Another boat emergency hoax reported in New Jersey

  Eyewitness NewsCAPE MAY (WABC) -- Coast Guard officials have suspended a search off the southern New Jersey coast that began after the agency received a mysterious distress call on Sunday morning.

The apparent hoax came less than a week after the Coast Guard staged a massive search off Sandy Hook that was prompted by another distress call which was later labeled a hoax. That search took five hours and cost rescue agencies more than $300,000.

Officials say the latest search began late Sunday morning after a radio call went out stating "Mayday, mayday, is anyone there?" The caller apparently provided information about the vessel's location, but not precise coordinates.

A Coast Guard helicopter was dispatched and searched an area about 12 miles off Cape May, but found no signs of a ship in distress. The search was suspended early Sunday afternoon On June 11, a man claiming to be aboard a yacht called the Blind Date triggered a massive search when he reported three people dead, nine injured and 21 abandoning ship after an explosion 20 miles off Sandy Hook. Officials believe the hoax originated on land in either New Jersey or Staten Island, N.Y.

The Coast Guard is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and prosecution in the June 11 incident.

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1 dead, another wounded in Orange, New Jersey shootings

  Eyewitness NewsORANGE, N.J. (WABC) -- One man is dead and another is hospitalized after a shooting in northern New Jersey.

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray says 19-year-old Malcolm Bagley of Orange was found just before 1 a.m. Sunday by Orange police who had responded to a report of shots fired in the 100 block of Taylor Street.

Bagley was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

Officers soon learned a 19-year-old East Orange man had been wounded in the shooting and been taken to a hospital.

But the victim's name and further details on his injuries were not disclosed.

It's not yet known what spurred the shooting or how many people may have been involved.

The investigation is being led by the prosecutor's major crimes task force.

Anyone with information is asked to contact task force detectives at (877) 847-7432 or (973) 621-4586

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NJ man fatally stabbed, another wounded

  Eyewitness NewsORANGE, N.J. (WABC) -- Essex County authorities say one man was fatally stabbed and another injured during an incident early Sunday on a street in downtown Orange.

No arrests have been made in the stabbings, which occurred around 3:45 a.m., and a motive for the attacks had not been determined.

Acting County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray says 25-year-old Ruben Ulloa-Castillo of Newark died from his wounds, while the second victim - identified only as a 23-year-old man - remained hospitalized Sunday afternoon.

Murray would not disclose further details on the incident or comment on the injuries sustained by either man. (Copyright ©2011 WABC-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)
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