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Police & Fire
'Chameleon': Wife-Killer Facing Charges In 33-Year-Old NJ Murder Case Featured On Dateline NBC
A convicted killer facing new charges in connection with his second wife's death in Mercer County will be featured in a two-hour broadcast titled "Chameleon" on Dateline NBC on Friday, April 26. John David Smith III has served 20 years in an Ohio prison for the murder of his first wife. Now, he faces murder charges in New Jersey for killing his second wife, Fran Gladden-Smith, 33 years ago in West Windsor. At 9 p.m. Friday, Dateline NBC said it will reveal a "gripping investigation exposing (the) man suspected of multiple murders." Victims' relatives and detectives who put Smith behin…
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Three Young Adults Killed In Fiery Route 1 Crash
Authorities have identified the three people killed in a fiery crash on Route 1 in South Brunswick earlier this month. Charisse Nelson-Bailey, 24, Daniel Vida, 28, and Maria Passalaris, 25, all died in the Friday, April 12 crash near Ridge Road, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Just after the 9:40 a.m. accident, police said a van had been struck by a tractor-trailer before the van collided with two other vehicles. Both the tractor-trailer and van then caught fire. Nelson-Bailey, of Princeton Junction, was identified as the van's driver. The other two victim…
Lifestyle
The Rock Mocks Jalen Hurts In Philly After Charming NJ Gym Owner
The Rock continues to lean into his bad guy persona, taking a dig at one of Philadelphia's favorite athletes. Videos show fans booing after The People's Champion gave a simple explanation as to why he was two hours late for a fan event at WWE World on Thursday, April 4. The Rock said he was late because he was watching clips of Jalen Hurts, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, losing in the playoffs again. “The Rock was late because he was on YouTube watching highlights of Jalen Hurts losing in the playoffs again.” Savage 😂pic.twitter.com/Mgx7gdrJg5 — Dylan Powell (@PowellAnalytic…
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Popular Chinese Restaurant Owners Had Heirlooms, Money Stolen In West Deptford Burglary
A son is pleading for financial help after his parents' home was burglarized and precious family heirlooms stolen in Mercer County. Ethan Wang of Princeton Junction said his parents, Sara Wang and John Kang, "work themselves to the bone" at a restaurant they've run in West Windsor for 25 years called Hot Wok Cafe. "My mother is now 63 and my father is 65. I want to see them retire," Ethan wrote on a GoFundMe page. On March 6, the parents' home was broken into between 5 and 7 p.m., West Windsor police confirmed. The suspects stole a large amount of cash from their business and many valuabl…
News
South Jersey Engineer, 25, Killed In Wrong-Way Massachusetts Crash
A 25-year-old engineer from Mercer County was killed this week by a wrong-way driver in Massachusetts, where she lived and worked, police said. Geetika Guruprasad, of West Windsor, died just after 12:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, in Littleton, a suburb of Boston. Guruprasad was driving her Mazda CX-5 on Route 2 when an SUV traveling on the wrong side of the road collided with her, Massachusetts State Police said. Paramedics rushed her to Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts, where doctors pronounced her dead. The 22-year-old driver of the Chevrolet SUV was also se…
Police & Fire
Hamilton Man, 24, Charged In Woman's Beating Death During Alleged Burglary: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old man from Hamilton has been charged in connection with a woman's beating death after neighbors reported a break-in, authorities said. Denzel Whitmore, 24, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, second-degree burglary and fourth-degree tampering with evidence, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri and West Windsor Police Chief Robert Garofalo. Elaine Murray, 71, of West Windsor was found dead in an upstairs bedroom, they said. She appeared to have visible signs of injuries to her face and she was bleeding from the ba…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 63, Critical After Being Struck By Vehicle In Mercer County Crosswalk
A 63-year-old pedestrian was rushed to a nearby hospital after being struck by a vehicle in a Mercer County crosswalk Tuesday evening, authorities said. The pedestrian was heading east to west in the southern crosswalk of the intersection of Penn-Lyle Road at Canoe Brook Drive in West Windsor, local police said in a press release. A 55-year-old West Windsor driver traveling southbound on Penn-Lyle Road approaching the Canoe Brook Drive intersection struck the pedestrian around 5:45 p.m., the release said. The pedestrian, of West Windsor, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center …
Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead Along NJ Highway On Christmas ID'd By Police
Police have identified the person who was found dead near a Route 1 car dealership on Christmas as a 31-year-old Trenton woman. Stephanie Carmody's body was found in the northbound shoulder of 3466 Route 1 — a former car dealership — around 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, after multiple 911 calls were placed, West Windsor police said. The WWPD Detective Bureau took over the investigation in conjunction with members of the Mercer County Prosecutor's Homicide Task Force (HTF). The Middlesex Regional Medical Examiner's Office removed her body. Carmody's Facebook page said she had been working as …
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Pulls Seriously Injured DWI Driver From Honda After Fiery West Windsor Crash: Police
