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Man At Large After Sexually Assaulting NJ Woman: Prosecutor
A man remains at large after he sexually assaulted a woman in Hightstown on Friday, Sept. 11. authorities said. At 8 p.m., a woman was walking in the area of Park Way and Rogers Avenue when she was approached from behind by an unknown male and physically and sexually assaulted, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been identified, authorities said. Law enforcement is looking to identify and speak to a suspect in the photo. Anyone with any information on the incident or who has had a similar encounter is asked t…
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Remains Identified As NJ Woman Missing Since 2023:
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A 51-year-old woman missing since 2023 was identified as remains recovered in Woodland Township earlier this year, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 22. Denice Smith had been missing since she walked away from her Woodland Township home on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, New Jersey State Police said. . In the days following her disappearance, the New Jersey State Police conducted multiple search and rescue operations throughout the area but were unable to locate Smith, law enforcement said. On Sunday, April 12, a coordinated search by the Burlington County Search and Rescue Volunte…
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NJ Transit Bus Struck By Vehicle In South Jersey: Authorities
An NJ Transit Bus was struck by a vehicle in Cinnaminson Tuesday, Sept. 22, authorities said. At 8:08 a.m. a bus on the 409 line that departed Trenton Transit Center and was en route to Camden was struck by a car on Route 130 and Cinnaminson Avenue, NJ Transit said There were no injuries to the four customers on board the bus but the operator sustained a non-life threatening injury, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
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Deptford Family Loses Home To Fire While On Vacation
Cori Konopoka and Dashawn Nash returned home from vacation on Sunday, Sept. 20, with their 8-year-old daughter when they came home to find their Deptford home destroyed in a fire the day before. Now the community is coming together to help them . "The family has lost so much and will essentially be starting over," Ashley Brashear, who organized a GoFundMe for the family. The family's two dogs and cat at their home on the 500 block of Allegheny Road were rescued by a neighbor. The GoFundMe will go toward clothing, food, toiletries, temporary living expenses, items for their daughter, p…
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Off-Duty Philly Officer Accused Of Shooting Uncle In Head, Face Held For Trial
An off-duty Philadelphia police officer accused of repeatedly shooting his unarmed uncle in the head and face before leading Pennsylvania State Police on a 100+ mph chase will face trial, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Kenroy Anthony Cummings, 25, of Philadelphia, had charges of criminal homicide and felony fleeing or attempting to elude police held for court following a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Robert Hawke on Monday, according to Northampton County District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta. The charges stem from the July 24 killing of Cummings' uncle…
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Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police
Two brothers-in-law building a business together were killed near Hersheypark by a 17-year-old driver who was high on marijuana and traveling more than 70 mph, police announced following a monthlong investigation. Ronald "Ron" Lindenmuth, 57, of Phoenix, Arizona, and James "Jim" Eyerly, 63, of Harrisburg, were killed in the head-on crash at West Hersheypark Drive and North Hockersville Road on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The Harrisburg teen has now been charged as a juvenile with homicide by vehicle while DUI and DUI involving a controlled substance or metabolite, Derry Township police announced in a…
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Stolen BMW Leads Cops On South Jersey Pursuit: PD
A stolen BMW was involved in a police pursuit in Longport on Sunday, Sept. 20, authorities said. At 3:09 p.m., officers observed a black BMW X6 near S. 11th Avenue and Atlantic Avenue and an investigation confirmed the vehicle had been stolen out of Newark, Longport police said. Officers conducted a motor vehicle stop, but the driver failed to stop and accelerated away from the officer at a high rate of speed, police said. The vehicle continued on Atlantic Ave before turning onto S. 28th Avenue and traveling over the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge at a high rate of speed, police said. Off…
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20-Year-Old Killed In I-195 Crash After Striking Truck, Two Trees:
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A 20-year-old Lumberton woman was killed in a crash on I-195 in Mercer County, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 22. At 3:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, troopers responded to I-195 east in Robbinsville township after a Toyota struck the back of a Chevrolet pickup truck, ran off the road to the right and struck two trees, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. As a result of the crash, Akkaya sustained serious injuries and was transported to an area hospital, Lebron said. She was pronounced dead the next day, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation,…
