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NJ Wife Believed Strangled By Husband Leaves 4 Young Kids Behind, Campaign Says
Cheyanne Juarez was a 30-year-old South Toms River mother with four young children, those who knew her said.
Last week, she was strangled with a belt at the hands of her 38-year-old husband, Gustavo Juarez-Perez, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
Cheyanne's death has spread shock and sadness through the community as she leaves behind four young children, loved ones say.
"Cheyanne was one of the kindest, most caring, hardworking, and funniest women we had the privilege of knowing and loving," Rosaura Roustand, who is organizing a fundraiser for Juarez's children, wro…
Bergen Prosecutor’s Lt. Faces 50-Count Indictment For Stealing Fentanyl, Heroin: AG
A Bergen County prosecutor’s office lieutenant is facing a 50-count indictment after allegedly stealing cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl from the evidence vault and depositing $600,000 in cash into his personal accounts, authorities said.
A state grand jury in Trenton indicted Kevin T. Matthew, 48, of Cedar Grove, after an investigation revealed he had allegedly signed out narcotics from BCPO’s main evidence vault between January 2019 and November 2023, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Wednesday, March 12.
Authorities said Matthew was not part of BCPO’s narcotics unit, but as a me…
Camden County Bank Robber Tracked Captured In Ukraine, Officials Say
A 29-year-old bank robbery suspect who vanished after a string of South Jersey heists was found halfway across the world, authorities said.
Edward Deveaux, of Berlin Township, was arrested on February 25, 2025, in Lviv, Ukraine, by Ukrainian authorities working with the U.S. Marshals Service, officials announced.
The capture ends a two-and-a-half-year manhunt that began after Deveaux was charged with multiple bank robberies across Camden and Burlington counties, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay.
Deveaux was charged on September 30, 2022, with two counts of second-deg…