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Togel Singapore – Everything to Know About It

Gloucestercitynews.net (DecemberThe brick and mortar casino had put a stepping stone for the online casinos. And now online casino sites are taking the gambling fun to the globe. But we must not forget giving thanks to the internet that has a huge role in making it popular. Today, no matter where you go and what you want, everything is accessible at your fingertips. That’s 100 percent true. Say any gambling casino games and it is available on the casino site. And most popular across all the games is

togel Singapore

. Not only Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia are enjoying the game but even the western world has accepted the game.

Unfortunately, even today some people have no access to togel games because they don’t even know about togel. For all those who have played the game once or trying it for first, this is a handy guide on togel Singapore.

About the togel game

This is a game of fate and luck where players predict the lucky numbers. The right prediction wins. However, not everyone playing togel is lucky enough to win the game. As a result, they

lose all the cash

. Therefore, if you feel that you are unfortunate to predict the right number then doesn’t dare to play.

Despite this many people wager every day again and again and hopes that they will win. Moreover, different people use different statistics to predict the right number. But the question is what makes the togel Singapore popular. Its numerous advantages that it has and you must know about them, so read further.

Togel advantages to know

Less capital

A common myth among players is that the game requires huge capital to invest. However, it is not the fact because online lottery requires less capital than your imagination. This is why most of the players switch to the togel online. This is also one reason that you will find most of the players betting online.

Ease in playing

Unlike Texas Hold’em and other poker games, togel is a pretty simple game to play. Moreover, learning the rules take only few minutes and easy to understand. Ultimately, everyone and anyone can play this game irrespective of being professional or beginner. There are four lines on which players bet. And if their prediction is correct then they win and the rest of the players lose.

Safety

Another common myth about togel Singapore is that they are not safe. And this is again beaten by the reputed and reliable online casino websites. Moreover, these websites are designed in a way that anyone from any city can feel

safe while betting

. Their information and money are safe within them.

On the other hand, there is no surprise if you land on fraud websites. It is because they are also available in bunches. But there is a way to ditch those websites by checking their legality and gingerly reading their privacy policy. Your safety is in your hand so check the websites each information and then play.

Bonus

No doubt this is a better and top reason to play togel Singapore. The bonuses these websites have are worth taking and no player can ignore them. Luckily, the bonuses are never-ending and one can see them every day. Therefore, you never lose a chance of winning them. They have lots of bonuses in each category as well.

Due to these advantages, players like togel online more than other online games.

Togel Singapore- how to play?

Luckily, all you have to find a website and start betting online. This is a fun way to make some more money besides your 8 hours job. Start by enrolling in those sites and begin betting. Register to the website and then click on togel game and predict a right number. Also, while registering you may get lots of bonuses, cashback offers, referrals, deposits discounts, and more. In addition to this, you may get some promo codes to use while playing the games to earn more points.

You can make use of any of the offers while making deposits. However, remember that deposit money is non-refundable in case you lose, you lose money and bet. Therefore, we suggest you have a perfect foolproof strategy to win the betting. This will take some time for research but since togel Singapore is a luck-based game you may not even try finding strategy tips. Well, don’t rely on the fact because it is possible to use some tips and make close to the right prediction.

And to help you, we have some tips for winning at togel.

First, get as much bonus as you can so that even if you lose the game you don’t feel regret. Moreover, new online casino sites give a bonus equal to your deposit.

Get free spins scores from new online casinos.

Find odds of the winning

Before starting with these tips you should know about the account options available for transactions. A player will have to register with a bank account when registering for the online togel websites. This will ensure that all the credit, deposits, and withdrawal will be made from your bank account.

Regulation and legislation

The majority of the casinos deal with some regulation and legislation that needs to be identified to ensure the trustworthiness of a site before playing. This is very important because your money is at stake and you cannot leave it in the hands of any

fraud websites

.

Once you are assured that everything is okay about the websites, you are ready to play

togel Singapore

. But it can be an addiction so, one should know when to stop before situations get worse. Moreover, until you replaying within limits and not greedily for the money you are safe. Play togel only for fun and not for money because this is the real pleasure of the game.

