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NJ Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old East Orange man was charged with murdering an inmate at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility in Chesterfield, authorities said Friday, July 31. On Friday, July 17, correctional officers found Yasin Sellers slumped on the floor and unresponsive in a prison gymnasium following a religious service, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Sellers was pronounced dead at the scene, Bradshaw said. An investigation determined Sellers collapsed after being assaulted by Banton, Bradshaw said.
Police & Fire
Man Fleeing ICE Hit By Car In NJ: Police
A pedestrian was injured after he was struck by vehicle while fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement Friday morning, July 31, authorities said. At 9:05 a.m., officers responded to Route 35 north near the train station after the man fled from ICE agents who were attempting to apprehend him, Point Pleasant Beach police said. During the course of fleeing, the man entered the roadway and was struck by a motor vehicle, police said. The man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital, police said. Point Pleasant police said they were not notified of …
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NJ Man Killed His Infant Daughter: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old Atlantic City man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of his daughter, authorities announced Thursday, July 30. On Monday, Feb. 2, officers responded to an apartment in Atlantic City and found the 1-year-old unresponsive, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The child was rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. The child had blunt force trauma to the head and neck and an autopsy documented a contusion on the child’s forehead and abrasions on both sides of her neck, bilaterial retinal hemorrhages and had absent …
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NJ Woman Gunned Down Boyfriend: Prosecutor
A 38-year-old Glassboro woman was arrested and charged with fatally shooting her boyfriend in Winslow Township Wednesday, July 29, authorities said. Amelia Wilmore-Nozil is charged with manslaughter and unlawful possession of a weapon, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Winslow Township Police Chief Donald Lemons. At 2:03 p.m. officers responded to Bromley Court and found 33-year-old Dominicio Fuhrtz, a Winslow Township resident, inside his parked vehicle with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Fuhrtz was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced…
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NJ Creep Sent Naked Videos To 7-Year-Old, Asked For Explicit Pics On TikTok: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested after sending a 7-year-old girl naked videos of himself and soliciting explicit photos of her in return, authorities announced Thursday, July 29. The investigation began on Monday, July 20, after the girl said a man had been sending her messages by text and over TikTok, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. Elmer Lao, a Camden resident, engaged in online conversations with the girl, whom he knew to be seven years old, MacAulay said. During those messages, Lao sent nude videos of himself to her and requested she send nude …
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$450K Recovered, Man Arrested In Burglary Investigation: Lakewood PD
A 48-year-old Lakewood man was arrested and $450,000 was recovered following an investigation into a burglary at a business, authorities announced Wednesday, July 29. At noon on Sunday, July 26, officers responded to a business on Ocean Avenue after a business owner reported $100,000 had stolen, Lakewood police said. An investigation uncovered more than $300,000 had been pilfered, police said. Detectives identified William Ordenana-Arauz as the suspect, having previously worked at the business, police said. Ordenana-Arauz had traveled to a storage facility in Freehold following the theft, p…
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66 Chickens, Including 60 Baby Chicks, Rescued After Household Kitchen Fire
Sixty-six neglected chickens—including 60 baby chicks—were rescued after a house fire led first responders to a backyard where the birds were being kept in what rescuers described as torturous conditions, authorities and an animal rescue organization said. Officers responded to a kitchen fire at 67 Mist Lane in Westbury, New York, around 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, where they found an active fire inside the home, according to Nassau County police. The East Meadow Fire Department extinguished the flames, and no injuries were reported. While investigating the fire, officers discovered several …
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911 Call, Doorbell Video Released After Coach Eric Bieniemy's Son Shoots Mother
New details are emerging after the son of NFL coach Eric Bieniemy shot his mother in Northern Virginia. Mia Bieniemy, 57, was allegedly shot by their 27-year-old son, Elijah Zion Bieniemy, in the 20000 block of Northpark Drive in Ashburn during a weekend altercation, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Mia Bieniemy was taken to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation of her injuries. Her son is now charged with malicious wounding and other weapons offenses. In the days following the shocking shooting, the dispatch call has been released by Good Morning Am…
