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WKNJ Newswriter #3
WKNJ Newswriter #3
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WKNJ-FM, Union, New Jersey, and Im Michael De Man with the news.
In Local News
New Jerseys heroin outbreak is starting to make a more valiant turn.
As police officers across the state are tightening their belts with the laws coming through
concerning the deadly drug, the state government is taking strides on gaining control of this
issue.
In Paterson, New Jersey, one of the state headquarters for the illegal sale and dealing of heroin,
police are working on new tactics, including the use of more unmarked vehicles in hopes that
some dealers will not catch on and continue to make deals out in the open. Since about 80% of
crime in the United States pertains directly to drugs, most of which is heroin, the country is
facing a new entity of issues. Since this is such a difficult battle for the police to fight, law
enforcement continues to spend thousands on a drug war theyre entering blind into.
http://www.nj.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2014/12/law_enforcement_try_to_dam_river_of_heroin_flo
wing_to_nj.html#incart_m-rpt-1
Upon the police not leaving the premises, a scuffle commenced, with the 60 year old man being
pepper sprayed under the notion that a police officers life was in danger after being pushed
when told to leave. Police brutality is alive and well in New Jersey.
http://www.nj.com/passaiccounty/index.ssf/2014/12/wayne_man_pepper_sprayed_in_scuffle_with_police_passaic_sheriff
_says.html#incart_river
The death of a Rutgers student is still under investigation, as officials now claim that the death
may have been related to alcohol, although the autopsy has not been completed yet. Caitlyn
Kovacs, a 19 year old student at the New Brunswick university, had been at a fraternity party
that night. Kovacs was a sophomore who was studying environmental and biological sciences
focusing on animal science.
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/09/path_service_suspended_indefinitely_port_authorit
y_alert.html#incart_most-read
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/09/rutgers_student_19_dies.html#incart_most-read
In National News
United States Senate Claims Torture Accusations Are Misled
When it comes to our political bureau, there are plenty of loopholes they love to use in order to
beat their own system that they set up. In fact, while using these loopholes, they are deemed
illegal to use by others who are not politically affiliated to them.
The Bush Administration left out hundreds of CIA documents in turn of revealing what is
considered appropriate information to be recorded. Because of this, the entire government is
being blamed under the notion that the Obama Administration is making the exact same
mistakes.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/09/politics/cia-torture-report/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/14/justice/ferguson-witnesses-credibility/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/14/politics/john-mccain-guantanamo-obama/index.html?hpt=po_c2
In International News
http://www.euronews.com/2014/12/14/geminid-meteor-shower-above-germany-delightsstargazers/
http://www.euronews.com/newswires/2841954-syrian-army-recaptures-territory-north-of-aleppo/
In Entertainment
Patrick Stump Revealed to be New Judge on NBCs Sing Off
Frontman of Pop-Punk-Goes-Mainstream-Rock outfit Fall Out Boy, Patrick Stump, has been
rocking the entertainment scene since mid 2013 after their reunion album Save Rock and Roll
hit store shelves. Being announced as one of the most prosperous bands of both 2013 and
2014, Stump has hit a great point in his career.
NBCs Sing Off is a place where Stump can now use his critically acclaimed vocal talent to
judge and assist upcoming musicians and vocalists on a forefronted media source as they
hopefully rise to a similar stardom as Stump himself.
http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/patrick_stump_to_be_featured_as_judge_on_nbcs_sing_off
Thats it for your news. Youre listening to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union, New Jersey. Im Michael De
Man and well be right back after this.
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