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Police & Fire
NJ Murder Suspect Who Dumped Body In NYC Captured In Philadelphia: Cops
A second arrest has been made in the murder of a Franklin Township man last December, authorities said. Daniel Matthews, 44, was arrested on Tuesday, March 12 in Philadelphia and charged with killing Artis Young and then taking his body back to Brooklyn, NY, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. Andrew Mumby, a 47-year-old New Brunswick resident was arrested last month. On Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, police received a missing person report from Young's family, McDonald said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Franklin Town…
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Missing Man Found Dead In NJ Woods, Police Confirm (
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A body found during a search for a missing man over the weekend has been positively identified, police in Hamilton Township (Atlantic County) said. A search for Pleasantville's Tracy Faulkner II, 33, found his body in a wooded area along Harbor Avenue in Mays Landing around 10:50 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 28, township police confirmed. "During the search, an unidentified deceased male was located and the scene was immediately secured by Township of Hamilton Police, who were on location," police said. "All volunteers were escorted out of the woods and additional law enforcement personnel from th…
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Woman Disappears After Taking Out Trash At Residential Health Care Facility In NJ: Cops
Police in Mullica Township are looking for a woman who went missing from a residential healthcare facility. Michelle Carroll, 70, went missing from Homestead Residential Health Care Facility on Weymouth Road on Friday, Jan. 5. She was last seen taking the trash outside at around 5:30 a.m., local police said. Facility management told officers that Carroll may be wearing a tan or black jacket. She's also known to carry a large black purse, which is seen in photos posted on the police department's Facebook page on Saturday, Jan. 6. Police also said Carroll is known to go to two nearby stores.…
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HIM? Central Jersey Man, 20, Missing Since Christmas, Police Say
Seen him? Police are searching for a 20-year-old South Jersey man who has been missing since Christmas. Jacob O. Abdelshahid, of Avenel, was last seen on East Mountain Road near CR 601 overnight on Monday, Dec. 25, Montgomery Township Police Lt. Tom Frascella said. Abdelshahid stands 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 170 pounds. He was wearing a green bomber-style jacket, black or dark blue pants, and white sneakers at the time of his disappearance and does not have his phone or wallet with him, Frascella added. Anyone with information about Abdelshahid’s whereabouts is urged to contac…
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Mystery
Solved
: NJ Man Killed Woman Then Dumped Her Body, Cops Say
Harrowing details are beginning to surface in the death of a South Jersey woman. After being charged with second-degree disturbing human remains, 53-year-old Carlos Acevedo, of Camden, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Cathleen McGrath, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. McGrath, of Haddon Township, was found dead near 8th Street and Atlantic Avenue in Camden City on Nov. 15, at approximately 2 p.m., after having been missing for several weeks. Philly Folks - my friend’s niece, Cathleen McGrath, has …
Police & Fire
Body Found At Scene Of Fire In Woodbridge: Prosecutor
A body has been found at the scene of a fire in Woodbridge, authorities said. A woman was reported missing after the fire on Friday, Dec. 1, they said. The body was burned too badly to make a positive identification, according to Brynn Krause, a spokeswoman for the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. The missing woman's son was injured in the fire, which is under investigation, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Woodbridge Police Director Robert Hubner. Authorities did not release their names. Video from abc7 news shows the home after the firs and partial coll…
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NJ Man Was Supposed To Fly To Turkey 10 Days Ago — He's Been Missing Ever Since
Enes Aydin was supposed to fly to Turkey from Newark Airport on Nov. 5. But the 23-year-old missed his flight, and his family hasn't been able to reach him since. According to Matt Kahraman, a friend of the family, Aydin is from Turkey originally and was vacationing in Mexico last year, before he flew to Edgewater Park to visit his grandfather. "He was supposed to go to Turkey 10 days ago," Kahraman, "but he never flew." Aydin was last seen last month in New York City. His family is working with the Turkish officials and Edgewater Park police to find him.
