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Nicolas Fernandes

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Breaking & Local News Reporter @njdotcom Send news tips to [email protected]

 Cranford, NJ
Joined August 2014
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School bus drops student off 5 miles away from home, parent says #NewJersey nj.com/news/2023/03/school-b…

School bus drops 9-year-old off at wrong stop, 5 miles away from home, parent says

A stranger helped the boy get home, his parents said.

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Man charged in Irvington fatal shooting #NewJersey nj.com/essex/2023/01/man-cha…
Man charged in North Jersey fatal shooting

Man charged in North Jersey fatal shooting

Responding officers located Ibn Vincent, of Irvington, at the scene suffering from gunshot wounds.

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N.J. man abandoned alligator, posed as Good Samaritan who discovered it, SPCA says #NewJersey nj.com/monmouth/2023/01/a-fa…

A fake good Samaritan was behind abandoned N.J. alligator stunt, cops say

An Asbury Park man and his parents are facing charges of falsifying a police report, officials said.

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Man sentenced for sexual assault after investigators find DNA match 23 years later #NewJersey nj.com/burlington/2023/01/nj…
N.J. man sentenced for sexual assault after DNA match turns up 23 years later

N.J. man sentenced for sexual assault after DNA match turns up 23 years later

Mount Laurel Police were notified in August 2020 that DNA found at the crime scene had been matched to Vasquez.

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Police apprehend suspect in East Brunswick homicide #NewJersey nj.com/middlesex/2022/12/man…

Man charged in the death of his mother is apprehended in Philadelphia, cops say

Jason Gordon was charged in connection with the death of his mother at her East Brunswick residence, authorities said.

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5 Georgia residents charged in N.J. armed home invasion that seriously injured one #NewJersey #Georgia nj.com/bergen/2022/12/5-geor…

5 Georgia residents charged in N.J. home invasion in which person was shot

The suspects were reportedly wearing FBI raid jackets at the time of the crime.

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Wrong-way vehicle crash shuts down Route 24 for 3 hours, seriously injures 2 #NewJersey nj.com/morris/2022/12/wrong-…
Wrong-way crash seriously injures 2, shuts down N.J. highway for 3 hours, police say

Wrong-way crash seriously injures 2, shuts down N.J. highway for 3 hours, police say

The vehicle was traveling east in the westbound lanes of Route 24 in Madison at 10:46 a.m., police said.

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Atlantic City man who escaped while imprisoned for dating scams get sentenced again #NewJersey nj.com/atlantic/2022/12/nj-m…

N.J. man who escaped while imprisoned for dating scams gets sentenced again

Giblin was serving a sentence for charges related to the phone scams when he escaped custody on July 23, 2020, officials said.

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AG outlines abortion protections for New Jersey #NewJersey nj.com/news/2022/12/attorney…
Attorney General outlines abortion protections for doctors, women in N.J.

Attorney General outlines abortion protections for doctors, women in N.J.

The Attorney General’s Reproductive Rights Strike Force issued the three documents, which explain the state's policies on abortions.

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Sayreville man charged with threatening to attack synagogues #NewJersey nj.com/middlesex/2022/11/nj-…
N.J. man, 18, charged with threatening to attack synagogues, authorities say

N.J. man, 18, charged with threatening to attack synagogues, authorities say

Omar Alkattoul, 18, of Sayreville, is charged with one count of transmitting a threat in interstate and foreign commerce, officials said.

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Teen cyclist critically injured in South Jersey Crash, police say #newjersey #southjersey nj.com/atlantic/2022/11/teen…

Teen cyclist critically injured in crash on South Jersey bike path

Officers responded to the incident at Ocean Heights Avenue and the Bike Path at 5:57 p.m. and located a 14-year-old victim from Pleasantville, officials said.

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Powerball ticket worth $1 million sold in N.J. as jackpot hits $1.9B #lottery #njlottery nj.com/news/2022/11/powerbal…
Powerball ticket worth $1M sold in N.J. as jackpot hits $1.9B

Powerball ticket worth $1M sold in N.J. as jackpot hits $1.9B

Another 16 tickets purchased in New Jersey had four winning numbers, plus the Powerball, winning the third prize of $50,000, including a Power Play ticket with a prize of $150,000.

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Powerball jackpot grows to $1.9 billion #NJLottery #lottery nj.com/news/2022/11/did-anyo…
Did anyone win Powerball last night? Jackpot soars to record $1.9 billion.

Did anyone win Powerball last night? Jackpot soars to record $1.9 billion.

The next Powerball drawing – set for Monday – will beat Saturday’s drawing in being the largest drawing in U.S. lottery history.

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Police investigating Trenton shooting that killed 33-year-old man #NewJersey nj.com/mercer/2022/10/cops-i…
Cops investigating N.J. shooting that killed 33-year-old man

Cops investigating N.J. shooting that killed 33-year-old man

Officers found Daquan Brown, of Trenton, on the ground in Kersey Alley with a gunshot wound to the shoulder, authorities said.

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Dead fish rot in water near Jersey Shore #NewJersey #JerseyShore nj.com/news/2022/09/dead-fis…
Dead fish create a big stink as they rot in the waters off this Jersey Shore community

Dead fish create a big stink as they rot in the waters off this Jersey Shore community

Officials discovered the dead peanut bunker fish in Kinsey Cove in Harvey Cedars after residents complained of a smell.

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NJ man killed in motorcycle crash remembered for being balanced prosecutor #NewJersey nj.com/bergen/2022/09/nj-ass…
N.J. assistant prosecutor killed in motorcycle crash recalled for dedication to crime victims

N.J. assistant prosecutor killed in motorcycle crash recalled for dedication to crime victims

Avon Morgan's family said he stood up for crime victims, but also passionate about bail reform.

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One dead, one seriously injured in Paterson shooting, officials say #NewJersey nj.com/passaic-county/2022/0…

One dead, another seriously injured in N.J. shooting, officials say

The male victim was pronounced dead and the female is listed in critical condition, officials said.

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NJ woman shot in car on New York Bridge #newjersey #newyork nj.com/news/2022/09/nj-woman…
N.J. woman shot while in a car on a New York City bridge, cops say

N.J. woman shot while in a car on a New York City bridge, cops say

The couple’s 4-year-old daughter was sitting in the back seat at the time.

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Police rescue dog from hot car parked at Jersey Shore #newjersey #jerseyshore nj.com/ocean/2022/09/police-…

Police rescue dog locked in hot SUV parked at Jersey Shore

The dog seemed to be in distress while inside the vehicle with the doors locked, windows shut and the engine off, police said.

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Motorcyclist killed in three-vehicle crash, officials say nj.com/monmouth/2022/08/moto…

Motorcyclist killed in three-vehicle crash, officials say

Another person was seriously injured in the wreck.

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