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Someone Dumped 150+ Turtles In Cranford: Here's How You Can Help Save Them Someone Dumped 150+ Turtles In Cranford: Here's How You Can Help Save Them
Someone Dumped 150+ Turtles In Cranford: Here's How You Can Help Save Them More than 150 protected box turtles were illegally dumped in New Jersey, and officials are asking the public to help recover the remaining animals. The turtles were abandoned along the edge of a river in Cranford and reported on Wednesday, July 29, according to a public advisory issued by the Cranford Health Department in conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Fish, Game and Wildlife division. Local residents, animal control officers, and law enforcement have already recovered nearly 100 turtles, but officials believe dozens are still missing. The turtles …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drowned 3-Year-Old Had Been Missing Before Being Found In Neighbor's NJ Pool, Cops (UPDATE) Drowned 3-Year-Old Had Been Missing Before Being Found In Neighbor's NJ Pool, Cops (UPDATE)
Drowned 3-Year-Old Had Been Missing Before Being Found In Neighbor's NJ Pool, Cops (Update) The 3-year-old girl who drowned in a backyard pool this week had been reported missing before being found unresponsive in a backyard Bergen County swimming pool, authorities announced. Englewood Cliffs officers responded to a report of a missing child at approximately 2:06 p.m., Officer in Charge Lt. James Tracy said. As officers searched the area, they found the child unresponsive in a neighbor's backyard pool, Tracy said.  Officers immediately began life-saving measures before the girl was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, police said…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen County Man Sexually Assaults Teen Relative: Prosecutor Bergen County Man Sexually Assaults Teen Relative: Prosecutor
Bergen County Man Sexually Assaults Teen Relative: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Bergen County man has been charged with sexually assaulting a teen he was related to, authorities said Thursday, July 30. A criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice says that Kristian S. Peralta-Montano, of Fair Lawn, was related to the victim, who was between 16 and 18 years old. The Fair Lawn Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on Wednesday, July 29, regarding an alleged sexual assault, Prosecutor Mark Musella said. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Fair Lawn Police Department rev…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Lifeguard Tried To Meet Young Girl For Sex: Prosecutor NJ Lifeguard Tried To Meet Young Girl For Sex: Prosecutor
NJ Lifeguard Tried To Meet Young Girl For Sex: Prosecutor A 38-year-old lifeguard in Atlantic City was arrested and charged with trying to meet an underage girl for sex, authorities announced Thursday, July 30. On Tuesday, July 28, Stephen Pagnoni, an Egg Harbor Township resident, began chatting with online with who he thought was a 15-year-old girl was actually an undercover detective from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crimes Unit, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Cherry Hill Police Chief John Ostermueller said. Pagnoni arranged to meet at a park in Cherry Hill to have sex with the girl in exchange for …

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by Sam Barron
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Female NJ Corrections Officer Had Sex With Inmate, May Be Pregnant With His Baby: Feds Female NJ Corrections Officer Had Sex With Inmate, May Be Pregnant With His Baby: Feds
Female NJ Corrections Officer Had Sex With Inmate, May Be Pregnant With His Baby: Feds A 27-year-old corrections officer at FCI Fort Dix was charged with having sex with an inmate, authorities announced Wednesday, July 29. Jordan Pensak, a New Brunswick resident, had a consensual relationship with an inmate at the facility, having sex with him in January, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said. Pensak and the inmate also exchanged sexually explicit photographs and messages over social media and electronic applications, facilitated by the inmate’s use of two contraband cell phones while in custody at Fort Dix, Frazer said. Pensak admitted to having a sexual relationship with th…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Man Killed His Infant Daughter: Prosecutor NJ Man Killed His Infant Daughter: Prosecutor
NJ Man Killed His Infant Daughter: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Atlantic City man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of his daughter, authorities announced Thursday, July 30. On Monday, Feb. 2, officers responded to an apartment in Atlantic City and found the 1-year-old unresponsive, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The child was rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. The child had blunt force trauma  to the head and neck and an autopsy documented a contusion on the child’s forehead and abrasions on both sides of her neck, bilaterial retinal hemorrhages and had absent …

