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Grandfather Charged In NJ Boat Crash That Killed Grandchildren, Ages 9, 7: Report
The grandfather of two children killed in an Ocean County boating crash has been charged with vehicular homicide nearly a month after their deaths, according to court records and NJ Advance Media. Stephen Christopher Schneider, 64, of Bayville, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 14, and charged with two counts of second-degree reckless vessel homicide/death by vessel, operating a vessel under the influence, and reckless operation of a vessel, New Jersey State Police Trooper II Christopher Postorino said. Members of the New Jersey State Police Troop “C” Criminal Investigation Office, State Po…
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NJ Man Coerced Girls Into Sending Him Sex Videos: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old Riverside man was arrested and charged with convincing underage girls into creating and sending him sexual photos and videos, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 14. An investigation into Gilmer Briones-Guevara began after law enforcement received a tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children that he engaged in sexual conversations with approximately 50 underage girls, often sending photos and videos of himself masturbating, and requested they provide similar material in return, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Ten of those he t…
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Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam
A 31-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13, for cutting down a Flock safety camera, police said. Andrew Wardell, a Brick resident, intentionally cut down the Flock camera at 181 Drum Point Rd. by the Exxon gas station on Wednesday, July 8, Brick Township police said. Wardell is charged with criminal mischief, police said. Wardell's arrest comes amid national controversy over Flock cameras. Earlier this week, three deputies in Georgia were arrested for using the license plate readers to stalk people, some of whom they were dating. In response, Flock rolled out new safegua…
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Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (
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A husband has been charged with killing his wife, who was found on a bedroom floor with multiple men's neckties wrapped around her neck, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Michael P. Myers, 59, of Bristol Borough, was arrested after his wife, 54-year-old Dawn Myers, was found dead inside their home at 1305 Wood Street early Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Myers is charged with criminal homicide, strangulation, aggravated assault, intimidation of witnesses or victims, possession of an instrument of crime, and false imprisonment. Court recor…
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NJ Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Stepdaughter: Prosecutor
A 50-year-old Egg Harbor Township man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting his stepdaughter, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 14. Per the terms of a plea agreement, Rufino Carreron-Peralta faces 18 years in prison after pleadinig guilty to aggravated sexual assault against a victim less than 13 years of age, endangering the welfare of a child by permitting a child to engage in filming a prohibited sexual act, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. In 2003, a girl told Egg Harbor Township police Carreron-Peralta, her stefather, was sexually abusing her, authorities s…
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29 Dead Sharks Wash Up Along 10-Block Stretch Of NJ Beach
Michelle Greenling is used to seeing the occasional shark during her morning walks along the beach. But 29 in a 10-block stretch? That caught her attention. Greenling, 46, was walking along the beach in Sea Isle City on Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, when she counted 29 dead dogfish sharks along the shoreline between 29th and 39th street, she told Daily Voice. Greenling took photos and posted about what she found in a SIC Facebook group, hoping someone could tell her whether the discovery should be reported. Commenters suggested contacting marine organizations or the New Jersey Department of…
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Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will
Janet Pizzelli became known for her fight to see the man accused of killing her 27-year-old daughter, Mary Rose Fealey, face justice. But when the 61-year-old mother died of breast cancer in December 2025, less than two years after her daughter's murder, she believed that day might never come. Now, months after her death, the outcome she had hoped for has arrived: David Shroitman, the 30-year-old Somerville man charged in Fealey's killing, has been found competent to stand trial. On Thursday, Aug. 13, Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober made the ruling, following another…
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NJ Soccer Player Recovering After Mom Dies Saving Her In Colombia Quake
A college soccer player from Bergen County is recovering from critical injuries after an earthquake in Colombia killed her mother, who reportedly went back into a collapsed home to save her. Natalia Jaramillo, who plays soccer for Kean Jersey City, was critically injured during the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday, Aug. 10, according to the team's Instagram account. Natalia's mother, Bergenfield resident Magnolia Garcia Lugo, initially survived when the home where the family was staying collapsed but went back inside in an effort to save her daughter, Bergenfield Mayo…
