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Human Remains Found In Garbage Bag At Trenton Home Human Remains Found In Garbage Bag At Trenton Home
Human Remains Found In Garbage Bag At Trenton Home A landlord found a decomposed body inside a garbage bag at a Trenton home during the afternoon on Friday, Dec. 23, authorities said. The remains were discovered in a property on the 600 block of Beatty Street, Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Public Information Officer Casey DeBlasio told Daily Voice. An autopsy will be performed by the Middlesex Regional Medical Examiner's Office. The investigation is being led by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department. No further details were released.
Trenton Shooting Victim, 26, Killed 50 Yards From Police Officers Trenton Shooting Victim, 26, Killed 50 Yards From Police Officers
Trenton Shooting Victim, 26, Killed 50 Yards From Police Officers Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in Trenton that took place near city police stationed near a public housing project. Police had reportedly been deployed there due to ongoing violence in Trenton. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating the overnight shooting that left one man dead at Donnelly Homes. Just after 11 p.m. Wednesday,, Trenton police received a Shot Spotter activation for multiple rounds fired at 900 Southard Street, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman with the Mercer CountyProsecutors Office.  Also, a …
Trenton, Princeton Shooting Victims Identified By Authorities Trenton, Princeton Shooting Victims Identified By Authorities
Trenton, Princeton Shooting Victims Identified By Authorities A 49-year-old man from Trenton and a 31-year-old man from Princeton have been identified as the victims of separate fatal shootings, authorities said. Two homes were struck by gunfire, but no occupants were hurt, during one of the weekend shootings in Trenton. Just before midnight Saturday, Trenton police were called ed to the 400 block of Stuyvesant Avenue on a Shot Spotter activation Police found Omar Burgess, 49, of Trenton. with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman with the Mercer County Homicide Task Force. Burgess was taken to th…
Suspect Arrested In Fatal Trenton Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash, Authorities Say Suspect Arrested In Fatal Trenton Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash, Authorities Say
Suspect Arrested In Fatal Trenton Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash, Authorities Say An unidentified motorist has been arrested in a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash in Mercer County, authorities said. Trenton police officers responded to North Clinton and Roebling avenues late Saturday on a report of a pedestrian struck, a police department spokeswoman said. Police found an unidentified Hispanic man  lying on the ground with serious injuries, police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. An alert was broadcast for the suspect's vehicle, which was stopped and detained by Hamilton Township police, according to Tren…
NJ Man Thought He Was Meeting Teen Boy For Sex -- It Was Undercover Agent, Prosecutor Says NJ Man Thought He Was Meeting Teen Boy For Sex -- It Was Undercover Agent, Prosecutor Says
NJ Man Thought He Was Meeting Teen Boy For Sex -- It Was Undercover Agent, Prosecutor Says A New Jersey man who thought he was chatting with a 15-year-old boy online was actually talking to an undercover officer, and was arrested when he tried meeting up with him at a strip mall, authorities said. Kevin Hilbert, 53, of Florence, had been talking to the "boy" over a social media app for several weeks in April and May, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office announced. He was arrested on May 5, after picking up a beverage for the teen at a convenience store and then heading to the Hamilton strip mall to meet him, authorities said. The undercover officer had told Hamilton soon into c…
US Marshals Nab Ex-Convict Who Knew Victim In 7-Eleven Fatal Shooting, Mercer Prosecutor Says US Marshals Nab Ex-Convict Who Knew Victim In 7-Eleven Fatal Shooting, Mercer Prosecutor Says
US Marshals Nab Ex-Convict Who Knew Victim In 7-Eleven Fatal Shooting, Mercer Prosecutor Says A South Jersey ex-convict has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in connection with the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old Trenton woman that he knew, authorities said.  Joshua Lopez, 23, of Ewing Township was charged with first-degree murder and several weapons offenses in last Tuesday's shooting death of Katherine "Kat" Montenegro in Hamilton Township, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Authorities did not say what Lopez’s motive was for allegedly shooting Montenegro in a 7-Eleven parking lot,  "They did know each other,," said Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman for Onofri, cal…
KNOW HIM? Mercer Prosecutor Seeks Tips On Possible Sex Assaults KNOW HIM? Mercer Prosecutor Seeks Tips On Possible Sex Assaults
