Twin brothers from Newark have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Jersey City man, authorities said.Dequan and Uquan Meadows, both 24, are accused of killing Boubacar Doukoure, 29, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II.On Jan. 24, police responded at 5:28 p.m. to a report of a shooting on the 100 block of Clinton Avenue in ...

Two men have been arrested and two more are wanted in connection with a break-in at a Central Jersey pharmacy, authorities said.Nearly $28,500 in proceeds were stolen from the Boro Hill Pharmacy in Middlesex during the Feb. 28 burglary, police said.Arrested on multiple burglary and criminal mischief charges were Luis Jaquez, 22, and Eric Rodriguez, 26, both of New Brunswick. They ...

A 33-year-old man from Ocean County has been charged with aggravated assault and assault by auto in a crash that injured four people, one critically, authorities said.Charles Sharkey Jr. of Jackson Township is accused of running a red light with a suspended license before the crash, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.He also may have been using his cell phone ...

A U.S. Marine from South Jersey is credited with helping to rescue a Japanese teen severely hurt while snowboarding, authorities said.Sgt. Tyler Rallo of Galloway was taking a break from military training with Sergeants Ryan Cartwright and Scott Dike when the accident occurred, according to the Marine Corps.The mishap unfolded in Nagano, Japan, last month.Reichi Sekiguchi, a teenager ...

One lucky ticket matched all five numbers winning the $141,259 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Thursday, March 23, drawing. The winning numbers were: 04, 10, 14, 17 and 22 and the XTRA number was: 05. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for selling the winning ticket. The winning ticket was sold at Krauszer’s, 61 Mountain Blvd., Warren in Somerset County.

A 46-year-old New Jersey State Trooper who went missing last weekend has been found safe, authorities said.  Jason Dare was last seen walking away from a health facility in Media, PA, (Delaware County) on Sunday, March 19 at about 7 p.m., according to  New Jersey State Police.In a social media post on Friday, March 24, State Police reported that Dare had been found safe ...

A 34-year-old woman from Cumberland County was killed in a three-car crash in Atlantic County, authorities said.Kerry Forest of Vineland died in the head-on crash.Two other drivers and a five-year-old child were hospitalized.On Thursday, March 23, at approximately 5:45 p.m., the Township of Hamilton Police Department responded to the crash.A preliminary investigation revealed that a ...

Atlantic City police arrested four suspects accused of committing four armed robberies in 70 minutes in a vehicle carjacked from Maryland, authorities said.The first robbery occurred at 6:27 a.m. Thursday, March 23, and involved an 89-year-old man on New York Avenue. The suspects struck him in the chest and stole his jacket, cash and cell phone, police said.A minute later, a 45-year-old ...

A 39-year-old man from Gloucester County has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault that occurred more than eight years ago in Central Jersey, authorities said.Danny McEaddy, of Sicklerville, was charged with sexual assault, kidnapping, burglary, aggravated criminal sexual contact, criminal restraint and aggravated assault, they said.McEaddy was arrested on Thursday, ...

The Trenton community is embracing a 5-year-old girl preparing for spinal surgery.Mila Metelsky has suffered from two different rare chronic illnesses, gastroparesis and chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, ever since she was born at 25 weeks.She has already endured countless procedures, tests and surgeries, according to a GoFundMe page launched for her family."Mila recently had ...