On Saturday two corrections officers were killed when their motorcycles were struck by a car. The two men were killed around 7:50 p.m. on Saturday on Route 40 in Carney’s Point, when a car struck them while trying to cross the highway. Derrick Sulton, 42, of Bridgeton and George Jackson II, 31, of Pittsgrove Township,…
An Absecon man was injured on Saturday while trying to save his dog from a pit bull attack. Two pit bulls knocked down the screen door at the home of 73 year-old Louis and Linda Nell and attacked the family dog. In his unsuccessful attempt to save his golden retriever, Nell was bitten on the…
A Pennsylvania man was arrested by North Wildwood Police while allegedly committing a car robbery early Saturday morning. Police caught 19 year-old Jared Brown at about 3 a.m. Saturday morning and charged him with multiple car thefts. Brown is accused of stealing phone chargers and GPS devices from several cars. He was charged with burglary,…
The Atlantic City SWAT Team arrested two men and one juvenile on Sunday morning after a Saturday night carjacking in the city. Police arrested 19 year-old Austin Clark at a home on the 500 block of Robinson Avenue. Clark was a suspect in several shootings and an armed carjacking. He is being held on a…
Democrats are making one final ditch at pointing Gov. Chris Christie in the hot seat for holding separate elections for the U.S. Senate seat and the general elections. Christie decided after the passing of U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg to hold a special election on Oct. 16 for the seat. If Christie had waited another couple…
New polling numbers suggest if the weather holds, it will be a good summer at the shore. Rutgers-Eagleton released a poll before the weekend showing that two out of every three state residents plan on visiting the shore this year and of those who typically visit, 77 percent of them will visit for as long…
Gov. Chris Christie should have one week to sign his name to a budget document. Both the Senate and Assembly are expected to pass the $32.9 billion budget document on Monday, with one week to spare from the June 30 deadline. Negotiations took place over the past few weeks to find a budget that works…
Legislation that would help lessen the cost to bury a veteran passed the full Assembly last week. The bill was sponsored by Assemblyman Nelson Albano. Under current law, if a war veteran dies without leaving means sufficient to cover funeral expenses, the veteran’s county of residence is responsible for burial up to a cost of…
The deal to make the state’s lottery privately run is done. Northstar signed a 15-year contract with the state to run the lottery and will receive a portion of the profits if it can grow the lottery sales of the state. The deal goes into effect Oct. 1, but will begin the transition shortly. The…
A state police officer was injured during a crash in North Jersey over the weekend. Authorities say that a two-vehicle accident around Exit 110 of the Garden State Parkway involved a state trooper. The unidentified officer was taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The incident took place just prior to 1…