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NJ Man Who Falsified Water Quality Reports Learns Fate: AG
A 38-year-old Trenton man was sentenced to three years in prison after he previously admitted for falsifying water quality reports and failing to collect water samples, authorities announced Monday, Sept. 21. Lugo pleaded guilty to tampering with public records and violations of the Safe Water Drinking Act, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Lugo worked as a water sample collector from October to November 2023, Davenport said. He knowingly submitted fraudulent or falsified water testing results and fraudulent or falsified chain of custody forms to the Trenton Water Works, Daven…
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'I Don't Care' Says NJ DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police
A 46-year-old Bridgeton man was arrested and charged with striking multiple vehicles on Sunday, Sept. 20, authorities said. At 8:51 p.m., officers were on the scene of a pedestrian struck at West Broad Street and Water Street when they hear a horn honking, Bridgeton police said. The vehicle sounding the horn struck a marked police vehicle and then accelerated and drove directly at several officers who were conducting the investigation, police said. Officers had to quickly move to avoid being struck, police said. As Cesar Torres continued through the scene, he then struck a Bridget…
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NJ Mom Says Son, 7, Killed In Minibike Crash 'Did Everything Right'
A 7-year-old boy died after the gas-powered minibike he was riding collided with a car in Atlantic City, authorities said. The boy was riding near Massachusetts and Melrose avenues around 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, when the minibike collided with a 2012 blue Nissan Altima, Atlantic City police said. The Nissan driver remained at the scene, and both vehicles were towed for further investigation, police said. The boy was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center before being airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he was pronounced dead, police said. A GoFundMe started by …
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Children Of Slain NJ Bus Driver Face New Burden After Mother's Killing
For 14 years, Eileen Garvin helped get Barnegat children safely to and from school. Now, her own children need help. The 69-year-old woman, who spent 14 years as a school bus aide and driver in town, was strangled by her husband, William Garvin, at their Windward Drive home earlier this month, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said. Now, with William behind bars, Eileen's children are left mourning the loss of their mother while facing the financial and legal responsibilities that came with her sudden death. “Eileen was much more than a school bus driver," Diane Lundy, who organiz…
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Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police
Dead animals, cryptic messages, a miniature coffin, and a severed finger were among the disturbing objects repeatedly left outside a Pennsylvania Masonic lodge before a traffic stop led investigators to a suspect, police announced Monday, Sept. 21. Joshua Albert Reisinger, 37, was arrested following an investigation into more than a month of incidents at Paxton Lodge No. 16 Masonic Hall at 410 North Harrisburg Street in Steelton, according to the Steelton Borough Police Department. Between Aug. 15 and Sept. 20, investigators said unusual objects and written messages were intentionally left …
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Stolen Car From NJ Goes Up In Flames In NY, Driver Flees Crash Scene
A car stolen from New Jersey went up in flames after crashing in Northern Westchester, NY, early Sunday morning, but when first responders arrived, the driver was nowhere to be found, fire officials said. The crash happened on Route 202, also known as the Goat Trail, in Cortlandt on Sunday morning, Sept. 20, according to the Continental Village Fire Department. Firefighters were first dispatched for a report of a vehicle that had crashed and caught fire, with a driver possibly trapped inside. Arriving crews instead found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames. The fire had al…
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Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro
An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut a fiber line in New Jersey, triggering a telecommunications outage that forced the FAA to halt flights at five major Northeast airports Monday, Sept. 21, federal officials said. Flights were affected at Philadelphia International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Teterboro Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport as the outage rippled across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. "An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut into a fiber line in New Jersey which caused a telecom outage and forced FAA to …
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Family Eyes MetLife Tribute For NY Man Killed In PA ATV Hit-And-Run
A 27-year-old New York man killed after falling from an ATV onto a Pennsylvania roadway and being struck by a driver who fled has been identified, authorities said. Kyle Elardo, of Suffolk County, Long Island was killed late Thursday, Sept. 17, on State Route 903 near Church Road in Penn Forest Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police and the Carbon County Coroner's Office. Troopers from the Fern Ridge barracks were called to the scene around 11:30 p.m. for a reported fatal hit-and-run and found Elardo in the northbound lane, police said. Investigators determined Elardo had been op…
