NJ inmate walks away from minimum security prison

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Authorities are looking for an inmate who walked away from a minimum security prison in Trenton. Eloy Sanchez was serving a one-year sentence at Jones Farm for robbery.  Corrections Department spokesman Matthew Schuman tells The Star-Ledger of Newark the 27-year-old disappeared after roll call around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Schuman says Sanchez was allowed outside for recreational time.  … [Read more...]

Division of Highway Traffic Safety reminds motorists and pedestrians to share responsibility for safe St. Patrick’s Day festivities

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TRENTON – As St. Patrick's Day approaches, the Division of Highway Traffic Safety is reminding drivers and pedestrians to take precautions to ensure their holiday celebrations do not end in tragedy. Division of Highway Traffic Safety Acting Director Gary Poedubicky said drivers should not drink and get behind the wheel of a vehicle.  Throughout 2011, 152 people were killed in alcohol-related … [Read more...]