A pedestrian pulled a seriously injured driver from a Honda just moments before the vehicle burst into flames following a drunken crash in West Windsor Tuesday evening, authorities said. The crash occurred just before a curved section of South Mill Road near the intersection with New Edinburg Road around 7:10 p.m., West Windsor police said. Officers say local resident Christopher F. Howard was heading eastbound in a 2011 Honda Accord when the vehicle crossed the center line, veered off the left side of the roadway, and crossed over New Edinburg Road before crashing into a pine tree. A Good…
Police & Fire
Children’s Music Teacher Arrested For Viewing, Sharing Child Porn: Mercer County Prosecutor
A children’s music teacher in Mercer County was charged with viewing and uploading child pornography, authorities announced. Jose Sanchez, 58, of Monroe Township, was charged with possession and file sharing of child pornography, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release with local officials on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Sanchez’s arrest is the result of a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office that someone in Mercer County was uploading the material. The follow-up investigation led to the execution of a search wa…
Police & Fire
Burlington County Man Nabbed After Burglarizing Mercer County Home Of Nearly $20K: Police
A Burlington County man was arrested in Georgia after making off with nearly $20,000 during a home burglary in Mercer County, authorities said. Officers responding to a burglary report at a home in the Penns Neck development in West Windsor around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29 found that the home had been broken in through a window and burglarized of nearly $20,000 in jewelry and other valuables, local police said in a release on Wednesday, Sept. 7. A follow-up investigation found that Bobby David N. Jackson, of Lumberton, had committed the burglary and was found with a vehicle that had …
Police & Fire
3 Hospitalized In Serious Mercer County DWI Crash, Driver Charged With Vehicular Assault: PD
A drunken driver was charged with vehicular assault for causing a serious crash in Mercer County, authorities said. Romulo Alfredo Menchu Aguilar, of Millstone, was driving a white Chevrolet Colorado southbound on Old Trenton Road near Pennington Drive in West Windsor when he veered into the path of a black 2022 Genesis G70 heading northbound on Old Trenton Road just after 10:30 p.m. on Friday, June 17, local police said in a release on Friday, June 24. Both drivers, as well as Aguilar’s passenger, had to be extricated and were taken to the trauma unit at Capital Health Regional Medical Cen…
Schools
Social Media Threat Prompts Increase Police Presence At South Jersey School District
A threat posted on social media prompted an increase police presence at a South Jersey school district, authorities said. The threat was posted online about High School North in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District during the late afternoon on Sunday, June 5, according to a joint release from the West Windsor and Plainsboro Police Departments. A thorough investigation determined the source of the threat and deemed it to be non-credible, police said. Each of the schools within the district were set to remain on an in-person schedule for Monday, June 6 with an increased …
Police & Fire
4 Hospitalized In Crash At Mercer County Intersection, Police Say
Four people were taken to nearby hospitals following a Sunday night crash at a Mercer County intersection, authorities confirmed. A Ford Taurus heading west on Princeton-Hightstown Road in West Windsor was attempting to turn left onto Clarkville Road while approaching a green traffic signal at Clarksville Road when it collided with an eastbound Honda Accord at the intersection just before 5 p.m., local police said. The Taurus driver and front-seat passenger suffered minor injuries, while the back driver’s side passenger suffered a serious head injury, police said. The Ford driver and passe…
Obituaries
Beloved Trenton Woman ID’d As Victim Of Deadly Mercer County Motor Bike Crash
A beloved Trenton woman was identified as the victim of last week’s deadly motor bike crash in Mercer County, authorities announced. Aisha Kearney, 40, was operating a mini motor bike in the center lane of Route 1 South near Buffalo Wild Wings in West Windsor when she was hit by a North Brunswick man driving a Ford around 10:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 15, authorities said. Kearny was thrown from the bike and hit by several more vehicles before being pronounced dead around 11 p.m., authorities said. Condolences poured in on social media for Kearney, who was remembered as a friend to many. …
Police & Fire
40-Year-Old Woman Dies In Mercer County Motor Bike Crash, Police Say
A 40-year-old woman riding a motor bike died in a Tuesday night crash in Mercer County, authorities announced. The Trenton woman — whose name was not released — was operating a mini motor bike in the center lane of Route 1 South near Buffalo Wild Wings in West Windsor when she was hit by a North Brunswick man driving a Ford around 10:40 p.m., local police said. The woman was dressed in dark clothing and had been operating the bike without lights, authorities said. The woman was thrown from the bike and landed on the roadway, where she and the bike were hit by several more vehicles as a res…
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? Mercer County Home Burglarized In Broad Daylight, Police Say
A Mercer County home was burglarized in broad daylight Monday, according to police who are seeking clues and surveillance footage. The break-in occurred in West Windsor’s Penns Neck neighborhood during the afternoon hours, police said in a release. It was not clear whether anything was taken. “Please check your home video surveillance systems for any suspicious characters,” said West Windsor Police. Anyone with information is asked to call the department at (609) 799-1122, use the Anonymous Tipline at (609) 799-0452 or send an email to Lead Detective Abade at Abade@westwindsorpolice.com.