Police & Fire
Body Washes Ashore In Keyport: Police
The body of a man was recovered Sunday, Oct. 29 along the shore in Keyport, authorities said. The man's name had not been released pending an autopsy. The body washed up near American Legion Drive, Keyport police said. On Facebook, the police department urged the public “to respect the privacy of the individual’s family and refrain from speculation until we can provide verified information.” “Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family during this difficult time. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter and ask for your patience as we work to confirm the details surround…
Police & Fire
Missing Woman With Autism Found Hours After Large-Scale Howell Search
A 26-year-old woman in Howell was found after a massive search Friday, Sept. 8. A large police presence was reported near Belmar Boulevard in the late afternoon. Three hours after announcing the search, Howell police thanked the agencies that assisted. It was not immediately clear where she was found.
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Search For Missing Person Ends Tragically Near NJ Mountain
The search for a missing person ended tragically when their body was found near a New Jersey mountain, authorities said. The person, whose name is being withheld, was last seen on Friday, Aug. 18, according to Hopewell Township and Pennington Borough police. Their personal car was found unoccupied in the parking lot of Baldpate Mountain. A search was launched immediately. The victim's body was found and no foul play was suspected. Assisting agencies included the Mercer County Prosecutors Office, Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, West Windsor Police Department, Lawrence Township Police D…
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Remains Found In North Jersey Woods Believed To Be Of Missing Local Woman, 63
Remains found in a wooded area in Wayne are believed to be those of a 63-year-old woman who went missing a week ago, the township’s police chief said on Friday. An intense search for Maria Ferrigno of Pompton Lakes began after her car was found abandoned on Farmingdale Road, next to a wooded area along the Pompton River, on Monday, July 17, Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said. A concerned resident told police the vehicle had been there for several days without being moved, McNiff said Friday in a detailed first public announcement about Ferrigno's disappearance and the subseq…
Police & Fire
Search Launched For Teen Girl Who Vanished Last Weekend In Monmouth County
Authorities are actively searching for a Monmouth County teenager who has been missing since last weekend. Alexandria Deuter, 15, was last seen walking on the 100 block of South Street in Eatontown, just west of the Route 35 corridor, at approximately 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 11, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Since then she also was believed to be in the area of the Hope Road and Route 36 interchange in Tinton Falls. Deuter is a native of the greater Cape May area, and may have traveled to that region as well. Anyone with information about Alexandria’s whereabouts is…
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HIM? Man, 27, Goes Missing In Central Jersey: Police
A 27-year-old man has gone missing in Central Jersey, authorities said. The missing person is Salvatore Seroka, according to South Brunswick police. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He is approximately 5' 4" tall and weighs 160 pounds. Anyone with information on Seroka's whereabouts is asked to call the South Brunswick Communications Center at 732-329-4646.
Police & Fire
Missing Postal Worker's Body Recovered From Jersey Shore
The search for Corey McFadden has come to a tragic end. The body of the missing 33-year-old postal worker, who was reported missing by co-workers on Monday, May 1, was recovered approximately a mile off the Sandy Hook coast after being spotted by a fisherman on Monday, May 22, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. McFadden, of Lower Township, was a U.S. Postal Service employee who have delivered mail in Cape May City since 2019, a manager said. His car was found on Sunday, April 30 along the Garden State Parkway, Wall Township police previously said. The vehicle was unoccupied on…
Police & Fire
Body Of NJ Man Missing Since January Recovered From PA River
The body of Lehigh University student from New Jersey who's been missing since January was recovered in the Lehigh River last week, school administrators said in a statement Wednesday. "After a concerted search effort last winter failed to provide any information about his disappearance, we received confirmation today that a body recovered in the Lehigh River last week was Daniel’s," wrote President Joseph J. Helble in a letter to the campus community on May 24. Lee, a second-year engineering student whose LinkedIn profile shows he's from East Hanover, NJ, was reported miss…
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Missing South Jersey Mom Found Dead In Hudson County
