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Jackpot! Passaic County Lotto Players Win Big Jackpot! Passaic County Lotto Players Win Big
Jackpot! Passaic County Lotto Players Win Big It was a lucky Monday for two lottery players in Passaic County and a lottery player in Hunterdon County. Three lucky tickets matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $533,055 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawn on Monday, Oct. 2. Each ticket is worth $177,685. The tickets were sold at Jackpocket in Hewitt and Krauszer Food Store in Clinton. The winning numbers were: 01, 04, 07, 11 and 27 and the XTRA number was: 03.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
SEEN IT? Heavy-Duty Tow Truck Stolen Out Of Michigan Spotted In New Jersey: Owner SEEN IT? Heavy-Duty Tow Truck Stolen Out Of Michigan Spotted In New Jersey: Owner
Seen IT? Heavy-Duty Tow Truck Stolen Out Of Michigan Spotted In New Jersey: Owner A tow truck stolen from a shop in Michigan in the middle of the night was spotted in New Jersey, its owner said. The 2020 Kenworth T880 Century 1150 has a side puller and Super Mario theme wrap, said P.J. Daly, who has owned and operated P.J.'s Towing in Lansing for nearly 15 years. "If the wrap is removed, it’s a forest green and light green underneath," Daly said. Surveillance video shows two thieves swiping the rig just past midnight on Sunday, Sept. 10, he said. One person was dressed in a black hoodie and sweatpants with brown shoes with green camouflage on top. The other was in a w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Trans Pedo Who Made Sadistic Sex Videos Of Daughter, 7, Moved To Infamous NJ Women's Prison Trans Pedo Who Made Sadistic Sex Videos Of Daughter, 7, Moved To Infamous NJ Women's Prison
Trans Pedo Who Made Sadistic Sex Videos Of Daughter, 7, Moved To Infamous NJ Women's Prison A transgender pedophile who produced sadistic sex abuse videos of her 7-year-old daughter has been housed since last summer in New Jersey's notorious women's prison along with her lover, state records confirm. Marina Volz, 34, originally was processed as a man and sent to serve a 25-year sentence at South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton. But a check of state records -- prompted by recent published reports -- found Volz listed at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility along with Ashley Romero, a 30-year-old transgender inmate herself who was convicted of participating in the abuse. New Jerse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
4 Charged In Major Meth, Cocaine Bust At Warren County Home: Prosecutor 4 Charged In Major Meth, Cocaine Bust At Warren County Home: Prosecutor
4 Charged In Major Meth, Cocaine Bust At Warren County Home: Prosecutor Four suspects were charged after a month-long investigation led to the discovery of meth, cocaine, and other drugs in Warren County, authorities said. Shawn Hopper, 50, and Aysha Aguilu, 32, were charged with second-degree possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, distributing methamphetamine, and other drug offenses, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a Monday release with local officials. Jeffrey Denny, 36, of Clinton, and Erica Butters, 46, of Morristown were also charged with unlawful drug possession, while Denny was charged with hindering. An investigat…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
‘This Could Have Been A Kid,’ Police Warn After $17K Sign Wrecked In Hunterdon Sidewalk Crash ‘This Could Have Been A Kid,’ Police Warn After $17K Sign Wrecked In Hunterdon Sidewalk Crash
‘This Could Have Been A Kid,’ Police Warn After $17K Sign Wrecked In Hunterdon Sidewalk Crash Police have issued a serious warning after a careless driver plowed through a Hunterdon County sidewalk and destroyed a $17,000 sign. “Please pay attention to what’s going on in front of you!” reads a Twitter post from the Town of Clinton Police Department on Thursday, June 23. “This could have been a kid, instead of a $17K sign on the sidewalk!” A photo shared alongside the post shows the wrecked sign and several traffic cones at the scene of the crash, which appears to have occurred near the Fox Lumber store in Clinton. Scroll down to view the full post. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION to wha…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized Following 2-Car Crash On Route 78 In Hunterdon County: State Police Driver Hospitalized Following 2-Car Crash On Route 78 In Hunterdon County: State Police
Driver Hospitalized Following 2-Car Crash On Route 78 In Hunterdon County: State Police A driver was taken to a nearby hospital following a two-car crash on Route 78 in Hunterdon County, state police confirmed. The vehicles collided and one of them overturned in the westbound lanes near exit 17 in Clinton around 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez told DailyVoice.com. The driver of the vehicle that overturned was taken to Morristown Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Goez said. The crash scene was cleared shortly after 2 p.m. Additional details were not released.

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by Valerie Musson
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New Jersey's 'Suitcase Killer' Case Debuts As Lifetime Movie This Summer New Jersey's 'Suitcase Killer' Case Debuts As Lifetime Movie This Summer
New Jersey's 'Suitcase Killer' Case Debuts As Lifetime Movie This Summer A New Jersey homicide with Virginia ties will be detailed in a new Lifetime movie, set for release later this year.  "Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story," premiers June 18. The movie is a retelling of how the mom of two and ex-fertility nurse, of Woodbridge, killed her husband to continue an alleged affair. McGuire was found guilty of using a power saw to cut up her husband, Navy veteran William "Bill" McGuire, and putting his body parts into suitcases. Prosecutors say she chucked the luggage into the Chesapeake Bay, but the suitcases later washed up on Virginia Beach. The former …