Don’t lose the real fun of the game in the haste of making money. No matter whether you win or lose it will be fun playing and spending some time on a new game. This will fill you with new energy.

Cowboy Junkies Coming Feb. 1

COLLINGSWOOD NJ–Presented by the Camden County Board of Freeholders in association with BRE and the Borough of Collingswood, the Scottish Rite Auditorium welcomes An Evening with Cowboy Junkies on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Doors open at 7 PM, showtime at 8 PM.​

In 1988, Cowboy Junkies proved that there was an audience waiting for something quiet, beautiful and reflective. The Trinity Session was like a whisper that cut through the noise — and it was compelling. It stood out in the midst of the flash and bombast that came to define the late 80’s. The now-classic recording combined folk, blues and rock in a way that had never been heard before and went on to sell more than a million copies. With Cowboy Junkies’ new album, All That Reckoning, the band once again gently shakes the listener to wake up.

Whether commenting on the fragile state of the world or on personal relationships, this new collection of songs encourages the listener to take notice. It also may be the most powerful album Cowboy Junkies have yet recorded. While the music is characteristically easy to listen to, the songs on “All That Reckoning” are visceral. In true Junkies fashion, the gentleness is juxtaposed with rock that can be jarring. Tickets go on sale September 13 Tickets are $59.50, $49.50. and $39.50

Tickets Available from: www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 1-800-745-3000 Scottish Rite Auditorium 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, NJ, 08108, United States Saturday, Feb 1st, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Former Nurse with Secret Video Recordings of Hundreds of UPMC Carlisle Patients

Press Release

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced

criminal charges

against a Franklin County man who surreptitiously videotaped 206 patients at UPMC Carlisle, including nearly two dozen minors. The charges against Michael Bragg (photo) follow his arrest in April by the Office of Attorney General for producing and possessing child pornography and

aggravated indecent assault against two children.

Of the victims, Shapiro said Bragg, 39 — in addition to videotaping hundreds of patients without consent — sexually assaulted a nude, intubated and unconscious woman in the hospital’s emergency room, and touched the breasts of another emergency room patient.

“People who were rushed to the emergency room or needed serious medical attention were violated by this man,” AG Shapiro said. “This sick sexual predator took advantage of patients when they were at their most vulnerable, in need of care. Thanks to the full cooperation of UPMC Carlisle, we identified all victims throughout this investigation.”

In April, Bragg was initially arrested by the Office of Attorney General following a search of his Buttercup Drive, Chambersburg, home where agents found secretly recorded videos of children using the bathroom there, plus other videos of child pornography. Bragg was also charged with aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault for the alleged sexual abuse of two minors.

As the investigation continued, Shapiro said agents also investigated the circumstances of videos of hospital patients in various stages of undress that were discovered on Bragg’s laptop computer, which led to today’s arrest.

“This was a complex, technical investigation which led to these charges being filed. But in the end, it was a simple case of standing up for victims, “AG Shapiro said.

The new charges against Bragg include:

1 count – aggravated indecent assault related to the vaginal penetration of a hospital patient,

1 count – indecent assault related to the fondling of a patient’s breast without consent,

19 counts – sexual abuse of children, manufacturing of child pornography

171 counts – invasion of privacy

201 counts – interception, disclosure or use of wire, electronic or oral communication, and

1 count – criminal use of a communication facility.

Bragg will be arraigned tomorrow before Magisterial District Judge Susan Day in Mount Holly Springs. Senior Deputy Attorney General Christopher Jones, Deputy Attorney General David Drumheller,  and Special Agent Brittany Lauck are prosecuting this case. Homeland Security Investigations assisted in the investigation. All charges discussed are accusations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

If you were a patient at UPMC Carlisle’s emergency room between January 2016 and April 19, 2019 — and believe you were treated by Michael Bragg — please call the Child Predator Hotline at 800-385-1044.

Exposure to Ozone Pollution or Wood Smoke Worsens Lung Health of Smokers/Former Smokers

Newswise — Over many years, exposure to the levels of ozone and other forms of pollution found in most U.S. cities and some rural communities can take a toll on a person’s health. Two studies led by Johns Hopkins researchers describe the impact of pollution on lung disease, particularly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in the U.S.

