Six Flags Roller Coaster Shut Down After Derailment: Patch PM

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. State officials have shut down the El Toro roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure following what officials called "a partial derailment" that happened Tuesday, according to a report. (Read more on Patch)
2. Gov. Phil Murphy has named Andrew Bruck as acting attorney general following news that Gurbir Grewal will be leaving the post. Bruck's appointment is historic, as he'll be the first openly LGBTQ+ person to serve as attorney general. (Read more on Patch)
3. A sheep was still on the loose in the Martinsville section of Bridgewater as of 4 p.m. Wednesday. (Read more on Patch)
4. Federal authorities transferred dozens of immigration detainees in New Jersey to unknown locations on Tuesday, raising a bitter outcry from their family members and inspiring a class-action lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union. (Read more on Patch)
5. A Matawan man has been identified as the person killed Tuesday afternoon in the fatal motorcycle/pickup truck collision in the Leonardo section of Middletown. (Read more on Patch)

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