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Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 9 In Central Jersey: Sayreville PD Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 9 In Central Jersey: Sayreville PD
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 9 In Central Jersey: Sayreville PD A pedestrian was struck and killed on Route 9 in Sayreville early Monday, Jan. 22, authorities said. The man's identification had not been released pending notification of kin, said Lt. James Novak, a Sayreville police spokesman. The fatal crash occurred at about 12:40 a.m. in the 900 block of Route 9 North near the Sunoco station, Novak said. The driver remained at the scene and no summonses had been issued, he said. The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the crash is urged to call Patrolman Al Cox at 732-525-5429.
Prosecutor Details Sneaky Upskirt Tactics Utilized By Watchung Gas Station Cashier For Months Prosecutor Details Sneaky Upskirt Tactics Utilized By Watchung Gas Station Cashier For Months
Prosecutor Details Sneaky Upskirt Tactics Utilized By Watchung Gas Station Cashier For Months A cashier at a Sunoco station has been arrested for taking multiple upskirt photos of women while at work over the course of nearly two years, authorities in Somerset County said. Miguel A. Melchor-Gomez, 54, of North Plainfield, who worked at the Sunoco station on Stirling Road in Watchung, filmed underneath his unsuspecting victims' clothing in one of two ways from December 2021 to Aug. 19, 2023, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. said. Melchor-Gomez either pretended that the credit card machine malfunctioned and directed his victims to the counter where he would stand clos…
North Jersey Township Rallies Around Longtime Sunoco Employee Injured In Crash North Jersey Township Rallies Around Longtime Sunoco Employee Injured In Crash
North Jersey Township Rallies Around Longtime Sunoco Employee Injured In Crash Aaron Curry, who has worked at the Sunoco in Mahwah for 30 years, has had a rough time recently. Curry developed an illness, which led to him getting in a car crash last month and he has been hospitalized ever since. With insurance not covering most of his expenses, a fundraiser has been created to assist him. As of Tuesday, July 18, almost $13,000 has been raised. Aaron "is the kindest, most hardworking, and most dependable person on our morning shift his colleagues have ever met," Bill and Maureen Laforet, who run the Mahwah Sunoco said.   Donors also expressed their love for C…
One-Man Crime Wave: Arrest Made In Armed Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies In Four NJ Towns One-Man Crime Wave: Arrest Made In Armed Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies In Four NJ Towns
One-Man Crime Wave: Arrest Made In Armed Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies In Four NJ Towns Authorities charged an Essex County man with robbing three gas stations and two convenience stores in Bergen County at gunpoint – four of them in one night. Thomas Johnson, 30, of East Orange brandished a handgun while holding up two gas stations in Mahwah, another in Paramus and a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn of several thousand dollars in less than half an hour late last month, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Johnson did it again three nights later, robbing a 7-Eleven in Elmwood Park of $650 as two employees locked themselves in the bathroom and called police, the prosecutor said. T…
WINNERS: Five NJ Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K+ WINNERS: Five NJ Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K+
Winners: Five NJ Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K+ Five New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball drawn on Monday, Jan. 30,  The second-tier prizes were worth $50,000. One of those tickets was purchased with the Power Play option, multiplying the prize to $100,000.  Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Atlantic County ($100,000): Sunoco, 6501 Delilah Rd., Egg Harbor Township; Atlantic Count ($50,000): Shore True Value Hardware, 515 New Rd., Somers Point; Burlington County ($50,000): BJ’s Deli, 115 Creek Rd., Mount Laurel; Camden County ($50,000): Froggies Discount Liquor…
HIGHWAY ROBBERIES: Gunman Holds Up Three Gas Stations, Convenience Store In North Jersey HIGHWAY ROBBERIES: Gunman Holds Up Three Gas Stations, Convenience Store In North Jersey
