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Beaked Whale Found Dead On Jersey Shore Beach, Second Discovered In 2024 Beaked Whale Found Dead On Jersey Shore Beach, Second Discovered In 2024
Beaked Whale Found Dead On Jersey Shore Beach, Second Discovered In 2024 A rare type of whale was found dead on a beach in Monmouth County, marine biologists said. A beaked whale on the beach near St. Clair Avenue in Spring Lake was reported to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center at around 6 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, the group said in a Facebook post. A volunteer responded to document the 13-foot-2 whale, which was "in moderately decomposed condition." A Spring Lake public works crew transported the whale to the department's yard to be examined by MMSC staff. The carcass was then transported to the state's Animal Health Diagnostic Lab in Trenton for a …

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by Chris Spiker
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Humpback Whale Found Along Jersey Shore Died From Blunt Force Trauma, Autopsy Shows Humpback Whale Found Along Jersey Shore Died From Blunt Force Trauma, Autopsy Shows
Humpback Whale Found Along Jersey Shore Died From Blunt Force Trauma, Autopsy Shows The first whale found dead along the Jersey Shore in 2024 was killed by blunt force trauma, according to a marine animal rehabilitation center. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) released the humpback whale's autopsy findings in a Facebook post on Friday, Apr. 12. The whale was found in the surf near 51st Street in Long Beach at around 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, Apr. 11. MMSC said the whale was a one-year-old male that was 24 feet 10 inches long. The initial findings showed the whale's head had bruises, several skull fractures, and a hematoma. The autopsy also showed the whale suf…

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by Chris Spiker
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South Jersey Woman Charged In Deadly Beating, Stabbing Of Man South Jersey Woman Charged In Deadly Beating, Stabbing Of Man
South Jersey Woman Charged In Deadly Beating, Stabbing Of Man A woman was accused of beating and stabbing a Mays Landing man to death, authorities said. Eileen Bright, 75, also of Mays Landing, was arrested in the death of 81-year-old Gary Johnson, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Hamilton Township police responded to a 911 call about a dead man inside a home on Lewis Drive at around 5:39 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 31. Officers found Johnson with several wounds to his head and body, and a nurse pronounced Johnson dead at the home in the Woods Landing neighborhood. His body was brought to the South Regional Medic…

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by Chris Spiker
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South Jersey Man Accused Of Beating Mom Dead Arrested In Pennsylvania: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Accused Of Beating Mom Dead Arrested In Pennsylvania: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Accused Of Beating Mom Dead Arrested In Pennsylvania: Prosecutor A man accused of beating his mother to death in Camden County has been arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities said. James Doran, 30, of Blackwood, NJ, was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police in Bedford, PA, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. Doran is charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of Lillian Doran, 65, of Blackwood on Saturday, March 2, said Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay alongside Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins. On Saturday, at about 10:20 a.m., Gloucester Township police received a 911…

