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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…
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…
9-Year-Old Girl Murdered In NY Tried To Avoid Trip With Alleged Killer Dad, Mom Says
A 9-year-old girl who was strangled to death in New York begged to get out of a trip to Ethiopia with her father, who is accused of killing her, according to testimony heard Tuesday, July 28.
Melina Frattolin instead traveled through New York and Connecticut with her dad, Luciano, for multiple weeks in the summer of 2025, according to authorities.
Kali Galanis, Melina’s mother and Luciano’s ex-wife, testified Tuesday that Melina told her “she didn’t want to go” with her father to Ethiopia, the New York Post reported.
Instead Luciano and Melina toured the region south of her Montreal home. …
Carpenter Dies Surfing With Son At Jersey Shore, 56
Kevin F. Kennedy, of Toms River, died after suffering a medical emergency while surfing with his son, Jack, according to a GoFundMe launched for his family. He was 56 years old.
"Kevin left this world doing what he cherished most—surfing in the ocean, a lifelong passion that brought him peace and joy," Margaret Rizzo, who organized the GoFundMe wrote. "His final moments were spent in the water, with his son Jack beside him, and the ocean's salt and sand still clinging to him—a poetic farewell that echoed his deepest wishes."
Kevin, Kristina, and Jack Kennedy
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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.
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