler

• The video, which was shot at the Apple Montessori School in Hoboken, shows one of the teachers grabbing a 23-month-old girl.

One N.J. Hospital Gouges Patients More Than (Almost) Everyone, Study Says

• A study says 50 hospitals in the U.S. are charging uninsured patients around 10 times more than the actual cost of care.

Bill Stirs Up Controversy About Charter School Expansion in New Jersey

• Parents protest in Essex County; See the sponsoring legislator’s reply here.

‘Swatting’ in NJ: Real Threat or Empty Prank?

• These incidents have become something much worse than a bunch of pranks, authorities say. They’re becoming an epidemic.

Court: Christie Didn’t Break His Own Law When He Cut Pension Funding

• Christie said the decision “is an important victory” for taxpayers who can’t afford high pension costs that he once promised to pay.

OMG PD

• Police: Women Used Children To Shoplift
• $1.4M for Mahwah Family of NJ Veteran Who Choked on Breakfast
• Man Tries Stealing $1,900 in Merchandise from Whole Foods
• Cop Leaves Drug Overdose Training to Save Man From Drug Overdose
• Cops: Man Stole Generator From Mechanic Customer’s Vehicle
• Chester Asks Residents to Report ‘Irregularities’ After Tax Collector’s Arrest
• Serial Shrimp Shoplifter Arrested in Hoboken
• Newspaper Delivery Woman Stands Up to Carjackers
• Montclair Resident Ran $4 Million Hedge Fund Scheme in Essex County, Says Prosecutor

GOOD NEWS

• Fisher Beats The Drum Slowly, Lands 76-Pound ‘Sea Monster’
• Remembering Les Paul On His 100th Birthday
• Pittsburgh Pirates Select Madison Native in MLB Draft
• WATCH: Physics Students Get Medieval With Homemade Catapult
• WATCH: Chester’s Beauty Captured From The Sky
• NJ Man Rescued From Long Island Boat Fire
• ‘Yogi Berra Should Be Awarded The Presidential Medal of Freedom’

THINGS TO DO

• ‘Zombie Wedding’ Will Invade Ridgewood This Month
• 28 Award-Winning Authors Set for Morristown Festival of Books
• West Orange’s Turtle Back Zoo Named Best in New Jersey
• Get Strange at Upcoming Flea Market in Montclair