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Mercy Killing? South Jersey Man May Have Killed Wife To End Suffering, Prosecutor Says Mercy Killing? South Jersey Man May Have Killed Wife To End Suffering, Prosecutor Says
Mercy Killing? South Jersey Man May Have Killed Wife To End Suffering, Prosecutor Says An 84-year-old South Jersey man who said his wife was suffering and "in poor health" stabbed her to death, authorities said. Dan Mook, who is accused of fatally stabbing his 82-year-old wife, turned the knife on himself afterward, but survived, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Laurel Police Chief Stephen Riedener. Authorities are calling it a possible "mercy killing." Mook, 84, of Mount Laurel, was charged with murder and weapons offenses, Coffina and Riedener said. He was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden after the incident, and remains t…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NJ Boy Shot Unconscious With Taser By Family Friend: Police NJ Boy Shot Unconscious With Taser By Family Friend: Police
NJ Boy Shot Unconscious With Taser By Family Friend: Police A family friend reportedly tased a boy unconscious during alleged "horseplay," authorities said. On Monday, March 28, at 02:06 p.m., Egg Harbor police were called to a residence in the West Atlantic City section of the township regarding a medical emergency. Police found an unconscious and unresponsive 12-year-old boy who had been shot in the head with a taser.  An investigation found that an older male friend of the family had stopped by the residence. 68-year-old Luis Surita Jr., 68, of Atlantic City, reportedly engaged in horseplay with the boy, police said. Surita discharged a ta…

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by Jon Craig
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23-Year-Old Driver Killed In South Jersey Collision With Pickup Truck 23-Year-Old Driver Killed In South Jersey Collision With Pickup Truck
23-Year-Old Driver Killed In South Jersey Collision With Pickup Truck A 23-year-old driver was killed in a Gloucester County collision, authorities said. The fatal crash occurred about 12:30 p.m. Sunday on Barnsboro Road , Mantua Township police said. Witnesses reportedly saw a pickup truck passing in a no-passing zone before colliding with a car driven by Gino Giumarello of Mullica Hill, police said. Giumarello, 23, was a graduate of Clearview Regional High School and the University of Maryland in College Park No charges had been filed.  Arriving police reportedly found Giumarello's significantly damage car in a field. He was pronounced dead at …

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by Jon Craig
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HERO: NJSP Honors Trooper Shot While Protecting Woman From 'Lawless Caravan' HERO: NJSP Honors Trooper Shot While Protecting Woman From 'Lawless Caravan'
Hero: Njsp Honors Trooper Shot While Protecting Woman From 'Lawless Caravan' New Jersey State Police Trooper Rick Hershey was investigating a home invasion when the assailants returned and started shooting. Hershey took a bullet trying to protect their female target, but that wasn’t all. Despite a critical gunshot wound in his abdomen, the trooper whacked a fleeing vehicle with his service weapon in order to create a distinguishing mark that would help identify it. This week, the New Jersey State Police cited Hershey’s “fearless and courageous actions” in honoring him as its 2020 Trooper of the Year. It all began in the Harding Wood Trailer Park in the South Jerse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fatal Pedestrian Crashes In Burlington, Middlesex Counties Fatal Pedestrian Crashes In Burlington, Middlesex Counties
Fatal Pedestrian Crashes In Burlington, Middlesex Counties First responders in Burlington and Middlesex counties were called to separate, serious pedestrian crashes early Friday, authorities said. About 6 a.m. on Route 38 in Lumberton, EMS crews were en route to a man lying in the roadway with "obvious fatal injuries," according to an initial unconfirmed report. Medics were recalled and a request was made for the Fire Police Strike Team on Route 38 at Eayrestown Road, reports said. About 7 a.m. in Middlesex County, there was a report of a fatal pedestrian struck at Stelton Road and Charles Charles in Piscataway, according to an initial unconfi…

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by Jon Craig