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‘Armed And Dangerous’ Teen Murder Suspect With NJ Ties On The Run: Authorities
A teenage New York murder suspect with ties to New Jersey remains on the run, authorities said Monday, July 27. Jacqua Cowan, 19, is wanted in the killing of 24-year-old Jamier Allen in March 2025 in Albany, the U.S. Marshals Service said Monday. He is considered armed and dangerous. Allen, of Albany, was shot and killed March 26, 2025, then his body was dumped in a wooded area, police said. About two weeks later, four people were arrested in the case, which was also tied to a car fire four days prior to Allen’s death, according to investigators. A warrant for Cowan’s arrest was issued Thu…
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Two NJ Residents Admit To ISIS Terror Plot: Feds
Two Montclair residents, including the son of a prominent poet, have pleaded guilty to their involvement in planning an aborted terrorist attack in Detroit on Halloween, authorities announced Wednesday, July 29. Tomas-Kaan Jimenez-Guzel, 19, and Milo Sedarat, 21, pleaded guilty to terrorism-related offenses, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. Jimenez-Guzel pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, and Sedarat pleaded guilty to concealment of material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Sa…
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Meth, Heroin Gets Man Arrested, Stafford Police Say
A 41-year-old Ocean County man was arrested and hit with numerous drug charges following a pedestrian stop in Stafford, authorities announced Wednesday, July 29. At 6:45 p.m., on Tuesday, July 28, a drug enforcement unit stopped Sean Buckley, a West Creek resident at Route 9 and the Cedar Run Apartments after believing he was in possession of methamphetamine, Stafford police said. A search of Buckley led to the seizure of suspected methamphetamine, suspected heroin, and drug paraphernalia, police said. Buckley was charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possessio…
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Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Arrested On Route 37: Toms River PBA
A drunk driver was arrested after he was going the wrong way in Toms River Saturday, July 25, authorities said. Officers observed a vehicle heading eastbound in the westbound lanes on Route 37, the Toms River PBA said. Officers attempted to pull the vehicle over, but the vehicle continued going the wrong way on Route 37, authorities said. As the vehicle fled the scene, it almost struck a multiple vehicles and officers initiated a pursuit, with the car still traveling the wrong way, authorities said. Two officers used their cars to block in the suspect vehicle head on, ending the pursuit, a…
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3-Year-Old Dies In Apparent Drowning: Lakewood PD
A 3-year-old died in Lakewood from an apparent drowning on Sunday, July 26, authorities said. At 3:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of an unconscious three-year-old child from drowning, Lakewood police said. Emergency medical personnel initiated lifesaving measures but the child was taken to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead, police said. The incident remains under investigation, police said.
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NJ Man Charged With 2 Burglaries, Including School Break-In: Police
A 35-year-old Pennsauken resident was arrested and charged with committing multiple burglaries in Lakewood, authorities announced Wednesday, July 29. On Sunday, July 19, officers responded to a report of a suspicious person, later identified as Mashon Wilson, inside a residence on Cross Street, Lakewood police said.. Wilson gave officers false information and he was eventually linked to multiple thefts inside the building, leading to charges of burglary, defiant trespassing, hindering apprehension, and seven counts of theft, police said. Officers also responded to a report of a trespa…
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Lightning Strike Kills Man, 32, At Monroe Township Solar Field: Police
A 32-year-old man died after he was reportedly struck by lightning at a solar field in New Jersey on Tuesday afternoon, July 28, authorities said. The Monroe Township Police Department received a report at approximately 3 p.m. that a man may have been struck by lightning near the solar field at 355 Hoffman Station Road, Monroe Police Chief Griffin Banos said. Officers, Monroe Township EMS, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital paramedics responded and found the man unconscious in the field, Banos said. The man was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, whe…
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Aspiring Doctor Charged In Deadly NJ Crash After Running Red Light: Prosecutor
Update: The 18-year-old driver charged in the deadly Route 202 Raritan crash Monday, July 27, has since been hit with an additional second-degree charge of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, prosecutors announced on Thursday, July 30. Siddartha Prasad Surapanani, of Belle Mead, was behind the wheel of a Genesis SUV when he struck the driver's side of an Acura SUV at the First Avenue intersection along Route 202 in Raritan just before 6:30 a.m., Somerset County First Assistant Prosecutor Annemarie L. Mueller said. The driver of the Acura, a woman from Bridgewater, was …
