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Erratic Jet Ski Operator Fled Marine Units At NJ Beach, Cops Say — Now They Want To Find Him
A jet ski operator who jetted away from police when they stopped him on Memorial Day Weekend is now being sought by authorities, who are enlisting the public to help. New Jersey State Police Marine Units stopped the operator of an erratic blue Yamaha around 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, May 25 at the bathing beach in Lower Township in Cape May County, the department said. During the stop, the operator failed to provide his ID and vessel registration, returned to the shore, and then left on foot. The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 50 or 60 years old, with a large tattoo …
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Police Seek Help ID'ing Dead Man In South Jersey
A body was found by authorities at a Salvation Army in South Jersey. On Sunday, Sept. 4 at 11:08 a.m., Bridgeton police were dispatched to 29 W. Commerce Street for a male who appeared to be deceased on the property. Bridgeton Fire/EMS responded and the male was pronounced dead a short time later, police said. The male was described as Hispanic, wearing a green shirt, blue jeans, cowboy boots and a brown jacket. The male had a goatee facial hair and appeared to be between 40 and 45 years old. Police were unable to positively identify the male and seek the public's help. Any…
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Woman Hit Child With Skee-Ball At Jersey Shore Arcade: Police
Cape May police seek the public's help in identifying the woman in the white dress. She was involved in a disagreement with another patron of the arcade. As a result, she threw a skee ball striking a child in the back of the head, police said. Click here to see a video of the incident. Anyone with information about the incident or the identity of any of the subjects is encouraged to contact the Cape May Police Department detectives at 609-884-9507.
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Authorities Seek Public's Help ID'ing Human Remains
Authorities are intensifying their hunt for clues in the death of a man in Galloway. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office seeks the public's help and offered up a few clues like a stud earring and ring. Human remains were recovered in Galloway Township on June 7, 2021, the prosecutor said. The man was between 40 and 60 years old. His height was between 5-foot-5 inches and 5-foot-11 inches. The decedent was found with a metallic ring and single stud earring, silver in color (see images) Stud earringAtlantic County Prosecutor's Office The decedent was found with multiple layers of c…
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Man Wanted In Atlantic City Assault
The Atlantic City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Section is seeking the public's help identifying the man in the photo in connection with an assault. The male suspect was wearing a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and a black belt. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Criminal Investigations Section at 609-347-5766. Information can be text to tip411 (847411). Begin the text with ACPD. All texts are anonymous.
Police & Fire
South Jersey Police Search For Missing Endangered Man
Police seek the public's help locating a 47-year-old endangered man last heard from on April 26, authorities said. On Wednesday, May 4, Lee E. Kenyon was reported missing from the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township, police said. He was last heard from on April 26, via text message. Kenyon is described as being 6'-05" tall and 250 pounds. He is bald with hazel eyes and has a gray and brown beard. He has a tattoo of a scorpion on his right forearm and a tattoo of a flaming skull on his left forearm. He may be in the Camden City area, police said. If anyone has additional …
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? Motorcyclists Flee Police In Central Jersey
Police seek the public's help locating two motorcyclists who have been causing havoc in Central Jersey. Piscataway police released this photo and a video of a pair of riders seen cutting off motorists and fleeing police. Several Facebook readers commented that they, too had encountered the duo. In one of the incidents, the motorcyclists were observed driving on Stelton Rd on March 6 at approximately 10:30 p.m., police said. The motorcyclists failed to stop for the patrol unit and were last seen driving east on W. 7th St. into Plainfield. If you know the identity of the i…
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Central Jersey Police Seek Public's Help In Deadly Shooting Investigation
Authorities in Central Jersey are seeking the public's help in a shooting that left one dead Thursday. Officers found a male with gunshot wounds near West Fifth Street and Washington Avenue in Piscataway just before 4 p.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Thomas Mosier said. Responders performed lifesaving measures before the man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity was being withheld pending notification of family. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective TJ Patel of the Piscata…
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More Stimulus Money Could Be On The Way, Feds Say
Haven’t received any federal stimulus checks yet? Well, now a fourth payment from the U.S. Treasury Department may arrive soon, federal officials say. Debate persists in the U.S. Congress and among other public officials over how many dollars will be spent and who will get the money, according to multiple news media reports. A couple dozen congressmen are pushing for new federal stimulus checks with a guarantee that the money will make it to Americans' bank accounts. Some lawmakers also are requesting that the federal government figures out ways to get the money to anyone without a bank…
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? Puppies Dumped On South Jersey Highway Ramp
Authorities in South Jersey seek the public's help identifying the person or persons responsible for dumping a litter of puppies on a highway ramp. Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said that on Wednesday at 9:44 a.m., a motorist notified the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department that there were dead puppies on an entrance ramp to State Route 55 off Sherman Avenue within the City of Vineland, Webb-McRae said. “Someone in the community is aware that an individual had a litter of puppies that suddenly disappeared," Webb-McRae said. "We are asking the …
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? Burlington County Police Seek 'Suspicious' Driver Who Approached Young Children
A police department in Burlington County seeks the public's help identifying a person from two suspicious incidents in which the man approached young children, authorities said. Evesham police said they incidents occurred on Monday afternoon in the Ridings at Mayfair Development. At about 4 p.m., near Lexington Circle, an unknown white man approached a group of three girls between the ages of 7 and 10 years old, police said. The man was driving a green Subaru Outback / Forester, with a small dog in the car. He pulled up to the girls and asked if they like music and if the girls were …
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Authorities ID Woman Found Dead In Florida As NJ Native, Don't Know Cause
Two months after the barefoot body of a Palisades Park native was found in a rural area of Florida, authorities have finally identified her – but they still don’t know how she died. Relatives from North Jersey who's seen social media posts helped identify Maryann Zoon, 65, who’d apparently lived alone in Fort Pierce near a stretch of road with no surrounding houses where a work crew found her decomposing remains in November. She hadn't been reported missing, authorities said. Although they don’t suspect any wrongdoing, detectives with the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office were trying to pi…
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Central Jersey Police Seek Public's Help After Highland Park Assault
Authorities from Middlesex County seek the public's help in locating a suspect who attacked a woman earlier this week. The woman was shoved to the ground about 9:10 p.m. on Monday near Benner Street and Second Avenue, according to Highland Park police. The man held the assault victim down before fleeing the area, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Highland Park Police Chief Richard Abrams said on Friday. The suspect is described as a black male, with black hair, approximately 6 feet tall and about 25 years old, wearing a blue surgical mask and eye…
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? Authorities Seek Info After Man Found Slain In Jersey Shore Home
Authorities in Atlantic County are seeking the public's help after a man was found slain in his home. Somers Hickman, 67, was found dead in his Chapman Avenue home after police were summoned by neighbors for a welfare check Monday around 10 p.m., Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced said. An autopsy conducted Tuesday found Hickman died of blunt force trauma, the prosecutor said. Anyone with information is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit at 609-909-7800 or visit the website of the prosecutor's office and fill out the form anonymousl…
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