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by Jon Craig
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Trio Charged With Killing NJ Woman Found Stuffed In Car Trunk Trio Charged With Killing NJ Woman Found Stuffed In Car Trunk
Trio Charged With Killing NJ Woman Found Stuffed In Car Trunk UPDATE: One of three people charged with the brutal murder of a Paterson woman told detectives that she saw her live-in boyfriend and his father carry a large box from their Totowa home to the victim's car the night she was believed killed, authorities said. The victim, Stephanie DeJesus, 38, had driven to the Gordon Avenue home where Justin Fisher and Joelle Martucci lived with their young son the night of Feb. 23, documents say security video shows. She'd driven there from a nearby pharmacy, according to an affidavit filed in Superior Court in Paterson. Martucci, 24, pulled up afterward…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MURDER: NJ Man Beat GF's 4-Year-Old Daughter Dead, Prosecutor Says MURDER: NJ Man Beat GF's 4-Year-Old Daughter Dead, Prosecutor Says
Murder: NJ Man Beat GF's 4-Year-Old Daughter Dead, Prosecutor Says Charges have been upgraded for an Essex County man arrested in connection with the death of his girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter, authorities announced Saturday. Jamil Welch, of Orange, was initially charged with endangering the welfare of a child in the death of Laniyah Bloodworth, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stevens II, and Orange Police Director Todd Warren said in a joint release. The charge was upgraded to murder after the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office received the autopsy results, showing the child died from blunt force trauma. Welch was babysitting the girl…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Man Charged With Murder In Blunt-Force Death Of 2-Year-Old Child NJ Man Charged With Murder In Blunt-Force Death Of 2-Year-Old Child
NJ Man Charged With Murder In Blunt-Force Death Of 2-Year-Old Child A Paterson man was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 2-year-old child. Ricardo Rivera, 30, remained held Thursday in the Passaic County Jail following his arrest the day before, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Her office was contacted by Paterson police after the child was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson at 6:44 a.m. Oct. 20, Valdes said.  An autopsy three days later found the youngster had died of blunt-force trauma, she said. “The subsequent investigation, including numerous witness statements, resulted in the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Murder, Kidnapping Indictment Returned Against NJ Man Accused Of Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son Murder, Kidnapping Indictment Returned Against NJ Man Accused Of Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son
Murder, Kidnapping Indictment Returned Against NJ Man Accused Of Killing Ex-GF, Abducting Son UPDATE: The next step in the high-profile prosecution of an East Orange man accused of killing his former girlfriend and kidnapping their young son this summer was taken when a Union County grand jury indicted him on murder and other charges, authorities said. The six-count indictment returned by grand jurors in Elizabeth also charges Tyler Rios, 27, with desecrating the remains of 24-year-old Yasemin Uyar of Rahway after killing her. Authorities began searching for Uyar and Sebastian Rios on July 8 after he didn’t show up for daycare and she didn't arrive for scheduled work shifts. Tyler…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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South Jersey Man, 60, Dies Of Injuries Month After His BeatIng, Camden Prosecutor Says South Jersey Man, 60, Dies Of Injuries Month After His BeatIng, Camden Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Man, 60, Dies Of Injuries Month After His BeatIng, Camden Prosecutor Says A 60-year-old South Jersey man died Thursday of injuries he suffered during a beating last month, authorities said. Camden County authorities seek the public's help locating any suspects that might have been involved in the fatality.  Eric Ortiz of Camden died on Thursday of his assault injuries, according to to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. The Gloucester/Camden/Salem County Medical Examiner ruled that the death was homicide by blunt force trauma. Ortiz reportedly waved down a New Jersey Transit bus at midnight on Jul…

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by Jon Craig
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Central Jersey Man Beat Acquaintance To Death With Baseball Bat, Prosecutor Says Central Jersey Man Beat Acquaintance To Death With Baseball Bat, Prosecutor Says
Central Jersey Man Beat Acquaintance To Death With Baseball Bat, Prosecutor Says A Central Jersey man is accused of beating his acquaintance to death with a baseball bat, authorities said. Curtis Wright, 57, was charged with murder in the early Saturday morning death of Howard Smith, 53, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Frank LoSacco said. Police responding to a Main Avenue home in East Brunswick on reports of an unconscious man found Smith with signs of blunt force trauma around 6:50 a.m., authorities said. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.  An investigation by Detective Alex Danese of the East Brunswick Police Department and Dete…

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by Cecilia Levine
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South Jersey Man, 29, Charged With Manslaughter After Victim Dies From Punch In Jaw South Jersey Man, 29, Charged With Manslaughter After Victim Dies From Punch In Jaw
South Jersey Man, 29, Charged With Manslaughter After Victim Dies From Punch In Jaw A South Jersey man died on Sunday of head injuries he sustained in a fight in January, authorities said.  James Bates, 47, of Chesilhurst had been punched in the jaw, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Chesilhurst Police Chief Wendell Smith. Bates' attacker, Alexander Toussaint, 29, of Chesilhurst, has been newly charged with first-degree manslaughter and third-degree aggravated assault, Mayer and Smith said.  Touissant had lived in a nearby residential center for mentally disturbed people, Smith said.  Police officers responded to the …

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by Jon Craig