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Meth, Klonopin Get Trio Arrested Near Walmart: Stafford PD
Three people were arrested for drugs following a traffic stop near Walmart in Manahawkin, authorities said. At 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, a drug enforcement unit pulled over a vehicle near 525 Route 72 West, Stafford police said. During the course of the investigation, detectives determined Kristina Gordon, a 51-year-old Barnegat resident, had two active no-bail warrants for her arrest, police said. During a search incident to Gordon's arrest, detectives recovered a quantity of suspected methamphetamine and multiple pills believed to be clonazepam a.k.a. klonopon, police said. Go…
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Feds ID Driver Who Crashed Pickup During NJ Pursuit
Federal officials have identified the man who crashed his pickup truck during a pursuit on Sunday, July 26 in Teaneck. In an update on Monday, July 27, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Luis Angel Cifuentes Rodas is an illegal immigrant from Guatemala. “He illegally entered the U.S. at an unknown time and place," the spokesperson said. "All of his claims will be heard by a Justice Department immigration judge and he will receive full due process. “Resisting officers and evading arrest is dangerous for our officers, illegal aliens, and the public. We remind the public that…
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Mom's Quick Actions May Have Saved Daughter From Ex-BF's Abduction In AC: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Atlantic City, authorities announced Monday, July 27. On Sunday, Sept. 28, Atlantic City police responded to Adriatic Avenue after a woman was dragged into a Chrysler 3000 by Lucas Moran, a Dunmore resident, who was wielding a knife, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. As Moran attempted to drag the woman back into the vehicle, the woman’s mother prevented him from doing so, authorities said. The woman was able to escape and Moran then fled westbound toward Absecon Boulevard in his vehicle, auth…
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NFL Coach's Son Arrested For Shooting Wife At Family Home, Officials Say
The son of an NFL coach has been arrested for a shooting at the family home in Virginia, Daily Voice has learned. Eric Bieniemy's wife, Mia Bieniemy, 57, was reportedly shot by their son Elijah Zion Bieniemy, 27, on Sunday, July 26, in the 20000 block of Northpark Drive, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and ESPN. Eric Bieniemy is the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive coordinator. Deputies were called shortly after 7:30 p.m. on July 26 to the home, where there were reports of gunshot wounds. One woman was treated and rushed to an area hospital. Mia Bieniemy was listed in st…
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DUI Arrest Of Prosecutor's Top Detective In NJ Captured On Newly-Released Bodycam
Newly released bodycam footage shows the moment that former Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Francisco "Frank" Roman Jr. was arrested for DUI after hitting multiple vehicles in a county-issued vehicle last March. The video was released by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube on Sunday, July 26, and opens with officers speaking to owners of the vehicles that Roman had allegedly struck in downtown Somerville on March 20. He has since been suspended without pay. About 22 minutes into the recording, Officer Maurice Alvarez tells Roman he will have to perform field sobriet…
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ICE Pursuit Ends In NJ Crash, Downs Utility Pole
A man fleeing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents crashed into a parked SUV and snapped a utility pole in Teaneck on Sunday morning, July 26, leaving one driver trapped inside a vehicle surrounded by live wires for about an hour, police said. View this post on Instagram Teaneck police responded to the intersection of Queen Anne Road and Walraven Drive at approximately 11:21 a.m. after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a vehicle had struck a utility pole, according to a department release. One of the callers identified themselve…
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26-Year-Old Dead, 2 Seriously Hurt In Jersey Shore Boat Crash, State Police Say
A 26-year-old man was killed, and two others were seriously injured after a boat struck a channel marker in Barnegat Bay in Toms River late Saturday, July 25, authorities said. A 32-foot Boston Whaler was traveling through the Intracoastal Waterway when it struck an Intracoastal Waterway channel marker, just before 11 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper II Christopher Postorino said. After the collision, the operator, Kevin Wells, 39, of Warren, drove the vessel to a home on Silver Lagoon Drive in Toms River, where emergency personnel responded to render aid, the trooper said. …
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15-Year-Old Passenger Kills Teen Driver On South Jersey Highway: Prosecutor