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Camden Man Exposed Himself To Teenagers: Haddon Twp Police
A 28-year-old Camden man was arrested and charged with exposing himself multiple times, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 13. At 9:32 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, police responded to 602 W. Cuthbert Blvd. after three juveniles, ages 15 and 16, reported a man, later identified as Axel Novaberganza, exposed himself and engaged in a sexual act in their presence, Haddon Township police said. Novaberganza motioned for the juveniles to approach him while calling for them to “come over," police said. The juveniles immediately left the area and contacted police, officers said. Officers l…
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Fire Breaks Out At NJ Hindu Temple
A fire broke out at a large Hindu temple in Robbinsville on Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. The fire occurred at BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, the Robbinsville Fire Department said. Firefighters arrived on scene and were immediately met with access challenges given the location of the fire and had to stretch several handlines through stairwells, multiple floors, and long distances, fire officials said. The fire was found on a roof which had extended behind the facade of the building spanning several floors, firefighters said. Mutual aid was provided by numerous departments who&…
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NJ Cop Illegally Pulled Woman's Booking Photo Then Sent It To Her: Complaint
A police officer in Monmouth County is facing charges after authorities said he illegally used a police database to find a woman's booking photo. Middletown Police Officer Tony Perito unlawfully accessed a police database to find a booking photo of the woman who had been arrested, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. Perito then sent the photo to the woman via a social media platform, according to the complaint. Pertito is charged with criminal computer activity. Perito was previously honored with a valor award by the department in 2023. Online court records show that…
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Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police
A sleeping child was thrown onto the pavement outside a Lancaster County Walmart, leading to a man's arrest, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Justin Martin Wagner, 41, of Lancaster, was arrested following the incident at the Walmart at 890 East Main St. in Ephrata Township at 6:58 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Ephrata Police Department. Wagner had been causing a disturbance inside the store before witnesses saw him take a sleeping child from a shopping cart, lift the child into the air, and throw the child onto the pavement in the parking lot, police said. Wagner was la…
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NJ Driver Crosses Center Line, Kills 2 On Harley-Davidson In PA: State Police
A New Jersey woman has been charged after crossing into oncoming traffic and striking a motorcycle head-on, killing two people in Pennsylvania, State Police say. Bernadette Ann Cobb, 55, of Brick, NJ, was driving a 2021 Nissan Rogue east on Carson Hill Road when she crossed into the westbound lane near 332 Carson Hill Road in Brady Township, Clearfield County at 4:46 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to a PSP. The Rogue struck a westbound 2013 Harley-Davidson Wide Glide head-on, troopers detailed. The motorcycle's driver, Anthony M. Jones, 34, of Hyde, and his passenger, Miranda S. Wor…
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NJ Mom Dies Saving Daughter In Colombia Earthquake
A Bergen County mother died after reportedly going back into a collapsed home to save her daughter during an earthquake in Colombia, the borough's mayor said. Magnolia Garcia Lugo, of Bergenfield, was identified as the victim by ABC Eyewitness News. Lugo was visiting Colombia with her daughter when the home where they were staying collapsed during the Aug. 10 earthquake, Bergenfield Mayor Arvin Amatorio said. Preliminary information indicates Magnolia initially survived but re-entered the home in an effort to save her daughter, Amatorio said. According to ABC News, Lugo die…
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Atlantic City Man Arrested For 2009 Murder: Prosecutor
A 44-year-old Atlantic City man was apprehended by US Marshals on Thursday, Aug. 13, after being charged with murdering someone in 2009, authorities said. Billie Woods was taken into custody for the 2009 murder of David Nesbitt, a 32-year-old Atlantic City resident, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Wednesday, June 3, 2009, Atlantic City police responded to 227 N. South Carolina Avenue and found Nesbitt with several gunshot wounds, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Over the past several months, detectives from the Major Crimes Unit reex…
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NJ Music Teacher, 72, Tried To Have Sex With 17-Year-Old Student: Prosecutor
A 72-year-old New Jersey music teacher was arrested after he tried to have sex with a 17-year-old student he was giving private lessons to, authorities said. John Bendzak was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 12, following an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Bendzak had been communicating with the teen in June before trying to engage in sexual conduct with the student at a West Milford home on July 9, Valdes said. After the incident on July 9, Bendzak sent harassing communications to the t…
