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Drug Dealer Found With Cocaine, Painkillers, Loaded Gun On Jersey Shore: Prosecutors Drug Dealer Found With Cocaine, Painkillers, Loaded Gun On Jersey Shore: Prosecutors
Drug Dealer Found With Cocaine, Painkillers, Loaded Gun On Jersey Shore: Prosecutors A Lower Township man was accused of selling cocaine and having other drugs, authorities said. Sergio Jimenez, 30, was arrested on Wednesday, May 29, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said in a news release. Search warrants were executed on his Langs Avenue home and several vehicles in the Villas section of the township. Officers found about 10 ounces of cocaine, 54 oxycodone pills, a pound of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. Police also seized a .40-caliber Glock 22 gun with a high-capacity magazine containing 15 hollow-point bullets, other calibers of ammu…
Jersey Shore Mother Charged In 2023 Death Of Baby Son: Prosecutors Jersey Shore Mother Charged In 2023 Death Of Baby Son: Prosecutors
Jersey Shore Mother Charged In 2023 Death Of Baby Son: Prosecutors A Cape May County mother was facing charges in the death of her six-month-old son, authorities said. Michelle Stanton, 29, of Lower Township, was charged with second-degree manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced her charges in a news release on Friday, May 10. Lower Township police found Stanton's son Christian Carty unconscious at her home on Wilde Avenue in the Villas section of the township on Sunday, June 25, 2023. The baby boy was rushed to Cape Regional Medical Center and he was pronounced d…
Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Cape May County Crash Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Cape May County Crash
Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Cape May County Crash A 26-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash in South Jersey, authorities said. On Saturday, Aug. 26, at 1:56 a.m., Middle Township Police responded to Route 9 and Church Street in the Rio Grande section of the township for a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle that struck a sport utility vehicle. Upon arrival, officers found the motorcycle was occupied by a driver and a passenger.  The driver of the motorcycle, a 24-year-old male of North Cape May was pronounced deceased at the scene.  The passenger, a 23-year-old female also of North Cape May was transported to C…
Driver Trapped In Serious Rollover Crash In South Jersey: Police Driver Trapped In Serious Rollover Crash In South Jersey: Police
Driver Trapped In Serious Rollover Crash In South Jersey: Police A driver became trapped and had to be extricated after a serious rollover crash in Cape May County, authorities said. The crash occurred at 11:35 a.m. Tuesday June 13, Lower Township police said. Police were dispatched just north of the intersection of Breakwater and Bayshore Roads. A multi-agency response was activated with assistance from Villas and Erma Fire Departments, Inspira Medical personnel and Atlanticare Medical personnel. Upon arrival at the crash scene, Lower Township Police observed a white 2016 Ford Focus Hatchback with severe front-end damage resting on its passenger side …
Missing Girl Last Seen Leaving HS In South Jersey: Police Missing Girl Last Seen Leaving HS In South Jersey: Police
Missing Girl Last Seen Leaving HS In South Jersey: Police UPDATE: The missing girl was found. A 15-year-old girl has been reported missing in South Jersey, authorities said. Jania Alex is described as 5-foot three-inches tall, Lower Township police said. She was last seen walking northbound on Route 9, leaving the Lower Cape May Regional High School. She was wearing a white shirt, black skirt and black Converse sneakers, police said. She frequents libraries, parks, and coffee shops. If anyone has contact with or information on the whereabouts of Jania Alex, please contact Lower Township Police at 609-886-2711.
Girl, 15, Reported Missing In Cape May County Girl, 15, Reported Missing In Cape May County
Girl, 15, Reported Missing In Cape May County A 15-year-old child was reported missing in West Cape May, authorities said. Jania Alex, a black female, was last seen approximately 9 a.m. Friday May 12 on Pearl Avenue on foot, Lower Township police said. She is 5-foot 3-inches tall. She was wearing a pink t-shirt and black shorts, possibly barefoot. She frequents libraries, parks, and coffee shops.  She was last known attempting to get a ride to Millville, If anyone has contact with or information on the whereabouts of Jania Alex, please contact Lower Township Police at 609-886-2711.
Missing Cape May Postal Worker Had Contact With Police Before Disapperance Missing Cape May Postal Worker Had Contact With Police Before Disapperance
Missing Cape May Postal Worker Had Contact With Police Before Disapperance The Cape May postal worker who went missing had contact with police using a fake last name on Sunday, April 30, authorities said. Corey McFadden, using an alias “Corey Samuels,” had contact with Manasquan Police during the evening hours of April 30, according to Lower Township police. The above photo was provided from the officer's body camera. Authorities did not say why McFadden interacted with Manasquan police. McFadden, 33, of Lower Township was reported missing by co-workers on Monday, May 1, after not showing up for work, Lower Township police said. McFadden is a U.S. Postal Servi…
Sexual Assault Charges Allege Attack On 11-Year-Old In South Jersey: Prosecutor Sexual Assault Charges Allege Attack On 11-Year-Old In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Sexual Assault Charges Allege Attack On 11-Year-Old In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 35-year-old man from North Cape May faces sexual assault charges after an 11-year-old girl came forward, authorities said. John T. Gillespie previously was arrested on child pornography charges, according to Cape May County Prosecutor,Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Lower Township Police Chief Kevin Lewis, The victim disclosed she had been sexually assaulted by Gillespie over the course of three years, beginning in February/March of 2020. This sexual assault investigation derives from a prior investigation involving Gillespie Jr. for possession of child pornography, Sut…
FOUND: 13-Year-Old Girl Had Gone Missing In Cape May County FOUND: 13-Year-Old Girl Had Gone Missing In Cape May County
Found: 13-Year-Old Girl Had Gone Missing In Cape May County UPDATE: The missing girl was safely located, Lower Township police said before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31.  ORIGINAL STORY: Police in Cape May County are on the lookout for a missing 13-yeare-old girl. Jada Goolsby is an African American girl. She is 5-foot-4 inches tall with brown hair and brown eyes, Lower Township police said. She was last seen on Holly Road wearing tan pants and a hoodie, 
Active Shooter Alert Unfounded In South Jersey Active Shooter Alert Unfounded In South Jersey
Active Shooter Alert Unfounded In South Jersey Police in South Jersey said a report of an active shooter at a high school turned out to be false. Lower Township Police, along with other agencies, responded to Lower Cape May Regional High School for the report of an active shooter.  "It was very quickly determined that the call was unfounded and there was no threat and the school returned to regularly scheduled classes and activities," Lower Township police said.
Pennsylvania Man Brought Hatchet, Handgun To New Jersey Beach, Police Say Pennsylvania Man Brought Hatchet, Handgun To New Jersey Beach, Police Say
Pennsylvania Man Brought Hatchet, Handgun To New Jersey Beach, Police Say A Pennsylvania man was arrested for bringing a handgun and hatchet to a New Jersey beach over the weekend, authorities said. Lower Township police responded to Higbee Beach (Cape May County) on reports of a suspicious man walking around with a handgun and hatchet in his waistband around 2:25 p.m. Saturday. Nelson P. Delisa, 38, of Levittown (Bucks County, PA) was spotted and arrested without incident, Lower Township police said. Both the hatchet and firearm, (located in the parking lot), were safely retrieved. The firearm was confirmed to be a pellet gun, police said. Delisa was char…