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Contractor Used $75K Downpayment To Gamble In AC, Buy Boat, Bogus Rolex: Prosecutor Contractor Used $75K Downpayment To Gamble In AC, Buy Boat, Bogus Rolex: Prosecutor
Contractor Used $75K Downpayment To Gamble In AC, Buy Boat, Bogus Rolex: Prosecutor A 51-year-old contractor from South Jersey has been arrested for taking nearly $75,000 for a construction project then blowing it in Atlantic City, a new boat and a new car, authorities said. An investigation into Richard A. Smith Jr., of Williamstown, began in December 2021, after a Riverton resident told police that Smith, who owns Beyond Renovations LLC, took two payments for wok on an addition, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Riverton Police Chief John Shaw said. Instead of doing the work, Smith used the money to visit Atlantic City casinos to play in a poker tournament, …

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Authorities: Central Jersey Man Beats, Kills Girlfriend In Long-Term Care Facility Authorities: Central Jersey Man Beats, Kills Girlfriend In Long-Term Care Facility
Authorities: Central Jersey Man Beats, Kills Girlfriend In Long-Term Care Facility A 32-year-old man from Middlesex County has been arrested in connection with the fatal assault of a woman he was dating, authorities said.  Deymis Jimenez, 32, of Monroe Township has been charged with murder and unlawful possession of a weapon, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Michael J. Biennas of the Monroe Township Police Department. At 12:36 a.m. on Friday, authorities responded.to a Meadow View Care Center on Spotswood-Gravel Hill Road where they found an unidentified woman dead in a common area of the building, Ciccone and Biennas …

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Missing Woman Found By Central Jersey Hiker In 675-Acre Park Missing Woman Found By Central Jersey Hiker In 675-Acre Park
Missing Woman Found By Central Jersey Hiker In 675-Acre Park A hiker at a 675-acre park in Central Jersey found a woman in distress who had been missing since Saturday, authorities said. Monroe Township Police Department received a 9-1-1 call at 3:51 p.m. on Monday from Emma Bodmer, who was hiking the trails in Thompson Park, police said on Facebook. Bodmer ran out of the woods to escort rescue units to the distressed woman who had suffered injuries to her feet, police said. The woman, later identified as Evelyn Zavala, was found deep in the woods and had to be carried out by first responders. Zavala had gone missing Saturday night after she was la…

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Jimmy Rambo, Beloved Gloucester County Police Officer, Saxophonist, Died Of Coronavirus Jimmy Rambo, Beloved Gloucester County Police Officer, Saxophonist, Died Of Coronavirus
Jimmy Rambo, Beloved Gloucester County Police Officer, Saxophonist, Died Of Coronavirus A retired detective sergeant from Monroe Township who loved to play the saxophone has died from complications of COVID-19, according to the police department. A. James Rambo died on Friday at the age of 76. "Jimmy was a friend, mentor, and brother to us all. He knew every officer in town, as he was very involved with the FOP and was always there to greet you with that smile and laugh we all know," the department said on its Facebook page. Det. Sgt. Rambo served his community in Gloucester County faithfully for 25 years as a Monroe Township police officer.  Rambo spent time in patrol,…

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Middlesex Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Fatal DWI Collision Middlesex Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Fatal DWI Collision
Middlesex Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Fatal DWI Collision A 32-year-old man from New Brunswick was arrested in the death of a co-worker struck and killed by a commercial truck, authorities said. Leovigildo Comisario-Salazar, 32, of New Brunswick was charged with vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Michael J. Biennas of the Monroe Township Police Department. An investigation found that at 4:08 p.m. on Friday, Comisario-Salazar was operating a commercial truck at 433 Schoolhouse Road when he struck and killed his coworker Pedro Lopez Lopez, 33, of Ne…

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