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Seaside Heights Woman Confesses To Killing Toms River Man In Dismemberment Case: Prosecutors Seaside Heights Woman Confesses To Killing Toms River Man In Dismemberment Case: Prosecutors
Seaside Heights Woman Confesses To Killing Toms River Man In Dismemberment Case: Prosecutors A Seaside Heights woman has admitted to killing a Toms River man whose body was dismembered, authorities said. Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, pleaded guilty on Monday, Dec. 9 to aggravated manslaughter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. She was previously indicted on Thursday, Oct. 24 for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hindering apprehension, desecration of human remains, and eight weapons charges. Mascarelli was among the four people charged in the killing of 56-year-old Kerry Rollason. Danielle Bolstad, 42, of Barnegat; Jared …

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News
Toms River Ticket Hits $1.8M Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot In Weekend Lottery Frenzy Toms River Ticket Hits $1.8M Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot In Weekend Lottery Frenzy
Toms River Ticket Hits $1.8M Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot In Weekend Lottery Frenzy A lottery ticket worth more than $1.8 million was purchased at a Toms River liquor store, officials said. The ticket hit a $1,883,824 jackpot in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Friday, Dec. 6, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Monday, Dec. 9. The winner was sold at the Silverton Buy Rite on Hooper Avenue. The winning numbers were 7, 21, 28, 31, and 38. The XTRA number was 2 and the Bullseye number was 31. This was the first of two Jersey Cash 5 jackpot wins in back-to-back days. A ticket bought at a convenience store in Paramus won $150,000 on Saturday, Dec. 7. The s…

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Obituaries
School Crossing Guard Dies Protecting Students In Burlington City Crash, Police Say School Crossing Guard Dies Protecting Students In Burlington City Crash, Police Say
School Crossing Guard Dies Protecting Students In Burlington City Crash, Police Say A Burlington City school crossing guard was killed while shielding two children from an oncoming car, authorities said. Bruce Morlack, 74, died in the crash on Friday, Dec. 6, the City of Burlington Police Department said in a news release. He was escorting two students across Jacksonville Road and James Street in a marked crosswalk when a 2015 Chrysler 200 struck him just after 7:20 a.m. In a letter to the school community, superintendent John Russell praised Morlack's heroic actions and offered support to students and families. "Our thoughts and prayers are with …

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Police & Fire
Body Found In Search For Missing 84-Year-Old Galloway Twp. Man, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Body Found In Search For Missing 84-Year-Old Galloway Twp. Man, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Body Found In Search For Missing 84-Year-Old Galloway Twp. Man, Police Say (Developing) First responders found a body while searching for an elderly Galloway Township man who went missing, authorities said. The body was found about three-tenths of a mile east of the Port Republic Bridge, the Galloway Township Police Department said in a Facebook post on Monday, Dec. 9. The person wasn't identified as of press time. Police said the body matched the description of 84-year-old Alan Levin, whose family reported him missing on Saturday, Dec. 7. Levin's vehicle was found near the bridge on the next day. 𝑴𝑰𝑺𝑺𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑺𝑶𝑵 𝑺𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑪𝑯 *𝑼𝑷𝑫𝑨𝑻𝑬* Today, the Galloway Township Police Departm…

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Woman Killed, Driver Ejected In Early Morning Crash In Robbinsville Township: Police Woman Killed, Driver Ejected In Early Morning Crash In Robbinsville Township: Police
Woman Killed, Driver Ejected In Early Morning Crash In Robbinsville Township: Police A Pennsauken woman was killed and a man was injured when their vehicle violently crashed in Robbinsville Township, authorities said. The 37-year-old died in the crash on Sunday, Dec. 8, the Robbinsville Township Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to the scene on Robbinsville-Allentown Road near the intersection with Main Street at around 12:54 a.m. Police found two people who had been ejected from the vehicle. The driver, a 36-year-old Pennsauken man, was discovered on the ground nearby and the woman was partially pinned under the vehicle. Both were…

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Vineland Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's New BF, Hiding Body In Grass Clippings: Prosecutors Vineland Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's New BF, Hiding Body In Grass Clippings: Prosecutors
Vineland Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's New BF, Hiding Body In Grass Clippings: Prosecutors A Vineland man was found guilty of shooting his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend and trying to hide his body under grass clippings, authorities said. A jury convicted 32-year-old Brandon Dennis on Friday, Dec. 6, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said in a news release. He was charged in the killing of 32-year-old Patrick Trotter of Penns Grove. The case stems from an incident in Millville on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. City police and the county prosecutor’s office discovered Trotter's body hidden under yard debris in a wooded area behind 519 East Main Street. Investigators …

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Ewing Man Killed In Shooting During Argument Outside Trenton Bar: Police Ewing Man Killed In Shooting During Argument Outside Trenton Bar: Police
Ewing Man Killed In Shooting During Argument Outside Trenton Bar: Police A Ewing man died and another man was injured in an early morning shooting outside a Trenton bar, authorities said. Kristoffer Givens, 47, was shot and killed outside Al-Lee’s Bar and Lounge on Dickinson Street, Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa Hilton said in a news release. The shooting happened at around 1 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8. Trenton police responded to a report of a shooting in progress. Officers learned an argument outside the bar escalated and several shots were fired. Givens was found about a block away on Olden Avenue suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to Cap…

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Hazlet Man Flashed Woman, Inappropriately Touched Her At Middletown Store: Prosecutors Hazlet Man Flashed Woman, Inappropriately Touched Her At Middletown Store: Prosecutors
Hazlet Man Flashed Woman, Inappropriately Touched Her At Middletown Store: Prosecutors A Hazlet man was accused of exposing himself to a woman and inappropriately touching her at a Middletown store, authorities said. Perry Mangano, 21, was charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, fourth-degree lewdness, and fourth-degree stalking, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Friday, Dec. 6. Investigators said Mangano approached the woman inside the At Home store on Route 35 North at around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22. He exposed himself and made physical contact with her. Middletown police arrested him after he returned to the store …

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Farmingdale School Board Member Charged With Child Porn Possession, Prosecutors Say Farmingdale School Board Member Charged With Child Porn Possession, Prosecutors Say
Farmingdale School Board Member Charged With Child Porn Possession, Prosecutors Say A Farmingdale school board member and crossing guard was accused of having child pornography, authorities said. William Shaffer, 47, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 6, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release. He was charged with third-degree possession of child sexual abuse materials. The county prosecutor's office received a tip in September from a cloud-based software company through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Investigators learned Shaffer had been viewing and possessing child porn. Shaffer was taken into custody by the hig…

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School Crossing Guard Hit At Crosswalk, Critically Injured In Burlington Crash: Police School Crossing Guard Hit At Crosswalk, Critically Injured In Burlington Crash: Police
School Crossing Guard Hit At Crosswalk, Critically Injured In Burlington Crash: Police A Burlington City school crossing guard was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle while on duty at a crosswalk, authorities said. Officers responded to the crash at the intersection of Jacksonville Road and James Street at around 7:20 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, the City of Burlington Police Department said in a news release. The guard was hit in the marked crosswalk by a vehicle heading south on Jacksonville. The guard's identity wasn't released as of press time. Paramedics rushed the guard to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and was listed in criti…

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