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Woman Crashes SUV Into Concrete Mixer Truck, Dies In Central Jersey Woman Crashes SUV Into Concrete Mixer Truck, Dies In Central Jersey
Woman Crashes SUV Into Concrete Mixer Truck, Dies In Central Jersey A Canadian woman was killed after her SUV crashed into a concrete mixer truck in Monmouth County, authorities said. Howell Township police responded to Route 33 near the intersection of West Renaissance Boulevard at around 10:28 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 2, the department said in a news release. The crash shut down the road in both directions between Yellow Brick Road and Route 34 for about four hours, according to the state Department of Transportation. The 54-year-old woman from Ontario, Canada, was driving west on Route 33 in a Mazda CX-5. She was driving around a curve when her SU…

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by Chris Spiker
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Deer Causes Scare At Central Jersey School After Hitting Glass Door Deer Causes Scare At Central Jersey School After Hitting Glass Door
Deer Causes Scare At Central Jersey School After Hitting Glass Door A shelter-in-place order at a Monmouth County elementary school turned into much a-doe about nothing. Howell Township police said a deer rammed into a glass door at the Griebling School on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The police department shared a picture on Facebook of the damage done to a glass door at the elementary school on Havens Bridge Road. The picture showed cracks in the glass that looked like a "spider web." Griebling School had a "shelter in place" today. All was well... a deer rammed a glass door causing it to spider... Posted by Howell Township Police Department on …

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by Chris Spiker
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Woman Was High On Narcotics In NJ Crash That Killed Toddler: Prosecutors Woman Was High On Narcotics In NJ Crash That Killed Toddler: Prosecutors
Woman Was High On Narcotics In NJ Crash That Killed Toddler: Prosecutors A Monmouth County woman was under the influence of drugs in a crash that killed a young girl last month, authorities said. Samantha Bonora, 31, of Howell, was charged with one count of first-degree aggravated manslaughter and two counts of second-degree aggravated assault, in the Jan. 13 collision that killed Kylie Williams, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced on Friday, Feb. 2. Bonora was also charged with driving under the influence and several motor vehicle summonses. Howell police responded to a crash on Route 34 near the Colts Neck border at around 4:41 p.m.…

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by Chris Spiker
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'Lives Imploded:' Death Of Toddler In NJ Crash Shakes Life For Grieving Family 'Lives Imploded:' Death Of Toddler In NJ Crash Shakes Life For Grieving Family
'Lives Imploded:' Death Of Toddler In NJ Crash Shakes Life For Grieving Family One man's coworkers are rallying to support his family after his three-year-old granddaughter was killed in a New Jersey crash last weekend. A GoFundMe page was created in memory of Kylie Williams, who was identified as the toddler killed in a three-vehicle crash on Route 34 in Howell. Kylie's mother Joelle was severely injured in the wreck and has needed multiple surgeries, according to the fundraiser. The GoFundMe page was made by an employee of Lee Wetherington Homes, a house-building company from Sarasota, Florida. Kylie's grandfather, Jack Williams, is the company's vice pre…

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by Chris Spiker
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DUAL BOMBSHELLS: Local NJ Police Chiefs Charged In Sex Cases DUAL BOMBSHELLS: Local NJ Police Chiefs Charged In Sex Cases
Dual Bombshells: Local NJ Police Chiefs Charged In Sex Cases Two New Jersey police chiefs – one retired, the other suspended – are separately charged as sexual predators within their departments. Suspended Manville Police Chief Thomas Herbst continued a pattern of “sexually predatory behavior targeting multiple women over many years,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in announcing the charges on Wednesday, April 12. One victim who worked for the department was sexually assaulted by Herbst both at headquarters and at her home, the attorney general said. Former Howell Township Police Chief Andrew Kudrick, meanwhile, “had an extramarit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pet Cat Was Killed By Sharp Instrument, Monmouth County Prosecutor Says Pet Cat Was Killed By Sharp Instrument, Monmouth County Prosecutor Says
Pet Cat Was Killed By Sharp Instrument, Monmouth County Prosecutor Says A Howell Township man has been criminally charged with intentionally killing his pet cat named Lilith, authorities said. Christopher Sanchez, 29, is charged with animal cruelty by unnecessarily or cruelly abusing a living animal, resulting in death, according to  Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. An investigation into Sanchez’s activities was initiated on Friday, March 31, Santiago said. Howell Township police were called to a residence for an unrelated matter and found the body of the cat outside the home, the prosecutor said. Members of the Howell Townsh…

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by Jon Craig
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Pair Charged With Supplying Drugs That Killed Jersey Shore Woman, Prosecutor Says Pair Charged With Supplying Drugs That Killed Jersey Shore Woman, Prosecutor Says
Pair Charged With Supplying Drugs That Killed Jersey Shore Woman, Prosecutor Says Two men from Monmouth County have been arrested for allegedly supplying a 35-year-old woman with a fatal dose of illegal drugs, authorities said. Terrance R. Rose, 38, of Freehold Borough and Reginald A. Simeus, 42, of Howell both were charged with first-degree strict liability for a drug-induced death, Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said Thursday. On Nov. 17, 2020, Howell Township police responded to a residence on a report of a possible drug overdose, Linskey said. Police found Katherine Hughes, 35, of Howell who was pronounced dead at the scene, the prosecutor said. A joint in…

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by Jon Craig
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HERO: Police Officer Rescues Driver From Fiery Central Jersey Wreck HERO: Police Officer Rescues Driver From Fiery Central Jersey Wreck
Hero: Police Officer Rescues Driver From Fiery Central Jersey Wreck A Howell Township patrol officer saved a driver from a burning car on Saturday night, authorities said. Police Officer Nicholas Volpe spotted the car, which was fully engulfed in flames, on Manassa Road about 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, Howell police said. The officer pulled the disoriented driver from his car window and helped walk the injured driver away from the inferno, Howell Police Chief Andrew Kudrick told News12. In a video posted on the Howell Township Police Department Facebook page, Volpe can be seen running to the driver's side of the burning car. The driver is doing fine and Volpe…

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by Jon Craig
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'EMACIATED': Couple Charged After Remains Of Stolen Puppies Found On Monmouth County Campsite 'EMACIATED': Couple Charged After Remains Of Stolen Puppies Found On Monmouth County Campsite
'Emaciated': Couple Charged After Remains Of Stolen Puppies Found On Monmouth County Campsite A couple has been charged with the deaths of four puppies, burying two of them and throwing the others in a fire pit while they were camping in Howell, authorities said. Daniel McDonald, 25, and Tricia Jaccoma, 24 -- who according to Facebook are engaged -- were staying at a Somerset County farm where the animals were being raised around May 12, Monmouth County prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Shortly after, the puppies went missing -- just three weeks old, Gramiccioni said. Two of the puppies' bodies were found in a fire pit on the property where Jaccoma and McDonald were …

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by Jon Craig