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Police Chase Stolen Oil Tanker To Jersey Shore Wawa: Patch PM

UFO hoax revisited, 5-year-old hit with hockey puck medevac'd, top hospitals in the Garden State, motorcyclist hits tree tops our news.

Good evening, North Jersey Patch readers! Here are some of the share-worthy stories from our area for today.

Here are the top five stories from North Jersey:

  1. A Camden County woman faces charges after driving a stolen tanker truck over 80 miles away and refusing to cooperate with officers, police said Tuesday. (Read more on Patch)
  2. Some people still insist that Chris Russo and Joe Rudy are government agents or paid actors who know the truth about aliens — 12 years after they revealed they were the puppet masters behind the Morristown UFO hoax. (Read more on Patch)
  3. First responders were quick-acting and are calling it a "seamless response" on Sunday at the Hopatcong Roller Hockey Rink, when they worked together at the scene to help a five-year-old boy and get him swiftly airlifted to Morristown Medical Center, after he suffered a severe head injury from a hockey puck. (Read more on Patch)
  4. A motorcyclist was killed after crashing into a tree in Bridgewater early Monday morning.
    On Monday at 9:23 a.m., Bridgewater Police went to Garretson Road near the intersection with Route 28 for a report of a fatal motorcycle crash. (Read more on Patch)
  5. A Cambridge, Mass. teen was arrested on sexual assault charges this week after he assaulted a 14-year-old girl in a North Bergen motel after meeting her on social media, according to prosecutors. (Read more on Patch)

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