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CARTERET — A borough police officer under investigation over allegations that he beat and bloodied a 16-year-old after a brief car chase last week has been placed on administrative leave, officials confirmed.…

CARNEYS POINT TWP. — A New Jersey State Trooper was injured Wednesday in a motor vehicle crash in Salem County, authorities said. The accident took place near the intersection of Route 48…

PENNSVILLE TWP. — Sparks from a welding project ignited the fire which caused the shutdown of both spans of the Delaware Memorial Bridge Wednesday, authorities said. All lanes on each direction have…

A 58-year-old California mom who was riding along in a golf cart driven by a man she had been with for 17 years tragically died when she was thrown from the vehicle…

HACKENSACK — A 56-year-old man set himself on fire early Wednesday on the tracks of the Essex Street train station, according to a report. The unidentified man ignited himself shortly after 12…

NEWARK — A day after clinching his party’s nomination in the race to succeed Gov. Chris Christie, Democratic hopeful Phil Murphy pledged to restore the millions of dollars the outgoing Republican governor…

CINNAMINSON — A tree standing outside of the Cinnaminson Post Office will continue to grow in memory of fallen State Trooper Sean Cullen, who died last year while working on the force.…

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — Middle Township Police are investigating an accident that killed a Pleasantville resident. Police say that sanitation worker Christopher Rice, 44, of Pleasantville died in an accident involving trash truck…

JERSEY CITY – In the moments after a car involved in a police pursuit crashed late Sunday night, fire began racing up a utility pole and completely engulfed the vehicle, cellphone video…

WARETOWN — Five people were injured in a four-vehicle crash on Saturday after a deer started across the Garden State Parkway, reports say. At about 5 a.m., a Honda struck a deer…