Highway Robberies: Gunman Holds Up Three Gas Stations, Convenience Store In North Jersey UPDATE: Law enforcement agencies in two states were sharing information in the search for a masked gunman who robbed two gas stations in Mahwah, another in Paramus and a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn of several thousand dollars in less than a half hour. The spree ended with back-to-back holdups of two gas stations on northbound Route 17 in Mahwah barely a couple of minutes from the Rockland County border. The robber entered the Valero station near Route 202 at 11:05 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, Mahwah Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. He “brandished a handgun at the staff at the register and demanded mone…
PA Men Who Ran Out Of Gas Get Lift From Officers To Their Car — Then Police Station PA Men Who Ran Out Of Gas Get Lift From Officers To Their Car — Then Police Station
PA Men Who Ran Out Of Gas Get Lift From Officers To Their Car — Then Police Station A pair of Pennsylvania men who ran out of gas got a lift from police officers back to their dilapidated vehicle, then then police station after authorities found drugs and ammo in the car, they said. Lower Moreland officers were patrolling Philmont Avenue when they saw a silver Nissan Altima parked at the Sunoco gas station, unoccupied, and the driver’s side door was left open on Wednesday, April 13, their department said in a release. The vehicle did not have a driver’s side door handle, a passenger’s side mirror, or a passenger’s door handle. Officer began to survey the area to try …
Gas Station Grapple Injures 2 NJ Officers, Disorderly Man Released On Summons: Police Gas Station Grapple Injures 2 NJ Officers, Disorderly Man Released On Summons: Police
Gas Station Grapple Injures 2 NJ Officers, Disorderly Man Released On Summons: Police Two police officers were injured during a gas station grapple with a man who threw a bottle at a passing car in Camden County Friday, April 15, authorities said. Robert Allen was stopped based on his description by Gloucester Township officers while walking on Blackwood Clementon Road near the Sunoco gas station at 8:30 a.m., local police said. The officers tried to stop him, however, he continued walking away before running into a nearby Sunoco store, police said. There, he ran behind the cash register while refusing to follow the officer's commands to stop. The officer tried again to arr…
Range Rover Stolen From Suburban Philly Driveway May Be In NJ: Police Range Rover Stolen From Suburban Philly Driveway May Be In NJ: Police
Range Rover Stolen From Suburban Philly Driveway May Be In NJ: Police A car stolen from a driveway in the Philadelphia suburbs may have ended up in New Jersey, according to its tracking device. A Montgomery County homeowner pulled into her driveway near County Line Road and Huntingdon Pike around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9, Lower Moreland police said. She told police she went inside her house and left her gray 2022 Range Rover running with the keys inside, and it was stolen about seven minutes later. She didn't notice it was stolen until around 10:30 p.m., police said. Neighborhood surveillance video shows the thief arriving in another vehicle befo…
New Sunoco Gas Station, Convenience Store Opens In Morris County New Sunoco Gas Station, Convenience Store Opens In Morris County
New Sunoco Gas Station, Convenience Store Opens In Morris County A new Sunoco gas station and convenience store is now open in Morris County. The grand opening was held Tuesday for the new location at 15 Route 46 in Budd Lake, according to a Facebook post from Mount Olive Mayor Rob Greenbaum, who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The gas station and convenience store chain joins nearby Morris County locations in Morristown (E Hanover Avenue), Parsippany (Route 46 West), Denville (Route 10 East), Pompton Plains (Route 23 and Newark Pompton Turnpike) and Long Valley (E Mill Road). The new Sunoco is open Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. an…
Armed Robber From Jersey City Gets 14 Years-Plus In Fed Pen For Pennsylvania Holdup Armed Robber From Jersey City Gets 14 Years-Plus In Fed Pen For Pennsylvania Holdup