In one study, published Dec. 9 in

JAMA Internal Medicine

, Johns Hopkins researchers found that, among other effects, long-term ozone exposure increases the risk of lung disease — and the severity of that disease — among both former and current smokers. In another study, published Oct. 23 in

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

, Johns Hopkins researchers also found that increased neighborhood use of wood as a primary heating source — which releases fine particles into the air — is associated with higher prevalence of lung disease among never-smokers in the community.

“Even if you spend very little time outside, the cumulative effect of pollution over many years seems adequate to have a negative impact on respiratory health,” says

Nadia Hansel, M.D., M.P.H.,

director of the pulmonary and critical care division, professor of medicine and associate dean for research at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and author of both studies.

Ground-level, or tropospheric, ozone is formed when industrial pollutants interact with sunlight, and it is the main ingredient in the smog found around major cities. Ozone is known to irritate the lungs by increasing inflammation, and spikes of very high ozone levels — such as those that occur on hot, sunny days with heavy traffic — can exacerbate lung diseases such as asthma.

Former and current smokers are at high risk of chronic lung diseases and are particularly susceptible to environmental triggers for lung disease flare-ups. Smokers are particularly prone to COPD, a group of diseases including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, characterized by chronic and progressive lung inflammation that leads to shortness of breath and coughing.

In the new

JAMA Internal Medicine

study, Hansel and her collaborators around the country used data collected from people in several U.S. cities as part of the SPIROMICS (Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures in COPD Study) air pollution study. Participants in SPIROMICS were former and current smokers ages 40–80. The new analysis included a subset of SPIROMICS participants for whom there was available data on the previous 10 years of ozone exposure — based on where people lived. These 1,874 participants were 54% male, 79% white, 37% current smokers and had smoked an average of 50 pack-years — the equivalent of 25 cigarettes a day for two years, or five cigarettes a day for 10 years.

After adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic factors as well as smoking status and pack-years, the researchers found that people who had been exposed to higher levels of ozone over the previous 10 years were more likely to have COPD. For every 5-parts-per-billion increase in a person’s 10-year ozone exposure, they were 16% more likely to have COPD and 37% more likely to have had a severe exacerbation of the disease in the year prior to study enrollment. The same 5-parts-per-billion increase in ozone exposure was also associated with an increase in the percentage of people with emphysema and a worsening score of the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire, which reflects health impairment affecting quality of life.

“What really stood out was that the effect was apparent even among current heavy smokers,” says Hansel. “This means that active smoking doesn’t outweigh this effect of ozone.”

In other words, even people already at the highest risk of COPD had an increased risk with ozone exposure. Moreover, Hansel says, the effect of increasing ozone was apparent even when ozone exposure was at the low end of the spectrum, such as among people living in northeastern cities where dark winters lead to an annual ozone exposure that’s relatively low compared with that of many southwestern locales.

“I think this adds to increasing evidence that there is probably no healthy level of ozone,” she says. “There are policies that suggest we just need to reach certain targets and everything will be OK, but in my mind that is probably not enough.” Policymakers must develop ways to get ozone as low as possible, she adds, rather than aiming for a particular target number.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that COPD costs the U.S. health care system more than $32 billion, and that there are approximately 7 million COPD-related emergency room visits in the U.S. each year. Hansel and her colleagues calculated that a 5-parts-per-billion decrease in 10-year ozone levels could reduce emergency room visits by 27%, saving a substantial amount of money on COPD care.

While the

JAMA Internal Medicine

study only measured lung health, previous research has suggested that high levels of ozone can affect cardiovascular health. So Hansel hypothesizes that long-term exposure to ambient levels of ozone may have similar effects on heart disease as it does to lung disease.

“The adverse health effects of ozone likely go beyond what we’ve identified here,” says Hansel. “And we need to keep building evidence of these effects so that it’s not debatable anymore that we need to do more to clean the air.”

