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Police & Fire
Garfield Teen Caught With Bag Full Of Mail Stolen From Jersey Shore Businesses, Police Say
A Garfield teen was given more than 20 theft charges after he was found carrying stolen mail in Wall Township, authorities said. The 16-year-old boy was arrested near Industrial Road, the Wall Township Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The arrest came as officers have increased patrols in response to rising criminal activity, particularly mail theft, in parts of Wall. A detective saw the teen "acting suspicious" at around 8:40 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. The boy dropped a bag and tried to get away but he was eventually captured. Police said t…
Police & Fire
Sundown Swimmers At Unguarded NJ Beach Rescued
Three swimmers were rescued while in the water after sunset in Ocean Grove, officials said. Rescuers were called to a swimmer in distress near the pier at the Main Avenue beach at around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, the ANSWER team said in a Facebook post. The report was quickly upgraded to three swimmers in distress. When emergency crews arrived, they saw the three swimmers screaming for help. ANSWER rescuers, a Neptune Township police sergeant, and a bystander with a flotation device went into the ocean and saved the three swimmers. Neptune Township paramedics brought the adult and two …
Police & Fire
Bodycam Footage Shows Arrest Of DWI Driver In Wild Jersey Shore Boardwalk Wreck With His Dog
Newly-released bodycam footage shows the arrest of a wrong-way DWI driver who police say nearly hit multiple people before crashing into another vehicle then landing on a boardwalk along in a Jersey Shore town. As previously reported by Daily Voice, Jason Nagy, 44, of Avon-by-the-Sea, was arrested on Thursday, July 11, the Belmar Police Department. This is Nagy's third DWI: The first was in Toms River in March 2006, and the second was in Avon-by-the-Sea in June 2014, New Jersey court records show. Three days after Nagy's July 11 DWI, he was cited for loud/offensive language out of Wa…
Police & Fire
NJ Teacher Sexually Assaulted HS Student, Told Him To Delete Nude Cellphone Pics: Affidavit
A former Wall High School teacher sexually assaulted an 18-year-old student several times and sent him nude pictures, according to arrest records. An affidavit obtained by Daily Voice said 36-year-old Julie Rizzitello of Brick Township had sexual contact with the student between April and June. She was arrested on Wednesday, July 3, and charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, third-degree witness tampering, and three counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact. The affidavit said a Wall Township Public Schools employee told police on Monday, July 1 a…
Police & Fire
Former NJ Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Another Student Years Ago: Prosecutors
A former Wall Township High School teacher was facing more charges after she was accused of sexually assaulting a second student, authorities said. Julie Rizzitello, 36, of Brick Township, was charged with one count of second-degree sexual assault and one count of third-degree witness tampering, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Wednesday, July 17. She was previously charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, third-degree witness tampering, and three counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact. Investigators said they found e…
Police & Fire
Human Remains Found At NJ Construction Site Not Believed To Be Suspicious: Prosecutors
Foul play was not suspected after human remains were found at a Jersey Shore construction site, authorities said. An analysis of the skeletal remains hasn't shown any evidence of the people's deaths being suspicious, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago and Wall Township police Chief Sean O'Halloran said in a news release on Friday, Apr. 19. The remains were found on the 1100 block of Narrumson Road in Wall Township on Tuesday, Mar. 12. Work had just started on the foundation of a new home when the remains were discovered. A state police anthropologist perf…
Police & Fire
Duo Accused Of Carjacking Takeout Customer In Newark Face Federal Prosecution
Two repeat offenders charged with carjacking a customer waiting for a pickup order outside a Newark restaurant are now in federal custody and aren't going anywhere. The victim was pumping air into the front passenger tire on Dec. 9, 2023 when the pair arrived in a 2015 Lexus that had been stolen from outside a Wawa on Route 34 in Wall Township. Arraqeeb Williams-Cook, 23, of East Orange, got into the driver's seat of the victim's car, then pulled a gun, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. As the victim ran into the restaurant to call for help, ex-con Washir Singleta…
