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REST STOP MURDER: Woman, 22, Stabbed, Hit With SUV At NJ Turnpike Service Area, Arrest Made REST STOP MURDER: Woman, 22, Stabbed, Hit With SUV At NJ Turnpike Service Area, Arrest Made
Rest Stop Murder: Woman, 22, Stabbed, Hit With SUV At NJ Turnpike Service Area, Arrest Made A Burger King employee was stabbed and then hit by an SUV driven by her assailant at a New Jersey Turnpike rest stop, said authorities who charged a Trenton man with her murder. Jamyra C. Odom, 22, of Trenton had just finished her shift when Dandre L. McDaniels Jr., 23, ambushed her at the Woodrow Wilson Service Area in Hamilton Township shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, the State Police said. Odom and McDaniels knew one another, they said. McDaniels stabbed Odom multiple times during an apparent struggle after she exited the restaurant, then hit her with an SUV and fled, the State P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fatal Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Investigated On Garden State Parkway: NJSP Fatal Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Investigated On Garden State Parkway: NJSP
Fatal Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Investigated On Garden State Parkway: Njsp New Jersey State Police seek the public's help with a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash that took place along the Garden State Parkway. Troop “D” Criminal Investigation Office is investigating the crash which occurred on the northbound parkway at milepost 130.4 in Woodbridge Township, a New Jersey State Police spokeswoman said Thursday, May 26. The crash occurred at 1:05 a.m. on Sunday, May 22, Trooper Brandi Slota said. The victim is a 31-year-old man from Elizabeth, she said. His name has not been released. The crash remains under investigation and there is no additional information a…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Turnpike Rest Stop Assault Suspect Sought By Police NJ Turnpike Rest Stop Assault Suspect Sought By Police
NJ Turnpike Rest Stop Assault Suspect Sought By Police New Jersey State Police seek the public's help identifying a woman who allegedly assaulted a cashier at a New Jersey Turnpike rest stop. The assault occurred at the Joyce Kilmer service area, according to the NJSP Troop “D” Criminal Investigation Office. On Wednesday, Feb. 16 at approximately 4:15 p.m., the suspect entered the Starbucks at the service area and threw an object at the victim as well as struck the victim with a closed fist, State Police said. The suspect then fled the service area prior to troopers arriving. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Troop "D" Cranb…

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by Jon Craig
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Off-Duty State Trooper Subdues Knife-Wielding Man In Dunkin Donuts Parking Lot Off-Duty State Trooper Subdues Knife-Wielding Man In Dunkin Donuts Parking Lot
Off-Duty State Trooper Subdues Knife-Wielding Man In Dunkin Donuts Parking Lot An off-duty New Jersey State Trooper subdued a man with a knife during an altercation in the parking lot of a Dunkin Donuts last month. Det. Sgt. Michael Nelson overheard two men arguing behind his car in the parking lot of a Dunkin Donuts in Freehold, and noticed one of them brandish a large knife and threaten the other man on May 28, authorities said. Nelson -- of the Troop “D” Criminal Investigation Office -- got out of his car, approached the suspect and identified himself as a New Jersey State Trooper. Nelson ordered the man to drop the knife, but the man retreated to h…

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by Cecilia Levine