Know HIM? Mercer Prosecutor Seeks Tips On Possible Sex Assaults Authorities in Mercer County seek the public's help in identifying additional victims in recent sex attacks. On Nov. 24, Hamilton Township charged Jonathan Bascio, 30, of Hamilton with multiple counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. The prosecutor filed a motion to detain Bascio pending trial, but that motion was denied and he was released, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman for the office.  It is alleged that on Oct.  25, Bascio committed an unlawful act of sexual penetration on an a Hamilton woman …
Trenton Rocked By Record 37th Murder Trenton Rocked By Record 37th Murder
Trenton Rocked By Record 37th Murder The state's capital city suffered its 37th murder this year on Tuesday, tying Trenton's homicide record from 2013. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred about 2:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Pearl Street, authorities said. Responding Trenton police officers found a man in his 20s suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. The unidentified victim was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later, DeBlasio said. The victim’s identity will be releas…
Two Fatal Shootings In Trenton, Woman Shot In Head Two Fatal Shootings In Trenton, Woman Shot In Head
Two Fatal Shootings In Trenton, Woman Shot In Head UPDATED: Trenton police were called to multiple shootings on Saturday night, with at least two people killed, authorities said. They mark the 31st and 32nd homicides this year in the state capital, twice as many as all of 2019 -- when there were 16 homicides, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. About 7 p.m., two people were shot in the first block of North Hermitage Avenue, one fatally, according to Casey DeBlasio, spokeswoman for the Mercer County prosecutor.  A woman with a gunshot wound to the head was pronounced dead on North Hermitage, authorities confirmed. A ma…
Trenton Shooting Victim, 26, Identified Trenton Shooting Victim, 26, Identified
Trenton Shooting Victim, 26, Identified The 26-year-old man from Trenton shot to death on Monday has been identified, authorities said. Derek Colley was shot multiple times about 4:30 p.m. on the 200 block of Spring Street, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. No arrests have been made and the homicide remains under investigation, Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor, said. It marks the 30th homicide in the capital city this year, nearly double the total -- 16-- all of last year, according to DeBlasio. On Friday night, Hussain Abdullah, 35, of Trenton died of gunshot wounds after the shootin…
Trenton Shooting Victim ID'd, 29th Homicide In 2020 Trenton Shooting Victim ID'd, 29th Homicide In 2020
Trenton Shooting Victim ID'd, 29th Homicide In 2020 Authorities have identified the man shot multiple times, and killed, late Friday. Hussain Abdullah, 35, of Trenton died of gunshot wounds after the shooting on the 200 block of Spring Street, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.  Trenton police responded to a Shot Spotter activation at 11 p.m., DeBlasio said. Abdullah was found in the street.  He was taken to an  area hospital where he was pronounced dead, she said. Friday's shooting death was the 29th homicide in Trenton this year. There were a total of 16 homicides in …
Central Jersey Sex Assault Suspect Accused By Four New Victims Central Jersey Sex Assault Suspect Accused By Four New Victims
Central Jersey Sex Assault Suspect Accused By Four New Victims A 26-year-old man from Central Jersey accused of sexually assaulting two drunk women during parties at his house is facing new allegations from four more women, authorities said Wednesday. Eridson M. Rodriguez, Hamilton, was previously charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and two counts of third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact, Mercer County Prosecutor's Office spokesperson Casey DeBlasio said. He is now facing additional charges of aggravated sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual contact, DeBlasio said. Mercer County Superior Court, Judg…
Trenton Fatal Shooting Victim Identified, 25th Homicide This Year In State Capital Trenton Fatal Shooting Victim Identified, 25th Homicide This Year In State Capital
Trenton Fatal Shooting Victim Identified, 25th Homicide This Year In State Capital Authorities have identified the Camden County man killed by gunfire on Monday in Trenton. Rahkeem Ortiz, 29, of Blackwood died in the shooting at about 1:30 p.m. on the first block of South Broad Street, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokesperson for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. There have been no arrests, she said. Trenton has had 25 homicides this year, according to DeBlasio: 24 fatal shootings and one fatal stabbing. The city had 15 murders in 2019 and 16 in 2018, according to New Jersey State Police statistics, after recording 21 in 2016 and 23 in 2017. CHECK BACK FOR…