Weather
Bright Green Fireball Blazes Across Bergen County Skies
An earthquake, a total solar eclipse and now a fireball. What a week for weather in the Northeast. Dozens of residents across the region reported seeing a bright green fireball blaze across the sky on before dawn on Wednesday, April 10. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daily Voice NJ (@dailyvoicenewjersey) Linda Price-Heine captured a fireball in the sky Wednesday, April 10. Daily Voice Linda Price-Heine got a text from her neighbor, Joan Piney, in Wall Township this morning telling her to check her camera, she said…
Police & Fire
Skeletal Remains Found At Jersey Shore Construction Site: Prosecutor
An investigation is under way in a Jersey Shore town where skeletal remains were found, authorities confirmed. The remains were found on a piece of property on the 1100 block of Narrumson Road in Wall Township Tuesday, March 12 where work is being done, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Wall Township Police Chief Sean O'Halloran said. News 12 was the first to break the story, noting human remains were found at an excavation project. What looks very much like SKELETAL REMAINS found at a construction home site in the Manasquan Shores section of Wall Township. M…
Schools
4th Grader Shut In Closet By Teacher, Ridiculed By Peers During Music Class In NJ: Lawsuit
Two parents have filed a lawsuit alleging that an elementary school teacher in Wall Township locked their 11-year-old child in a closet for laughing during class, and another teacher ordered another student to delete a recording of the alleged incident. The suit (see attachment) filed Friday, Oct. 13 in Monmouth County Superior Court alleges that Central Elementary School music teacher Jessica Berube shut their fourth grader in a storage closet on April 8. 2022, for laughing. Daily Voice reached out to the Wall Township Board of Education, the district's superintendent, and Central Elementa…
News
'You Are Not Alone': NJ Woman Wins Revenge Porn Suit Against Ex-Math Teacher
"This is not your fault and you are not alone." That's the message New Jersey's Kaitlyn Cannon is sending to other victims of "revenge porn," after she successfully sued her former high school math teacher who shared her naked photos. An Ocean County jury last week ruled Cannon should be awarded $10,000 in damages, as first reported by Insider. Cali Madia, one of Cannon's attorneys said that she, Cannon, and lead trial attorney Daniel Szalkiewicz are largely pleased with the trial's outcome. "While we can’t help but be a little dismayed by the amount of damages awarded," said Madia, "we …
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…
News
'White Lives Matter Too': Man Charged With Smoke Bombing, Pepper Spraying Asbury Church Event
An Ocean County man was charged with throwing smoke bombs and trying to pepper-spray attendees of an anti-racism concert at an Asbury Park church while shouting "White lives matter, too," authorities announced. Nicholas G. Mucci, 28, of Toms River was wearing a black face covering on Jan. 28 as he blocked attendees from leaving a concert organized by a social justice organization known as the One People's Project at the Trinity Episcopal Parish on Asbury Avenue, state Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. “White lives matter, too,” he shouted while tossing two smoke bombs toward the cro…
Police & Fire
Two Dead In Monmouth County Parkway Crash
Two people died in a crash Sunday, Dec. 18 on the Garden State Parkway on Monmouth County, authorities said. Jerome Digiovanni, 75, of Toms River, was partially stopped in the right lane in a Chevrolet Equinox with Ronald Devingo, 57, also of Toms River, standing to the left of the vehicle near mile post 97.7 in Wall Township around 1:30 p.m., New Jersey State Police said. A Jeep Wrangler driven by a 24-year-old Belmar man struck the left side of the vehicle and Devingo, killing both Devingo and Digiovanni, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. The right two lanes of the GSP northbound were cl…
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HIM? Two Years Later, Missing Englewood Man Still Hasn't Been Found
