The recordings capture the group of responding cops bantering among themselves about the situation, joking and fantasizing about sicking a “drug dog” on the immigrants and escorting the bus out of town at gunpoint.
Charlie is the founder and editor of New Brunswick Today, and the winner of the Awbrey Award for Community-Oriented Local Journalism. He is a proud Rutgers University journalism graduate, a community organizer, and a former independent candidate for mayor of New Brunswick.
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18-Year-Old Faces Vehicular Homicide Charge After Fatal High-Speed Crash
More than three weeks after a fatal crash killed a 65-year-old driver on Route 1, an 18-year-old man surrendered to authorities to face a charge of vehicular homicide.
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Danielsen’s OPRA Bill Lets Governments Sue Citizens Who File Records Requests
TRENTON, NJ—Today, two different state legislative committees are poised to simultaneously consider a freshly-dropped pair of bills that would overhaul and undermine the state’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA). The OPRA has been a critical tool for journalists to uncover corruption and inform the public using primary sources, but it is also used by all […]
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Middlesex County Leads NJ in Troubling Category: Crash Deaths
For the second year in a row, Middlesex County led the state in death caused by crashes, even as the numbers trended downward in the rest of the state.
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Ex-Governor Admits He Was Wrong For Backing Trump, Drops From 2024 Race
Before a single vote was cast in the 2024 US Presidential race, New Jersey’s controversial former Governor Chris Christie dropped out, marking the end of his second failed presidential campaign.
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Another Young Person Killed in The Heart of New Brunswick
A teenager is dead and two others injured after a shooting outside the La Famosa Bar on Remsen Avenue during the evening of November 30.
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While Dems Win County, Republicans Gain Ground in Local Elections
Unofficial election results from the November 7 general election signal that Democrats will maintain full control of the Middlesex County government, as well as local governments in Edison, Woodbridge, North Brunswick, Plainsboro, Carteret, Metuchen, and Highland Park.