A 15-year-old has been charged in the shooting death of a 19-year-old driver whose vehicle had crashed along Route 30 in Atlantic County, authorities said. Mullica Township police responded to a single-vehicle crash near Route 30 and Snow Hill Road late Friday night, July 24, where officers found the 19-year-old Javonte Stallworth, of Mullica Township, dead inside the vehicle with a single gunshot wound to the head, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Witnesses told investigators that two people fled the crash scene on foot, authorities said. Police soon found tw…
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Details Released In SWAT Standoff At Hackensack Building
A woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation after barricading herself inside a Hackensack apartment and claiming to have a knife, prompting a response from the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, authorities said. View this post on Instagram Hackensack police responded to a mental health incident involving a 44-year-old woman at the Park Lane Apartments at Union Street and Conklin Place Friday evening, July 24, Chief Michael Antista tells Daily Voice. When officers made contact, the woman barricaded herself inside an apartment a…
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2-Year-Old Ingested Cocaine, NJ Man Arrested: Prosecutor
A 39-year-old Ringwood man was arrested and charged after a 2-year-old was found cocaine in their system in Wildwood, authorities announced Friday, July 24. On Monday, July 20, a 2-year-old was taken to a hospital by Alexander Moles because they were having difficulty breathing, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Joseph Murphy said. EMS administered two doses of Narcan to the toddler, authorities said. A blood test revealed the toddler had cocaine, authorities said. An investigation determined Moles was vacationing in Wildwood when the toddler…
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NJ Cocaine Dealer Faces Lengthy Prison Sentence: Prosecutor
A 41-year-old Manchester resident pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine throughout Ocean County, authorities announced Thursday, July 23. Tariki Foster pleaded guilty to possession of five ounces or more of cocaine with intent to distribute along with other drug charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, he faces 18 years in prison. On Friday, June 6, 2025 detectives from the New Jersey State Police executed a search warrant on Foster's residence in Toms River, seizing 10 ounces of cocaine, Billhimer said. A month later, detectives observed…
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Ex-Treasurer Stole $244K From Charity For Disabled Adults In NJ: Prosecutor
A 65-year-old New Jersey accountant is accused of stealing more than $244,000 from a New Jersey nonprofit that supports adults with disabilities, authorities said. Stephen Ferguson, of Cedar Grove, served as treasurer of the Association for Hunterdon Development Center in Clinton from June 2023 through March 2025, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced Friday, July 24. The nonprofit was established by families of residents to provide additional support and resources for adults with disabilities living at the state-run facility, Stephens said. Ferguson allegedly made mult…
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Skeletal Human Remains Confirmed To Be Those Of NJ Driver Who Vanished After Crash: (
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The mystery has a heartbreaking answer. Remains found in a Maryland creek have been positively identified as a New Jersey pilot car driver who disappeared after crashing her vehicle and suffering a possible head injury last month, police confirmed on Thursday, July 27. Kimberly Gordon, 46, of Lopatcong, NJ, was driving a white 2024 Hyundai Elantra while working as a pilot car driver escorting an oversized load when she disappeared on June 21, NJ.com reports. She was last seen behind the Sky Zone trampoline park on Pulaski Highway in Rosedale, according to police in Baltimore …
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Megachurch Pastor Sent Explicit Images To Teen He Met While Preaching: Police
A nationally known Virginia megachurch pastor who has preached across the United States is accused of sending explicit images to a Pennsylvania teenager he met while preaching at the boy's church, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Kenneth Kevin Baldwin, 46, of Alexandria, Virginia, was charged with two felony counts of unlawful contact with a minor, one felony count of corruption of minors, three misdemeanor counts of indecent exposure, and six misdemeanor counts of open lewdness, state police announced Thursday, July 23. The investigation began May 2, 2026, after the York Criminal …
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Pedestrian Critically Injured After Hit By Car: Lakewood PD
A 20-year-old Lakewood resident was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in Lakewood on Tuesday, July 21, authorities said. At 9:59 p.m., officers responded to James Street and Ridgeway Place after a driver was traveling westbound on James Street and turned onto Ridgeway Place, striking the 20-year-old, Lakewood police said. The driver remained on the scene, contacted emergency services and displayed no signs of impairment, police said. The 20-year-old was found unconscious and was transferred to a nearby hospital where they remain in critical condition, police said.
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