Armed Robber From Jersey City Gets 14 Years-Plus In Fed Pen For Pennsylvania Holdup A federal judge in Philadelphia sentenced a New Jersey man to a plea-bargained 14 years and nine months in prison for robbing a Pennsylvania gas station convenience store with a sawed-off rifle. Brandon Garcia, 22, of Jersey City, poked one Allentown Speedway station employee with the gun as he ordered him to “get down!” while demanding cash and Newports during one of the robberies on March 28, 2017, Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. A good Samaritan who’d pulled in for gas saw Garcia all dressed in black with his hood up and holding a gun, so he dialed 911. The citize…
Authorities ID Fatal Trenton Headshot Victim, 60 Authorities ID Fatal Trenton Headshot Victim, 60
Authorities ID Fatal Trenton Headshot Victim, 60 Authorities have identified a 60-year-old Trenton man who died of a fatal headshot wound earlier Thursday. The apparent homicide was reported at 10 a.m. at 507 Home Ave., making it the second fatal shooting in the capital city this week.  An earlier, unconfirmed report said that the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.  A spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office identified the victim as Lovelle Laramore.  The Mercer County Homicide Task Force is investigating, she said. On Tuesday night, two people were shot outside a Sunoco gas station on Sanhican Dr…
Prosecutor IDs Shooting Victim, 25, Killed At Trenton Gas Station; 20-Year-Old Shot In Face Prosecutor IDs Shooting Victim, 25, Killed At Trenton Gas Station; 20-Year-Old Shot In Face
Prosecutor IDs Shooting Victim, 25, Killed At Trenton Gas Station; 20-Year-Old Shot In Face UPDATED: A 25-year-old man from Mercer County died early Tuesday from gunshot wounds, authorities said. A second person was shot in the face at a Sunoco gas station and remains hospitalized in critical condition after the multiple shooting in Trenton, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. The two men were blasted by gunfire about 6:30 p.m. at 110 Sanhican Drive, police said. Both victims were taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where one was pronounced dead a few hours later, they said. The deceased victim was identified as Khalil Gibbs, 25, of Wes…
Police: DWI Paterson Man, 32, Sends Parked Car And His Own Into Woods Police: DWI Paterson Man, 32, Sends Parked Car And His Own Into Woods
Police: DWI Paterson Man, 32, Sends Parked Car And His Own Into Woods A Paterson man was drunk when he swerved off Route 23 and hit a car parked car at a gas station, causing both vehicles to end up in the woods, authorities said. Jonathan Torres, 32, was driving a gray Hyundai on Route 23 S. when he veered left, struck the center divider and swerved into a white Chevrolet parked at a Sunoco gas station in Pompton Plains around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Pequannock Township police said. Both vehicles ended up in the wooded area near the gas station as a result of the crash, authorities said. Torres was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson with non-life…
7-Eleven Store, Gas Station Planned For Long-Vacant Hazlet Property 7-Eleven Store, Gas Station Planned For Long-Vacant Hazlet Property
7-Eleven Store, Gas Station Planned For Long-Vacant Hazlet Property A long-abandoned property in Monmouth County is eyed for redevelopment along Route 36, officials said.  A site plan to build a new 7-Eleven convenience store and six adjoining gasoline pumps is set to be considered by the Hazlet Land Use Board on Thursday evening. The new business would open on a 37,693-square-foot lot formerly occupied by a Sunoco gas station at the intersection of Route 36 and Laurel Avenue. The board meeting begins at 7 p.m. on Oct. 1.  The developer, New Horizon Properties LLC of Marlboro, proposes a 3,010-square-foot store with six gas pumps that could fuel…
Police: Stolen Car Driver Surrenders, Then Attacks Wallington Officers Police: Stolen Car Driver Surrenders, Then Attacks Wallington Officers
Police: Stolen Car Driver Surrenders, Then Attacks Wallington Officers A Newark woman caught behind the wheel of a stolen car urged police to arrest her, then later turned on the officers, authorities in Wallington said. It began when a witness at the Sunoco station on Locust Avenue pointed Officer Szymon Popek toward a rental car with heavy front-end damage, Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said. The driver, identified as Jasmine Fletcher, 27, of Newark, got out of the vehicle after Popek stopped her moments later, Kudlacik said. She had her hands up, telling him and backup officers to arrest her, the captain said. Fletcher “appeared incoherent, saying that she was rob…