Ruben Wilson had a habit of wandering off and sometimes traveling significant distances from his Englewood home despite dementia and other challenges. The 6-foot, 240-pound Wilson always turned up, though -- from as close as Teaneck, Hackensack and Tenafly, and as far as the Jersey Shore. He was once found with his dog in Englewood Cliffs. Another time, he drove nearly 70 miles to Wall Township. That changed after Wilson went missing more than two years ago. Ruben always enjoyed an early cup of coffee with his son, Shalom Kennedy, loved ones said. That didn't happen the morning of May 2…
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Dad Pleads Guilty To Killing Infant Daughter After Beating Young Son: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old Jersey Shore dad serving prison time for abusing his 15-month-old son has entered a guilty plea in the death of his 6-week-old daughter, authorities announced. Austin Meli, of Wall Township, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 10 to charges of aggravated manslaughter, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. Officers responded to a home in Wall Township on March 9, 2019, on reports of an unresponsive infant. Meli's baby was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. In March 2020, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for violently abusing his 1…
Police & Fire
Video Shows Deadly 5-Car Crash That Brought Dozens Of Police Cars To Parkway
A 58-year-old Toms River resident was killed in a five-vehicle crash that closed the Garden State Parkway for hours Friday, authorities said. The 12 p.m. crash occurred on the southbound side near milepost 96.8 in Wall Township, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. It involved a Hyundai passenger car, a GMC SUV, a Ford Transit van, a Kia SUV, and a Jeep SUV. The GMC struck the rear of the Hyundai, then the front of the Ford collided with the GMC, the GMC collided with the Kia, and the Kia collided with the Jeep, Marchan said. Footage from the scene posted by The Lakewood …
Police & Fire
Authorities Seek Police Impersonator Wanted For Pulling Over NJ Drivers
Authorities have released a composite sketch of a man who they say impersonated police and pulled over New Jersey drivers. A victim was stopped by a man in a black, older model Ford Crown Victoria and activated a blue dome light on the front dashboard in Brick Township around 2 p.m. on Aug. 1, New Jersey State Police said. When the victim pulled over, the man approached her vehicle and identified himself as a police officer. After a brief exchange, she became suspicious and asked him for identification. The man failed to provide identification and instead instructed the woman to get …
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: Englewood Man Who Went Missing Still Hasn't Been Found
SEEN HIM? The search continued for a lifelong Englewood resident with dementia who went missing a year ago Thursday. Ruben Wilson, 69, had wandered off from his home near Cross Street and West Palisade Avenue before. He's been known, in fact, "to travel significant distances despite his age and other challenges,” Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. The 6-foot, 240-pound Wilson has always turned up -- from as close as Teaneck, Hackensack and Tenafly, and as far as Wall Township. That changed after Wilson went missing on May 27, 2020, just weeks after a previous walkaway. Englewood p…
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Dad Indicted For Smothering His 6-Week-Old Baby, Prosecutor Says
A Monmouth County grand jury has indicted a 23-year-old man in the smothering death of his baby girl, authorities said. Austin Meli, a 23-year-old resident of Wall Township, was indicted on Friday for murder and endangering the welfare of a child in the death of his 6-week-old daughter, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Meli already is in state prison on separate charges that he physically abused the girl's older brother. Meli was sentenced to 10 years in state prison in March 2020 for violently abusing his 15-month-old son, according to earlier n…
Police & Fire
Coast Guard Helicopter Crew Rescues Fishermen From Burning Boat Off Jersey Shore
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two fishermen after their boat caught fire approximately 34 miles off the Jersey Shore Thursday (click here for video). Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a mayday call from one of the fishermen on the 53-foot Sport Fisher boat "Reel E Bugging," saying their engines were engulfed in flames and they needed immediate assistance. The fishermen were putting on life jackets and deploying their life raft just east of the Barnegat Inlet. Sector Delaware Bay watch standers issued an urgent marine broadcast notifying nearby vessels, and launched an MH-65 Dolp…
Lifestyle
Top-Rated Jersey Shore Brunch Spots Make Mother's Day Happen At Home
