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INDICTMENT: Trenton Parolee Fatally Shot Girlfriend's Caller, 47 Days After His Prison Release INDICTMENT: Trenton Parolee Fatally Shot Girlfriend's Caller, 47 Days After His Prison Release
Indictment: Trenton Parolee Fatally Shot Girlfriend's Caller, 47 Days After His Prison Release A 29-year-old man from Trenton has been indicted by a county grand jury for fatally shooting another man -- just 47 days after the parolee was released from state prison, authorities said. Michael Owens has been charged on a six-count indictment in connection with last July's shooting death of 37-year-old Luis X. Gonzalez, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Owens was charged with first-degree murder, theft, aggravated assault and several weapons offenses, Onofri said on Wednesday. Owens was released on parole from state prison on June 1, 2020, according to pu…

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Overturned Tractor-Trailer Closes Route 1 In Trenton Overturned Tractor-Trailer Closes Route 1 In Trenton
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Closes Route 1 In Trenton First responders were called to a report of an overturned tractor-trailer in Mercer County, authorities said.  All lanes and both shoulders of Route 1 northbound in Trenton were closed about 12:30 p.m. on Monday, according to initial reports.  The route was closed from South Broad Street to State Street as police and firefighters responded. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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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…

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SEEN HIM? Trenton Police Search For Sex Assault Suspect SEEN HIM? Trenton Police Search For Sex Assault Suspect
Seen HIM? Trenton Police Search For Sex Assault Suspect Police are seeking the public's help locating a man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in a Trenton alley as she walked to work, authorities said. Security camera images were released on Tuesday of a suspect in a July 23 attack along South Broad Street near Chestnut Avenue, Trenton police said. The victim was walking to work when a man forced her into an alley and sexually assaulted her, police said. The suspect was described as heavyset, possibly in his 30s with dark hair. Anyone with information about the attack or suspect is urged to call Detective Sgt. Lisette Rios of Trento…

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