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by David Cifarelli
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NJ Woman's Brutally Honest Adoption Ad For 'Neurotic Mess' Chihuahua Goes Viral NJ Woman's Brutally Honest Adoption Ad For 'Neurotic Mess' Chihuahua Goes Viral
NJ Woman's Brutally Honest Adoption Ad For 'Neurotic Mess' Chihuahua Goes Viral A New Jersey woman is gaining national attention for a Facebook post she penned in hopes of getting her "neurotic mess" but "kind of cute to look at" foster dog adopted. Tyfanee Fortuna has been fostering Prancer, a Chihuaua, through Oak Ridge-based Second Chance Pet Adoption League since November. The 25-year-old Clinton resident began working at animal shelters when she was 12 years old, and currently has eight other foster pets at home. She's had dozens over the years, each one eventually going to a new, loving home. Rehoming Prancer, however, has proven difficult, Fortuna said. P…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Four More NJ Prison Officers Charged In Vicious Beatings Of Female Inmates Four More NJ Prison Officers Charged In Vicious Beatings Of Female Inmates
Four More NJ Prison Officers Charged In Vicious Beatings Of Female Inmates UPDATE: Four more correctional officers have been charged in the brutal beating and pepper-spraying of inmates at a New Jersey women’s prison, bringing the total to eight, authorities announced Thursday. Of the four officers newly charged for the January incident at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, one is from Maywood, another from Paterson, a third from Somerset and the other from East Piscataway. All four senior officers “purposely or knowingly attempted to cause serious bodily injury to inmates as an accomplice or as a principal by using force beyond what was objectively reasonable …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Ring Got 30,000 Painkiller Pills With Prescription Blanks Swiped From NJ Hospitals Authorities: Ring Got 30,000 Painkiller Pills With Prescription Blanks Swiped From NJ Hospitals
Authorities: Ring Got 30,000 Painkiller Pills With Prescription Blanks Swiped From NJ Hospitals Using prescription blanks stolen from hospitals in Bergen and Passaic counties, a crew used a single pharmacy to get its hands on 30,000 high-dose oxycodone pills, including a year’s worth of painkillers prescribed to a dead man, authorities charged. The volume eventually gave them away, state and federal law enforcement officials said. Milagros Santiago, 43, of Haledon, was working as a pharmacy technician at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson when she swiped prescription blanks, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The forged blanks were then filled at Panther Vall…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Three Prison Officers Charged Criminally In Vicious Beating Of Inmates At NJ Women’s Prison Three Prison Officers Charged Criminally In Vicious Beating Of Inmates At NJ Women’s Prison
Three Prison Officers Charged Criminally In Vicious Beating Of Inmates At NJ Women’s Prison One of three correctional police officers charged with severely beating and pepper-spraying inmates at New Jersey’s notorious women’s prison last month punched one of them in the face 28 times, state authorities said Thursday.  And it was all caught on video, they said. Sgt. Amir Bethea, Sgt. Anthony Valvano and Officer Lisando “Luis” Garcia were all charged with official misconduct for what Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal described as a vicious and unrelenting attack on several inmates at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Hunterdon County beginning shortly before mid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Former NJ Corrections Officer Who Had Sex With 3 Inmates Gets 5 Years Behind Bars Former NJ Corrections Officer Who Had Sex With 3 Inmates Gets 5 Years Behind Bars
Former NJ Corrections Officer Who Had Sex With 3 Inmates Gets 5 Years Behind Bars A former New Jersey corrections officer who pleaded guilty to having sex with three inmates at a women's prison was sentenced to five years behind bars and was forced to forfeit his job and pension, authorities said. Ahnwar Dixon, 42, of East Orange, was sentenced Oct. 21 by the Superior Court Judge Angela Borkowski, Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams said. He must serve two years before parole eligibility, authorities said. The U.S Justice Department recently found decades-long sexual abuse at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Hunterdon County,…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Feds: Staff At NJ Women's Prison Sexually Abused Inmates Feds: Staff At NJ Women's Prison Sexually Abused Inmates
Feds: Staff At NJ Women's Prison Sexually Abused Inmates Staff members at a New Jersey prison for women sexually abused inmates, federal prosecutors said Monday. Evidence shows that the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton "fails to protect prisoners from sexual abuse by the facility’s staff," U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Monday. This violates the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, Carpenito said. The U.S. Justice Department served notice on the Hunterdon County facility "for these alleged conditions and the minimum remedial measures necessary to address them," he said. In turn, Carpenito said, state official…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Former Star Athlete, Police Officer From Union Julia Caseres, 28, Loses Cancer Battle Former Star Athlete, Police Officer From Union Julia Caseres, 28, Loses Cancer Battle
Former Star Athlete, Police Officer From Union Julia Caseres, 28, Loses Cancer Battle A standout college soccer star who went on to become a police officer, Julia Jeanette Caseres died Friday. She was 28. She had been battling a rare form of lung cancer, NJ.com reported. Born in Glen Ridge, she spent most of her life in Union and a 2008 graduate of Union High School, she moved to Clinton a few years ago. Caseres played soccer for New Jersey City University in Jersey City, where she broke the record for goals scored in state collegiate history. She was also an academic All-American and was named the school’s Woman of the Year. She went on to the Essex County Police Acade…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Troubled Comedian And Union Native Artie Lange Arrested Again Troubled Comedian And Union Native Artie Lange Arrested Again
Troubled Comedian And Union Native Artie Lange Arrested Again Artie Lange, the comedian best known as a sidekick on Howard Stern's radio show, has been arrested for violating the terms of a court-mandated drug rehab program, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  Lange, 51, who grew up in Union and lives in Hoboken, has been candid about his struggles with addiction. He was staying at a halfway house in Clinton as part of the program.  Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura told NJ 101.5 that Lange had failed to follow a court-ordered regimen imposed as a condition of his rehab.   "If they don't follow them the court wants to …

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by Paul Milo