Mother's Day won't be the same for many this year, with restaurants closed for dining during the COVID-19 pandemic. But several eateries in Ocean and Monmouth counties are happy to make it happen at home. These are the highest-rated area brunch spots, according to Yelp -- and they could all really use some support! C&G’s County Cafe, Bayville: With a perfect 5/5-star Yelp rating, C&G’s Country Cafe in Bayville tops our list. The quaint and simple eatery has a small-town atmosphere with a menu chock full of hearty brunch staples like fresh omelets, fruit-topped pancakes and …
Police & Fire
Police: Jersey Shore Driver Shatters Car Windows With Steel, Glass Ammo In Slingshot Spree
A Wall Township man drove around town shattering car windows with a slingshot, said police who arrested him. Officer Chris Mason arrested Mark Shatkus, 35, Tuesday night after he smashed the rear passenger window of one driver on Allaire Road and the front passenger window of another on Belmar Boulevard near Route 35 using steel and glass projectiles, police said Wednesday in a statement. Shatkus, who drove around in an SUV, also shattered the front passenger window of a car parked in a lot off Belmar Boulevard, they said. No injuries were reported. Police charged Shatkus with aggravated …
News
320 EMS Workers Will Lose Their Jobs When Monmouth Ocean Hospital Services Folds
A major Emergency Medical Services company in Wall Township will begin shutting down after 42 years of operation on April 1. The shutdown of Monmouth Ocean Hospital Services Corp. (MONOC) affects 320 employees, according to this W.A.R.N. notice issued by the state Department of Labor. MONOC, a non-profit company and healthcare co-operative, provides ambulance and other services to 13 acute care hospitals in New Jersey. In a Jan. 23 letter to company workers, Jeff Behm, MONOC's president and CEO, said the company was closing due to “a challenging financial environm…
Police & Fire
Two Sentenced In Jersey Shore Child Sex Sting
Two Ocean County men were sentenced to plea-bargained state prison terms for planning sexual encounters with underage teens who were actually police, authorities said. Volvi Lowinger and Brian Degnan were among 24 men nabbed in a "To Catch a Predator"-type sting dubbed “Operation Open House.” Lowinger, a 25-year-old student from Lakewood who worked at a dry cleaning business, was sentenced last Friday to four years in state prison by a Superior Court judge in Toms River after previously pleaded guilty to luring. Degnan, a 34-year-old data entry clerk from Toms River, was sentenced Tuesday …
Business
Parsippany, Westwood Payless Stores To Shutter In March
Payless Shoesource will begin closing 2,600 stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico this month after filing for bankruptcy in February. All of the source will be shuttered by late May. Below are the New Jersey stores to go in March. Atlantic City: Baltic Avenue Brick: Brick Boulevard Carteret: Roosevelt Avenue Freehold: Route 9 Jersey City: Mall Drive West Jersey City: Central Avenue Linden: West Edgar Road Parsippany: Route 46 Perth Amboy: Smith Street Plainfield: East Front Street Trenton: S Clinton Street Wall Township: Highway 35 #3 Westwood: Broadway Woodbridge: Woodbridge Center Drive Liq…
News
North Jersey Couple Among 8 Hospitalized In Weekend Overnight Crash
A 21-year-old Midland Park couple was in critical condition following a weekend collision that injured seven people and killed one. ** UPDATE: A 22-year-old man was charged in the Sunday morning crash that killed a 20-year-old college student and injured seven other people. ** More than $30,000 had been raised as of Wednesday evening on a GoFundMe for Ryan Moore and Jenna Passero. Moore, a senior market major, was among five TCNJ students involved in the Sunday morning crash, who sustained multiple lacerations, concussions, a ruptured bladder and other injuries, the college's st…
Schools
Bergen, Passaic Schools Among Best In NJ: New State Rating
The State Department of Education has published a rating of each public high school on a scale from 1 to 100. According to NJ.com, here are three important facts you should know before analyzing the data: They depend greatly on graduation rate and standardized test scores Some superintendents say the data is misleading and oversimplified Students who skipped the PARCC test counted as if they flunked, hurting the rates The rating is based on graduation rate (50 percent), PARCC test proficiency (35 percent) and chronic absenteeism (15 percent). The highest scoring school (97.47) is Dr. Rona…
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