In the second paper, researchers including Hansel, associate professor of medicine Meredith McCormack, M.D., M.H.S., and pulmonary and critical care medicine fellow Sarath Raju, M.D., studied data on 8,500 adults enrolled in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), 2007–2012. Of the participants, 19.5% resided in rural areas and 29.6% in urban areas. Rural areas, with a 12.0% prevalence of COPD, had more than double the disease burden seen in urban communities, with a 5.9% prevalence.

By analyzing differences between urban and rural communities that might affect COPD risk, the team discovered that communities with a high rate of solid fuel use — either coal or wood for primary heating — were associated with COPD prevalence. A 1% increase in the number of homes using wood as the primary heating source was linked to 12% higher odds of COPD among people who have never smoked. In rural areas, 4.1% of people used wood as their primary heating source, as opposed to 0.6% in urban areas.

“Wood smoke is a household source of pollution that is associated with high levels of particulate matter and toxic gases,” says Raju, first author of the

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

paper. “We hope that this paper raises awareness of the growing epidemic of rural COPD.”

The researchers are now launching further studies that aim to collect individual level — rather than community level — data on environmental exposures that might contribute to COPD. They’re also partnering with other institutions to study COPD rates and risks in rural Appalachia.

Other authors on the

JAMA Internal Medicine

paper were Han Woo, Roger Peng, Ashraf Fawzy, Nirupama Putcha and Patrick Breysse of Johns Hopkins; Laura Paulin of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Amanda Gassett, Kipruto Kirwa and Joel Kaufman of University of Washington; Neil Alexis of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Richard Kanner, Robert Paine III and Cheryl Pirozzi of University of Utah; Stephen Peters of Wake Forest University; Jerry Krishnan of University of Illinois at Chicago; Mark Dransfield of University of Alabama, Birmingham; Prescott Woodruff of University of California, San Francisco; Christopher Cooper of University of California, Los Angeles; Graham Barr of Columbia University Medical Center; Alejandro Comellas and Eric Hoffman of University of Iowa; MeiLan Han of University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Fernando Martinez of Weill Cornell Medicine.

The work described in the

JAMA Internal Medicine paper

, part of the broader SPIROMICS study, was supported by the National Institutes of Health (HHSN268200900013C, HHSN268200900014C, HHSN268200900015C, HHSN268200900016C, HHSN268200900017C, HHSN268200900018C, HHSN268200900019C, HHSN268200900020C, U01 HL137880, R01ES023500, K23ES025781), AstraZeneca/MedImmune, Bayer, Bellerophon Therapeutics, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Chiesi Farmaceutici S.P.A., Forest Research Institute Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Grifols Therapeutics Inc., Inkaria Inc., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Nycomed GmbH, ProterixBio, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Sanofi, Sunovion, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Theravance Biopharma, and Mylan.

Other authors of the

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

paper are Emily Brigham, Nirupama Putcha and Aparna Balasubramanian of Johns Hopkins and Laura Paulin of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. The

AJRCCM

paper was supported by the National Institutes of Health (P50MD010431, F32 ES029786-01, R21ES025840, T32 HL007534-36) and the Environmental Protection Agency (R836150).

Richard Thompson: Solo Acoustic

Presented by the Camden County Board of Freeholders in association with BRE and the Borough of Collingswood, the Scottish Rite Auditorium welcomes Richard Thompson: Solo Acoustic on

Sunday, January 26th, 2020.

Doors open at 6 PM, showtime at 7 PM.

Tickets go on sale October 11th

Tickets are $69, $59 and $39

Tickets Available from:

www.ticketmaster.com

Camden County Store at Voorhees Town Center
 (Echelon Mall)

1 Echelon Road, Voorhees, NJ 08043

(856) 566- 2920

Scottish Rite Auditorium

315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, NJ, 08108, United States

Sunday, Jan 26th, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

CNB Hunting/Fishing Maryland: Home on the Fringe: White-tailed Deer Thrive in Suburbs

December, 2019

MARYLAND–Suburban deer sightings are so common that few of us pay much attention anymore. White-tailed deer are everywhere – along the roadways, throughout our parks, and in our very own backyards.

