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Federales: Inspector local de incendios amenazó violencia para extorsionar miles de dólares

MIDDLESEX, NJ–El inspector de incendios de Middlesex Borough ha sido acusado de conspiración para cometer extorsión con amenazas de fuerza, violencia y miedo para extorsionar al dueño de una compañía de construcción y renovación de edificios.

El Ministerio de Justicia de los Estados Unidos cargó a dos hombres en la conspiración: Inspector Billy A. Donnerstag y su presunto cómplice, Joseph P. Martinelli.

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State Theatre Presents Free Movies For The Summer

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Summer time means movie time in New Brunswick as the the State Theater presents free movie screenings at 15 Livingston Avenue.

There are still three films left to be screened in the series of six this summer.  Each film is shown twice, once in the morning and once in the evening to accomodate families.

Coming up on Tuesday, July 25, the historic theatre will be showing Zootopia, a comedy/adventure animation.

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Los ataques cibernéticos están aumentando y son más devastadores

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Mientras los ataques cibernéticos se han propagado en el pasado, nunca ha habido una ola de esta magnitud que ha pasado por la gama de sistemas en un nivel global.

Agentes federales investigaron una serie de ataques llamados Distributed Denial of Service (DdoS) contra la universidad Rutgers en el 2015, y una serie de ataques “*spearphishing*” contra el partido Demócrata en el 2016, pero la última tendencia en ataques cibernéticos es el “ransomware” o chantaje cibernético.

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Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office Holding Civilian Academy This Fall

EDISON, NJ—The Middlesex County Sheriff's Department is holding another eight-week-long civilian academy course this fall.

Applications are currently being accepted, and are due "no later than" August 14.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old, reside within the County of Middlesex, have no felony convictions, not be wanted for any crime, and submit to a limited background check.

The academy will  take place at the Middlesex County Training Center Located at North Patrol Road in Edison.

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Rutgers Man Robbed by Four Men Who “Possibly Possessed a Handgun”

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—City police are investigating the assault and robbery of a Rutgers-affiliated man by a group of four males on Senior Street, according to a university crime alert.

The incident occurred between Wyckoff and Sicard Streets on June 22 at approximately 12:15am, according to the alert issued by the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD)

The victim, a 21-year old male who resides in New Brunswick, was struck by four assailants and robbed of his cellular phone.

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Retro Fitness Hires First Chief Operating Officer Amid Rapid Growth

COLTS NECK, NJ–Retro Fitness, the growing NJ-based company, hired its first chief operations officer (COO) recently.

While Retro has grown to 61 locations throughout the Garden State, it's also been busy franchising its “low-cost” gym model in other states as well.

The new COO, former Starbucks executive Mike Rogers, is reportedly a savvy leader who was employed by the coffee giant for two decades.

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Elizabeth Man Sentenced For Assault on Woman He Left For Dead

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Mickey Vanderpool, age 61, severely beat a Newark woman "sometime in June 2016," according to an official statement from the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office (MCPO).

On June 26, Vanderpool was sentenced to serve at least 85% of his eight-year prison term before being eligible for parole, three months after pleading guilty to 2nd-degree assault charges on March 23.