Police & Fire
3 Cars Stolen From Mercer County Town In Matter Of Days, Police Say
Three cars were stolen from one Mercer County town in a matter of days, local police confirmed. The vehicles were stolen out of Robbinsville Township in a matter of several days, police said in a Wednesday release. Two of the vehicles stolen had the keys/key fobs left inside, and the third was taken while it was still running. Similar motor vehicle thefts have been confirmed in nearby towns including West Windsor, Hamilton, Princeton and East Windsor, police said. “In fact, motor vehicle thefts have increased throughout the state of New Jersey over the past several months,” said Robbinsv…
Police & Fire
Windows Shattered In String Of Mercer County Car Burglaries
Know anything? Police in Mercer County are seeking clues in a late-night string of car burglaries. Several vehicles were burglarized in the Windsor Ponds development in West Windsor before dawn Monday, local police said in a release. All of the burglaries were committed by breaking the vehicles’ windows to gain access to the valuables inside, police said. Anyone with information or surveillance footage is asked to contact the department’s non-emergency number at (609) 799-1222 or use the anonymous tip line at (609) 799-0452.
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Mercer County
A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by a shuttle train in Mercer County Tuesday night, authorities said. The man was struck by the Princeton Dinky shuttle train No. 4177 near the Princeton Station in West Windsor shortly before 10 p.m., NJ Transit spokesperson Jim Smith told DailyVoice.com. The train was traveling westbound and was scheduled to arrive at Princeton Station at 9:59 p.m., Smith said. The man fled but was found nearby before being taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. There were no passengers …
Police & Fire
Mercer County Man, 64, Fatally Struck By Car: Police
A 64-year-old Mercer County man was killed after being struck by a car before dawn Sunday, authorities said. Officers responding to the pedestrian crash on Route 1 North at the Square of West Windsor found the man, of Princeton, unresponsive just after 6:20 a.m., West Windsor Police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A follow-up investigation found that the driver — a 31-year-old Plainsboro woman — was in the right lane of Route 1 northbound approaching the square as the victim was walking toward the southbound lanes. The man had just reached the right lane on the northbound side …
Police & Fire
Motorist Trapped, Airlifted After Route 1 Collision In Mercer County
EMS crews were called to a serious crash in Mercer County, authorities said. The crash occurred about 9:30 a.m. Saturday on Route 1 at Carnegie Center Boulevard in West Windsor, initial reports said. The motorist reportedly was trapped and had to be airlifted by medical helicopter to an area hospital, reports said. About 1:30 p.m., there was a separate crash reported in Trenton at North Hermitage Avenue and West State Street. Two crash victims were taken to a regional hospital, according to initial reports. Additional details were not immediately available.
