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Scammers target residents near Ocean County wildfire, charging $30K to remove smoke odor
Officials claim they are charging $30,000 for the so-called service and are falsely telling residents that the costs will be ...
USA Today12d
Ocean County fire: Wildfire in Lacey, Waretown grows to 8,500 acres; 3,000 evacuated
WARETOWN ― One of the worst wildfires in southern Ocean County history has more than doubled in size, scorching 8,500 ...
Shore News Network15h
Officials warn of scam targeting wildfire victims in Ocean and Lacey townships
Authorities are warning residents of Ocean and Lacey townships in Ocean County, New Jersey, about a scam exploiting those ...
Press of Atlantic City2d
Man charged with setting Ocean County forest fire didn't start it, his lawyer says
A 19-year-old Waretown man charged with setting a massive forest fire that burned 15,300 acres in Ocean County says he did ...
Fire at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is no threat to people or property ‘at this time’
Backfiring, also called backburning, is when firefighters intentionally set a controlled fire in the path of an advancing out ...
Shore News Network3d
Ex-Walmart employee pleads guilty to bomb hoax, arson in Ocean County
A 20-year-old Little Egg Harbor Township man has pleaded guilty to creating a false public alarm and aggravated arson, ...
Press of Atlantic City4d
Detention hearing delayed for Waretown man accused of starting Ocean County wildfire
The detention hearing for a Waretown man charged with arson in the wildfire that has destroyed more than 15,000 acres in ...