Goodness knows why we, in a quiet - and small - New Jersey town have a local paper, but we do. It captures all manner of late-breaking town news, as long as you like publicly-available town meeting minutes. But its key feature is the "Police Blotter." This is where we retired people, desperate for any salacious news, get our fix of who's been arrested for what.
"Patrolman (pick a name you've never heard), pulled over a vehicle with an expired inspection sticker only to find drug paraphernalia" and the like. "He was processed and released into the custody of a family member." This is greatness in local news! Who cares if councilman X asked how we're going to afford paving the town fields with AstroTurf or why councilwoman Y wants senior parking for the Farmer's Market - what cool crimes did our crack police force thwart?
To my dismay, our local rag just discontinued the Police Blotter. What is a nosy retired curmudgeon to do?
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