November 2, 2017

November 2, 2017 Partly cloudy today with highs in the mid-70s. FEDS: NJ POLICE CHIEF SAID BLACK PEOPLE ARE 'LIKE ISIS' AND HE'D LIKE TO BE 'ON THE FIRING SQUAD' The former chief of the Bordentown Township Police Department has been arrested on federal hate crime and civil rights charges after authorities identified a pattern of racist comments and behavior, including slamming a black teen's head into a metal door jamb and saying that black people are "like ISIS," according to the Washington Post. FEDERAL TERRORISM CHARGES FILED AGAINST TRUCK ATTACK SUSPECT Federal prosecutors in New York filed terrorism charges yesterday against Sayfullo Saipov in relation to the truck attack on Tuesday that left 8 people dead and several more severely injured. NJTV says authorities are also seeking a second person for questioning with regard to the attack. IMPORTANT BALLOT QUESTIONS ON LIBRARY FUNDING, POLLUTION SETTLEMENTS Most of the big decisions at the state level are made by elected officials in Trenton, but this year New Jersey voters will get a chance to make a few of the rules. NJ Spotlight looks at the two questions that will appear on the ballot next week – what do we do about library funding and the money from pollution settlements? MARY PAT CHRISTIE CAUGHT IN DISTRACTED DRIVING CRACKDOWN ORDERED BY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL Governor Chris Christie's recent statewide crackdown on distracted driving netted a notable culprit: Mary Pat Christie. NJ.com says New Jersey's first lady, unlike many public officials caught in the act, did not play the "Do you know who I am?" card after being pulled over. Click here to watch the dash cam footage. Even more interesting, however, is how she wound up getting the ticket in the first place. FOOD BANKS GEARING UP FOR HOLIDAY SEASON As the holiday season approaches, New Jersey's food banks are starting to appeal for donations. WBGO says many New Jersey families can't afford to buy the food their families need, and more than a million people in New Jersey are considered food insecure. The Community Food Bank of New Jersey is currently asking for donations of turkey and supplies. AFTER NYC ATTACK, GUADAGNO DRAWS LINK TO MURPHY'S IMMIGRATION PLAN During a press conference on Wednesday, Republican candidate for governor Kim Guadagno linked Tuesday's terror attack in Manhattan to Democratic candidate Phil Murphy's plan to make New Jersey a sanctuary state. The Record says Guadagno claimed Murphy's immigration policy would make New Jersey and the region less safe.