Many people incorrectly presume that these animals belong in the deep woods, and the ones wandering into our neighborhoods are refugees displaced by residential, commercial, or agricultural development. In fact, development actually creates better habitat for deer. White-tailed deer are a fringe species, exploiting the benefits of forested land for cover and open areas for food, requiring a substantial portion of each to survive.

As it turns out, their natural habitat bears a striking resemblance to the one we’ve built for ourselves. When residential neighborhoods grow and multiply, they support much higher densities of deer than a natural setting would. We unwittingly provide a refuge in which a lack of natural predators, limited hunting, quality habitat, and a variety of abundant food resources combine to allow deer to reproduce at an equal or higher rate than natural environments.

Living in close proximity isn’t for everyone. While some can’t wait for another glimpse, others lament the financial costs to their property and would rather not host a herd of hungry deer

Whitetail are browsers, not grazers. Natural food sources include acorns, hickory nuts, berries, herbaceous plants, tree seedlings and other woody stems – even things like greenbrier and poison ivy!

They’re also known to satisfy their appetite at the expense of cultivated crops like corn and soybeans. And many homeowners would note that nearly all garden vegetables and ornamental plantings are on the menu as well.

Intentionally feeding neighborhood deer is strongly discouraged by wildlife professionals. Such food sources tend to attract and congregate the animals, not only increasing the chance of disease transmission between them, but also upping the danger posed to them by traffic on adjacent roadways. Even in severe winter conditions, providing food actually does the animals more harm than good, as it disrupts and overwhelms their stomach’s seasonally-tuned balance of bacteria and protozoans necessary for proper digestion.

“Despite good intentions, the reality is that feeding whitetail adversely affects not only their wildness, but also their well-being,” says Urban Deer Biologist George Timko. “ Human response to presumed deer health is often misguided and not in line with the animal’s specific biology or behavior.”

In general, most rescue efforts are ill advised. More often than not, it’s better to let wild things be wild. Keep your distance, respect the potential dangers to yourself and the animal – and though it may seem cruel – leave things in the hands of mother nature.

When in doubt – but before acting – reach out to a wildlife expert. Check out our website for a searchable list of local wildlife rescue and rehab organizations, or call our Wildlife and Heritage Service at 1-877-463-6497.

Don’t be a fawn napper!

Photo by Justin Prden

Each spring, countless fawns are removed from their natural environment for fear of parental abandonment – a strategy intentionally employed by the mothers to protect their young. In the first few weeks of a young deer’s life, it has no scent and limited mobility. During this time, the mothers will stash their fragile offspring, returning only occasionally throughout the day to nurse before wandering away again – and in doing so, diminishing the threat she herself brings from predatory attraction.

How many is too many?

One of the more far reaching impacts of overpopulation is on the understory of our forests. Hungry deer have voraciously thinned almost all of the underbrush in high-population areas, not only challenging their generational succession, but also altering the ecosystem. This has resulted in lost flora, impacting other creatures that depend on it.

There’s also human health to consider. Robust deer herds can better support large populations of blacklegged ticks, the parasite that transmits Lyme disease — the most commonly reported tickborne disease in the United States.

Perhaps the greatest threat to us is that from motor-vehicle collisions. Across the nation, more than one million automobile accidents each year are deer-related, and several hundred of those result in human fatalities. Countless more result in severe injury and significant vehicle damage. In Maryland, there are an estimated 30,000 strikes a year.

The majority of such incidents occur in October and November, as breeding season make male and female deer more active and somewhat prone to irrational movements. Another, less-intense spike in activity can be observed in May and June, after does give birth to their young — requiring mother’s to cover more ground while foraging.

Control

If left unchecked, the number of deer in our state might very well become untenable. For decades, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has managed stable populations through well-regulated hunting practices.

Currently, the statewide deer population estimate is about 225,000, down from a one-time peak of about 300,000. Biologists credit the drop to expanded hunting seasons and bag limits. Some attempts were also made with birth control or sterilization, but to date those have proven largely ineffective.

In urban and suburban neighborhoods, hunting presents a challenge. There are examples of communities successfully reducing deer populations by conducting controlled hunts or contracting sharpshooters, but allowing such hunts requires close study, broad consensus, and special permitting.

