How do I remove an item[i] from items once it reaches in:
$.each(items, function(i) { // how to remove this from items });
I'm guessing you want $.map. You can return null to remove an item, and not worry about how indices might shift:
$.map
return null
items = $.map(items, function (item, index) { if (index < 10) return null; // Removes the first 10 elements; return item; });