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Missing 75-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed On I-295: State Police Missing 75-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed On I-295: State Police
Missing 75-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed On I-295: State Police A 75-year-old woman from Burlington County who went missing was struck and killed walking along Interstate 295, authorities said. Yvrose Germain was hit on I-295 northbound near milepost 46.8 in Burlington Township at about 8:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 17, New Jersey State Police said. The driver did not stop, they said. Germain, of Willingboro, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Police did not say whether Germain was on the shoulder or on the highway. Willingboro police had reported Germain missing on Saturday, March 16. "It is with heavy hearts that we inform the community tha…

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by Jon Craig
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SEEN HER? Cumberland County Woman Missing Since Last Month: Police SEEN HER? Cumberland County Woman Missing Since Last Month: Police
Seen HER? Cumberland County Woman Missing Since Last Month: Police A woman has been missing in Cumberland County for nearly three weeks, authorities said. Andrea Moore, of Millville, was last in contact with her family on Feb. 25, Millville police said on Thursday, March 14. She is described as 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighing 260 pounds, with hazel eyes, police said. She has a heart tattoo on her ankle, they said. Police did not release her age. Anyone who may know her whereabouts is urged to call Millville police at 856-825-7010.

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by Jon Craig
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Search For Missing Transgender Man Suspended: NJDEP Search For Missing Transgender Man Suspended: NJDEP
Search For Missing Transgender Man Suspended: Njdep A search involving multiple law enforcement agencies is under way for a 32-year-old transgender man has been suspended, officials said. A spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said the search for Northfield resident Elliot Ganiel was halted Tuesday, March 5 at 5 p.m. He did not say why. State Park Police were notified that Ganiel was missing early Sunday, March 3, after his car was found at the Mullica River canoe launch within Wharton State Forest.  "Exhaustive search efforts, including the use of K-9 units, conducted by multiple agencies foc…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Searching For Transgender Man Missing Days After Car Found Along NJ River Police Searching For Transgender Man Missing Days After Car Found Along NJ River
Police Searching For Transgender Man Missing Days After Car Found Along NJ River A search involving multiple law enforcement agencies is under way for a 32-year-old transgender man missing for three days. Northfield resident Elliot Ganiel's vehicle was found at the Mullica River Canoe Landing in Batsto, local police said. Ganiel's personal items were left behind, and his family reported him missing Saturday, March 2. According to 6abc, state troopers brought a K-9 onto a boat and went over the same section of the river numerous times, at one point using an underwater camera. The Northfield Police Department, the New Jersey State Police, New Jersey State Park Police, NJ…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Hiker Who Went Missing In Ringwood State Park Found In Rockland UPDATE: Hiker Who Went Missing In Ringwood State Park Found In Rockland
Update: Hiker Who Went Missing In Ringwood State Park Found In Rockland UPDATE: A 63-year-old hiker from Wayne who'd gone missing in Ringwood State Park was found a few miles away the next day across the state line in Rockland County, authorities said. Police say they can thank Ring and Facebook. Carol Fumiko Heimbach was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern after she was located in Sloatsburg around 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 4, said Caryn Shinske, the senior press officer for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. She was none the worse for wear, although still a bit disoriented from a night in the woods, responders said. Heimback, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Body Found In Trunk ID'd As Missing NJ Man Body Found In Trunk ID'd As Missing NJ Man
Body Found In Trunk ID'd As Missing NJ Man A missing Ocean County man was identified as the man whose body was found in a vehicle's trunk in Lakewood, authorities said. David Koscuik, 57, of Lakewood, was identified by Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer in a news release on Friday, Mar. 1.  Lakewood police found Koscuik's body in the trunk of a vehicle near Fairway Court at around 12:13 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28. The National Center For Missing and Endangered listed Koscuik as missing in a Facebook post on Friday, Feb. 16. He was last seen in Brooklyn, NY, on Thursday, Feb. 8. Manchester Township police said Kosc…