There are also several non-lethal options to help reduce damage by exclusion or behavior control. The installation of tall or electrified fencing can help keep deer from entering yards or gardens. Individual plant protection, such as wire cages, plastic netting or tree shelters, is also commonly used. Taste and odor-based repellents are also somewhat common, but must be frequently re-applied or managed, and in some instances deer have adapted to their use.

Biologists with the Department of Natural Resources will continue to investigate both non-lethal and lethal deer control methods as they evolve, and make this information available to the public. Likewise, deer numbers will be carefully monitored and efforts will continue to manage populations at levels compatible with their human neighbors.

Additional information about the species and control options for it can be obtained online at

dnr.maryland.gov

, by phone at 410-260-8540 or via email at

CustomerService.DNR@Maryland.gov

.

dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife

Stephen Badger is a public affairs officer with the department’s Office of Communications. Appears in Vol. 22, No. 4 of the Maryland Natural Resource magazine, fall 2019.

Find out what you need to figure out when decorating your walls with mosaic

Gloucestercitynews.net (Dec. 25, 21019)–Mosaics are not the recent discovery, as you may know. Earlier their use was mostly confined to the floor decoration. But things started changing since the Paleochristian era when they made their appearance on the building walls for decorative purposes. The art may have disappeared from the trend for some time; however, nobody could resist its luxurious appeal and uniqueness. That’s why perhaps it has made a successful comeback both in commercial and residential projects. So, as a homeowner, if you want to adopt this tiled artwork in your interiors, then make it a part of the walls. It can breathe in a new soul into them when done thoughtfully.

Find the right place for it first

Mosaic tiles can decorate any walls easily

, and hence, you don\’t need to limit your imagination and choice of design. But make sure the side you choose for this artwork has clear visibility in the house.

For example, if you explore previous designs and themes, you will notice that most of them found their place in the entrance halls where anyone would host their guests. Considering this factor, you can have it beautify the wall in the lounge, a dining area, kitchen, or even a bathroom. In the bathroom, it can give you a bit of a Roman feel.

No matter which area of your house you choose for this, you should feel enthusiastic about it. Then only it makes the best choice.

Designs

Dimension and form can be two critical factors to consider here. What location you choose for this artwork will be integral to this decision. If you select a huge theme for a small space, it can look loud, and if the area is reasonably large and the piece of mosaic art is comparatively tiny, then it will not be as effective as it should be. Hence, being sure about the dimension is necessary.

When done with this part, you can decide on the types of shapes, sizes, textures, and techniques. During ancient times, artists used tiles directly on the walls. But in this era, you can have them framed and use as paintings.

So, there is a vast scope of experimentation. You can bring something to cover the entire wall or a part of it. You can also buy one large frame and a couple of tiny ones to arrange them attractively. It is all up to you what you want to do. Nowadays, the artistic style is quite popular. If you are an ardent lover of art and believe in collecting timeless pieces, then the creative designs should appeal to your taste.

These are two main points that need your attention when you plan to jazz up the appearance of your walls in the house. Some people still go with the idea of embedding the tiles into a wall. Although there is nothing wrong with it, you will not have the flexibility to do anything else there in the future. However, it doesn\’t mean that it will go out of trend. It is just that if you get a frame, you will have much more freedom. For design ideas and other assistance, you can visit

Mosaicist

.

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SPECIAL STATE INVESTIGATOR/ACTING CAMDEN COUNTY DETECTIVE PROMOTED TO SERGEANT

CAMDEN CITY NJ–On

December 23, 2019

, Special State Investigator/Acting Camden County Detective Michelle Chambers-Larsen was promoted to the rank of Sergeant.  Sergeant Chambers-Larsen began her law enforcement career in 1995 as a Probation Officer.  Later, in 2001, Sergeant Chambers-Larsen was hired by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and assigned to the Grand Jury Unit.  During her 18 years at the CCPO, Sergeant Chambers-Larsen has proven herself to be a dedicated and diligent detective, working hard each day to serve the citizens of Camden County.  Sergeant Chambers-Larsen has become a very well-rounded detective through her wealth of experience in many units throughout the CCPO, including the Special Prosecution’s Unit, Child Abuse Unit, Major Crimes Unit, Intelligence Unit and the Domestic Violence Unit.

