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Recycling Center Supervisor Killed In Ocean County Workplace Incident Was Firefighter, Dad Recycling Center Supervisor Killed In Ocean County Workplace Incident Was Firefighter, Dad
Timothy Hannold Dies At Ocean County Recycling Center Services have been set for a father of two who was killed in a workplace incident at the Ocean County Northern Recycling Center. Timothy Hannold, 50, had entered a container being moved at the recycling center on Towbin Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 31, Lakewood Police Capt. Greg Staffordsmith said in a statement. Workers unaware of Hannold's presence tried to "upright the dumpster," causing the doors to shift and pin Holland up against an inside wall, Staffordsmith said. Hannold died as a result of the incident, police said. Affectionately known as "Timmy" or "Ripper," Hannold's obi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Tuckerton Borough Employee Pocketed $10K In Utility Payments: Prosecutor Tuckerton Borough Employee Pocketed $10K In Utility Payments: Prosecutor
Tuckerton Borough Employee Pocketed $10K In Utility Payments: Prosecutor A Tuckerton Borough utility collector has been arrested on accusations she stole $10,000 from the municipality. Jennifer Docherty, 46, of West Creek, failed pocketed proceeds from the tax, water, and sewer payments for the borough between June 2018 and June 2023, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Docherty surrendered to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office in the presence of her attorney on Monday, Nov. 21. She was processed and served with the charge via summons pending an upcoming first appearance in Ocean County Superior Court.  She was charged with theft by f…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Motorcyclist Killed In Collision With Car Making U-Turn: Police Motorcyclist Killed In Collision With Car Making U-Turn: Police
Motorcyclist Killed In Collision With Car Making U-Turn: Police A motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into a car making a U-turn, authorities said. On Sunday, July 24 at approximately 2 p.m. Little Egg Harbor police responded to Route 539 at the Garden State Parkway overpass for a crash involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle.  Preliminary investigation indicates the motorcycle was traveling north on Route 539 when the passenger vehicle, which had been parked on the northbound shoulder of the road, attempted to make a U-turn, police said. The motorcycle collided with the driver's side of the vehicle, causing the operator to be ejected, …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Jet Ski Rider Dead In Ocean County Accident ID'd Jet Ski Rider Dead In Ocean County Accident ID'd
Jet Ski Rider Dead In Ocean County Accident ID'd A man died after being thrown from a jet ski in Ocean County over the weekend, authorities said. Salvatore Cusimano, 49, of West Creek, was operating the watercraft when he was ejected in Sahara Sands Quarry, in Eagleswood, around 2:30 p.m., State Police said. Cusimano's body was recovered by dive teams, and with help from local, county and state officials, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said.

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by Cecilia Levine