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by Chris Spiker
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Body Found By Delaware River Fishermen ID'd As NJ Man 20 Years Later: Bensalem Police Body Found By Delaware River Fishermen ID'd As NJ Man 20 Years Later: Bensalem Police
Body Found By Delaware River Fishermen ID'd As NJ Man 20 Years Later: Bensalem Police A body found by fisherman in the banks of the Delaware River in 2003 has finally been identified. The body of Edward Anthony Nece, whose father lives in Riverside, NJ was identified through DNA samples, Bensalem police announced Monday, Feb. 19. Nece's body was found by fisherman on Oct. 19, 2003, in a drainage area on the Yellow Freight property located at 2627 State Road. At the time, Nece had no identification, and his description did not match any reports of missing persons in the area.  An autopsy found the cause of death was drowning but the manner of death could not b…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEEN HIM? Man Reported Missing In Camden County SEEN HIM? Man Reported Missing In Camden County
Seen HIM? Man Reported Missing In Camden County A 28-year-old man has been reported missing in Camden County, authorities said. On Tuesday, Feb. 13, Kristopher Robinson was reported missing from his home in Oaklyn, according to Gloucester Township police.  He is 6-foot tall and weighs 160 pounds. He has brown eyes, black hair, and a full-sleeve tattoo on his right arm and half sleeve on his left arm. He was last seen wearing black jeans and a green Eagles jacket.  He may be in the Oaklyn area or possibly Camden City, police said. If anyone has additional information or knowledge of Kristopher Robinson's location, p…

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by Jon Craig
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Woman Who Jumped Into Delaware River Found Alive: Troopers Woman Who Jumped Into Delaware River Found Alive: Troopers
Woman Who Jumped Into Delaware River Found Alive: Troopers The 30-year-old who leaped into the Delaware River when approached by state police Monday night, Jan. 15, was found alive and well, troopers say.  State police were looking for the unnamed woman in connection with a domestic incident on Durham Street in Riegelsville around 6:30 p.m., Daily Voice reported. They found her on a nearby river trail with three children, but when troopers approached, she hopped into the water, authorities said. The children were "safely secure(d)" by troopers.  First responders scanned the river for two hours but were unable to locate her and called off…

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by Mac Bullock
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CHI LO HA VISTO? FBI Hopes Someone Has Seen NJ Man Who Went Missing In Italy CHI LO HA VISTO? FBI Hopes Someone Has Seen NJ Man Who Went Missing In Italy
CHI LO HA Visto? FBI Hopes Someone Has Seen NJ Man Who Went Missing In Italy SEEN HIM? The FBI this weekend released age-progressed drawings of a missing Jersey Shore man who was last known to be hiking through a remote section of Italy nearly five years ago. Liam Biran, a wine steward from Marlboro, NJ, who aspired to be a sommelier, was 32 when he headed to Israel to visit his grandparents the second week of April 2019. In his last LinkedIn post, Biran wrote that he was "tracking vineyards in Israel. From golan Heights to desert shores. Networked, photographed, and discussed options for export." Biran -- who had duel American and Israeli passports -- had planned …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Missing Teen Prompts Concerns In South Jersey Missing Teen Prompts Concerns In South Jersey
Nicolette Marchetti Missing Police have released an updated photo of a 16-year-old girl missing for two weeks out of South Jersey. Nicolette Marchetti was last seen on Dec. 14, wearing a black shirt, red/black checkered pants, and carrying a black/gold purse. She is possibly in the West Deptford/National Park area. She is approximately 4’9″ tall weighing 100 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.  Anyone who sees her is urged to call 9-1-1, the Gloucester Township Police Department at 856-228-4500 or call the GTPD Anonymous Crime Tip Line: 856-842-5560. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Search Launched For Missing Baby, Teen In South Jersey Search Launched For Missing Baby, Teen In South Jersey
Search Launched For Missing Baby, Teen In South Jersey A search for a missing baby and teen was under way Sunday, Nov. 12 in South Jersey. Akera Johns, 16, and Hakeem Hintzen, 1, both of Vineland, were the center of an investigation launched by the New Jersey State Police Missing Persons and Human Trafficking Unit, and the Vineland Police Department, as of 11:30 p.m. The two were last seen around 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Cumberland Family Shelter on Mays Landing Road in Vineland, according to NJSP. Akera is described as a black female, 5'10", approximately 140 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. Hakeem is described as a b…

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by Cecilia Levine