Old Bridge Argument In Parking Lot Leads To Fatal Hit And Run, Murderer Still At Large
Also: NJ Bear Hunt Postponed
An argument in an Old Bridge, New Jersey parking lot ends with a man run over and killed. It happened Tuesday at around five p.m. on Perrine Road in Old Bridge. Police say an altercation prompted a man to get into his car and run over another man multiple times. The victim, identified as 36-year-old James Freeman of Middletown, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver left the scene and is still at large. Anyone with information is being asked to contact the Old Bridge police department.
Animal rights groups have successfully temporarily blocked the black bear hunt in New Jersey that was slated to begin on Monday. Governor Murphy recently reversed his ban on the hunt, citing a spike in bear sightings and the risk to the public. However, the animal rights groups disagree, saying the decision was made hastily and without the ability for public comment. Had the hunt started on Monday, it would have been the first in two years. For now, it’s in limbo until after the court deals with arguments from both sides.
In a troubling sign of the times: Governor Murphy is requiring all public and non-public schools in New Jersey to submit critical incident mapping data to local law enforcement. It’s so first responders can better respond to school emergencies. Murphy allotted six-point-five-million dollars in American Rescue Plan funds last summer to collect and digitize school blueprints and make them available to first responders.
New Jersey is figured prominently in an upcoming Rolling Stones release. The band is set to release their star-studded New Jersey show from their 50th anniversary tour as a live album. It’s a double disc album is titled “Grrr Live!” their show in Newark from 2012. The concert featured many special guests including Lady Gaga, John Mayer, and Bruce Springsteen. “Grrr Live!” is set to be released on February 10th.