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Are Flock Cameras Watching You? This Map Shows Where They Are
You have probably driven past one without realizing it. Flock's license plate readers have spread along roads and through communities across the country, giving police a tool to locate vehicles while fueling a growing debate over just how much the cameras can reveal about where people go. Now, a growing privacy advocacy project is letting you see where those cameras have been spotted. DeFlock, an independent open-source effort opposed to widespread automatic license plate reader surveillance, maintains a searchable nationwide map of the devices. As of Thursday, Aug. 13, the map displayed …
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89-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured After Hit By Car: Margate PD
An 89-year-old woman sustained life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a car in Margate on Tuesday, Aug. 11, authorities said. At 7:23 p.m., officers responded to a 9-1-1 call after a vehicle was making a left turn onto Winchester Avenue from Jerome Avenue and struck the woman, a Margate resident, as she crossed southbound in the crosswalk of the intersection, Margate police said. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries and is in critical but stable condition, police said. The driver, an 84-year-old Margate resident, remained on scene and cooperated w…
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20 Dogs Found In Feces-Filled Cages With No Food Or Water In New York: Police
An elderly person and 20 dogs were rescued from inhumane conditions at a home in New York, police said. The dogs were living in feces- and urine-filled cages with insufficient ventilation, New York State Police said Thursday, Aug. 13. Additionally, the dogs did not have immediate access to food or water, authorities said. Troopers responded to a complaint about the home in Argyle on Sunday, Aug. 9 around 1 p.m., according to state police. In addition to the dogs, they found an elderly person “in need of immediate assistance due to mobility issues.” Carol Kiaer, 72, of Argyle, was arrested …
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Man Missing In South Jersey: Police
A 20-year-old Gloucester Township man has been missing since last month, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 12. Terrell Purnell was reported missing on Wednesday, July 29, Gloucester Township police said. Purnell's last known whereabouts are believed to be in an unknown area of Philadelphia, police said. His current whereabouts are unknown, and it is unknown where he may be traveling or who he may be with, police said. He is 5’10” tall and weighs 150 lbs. He has short black hair, brown eyes, and a goatee, police said. He has an unknown tattoo on his left forearm, police said. Anyone wit…
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NJ Driver Nearly Strikes Cop, Construction Workers After Entering Work Zone: Police
A 40-year-old Williamstown man was arrested and charged after he nearly crashed into a police officer and multiple construction workers after entering a closed work zone on Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. While at the work zone at Evesham Road, Matthew Senkier began shouting profanities at the officer and demanding that he leave the area, Gloucester Township police said. Soon after, Senkier entered a vehicle, drove onto the closed roadway, and proceeded recklessly through the active construction zone, police said. Senkier accelerated toward construction workers be…
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5 Cremation Urns, 70K Videos, 2 Missing Women: Inside Philadelphia's 'Dark' Mystery
Five urns believed to contain cremated remains, 70,000 videos, 600,000 images, and thousands of pages of writings are among a mountain of evidence recovered from a home now at the center of a death investigation involving two women who vanished years apart, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The sprawling investigation centers on 44-year-old Eugene Horsch and 417 West Chew Avenue in the city's Olney section, where Philadelphia detectives reviewing digital evidence discovered recordings showing missing women Maribel Fresses and Gabrielle Amarando alive and, in later footage, apparently d…
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Gotti Grandson Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama
John Gotti’s COVID fraudster grandson has finally reported to prison, after delaying his report date for nearly half a year, authorities said. Carmine G. Agnello, 40, of Oyster Bay, NY, is being held in federal prison in Fairton, NJ, according to Bureau of Prisons records. Agnello was sentenced to 15 months behind bars in April 2026. He pleaded guilty to stealing $1.1 million in federal COVID relief funds and spending the money on cryptocurrency investments. But Agnello insisted he needed to remain free to donate a kidney to his mother, Victoria Gotti, the daughter of notorious “Teflon Don…
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Woman Found Dead In AC Hotel Room: Police
A 41-year-old woman was found dead at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City on Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. At 4:47 a.m., officers responded to the hotel room and found the woman dead, Atlantic City police said The body was removed by the New Jersey Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office and an autopsy is pending, police said. The woman has not been publicly identified. Her death remains under investigation, police said.
