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Producer Of Popular Nike, 'Dawn Saves Wildlife' Commercials From NJ Michael Downey Dies, 57
Michael Joseph Downey, a Norwood resident who produced the well-reviewed movie "Roadie" and popular television commercials died on Sunday, March 18 at the age of 57, according to his obituary.
Downey and his wife Christen founded Hero Content, which produced commercials for Nike and Proctor and Gamble, like the popular "Dawn Saves Wildlife" commercials.
Downey assisted with charitable campaigns for Hackensack University Health Network, the PAL Wrestling Program and Family Promise of Bergen County, his obituary reads.
In 2012, "Roadie" starring Ron Eldard and Jill Hennessy was released…
Missing Morris County Man With Dementia, 67, Walked Away From Home, Police Say
Seen him? Authorities are searching for a missing Morris County man with dementia who may have walked away from his home.
Mansfield Creighton, 67, walked away from 430 Western Ave. in Morristown between 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 6, and 5 a.m. on Sunday, August 7, the Morris Township Police Department said.
Creighton has been diagnosed with dementia, police say.
Creighton was wearing a black t-shirt with gold lettering, gray and green pants, and black Nike sneakers at the time of his disappearance, authorities said.
He does not have a wallet or cell phone on him.
Anyone with informat…
Feds: Duo Caught With Ar-style Rifle, Clothing Used In Camden County Gas Station Robberies
Federal agents captured two men following a pair of Camden County gunpoint gas station robberies, authorities said.
Paul Rogers, 27, and Kamau Bradshaw, 19, were both spotted after each robbery returning to a Camden residence with a large duffel bag, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Monday.
Authorities armed with a warrant searched the residence and found an AR-style rifle believed used in both holdups, the duffel bag and other pieces of evidence, Honig said.
Both Rogers and Bradshaw participated in the robbery of cash and cigarettes from a Pennsauken gas station last Tuesday, th…
NJ Man Caught, 2nd Still At-Large In Sex Assault, Armed Robbery Of Couple In Woodbridge
A 21-year-old man has.been arrested, and a second suspect remains at large in the recent kidnapping, sexual assault and armed robbery of a couple in Middlesex County, authorities said.
Razzell Austin, 21, of the Avenel section of Woodbridge was arrested on Tuesday in Avenel by Woodbridge and Carteret police, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Robert Hubner of the Woodbridge Police Department
Austin was a suspect in the kidnapping, sex attack and robbery with a handgun of a man and a woman on April 16, Ciccone and Hubner said. He has been charged with th…