July 13, 2020
US Marshals Arrest 2nd Suspect In South Brunswick Shooting, Faces 1st Degree Attempted Murder
See MidJersey.News story from July 12, 2020 here: South Brunswick Shooting Under Investigation
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Raymond J. Hayducka of the South Brunswick Police Department announced today that a Township man has been arrested and charged in the shooting which took place Saturday in the vicinity of the Royal Oaks Apartments.
Jahmil Alvarez, 19, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick was arrested last night and is charged with first degree attempted murder, second degree aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon; both second degree crimes.
The South Brunswick Police responded to the shooting which took place in the vicinity of the Royal Oaks Apartments, located at 200 Henderson Road in the Monmouth Junction section in South Brunswick, on July 11, 2020, at approximately 3:59 pm. An 18-year-old Monmouth Junction man was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and was treated for gunshot wounds.
The investigation is active and is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Timothy Hoover of the South Brunswick Police Department at (732) 329-4000 ext. 7443, or Detective Sean Sullivan of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-4060.
Alvarez will be held at the Middlesex County Corrections Center pending a Detention Hearing.
As is the case with all criminal defendants, the charges against Alvarez are merely accusations and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Suspect arrested in Saturday shooting. 19-year-old man charged with attempted murder for shooting 18-year-old. https://t.co/oJu5GZRdXQ
— So Brunswick PD (@SoBrunswickPD) July 13, 2020
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July 13, 2020
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Just before 7:00 pm tonight a serious accident occurred in the area of Cypress Lane and Cottonwood Drive. Hamilton Township Police, Hamilton Township Fire Department, and Hamilton EMS responded to the scene for a person ejected. Early details from radio reports are that four people were injured. Once we have further information we will update the story.
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July 13, 2020
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), an internationally recognized American human rights lawmaker, said the “proximate cause” of today’s sanction against him appears to be his authorship of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act. “In my remarks on the floor of the House during debate, I underscored the fact that President Xi Jinping is directly responsible for the genocide against the Muslims.
“The U.S. sanctions Chinese officials for egregiously abusing human rights and Beijing responds by sanctioning Members of Congress for defending human rights.
“We must continue to stand with the Chinese people against an increasingly authoritarian Chinese government that represses legitimate desires for liberty and justice.”
On May 27th, Smith said “Communist party general secretary Xi Jinping’s ongoing genocide against the approximately 10 million Uyghurs living in Xinjiang in northwestern China demands action.
Smith said, “Today, more than a million Uyghurs are in concentration camps. Millions more are harassed, beaten, raped and tortured—and forced abortion and coercive sterilizations are commonplace.” Click here or on video image above to watch Rep. Smith’s May 27 remarks.
According to the Associated Press, “China said Monday it will impose sanctions on three U.S. lawmakers and one ambassador in response to similar actions taken by the U.S. last week against Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses against Muslims in the Xinjiang region.
“U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, Rep. Chris Smith and Ambassador for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback were targeted…Foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said the U.S. move had “seriously damaged China-U.S. relations” and that China was determined to uphold its national sovereignty against what it sees as interference in its internal affairs.”
In mid-May, the Chinese government through its propaganda organ the Global Times had threatened Smith with “pain” for authoring the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act and the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act.
The Chinese government also objected to Smith bill, the Compensation for the Victims of State Misrepresentations to the World Health Organization Act of 2020 which will waive the Foreign Immunities Act to legally empower U.S. citizens to sue the government of China for monetary damages, “for personal injury or death, or damage to or loss of property, occurring in the United States as a result of a willful or grossly negligent misrepresentation of information to the World Health Organization.”
The Global Times article continued, “Smith has also been a frequent instigator on China-related topics, particularly on so-called human rights issues. In March 2019, Smith introduced legislation to tackle China’s political influence in the US by saying ‘Beijing’s influence operations are sophisticated and threatening. China won’t just strike back symbolically but will impose countermeasures that will make them feel the pain, analysts said.”
Smith said, “Two weeks ago, I was briefed by the FBI that the threat was real and the CCP’s action could take many forms, from bribes to social media disinformation and worse and for starters–visa denial–today’s sanction. When COVID-19 abates, I was/am planning a trip to Hong Kong, Beijing and to Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang.”
In 2006, my work computers were hacked by the Chinese government. According to the House tech experts, they took what was on my computer as well as my human rights committee computers. In 2006, I chaired a landmark hearing focused on the complicity of Google, Yahoo, Cisco and Microsoft in Beijing’s censorship, surveillance, arrest and jailing of human rights and democracy activists.
Smith has chaired more than 60 congressional hearings on Chinese human rights abuses, from China’s “soft power” use of Confucius Institutes, to NYU and other institutions of higher learning being given unimaginable deals, the pervasive use of forced abortion, coerced sterilization, torture, religious persecution, laogai labor, and organ harvesting.
UPDATE POWER RESTORED
ROBBINSVILLE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Just after 9:00 am the Robbinsville Police on Robbinsville-Allentown Road (County Road 526) near Spring Garden Road reported wires down with a fire and requested the Robbinsville Township Fire Department. Mercer County Road Department was on scene and PSE&G was notified. The wires self extinguished but a primary wire was down causing a power failure in the area. PSE&G current estimate is 11:30 am for restoration of power.
Wires down and on fire at Spring Garden Road and County Road 526 (Allentown-Robbinsville Rd) Robbinsville PD, County Road Dept and RTFD on scene. You may want to see an alternate route. pic.twitter.com/k6XCNncQMg
— midjerseynews (@Midjerseynews) July 13, 2020
July 13, 2020
MIDDLETOWN, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Sunday was busy day all along the shore with boat issues and fires. At Sandy Hook the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit, US Coast Guard, FDNY Marine Unit and NYPD Air Sea Rescue were on scene and rescued four people from a sinking boat at Sandy Hook. See photos released by the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office below:
A busy day in water on Sun as #MCSONJ’s Marine 1 @NYPDnews Air Sea Rescue, @FDNY Marine Unit & @USCG rescued 4 from sinking boat off Sandy Hook. One was air lifted to hospital. All are safe as a result of quick response& decisive actions. @SheriffGolden commends all for gr8 work.
