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Authorities ID Gunman Killed In Shootout That Wounded NJ Officer During Domestic Call Authorities ID Gunman Killed In Shootout That Wounded NJ Officer During Domestic Call
Authorities ID Gunman Killed In Shootout That Wounded NJ Officer During Domestic Call 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A man who wounded a Hamilton Township police officer and was killed in a shootout earlier this month was formally identified by state authorities on Wednesday. Vincent Correa, 44, of Hamilton fired a rifle at Officers Derek Fiabane and Paul Piromalli as they responded to a 911 domestic call on Orchard Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. March 8, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. "The officers returned fire, fatally wounding Correa," the attorney general said on March 20. The father of two -- who Platkin said was also carrying a handgun -- was pronounced dead at the sc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Missing Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead: Prosecutor Missing Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead: Prosecutor
Missing Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead: Prosecutor The body of missing Princeton University student Misrach Ewunetie was found the afternoon on Thursday, Oct. 20, authorities have confirmed. Her body was found on the facility grounds behind the tennis courts around 1 p.m., according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri and Kenneth Strother Jr., Princeton University assistant vice president for public safety. Ewunetie, 20, was last seen alive near Scully Hall around 3 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, DailyVoice.com reported. Ewunetie's phone last pinged early Sunday, Oct. 16 to a residential area in Penns Neck — about a 7-minute drive from…

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by Valerie Musson
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‘Severely Burned’ Body Found Near NJ Cemetery, Investigation Underway: Prosecutor ‘Severely Burned’ Body Found Near NJ Cemetery, Investigation Underway: Prosecutor
‘Severely Burned’ Body Found Near NJ Cemetery, Investigation Underway: Prosecutor An investigation is underway after a “severely burned” body was found near a New Jersey cemetery, authorities said. Officers responding to the area of Clover Avenue in Hamilton Township found severely burned human remains around 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Hamilton Police Division are leading the investigation. An autopsy is pending. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406 or send an email to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.

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by Valerie Musson
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Father Arrested In NJ Arson Fire That Killed Baby Daughter, Grandparents, Prosecutor Says Father Arrested In NJ Arson Fire That Killed Baby Daughter, Grandparents, Prosecutor Says
Father Arrested In NJ Arson Fire That Killed Baby Daughter, Grandparents, Prosecutor Says A 23-year-old Trenton man has been arrested in connection with a fatal fire that killed has baby daughter and her grandparents, authorities said. Michael Sanders, 23, of Trenton, was charged on Monday with three counts of first-degree felony murder, arson and assault in the early Friday fire that killed three relatives, the Mercer County prosecutor said.  Sanders was arrested on Monday morning at a hotel in Plainsboro, Middlesex County, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri. Multiple surveillance cameras  placed Sanders at or near the scene of the fatal fire shortly…

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by Jon Craig
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Baby, Grandmother Killed In South Jersey House Fire Baby, Grandmother Killed In South Jersey House Fire
Baby, Grandmother Killed In South Jersey House Fire A 9-month-old baby and her grandmother were killed overnight in a fire that destroyed a home in Mercer County, authorities said. The fire started about 3:40 a.m. Friday on the 200 block of Woodlawn Avenue in Hamilton Township, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri.  The quickly-moving blaze caused a partial roof collapse in a two and a half story, wood-frame duplex, and reportedly spread to an adjoining residence, initial reports said.  A baby girl and the woman in her 40s were found dead inside the duplex, Onofri said.  A spokeswoman for the coun…

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by Jon Craig
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Authorities: Central Jersey Party Host, 26, Had Sex With Drunk, Incapacitated Women Authorities: Central Jersey Party Host, 26, Had Sex With Drunk, Incapacitated Women
Authorities: Central Jersey Party Host, 26, Had Sex With Drunk, Incapacitated Women A Mercer County man is accused of having sex with a pair of drunk and incapacitated women during two gatherings he hosted at his house last year, authorities charged Friday. The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office has requested Eridson M. Rodriguez, 26, of Hamilton, detained after his arrest on aggravated assault charges, Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Rodriguez was arrested last week for having sex with the 19- and 20-year-old women at his Liberty Street home during parties he hosted in March and May of last year, Onofri said. "The prosecutor’s special victims unit and the Hamilton …

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by Cecilia Levine