Sergeant Chambers-Larsen will now be assigned to the Domestic Violence Unit.  Congratulations to Sergeant Chambers-Larsen.  Thank you for your tireless efforts on behalf of the CCPO.  Shown here from left to right are Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer, Special State Investigator/Acting Chief of Detectives Jeffrey Dunlap, Special State Investigator/Acting Camden County Detective Sergeant Michelle Chambers-Larsen, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting First Assistant Prosecutor Mary Ellen Murphy and Chief of Staff Mike Mangold.

Released Tuesday, December 24, 2019.

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Camden County\’s ‘Hearts and Hands’ Homeless Outreach Initiative

(Camden City, NJ) – The Camden County Freeholder Board has launched a new initiative aimed at addressing persistent homelessness. Recognizing the incredible generosity of the community, Hearts and Hands for the Homeless is aimed at

funneling charitable giving to effective organizations and volunteer opportunities while discouraging panhandling and other forms of solicitation.

Years of destigmatization has helped to generate compassion for those suffering from homelessness and has stimulated a renewed interest in helping the homeless population. The Freeholder Board is encouraging that giving to be done in ways that address the issue on a broader scale than for just one person.

“Sometimes what an individual does as an effort to help does little to solve the underlying problem of homelessness. In fact, public feedings and giving to panhandlers often serves as a vehicle that enable the homeless to remain in crisis rather than seek the help that they need,” said Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez, liaison to the Department of Health and Human Services. “While we want to recognize the incredible generosity and compassion that motivates giving, we also want to encourage our homeless population to connect with professional agencies to get more, long-term help so as to permanently end homelessness.”

Advocates for homelessness prevention have found that when panhandlers can count on spontaneous giving by members of the public, they become less likely to seek professional services and more likely to remain homeless. For this reason, individual acts of generosity on the street often fuel a cycle of homelessness and hunger.

Hearts and Hands for the Homeless is designed to redirect charitable interests aimed at helping the homeless toward opportunities to volunteer or give strategically, and to shift perceptions regarding which forms of outreach are most impactful. By reorienting individuals away from direct intervention and instead to supporting shelters, food kitchens, and other professional services, we can do more to effectively address homelessness than by relying on individual acts of kindness.

“Many people want to help and are doing what they believe is within their reach in order to help individuals in need,” Rodriguez said. “The truth is that the five dollars you were going to give to someone on the street would go much further and help more people if it was given to a charitable organization or agency dedicated to serving the homeless.”

Volunteer and donation opportunities for local agencies who are serving the homeless in Camden County can be found at

www.camdencounty.com/heartsandhands

. A current list of organizations looking for community support includes the Sanctuary Foundation for Veterans in Lawnside; Building Bridges Family Success Center, Center for Family Services in Clementon; and Joseph’s House in Camden City.

Individuals who are in need of services are also encouraged to visit the site or call 2-1-1.

This is not the first initiative launched by the Board to address these challenges. Work Now, a thoughtful and researched approach to discouraging panhandlers and addressing challenges with the chronically homeless launched last year and offers a day’s wage and social services for anyone willing to work.

Individuals who successfully move on to phase two of the program, called Bridge to Work, are provided permanent part-time employment through Camden County College. Graduating to the next level puts participants on firmer ground to find permanent housing and move on to a private employer.

AG Grewal Sues Companies for Selling Large Capacity Ammunition Magazines into NJ

Some Refused To Turn Over Evidence of Prior Sales

Elite Aluminum Complaint

22MODSFORALL Complaint

TRENTON

– Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today filed suit against two separate out-of-state companies which previously sold illegal large capacity magazines (LCMs) to undercover state investigators in New Jersey, and which have failed to comply with state subpoenas demanding the records of their New Jersey sales.

