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Police ID Drowned Dad Saving Kids In Millstone River
Authorities have identified the 42-year-old dad who drowned while saving his three children in the Millstone River.
Rolando Camarillo-Cholula, of South River, went into the water and brought his children, ages 8, 11, and 13 to shore, around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, Franklin Township police said.
Camarillo-Cholula, however, struggled to maintain his balance.
Thus began a search for the victim, as his children were treated at the scene and released without further medical attention.
Members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office dive team found the dad's body just bef…
Winners: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Players Take Home $302K
Two lucky tickets matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $301,828 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from Thursday, Nov. 17, state Lottery officials said.
Each ticket is worth $150,914.
The winning numbers were: 19, 21, 23, 38, and 40 and the XTRA number was: 03.
The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold.
Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
Middlesex County: Daisy’s Liquor & Grocery Store, 64 Jackson St., South River; and,
Monmouth County: Vingo Wine & Spirits, 9 Bayshore Plaza, Atlantic Highlands.
Winning $50K Powerball Lottery Tickets Sold In Passaic, Middlesex Counties
Two New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball drawn on Saturday, Oct. 8, winning the $50,000 second-tier prize.
Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
Middlesex County: South River Convenience Store, 58 Jackson St., South River; and,
Passaic County: Jackpocket, 355 Warwick Tpke., Hewitt.
The winning numbers for the Saturday, Oct. 8, drawing were: 13, 43, 53, 60, and 68. The Red Power Ball number was 05. The Power Play was 2X.
The Double Play drawing results for the Saturday, Oct. 8, drawing were: 03, 33, 46, 63 and 68. The …
Winners: Four NJ Lottery Tickets Split $404K Jackpot
Four winning lottery tickets each good for approximately $101,100 were sold in New Jersey.
The tickets from Saturday's Jersey Cash 5 drawing will split the $404,600 jackpot.
The winning numbers were 03, 07, 11, 19, and 25 and the XTRA number was: 04.
Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
Hudson County: 7-Eleven #39406, 3900 Bergenline Ave., Union City;
Middlesex County: Krauszer’s, 81 Main St., South River;
Middlesex County: Quik Food, 6 Pointer Pl., Kendall Park; and,
Morris County: Main Street Liquor, 194 W. Union Tpke., Wharton.
The retailers will receive a bonus c…
Capitol Riot Suspects Arrested For Assault On Officer Brian Sicknick Grew Up In Central Jersey
A Pennsylvania and West Virginia man -- both natives of Central Jersey -- were arrested Sunday on criminal charges related to their alleged conspiring to injure Capitol Hill police officers, federal officials said.
During the Jan. 6 riot, they allegedly sprayed bear repellant into the faces of three officers, one of whom -- Brian D. Sicknick -- later died, authorities said. Sicknick 42, previously lived in South River, New Jersey.
Sicknick's exact cause of death has never been clarified.
According to court documents, Julian Elie Khater, 32, of State College, Pennsylvania, and G…
Feds: Newark Wheelman Cops Plea In 7-County Armed Robbery Spree
An ex-con from Newark told a federal judge on Thursday that he was the getaway driver in a string of overnight convenience store and gas station robberies in Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Middlesex, Morris and Union counties.
Meshach Whagar, 31, admitted during a video-conferenced plea hearing that he was the wheelman during the 20 predawn holdups in November and December of 2017, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
It included robberies in Lodi, Mahwah, Elmwood Park, Clifton, Hoboken, Bayonne, Kearny, Parsippany, Rockaway, Morris Plains, West Orange, East Brunswick, South River, Edison, …
