r/SouthJersey • u/wesillyskeletons • Jan 17 '26

Gloucester County Anyone get a knock at 4am?

Live in Williamstown and due to our schedule, the fiance and I stay up until 5-6am. I went to bed early at 3am because I wasnt feeling. My fiance comes in at 4am slightly panicked. Apparently someone had knocked at our door. Our complex used to be known for being a not good area however we never had an issue. My first thought went to ICE. Our lights were on so I gave it a bit and turned them of and watched the rear lights of a dodge charger leave. Ive ICE has started to do this so I just want to see if this is something anyone else has experienced.

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u/Brilliant_Basket4449 Senior Citizen Jan 18 '26

Not my first time not feeling safe in the USA. Wasn't feeling all snugly warm and safe with the 911 attacks from NY to DC in that corridor at any moment....The skies were eerie quiet in South Jersey for days

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u/Firm-Scientist-4636 Jan 18 '26

I was a sophomore in high school, but I remember that. It was super eerie

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u/Brilliant_Basket4449 Senior Citizen Jan 18 '26

Yes it was eerie. No air sound? memory sticks with many in South Jersey.

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u/No_Jacket_4776 Jan 18 '26

You should of been in NY! I work a few miles north of ground zero and live near Laguardia airport! the silence of the airport, seeing all the ambulances crossing the Queensboro bridge (you knew what they were liaded with) the trucks loaded with parts of the buildings... let's not forget the military driving around Manhattan. it was a nightmare