New Jersey law prohibits the possession and sale of firearm magazines that are capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. LCMs allow a shooter to fire an unusually high number of bullets at a time, without requiring the shooter to even pause and reload. As a result, violence that involves LCMs can result in more shots fired, persons wounded, and wounds per victim than other gun attacks.

Although both Elite Aluminum of Holly Hill, Fla., and 22Mods4All of Longwood, Fla., appear to have discontinued sales of LCMs into New Jersey after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Attorney General Grewal, both companies have refused to turn over documents showing their prior sales into the state, despite receiving a subpoena.

This investigation predates, and is unrelated to, the attack in Jersey City last week.

“Large capacity magazines are illegal in New Jersey, which is why I’m continuing to file suits against LCM companies that sell their products to our consumers,” said Attorney General Grewal. “The companies we’re going after today have repeatedly stonewalled and withheld evidence from investigators, despite a subpoena. These lawsuits serve as yet another warning to the industry: hide the extent of your unlawful sales from our investigators, and we will see you in court.”

“New Jersey banned the possession and sale of LCMs because of their devastatingly lethal capacity, and because of the role such products have played in tragedy after tragedy around the country,” said Division of Consumer Affairs Acting Director Paul R. Rodríguez. “Not only do we allege that these companies put New Jersey residents at risk by selling dangerous, illegal weapons into the state, exposing purchasers to criminal liability, they have now failed to comply with our investigation. These two sellers have had ample warning and time to cooperate. Their time has run out, and we’re taking them to court.”

Filed in Superior Court in Essex County, the State’s lawsuits against Elite Aluminum and 22Mods4All each include two counts. The first count addresses alleged violations of the Consumer Fraud Act that occurred when the companies offered and sold LCMs to New Jersey buyers despite the fact that possessing an LCM is a fourth-degree crime in New Jersey punishable by up to 18 months in prison and fines of up to $10,000. The second count centers on the failure of both sellers to comply with a subpoena for records documenting their sales activities in New Jersey dating back five years.

The sales information was first requested in cease-and-desist letters sent to both vendors by Attorney General Grewal on January 7, 2019.

The Elite Aluminum cease-and-desist letter came in the wake of the company’s sale and delivery of eight 30-round LCMs to an undercover Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) detective through three separate transactions in 2018.

The 22Mods4All cease-and-desist letter came in the wake of the company’s sale and delivery of nine 30-round LCMs to an undercover DCJ detective in two separate transactions, also in 2018.

Attorney General Grewal’s letters called on Elite Aluminum and 22Mods4All to stop advertising, selling and/or shipping LCMs to New Jersey. Both appear to be complying with that portion of the letter, as revealed by subsequent undercover efforts to purchase LCMs from both vendors in 2019.

However, the cease-and-desist letters to Elite Aluminum and 22Mods4All also called on each to provide details of past sales of LCMs to any New Jersey address since January 1, 2014, which would allow the State to identify the extent of the companies’ LCM sales and alleged legal violations.

After neither company complied with the demand for information in Attorney General Grewal’s cease-and-desist letters, the Division issued a subpoena to 22Mods4All in July 2019, and to Elite Aluminum in August 2019.

Neither company has complied with the subpoena. 22Mods4All did not respond at all, while Elite Aluminum failed to supply the demanded documents.

Today’s lawsuit is not the first action by Attorney General Grewal to protect New Jersey residents from illegal firearm products and gun violence filed this year. Among other things, in June, Attorney General Grewal filed suit against a Nevada company – New Frontier Armory – after it ignored a cease-and-desist letter and allegedly sold six LCMs to an undercover state investigator, including a 100-round magazine, a 30-round magazine and a 15-round magazine.

And earlier this year – on March 22 – Attorney General Grewal filed suit against James Tromblee, Jr., owner of the California-based “ghost gun” company U.S. Patriot Armory. The lawsuit alleged that U.S. Patriot Armory violated the State’s Consumer Fraud Act by continuing to advertise, market, and offer for sale ghost guns to New Jersey residents. (Ghost guns are partially-assembled firearms sold with the parts needed to create a fully-operational gun – and often even with the instructions on how to do so.) That same month, Attorney General Grewal announced criminal charges against individuals trafficking ghost guns into the state.