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Drunk Driver With Prior DUIs Charged In Deadly Route 22 Hit-Run: Prosecutor
A 35-year-old drunk driver with a history of DUIs and careless driving offenses ran a red light on Route 22 in Mountainside, struck and killed a 65-year-old bicyclist, then continued driving for three miles before police found him, authorities and court records show. Fabian Parra, of North Plainfield, was charged Monday, Aug. 10, with second-degree vehicular homicide and second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal crash in the death of Rocco Della Serra, 65, of Cranford, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Mountainside Police Chief Joseph Giannuzzi said. Parra also faces 15 motor v…
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Green Card Marriage Ring: 11 New Yorkers Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say
Eleven New Yorkers have been charged in an alleged international immigration fraud scheme that arranged more than 1,000 sham marriages and collected tens of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors said. The defendants were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12, after a two-count federal indictment was unsealed, according to the US Department of Justice. The network operated for more than a decade and arranged sham marriages between foreign nationals, primarily citizens of China, and US citizens to fraudulently obtain immigration status, prosecutors allege. Those indicted inc…
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Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents
The Department of Homeland Security DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are planning to spend as much as $20 million on gloves capable of delivering electric shocks, federal records and published reports show. ICE published the new requirement Monday, Aug. 10, seeking CTG-5 G.L.O.V.E. devices, short for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, according to the Department of Homeland Security's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. The federal government describes the gloves as a “Conductive Distraction and De-escalation Device” that would be issued to Homeland…
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Cocaine, Cash: Two Arrested In Mercer County, Prosecutor Says
Two people were arrested and charged following a two-month investigation into the distribution of cocaine in Mercer County, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 12. On Thursday, Aug. 6, the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force along with other law enforcement units executed a search warrant at Andrew Anderson's residence in Eastampton, a storage unit in Lawrence and two vehicles, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. Detectives seized approximately $32,000 in cash, assorted drug paraphernalia and three large digital scales, Marbrey said. Anderson’s girlfriend, Aniyah Boone…
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Teenage Daughter Killed In Intentional Explosion Dad Admitted To Setting: Court Docs
A Pennsylvania father accused of intentionally blowing up his family's home, killing his 19-year-old daughter and injuring his estranged wife, has admitted to killing the teen. Brian Jeffrey Shelleby, 47, of Castle Shannon, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and aggravated arson causing bodily injury in a negotiated plea before Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Bruce R. Beemer on Monday, Aug. 10, court records show. Shelleby is awaiting sentencing, which is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10 at 9 a.m. in Courtroom 510, according to his docket. He remains in the Allegheny C…
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2 Killed In Head-On Crash Near Hersheypark Identified: Police (
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The two men killed in a head-on crash near Hersheypark have been identified, Derry Township police announced in a correction update on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Ronald Lindenmuth, 57, of Phoenix, Arizona, was driving the minivan and was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened at West Hersheypark Drive and North Hockersville Road on Tuesday, Aug. 11, police said. James Eyerly, 63, of Harrisburg, was a passenger in the minivan and was taken to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries, according to police. The 17-year-old Harrisburg boy dr…
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Newlyweds Appeared To Share Idyllic Year Of Marriage Before Husband Charged With Her NJ Murder
For their first year of marriage, Alyne and Ignacio Espinal appeared to be a happy couple, sharing photos of beach trips, restaurant outings and celebrations on Facebook. Then, just after their first anniversary, Ignacio Espinal, 55, was charged with murdering his 46-year-old wife inside their Somerville home, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 12. On Thursday, Aug. 6, at 7:26 p.m., Somerville police responded to a 911 call on Brookside Avenue and found Alyne with multiple lacerations to her chest, neck and thigh, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Chief of County Detectives Mered…
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