Over 100 box turtles were apparently illegally dumped near the Rahway River in Cranford, near Riverside Drive and Casino Avenue. According to reports, this species is not native to the area.

Vincent Pastore, best known for playing New Jersey mobster Sal Bonpensiero on the hit TV show, “The Sopranos”, has died. According to reports, he was found unresponsive in his Bronx home. Pastore was 80 years old.

Brigantine police are asking for help in identifying the the remains of an adult male victim who went missing there in 1982. A composite sketch was created, showing what the person is believed to have looked like at the time.

The Dunellen Police Department cracked down on distracted driving by having an officer disguise himself as a shrub. 74 drivers were cited within a six-hour period along North Washington Avenue.