The body found on Route 440 on the Jersey City-Bayonne border on Wednesday, May 17, has been identified as Norelis Mendoza, who has been missing last week, authorities announced. Mendoza, a 32-year-old Lindenwold mom, had been last seen in Jersey City on Saturday, May 13,Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Norelis MendozaJersey City Police Police in Jersey City had said she was last spotted at her mother's house on Montgomery Street and Monmouth Street. Suarez said her death is considered suspicious. A cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the medical examiner…
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NJ Swimmer's Body Washes Up On MD Shore
The body of a 21-year-old swimmer from New Jersey who went missing in Maryland washed up on a beach in Maryland over the weekend, authorities announced. Edison's Praise Ezechibueze was reported missing Saturday afternoon May 6, bringing members of the Ocean City fire and police departments to 25th Street and the beach, officials said. The Missing Swimmer from Ocean City has been Located https://t.co/QmRrBart4k — Ocean City PD (@OCPDMDInfo) May 7, 2023 Fire department rescue swimmers along with members of the Ocean City Beach Patrol, Maryland Natural Resource Police and... Posted by…
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Missing Cape May Postal Worker Had Contact With Police Before Disapperance
The Cape May postal worker who went missing had contact with police using a fake last name on Sunday, April 30, authorities said. Corey McFadden, using an alias “Corey Samuels,” had contact with Manasquan Police during the evening hours of April 30, according to Lower Township police. The above photo was provided from the officer's body camera. Authorities did not say why McFadden interacted with Manasquan police. McFadden, 33, of Lower Township was reported missing by co-workers on Monday, May 1, after not showing up for work, Lower Township police said. McFadden is a U.S. Postal Servi…
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HIM? North Jersey Man Missing More Than Two Months
Authorities renewed a public plea for help finding a Garfield man who’s been missing for more than two months. Leon Gathers, 42, was last seen leaving his home near the corner of Harrison Avenue and Williams Street on Feb. 16, Police Capt. Mario Pozo said. Gathers, who doesn’t own or operate a vehicle, was walking, the captain said. He was wearing an orange “Champion" hoodie, blue jeans and tan work boots, Pozo said. Gathers is 6 feet tall and weighs about 175 pounds. His hair is black and his eyes brown. He has scars above his nose and left eyebrow and tattoos on both forearms with the …
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HIM? Deeply Religious Paterson Man Missing Nearly Four Years
It's coming up on four years since anyone has said they'd seen Jeremy Levin Coward of Paterson. Coward was staying with his grandmother when he began to feel ill and went to the hospital, loved ones said. He called her soon after to tell her he was being discharged. Then he was gone. Ten days passed before loved ones reported Coward missing on April 15, 2019. Family members said Coward was deeply religious, attending church on Sundays and Bible study on Wednesdays. He would be 36 now. Coward is 5-foot-7, with a medium build (160-170 pounds when he went missing), black hair and brow…
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Toms River Man Found Dead In Water: Prosecutor
The body of a Toms River man reported missing was found in a body of water on Thursday, March 28, authorities said. John Applegate, also known as “Bubby," was found in an area of water between Lakehurst Road and Route 37, after having been missing since Friday, March 24, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. His body was found by a family friend who had volunteered to assist with the search. Applegate's body was taken to Community Medical Center pending a post-mortem examination. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Toms River Township Police Depart…
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HIM? Jersey Shore Man Reported Missing
Authorities seek the public's help finding John Applegate, also known as “Bubby.” Applegate. He was last seen on Thursday, March 23, in Toms River between Community Medical Center and the Garden State Parkway, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. Applegate may have traveled to Johnson’s/ Fischer’s pits in Berkeley Township, the prosecutor said. Applegate was last seen wearing a black Jersey, light-colored jeans, and white shoes. He has distinct earrings (gauges) in both ears. Anyone who may have information on his whereabouts are asked to contact Ocean County Prosecutor’s …
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Missing NJ State Trooper Found Safe In Pennsylvania
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 in Pennsylvania. Dare's LinkedIn profile shows he apparently lives in Vineland, NJ. "Thank you everyone for your support and your invaluable tips," State Police wrote on Twitter.