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New Detail Emerges In Passaic River Tragedy, Search Continues For Missing 10-Year-Old New Detail Emerges In Passaic River Tragedy, Search Continues For Missing 10-Year-Old
New Detail Emerges In Passaic River Tragedy, Search Continues For Missing 10-Year-Old A 10-year-old boy who drowned in the Passaic River may have saved his 11-year-old sister's life in his final moments by pushing her toward rocks, NJ Advance Media reports, citing city officials. The girl said her brother was trying to pull himself from the water when he placed his hand on her head, pushing her underwater just enough for her to feel rocks beneath her, Mayor Hector C. Lora told the outlet. The boy's attempt to pull himself from the river inadvertently helped his sister survive. As he pushed down on her head, she was forced underwater, where she felt rocks beneat…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Woman Gunned Down Boyfriend: Prosecutor NJ Woman Gunned Down Boyfriend: Prosecutor
NJ Woman Gunned Down Boyfriend: Prosecutor A 38-year-old Glassboro woman was arrested and charged with fatally shooting her boyfriend in Winslow Township Wednesday, July 29, authorities said. Amelia Wilmore-Nozil is charged with manslaughter and unlawful possession of a weapon, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Winslow Township Police Chief Donald Lemons. At 2:03 p.m. officers responded to Bromley Court and found 33-year-old Dominicio Fuhrtz, a Winslow Township resident, inside his parked vehicle with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Fuhrtz was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced…

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Assault Suspect Caught After Camp Shelter-In-Place In Secaucus: Cops Assault Suspect Caught After Camp Shelter-In-Place In Secaucus: Cops
Assault Suspect Caught After Camp Shelter-In-Place In Secaucus: Cops An assault suspect was apprehended Thursday morning, July 30, after a police search prompted a shelter-in-place near Secaucus High School, authorities said. Secaucus police responded to the area of Meadow Lane for a suspect involved in an assault at approximately 7:50 a.m., according to the Secaucus Police Department. Because of the nearby police activity, the summer camp program at Secaucus High School was placed under a shelter-in-place while officers searched the area, police said. In an update issued at 8:20 a.m., police announced the suspect had been taken into custody. The shelter-i…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Boy, 10, Dies In Passaic River; Search Expands 8 Miles For Missing Girl Boy, 10, Dies In Passaic River; Search Expands 8 Miles For Missing Girl
Boy, 10, Dies In Passaic River; Search Expands 8 Miles For Missing Girl A recovery operation stretched into Thursday morning, July 30, after a 10-year-old boy died and a 10-year-old girl remained missing in the Passaic River, officials said. At approximately 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, three children entered the river but quickly slipped into deeper water because of the fast current and high water levels, Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost said.  An 11-year-old girl was able to pull herself to the riverbank about 100 feet south of where the children entered the water near Holy Rosary Parish. She was safely removed from the river, according to the c…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Creep Sent Naked Videos To 7-Year-Old, Asked For Explicit Pics On TikTok: Prosecutor NJ Creep Sent Naked Videos To 7-Year-Old, Asked For Explicit Pics On TikTok: Prosecutor
NJ Creep Sent Naked Videos To 7-Year-Old, Asked For Explicit Pics On TikTok: Prosecutor A 36-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested after sending a 7-year-old girl naked videos of himself and soliciting explicit photos of her in return, authorities announced Thursday, July 29. The investigation began on Monday, July 20, after the girl said a man had been sending her messages by text and over TikTok, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. Elmer Lao, a Camden resident, engaged in online conversations with the girl, whom he knew to be seven years old, MacAulay said. During those messages, Lao sent nude videos of himself to her and requested she send nude …

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by Cecilia Levine
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New Photos: 2 Kids Swept Away In Passaic River, Major Search Ongoing New Photos: 2 Kids Swept Away In Passaic River, Major Search Ongoing
New Photos: 2 Kids Swept Away In Passaic River, Major Search Ongoing UPDATE: The body of a 10-year-old boy who vanished in the Passaic River was recovered after hours of searching, while the recovery operation for the girl remained ongoing, city officials said. ORIGINAL STORY: A massive multi-agency search is underway after a 10-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl disappeared in the Passaic River near Pulaski Park in Passaic on Wednesday evening, July 29, city officials confirmed. Reports of children entering the river came in at approximately 6:21 p.m.,  Passaic Mayor Hector C. Lora said. A third child, a young girl, made it safely out of the wate…

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by Cecilia Levine