Video Caught Nanny Shaking, Tossing Babies, Cops Say: Top 5 NJ Stories

Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from New Jersey:

1. A live-in nanny has been charged after she was seen on video shaking and tossing a family's 7-week-old twins, Jackson police said. (Read more on Patch)

2. Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle who allegedly committed a hit-and-run in Newark earlier this week, authorities announced Monday. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Route 80 isn't the only road in North Jersey swallowing cars this month. When the tiny town of Rockleigh Borough suffered a water main break last week, a hidden hole swallowed a car, said police.. (Read more on Patch.)

4. The City Council is looking to charge the homeless fees or possibly jail them for sleeping outside on public property. (Read more on Patch.)

5. Township Committeewoman Sue Fitzpatrick filed a police report after two identical letters were left in front of her home and in her mail threatening her to drop out of the Republican primary race for town committee or have her life ruined. (Read more on Patch.)