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Missing NJ State Trooper Found Safe In Pennsylvania
A 46-year-old New Jersey State Trooper who went missing earlier this week in Pennsylvania has been found safe, his agency said on Twitter. Police did not say where Jason Dare was found, but thanked the public for the "invaluable tips." Dare had last been 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. Dare's LinkedIn profile shows he is a State Trooper and apparently lives in Vineland, NJ. He was seen on video surveillance leaving the facility on foot, wearing a black Carhart jacket, …
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Boyfriend Of Newark Woman Missing Since 2017 Charged With Stealing Disabled Son's Benefits
The former live-in boyfriend of a Newark woman who's been missing more than five years accessed her personal information and within days began embezzling benefit payments meant for her disabled son, federal authorities charged. Asmar Earp, a 37-year-old ex-con with an extensive criminal record, first changed the pin code on the benefits debit card belonging to Venika Williams less than a week after she was reported missing in December 2017, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. A few months later, he used Williams's name, date of birth and Social Security number to receive …
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Somerset Parents' Nightmare: Body Of Missing Son, 21, Found At Foot Of Cliffs
The parents of a missing 21-year-old Somerset County man tracked his cellphone to the Palisades overlooking the Hudson River, where they found his backpack -- and responders eventually recovered his body, authorities said. The concerned Franklin Township parents called Palisades Interstate Parkway police on Saturday, Feb. 4, and told them their son had been missing for two days, Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. "They were able to track their son's cell phone to the area of the cliffs, located just south of Stateline Lookout in Alpine," the lieutenant said. The couple then went there, checked th…
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Police In North Jersey Reunite Missing PA Man, 85, With Wife, Daughter
An 85-year-old diabetic from Pennsylvania who was reported missing was rescued overnight by a South Hackensack police officer nearly 150 miles from home. Officer Ashley Lagrosa spotted the Reading, PA man's car parked on the side of Phillips Avenue between Routes 80 and 46 around 2:30 a.m. Jan. 27, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. Lagrosa ran a check on the Pennsylvania plate and discovered that the driver/owner had been reported missing a few hours earlier, the sergeant said. The man told Lagrosa he didn't know where he was and had been driving since the previous morning. They called…
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Remains Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Those Of Spring Jumper From Alaska
Severely decomposed remains found at the foot of the Palisades apparently are those of an Alaskan man whose van was left with a suicide note at the top of the cliffs more than eight months ago, authorities said. A passerby notified Palisades Interstate Parkway police after finding the skull in a wooded area at the base of the cliffs around 10 a.m. Dec. 22, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. The Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office must make the official determination, but authorities are certain the remains are those of Glenn Filbert, 62, of Seward, an Alaskan port city 4,500 miles …
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Missing
: Mercer County Man, 60, Not Seen For 3 Weeks, Police Say
Seen him? Princeton Police are diligently searching for a 60-year-old man they say has been missing for around three weeks. Emmanuel Lafontant was last seen by his family near Johnson Street in Hamilton about three weeks ago, Princeton Police said in a Wednesday release. Lafontant is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs around 190 pounds. The pictured individual, Emmanuel Lafontant, was reported missing to our department by his family. He was last seen in... Posted by Princeton NJ Police Department on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Anyone with information about Lafontant’s whereabouts is u…
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NJ Woman Signed Herself Out Of Group Home Months Before She Was Reported Missing: Police
A search has been launched for a 22-year-old Central Jersey woman who has been missing for weeks, maybe months, authorities said. Veronica McLean's friend reported her missing in late October, after not hearing for her for quite some time, South Brunswick police said. Officers determined that McLean had been living in a group home on Broadway Road, but checked herself out on July 2022, they said. State authorities told detectives that she had given up all assistance from the State back in July. Detectives learned that McLean may have been in the Hancock Street area of Brooklyn, …
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Horrifying Details Emerge In Disappearance Of Princeton Student Misrach Ewunetie: Report
UPDATE: Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead New details have emerged in the intensified search for Misrach Ewunetie, a 20-year-old Princeton University student missing since Friday, Oct. 14. Misrach's phone last pinged early Sunday, Oct. 16 to a residential area in Penns Neck — about a 7-minute drive from campus — but was then switched off, The Sun reports. The Princeton University Department of Public Safety is seeking information on the whereabouts of an undergraduate... Posted by Princeton NJ Police Department on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Police responded to the area with Misrach's brother…
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