News
NJ Violin Teacher Sexually Assaults 12-Year-Old Student, Authorities Say
An accomplished violinist and music teacher sexually assaulted a 12-year-old student of his in 2016, authorities announced. Dezheng Ping, 57, of Lawrence, was arrested and charged on Sept. 23 in Middlesex County, Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. An extensive investigation found that Ping sexually assaulted the child during violin lessons held at Ping's then-Plainsboro home, Ciccone said alongside Plainsboro Police Chief Fred Tavener. Ping is employed by Rider University at the Westminster Choir College and provides private violin instruction in West Windsor and Plainsboro. He was cha…
Weather
Thousands Without Power As Tornados Rip Through South Jersey
Tornados ripped through parts of South Jersey Wednesday evening, downing trees and destroying houses along the way, the National Weather Service has confirmed (scroll down for videos). Firefighters in Harrison Township were conducting searches at nearly 100 homes on and around Josephine Lane as of 7 p.m., unconfirmed and initial reports say. More than 12,000 homes and businesses were without power around that time. According to NJ Advance Media's Outage Tracker, the majority of the outages were reported in Deptford Township (3,900), Hamilton (1,200), West Windsor (1,200), West Orange (1,5…
Police & Fire
NJ Native Succumbs To Injuries After Being Shot In Line Of Duty
The Daytona Beach police officer and New Jersey native shot two months ago in the line of duty died on Tuesday. West Windsor's Jason Raynor died at 8:09 p.m. at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach -- his family by his side. Raynor, 26, was responding to a suspicious incident when he shot in the head on June 23 by suspected gunman Othal Wallace. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daytona Beach Police Dept. (@daytonabeachpolice) His radio communication went silent soon after and when officers arrived on scene, they foun…
Police & Fire
5 Hospitalized In Route 1 Crash
Five people were hospitalized in a serious crash on Route 1 early Saturday morning, authorities said. A southbound car veered off the road just before Carnegie Center Drive and struck a telephone pole before re-entering the road -- where it was struck by an SUV around 3:40 a.m., NJ.com says citing West Windsor police. Four occupants of one car and a fifth from the other were rushed to a local hospital, according to Sgt. Frank Bal. No further information was released.
News
Report: Convicted Ohio Killer Extradited To NJ Prison In 30-Year-Old Mercer County Murder Case
Convicted killer John David Smith III has served 20 years in an Ohio prison for murdering his first wife. Now, Smith faces murder charges in South Jersey for killing his second wife, Fran Gladden-Smith, 30 years ago in West Windsor, according to news reports. Smith, who turned 70 on April 2, was extradited to Mercer County Correction Center to face new murder charges on Tuesday night, according to NJ Advance Media. Gladden-Smith was last seen at the couple's West Windsor condominium in September 1991. Smith, who was moved from the Marion Correctional Institution in Ohio, has been the subj…
Police & Fire
Authorities: Car Burglar Admits Breaking Into 2,000 Vehicles In New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Authorities have arrested a suspect who admits breaking into about 2,000 vehicles in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Keith A. Johnson, 33, of Yardley, in Bucks County, PA, is charged with numerous counts of theft and burglary, as well as 76 counts of loitering/prowling at night, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's office. Johnson also admitted to stealing $140,000 in cash during a burglary in Philadelphia, detectives said in court papers, according to NJ Advance Media. When police searched Johnson's home, they found $30,000 in cash, plus items stolen from cars, they said. Johns…
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Fatal Trenton Headshot Victim, 60
Authorities have identified a 60-year-old Trenton man who died of a fatal headshot wound earlier Thursday. The apparent homicide was reported at 10 a.m. at 507 Home Ave., making it the second fatal shooting in the capital city this week. An earlier, unconfirmed report said that the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. A spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office identified the victim as Lovelle Laramore. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force is investigating, she said. On Tuesday night, two people were shot outside a Sunoco gas station on Sanhican Dr…
Police & Fire
Police On Lookout For Man Who Stole Credit Cards From Locked Car At Upscale NJ Country Club
Authorities are seeking the public's help identifying and locating a man who broke into a locked car at a Somerset County country club and took several credit cards. Surveillance tapes captured the man -- between 18 and 28 years old -- breaking into the woman's locked car at the Cherry Valley Country Club in the Skillman Section of Montgomery Township on Nov. 24 around 3:30 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The suspect was described to authorities as a white or Hispanic male with brown hair that is shaved on the sides. An investigation captured the man using t…
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Pedestrian, 24, Fatally Injured By Two Cars In Mercer County
A 24-year-old pedestrian from Piscataway died late Monday after being struck by two vehicles in Mercer County, authorities said. The fatal collision, which closed Route 1 north in West Windsor for about two hours early Tuesday, remains under investigation. The name of the victim -- and the names of two out-of-state drivers -- had not been released. The fatal collision occurred at 11:08 p.m. on Monday on Route 1 near the Princeton Service Center, a West Windsor Police Department spokesman said. One of the drivers is a 43-year-old resident of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, the lieuten…
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