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Gunfire Erupts After Referee, Spectator Fight At Philly Youth Football Game: Police
A fight involving a referee and spectator at a Philadelphia youth football game spilled off the field and into the street before a gunshot rang out, police said. The altercation broke out during a game at the Al Pearlman Sports Complex in the city's Roxborough neighborhood around 1:42 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, according to police. The confrontation initially involved a 46-year-old spectator and a referee described as a man in his mid-20s on the field before the two left the field and continued the dispute in the 600 block of Port Royal Street, investigators said. The referee then walked tow…
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LI Woman Swallowed By Hidden 8-Foot Backyard Hole Thought She Was Going To Die: Reports
A Long Island woman was rescued by neighbors she'd never met after falling into an 8-foot hole in her backyard that she never knew was there last week (scroll down for video). Danielle Tammone told CBS News that she thought she was going to die when she fell in and couldn't get out. She began screaming for help. It happened last Thursday, Sept. 17, Tammone's 47th birthday. Tammone tells 1010 Wins she was walking in her backyard when her feet sank into the ground, and seconds later, she was swallowed into the earth. Once she realized what had happened, panic set in. "Wow, I could die t…
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Fire Chief's Wife Killed By 93-Year-Old Driver Plowing Through Jersey Shore Restaurant: Report
The 56-year-old wife of a New Jersey fire chief died when a 93-year-old driver crashed through a popular restaurant this weekend, officials have confirmed. The Lavallette driver was attempting to park her 2014 Buick Encore in front of Meg's Grill at 1401 Grand Central Ave. in Lavallette around 11:12 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, when the vehicle rapidly accelerated into the outdoor dining area and building, Lavallette police said. The driver apparently pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, police said. Seven restaurant patrons were injured and taken to the hospital with various inju…
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51-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed On South Jersey Highway: Police
A 51-year-old Willingboro man was struck and killed on Route 130 in Burlington County early Sunday morning, Sept. 20, authorities said. Welther Briggs was struck by a vehicle traveling south on Route 130 at the intersection of Pennypacker Drive in Edgewater Park, Edgewater Park Township police said. Briggs was pronounced dead, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
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Loaded .40-Caliber Handgun With Laser, High-Capacity Mags Found During NJ Traffic Stop: Police
A traffic stop in Atlantic County turned into a weapons arrest after police said they found a loaded handgun with a laser attachment, hollow-point ammunition and high-capacity magazines. At 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, officers stopped a vehicle for several motor vehicle violations on Old Egg Harbor Road in Egg Harbor Township, Egg Harbor Township police said. A search of the vehicle led to a loaded .40-caliber handgun with a laser attachment, boxes of ammunition that included hollow-point rounds and high-capacity magazines being seized, police said. Bashir Robertson, a 40-yea…
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PA, NJ Ren Faire Performer Lady Amanda Chase Honored After Death At 43
A woman whose childhood dream of performing at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire became reality — and later took her to Renaissance stages across Pennsylvania and New Jersey — was honored Saturday, Sept. 19, at the place she said captured her heart when she was just 5 years old. Shannon Maria Jones, 43, also known to fairegoers as Lady Amanda Chase and online as Shannon’s Sunflowers, died in early August while on an Alaskan cruise with her mother, Tamara Sweitzer. Jones had been living with four incurable diseases that damaged her lungs, her mother wrote in announcing her death. “She pass…
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Hunter Kills Woman After Mistaking Her For Deer In Front Of Kids: Police
A hunter is facing charges after police say he shot and killed a woman walking through a field with a man and two children after mistaking her for a deer in Delaware. Walter Moorhead, 74, of Salisbury, MD, was identified as the hunter in the tragic accident, while the victim has been identified as 39-year-old Santos Maria Chilel Soto, from Georgetown, DE, Delaware State Police said. was charged with manslaughter and other offenses after he fatally shot a woman on Friday night in Ellendale while he was hunting from a ground blind, according to Delaware State Police. Shortly after 7:30 …
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Medical Emergencies Delay Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship's Return To NJ Port
Two medical emergencies aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship delayed the cruise ship's return to New Jersey, impacting passengers' travel plans, according to a notice distributed onboard. Medical staff determined that two guests aboard Oasis of the Seas needed urgent medical attention during the voyage, the notice says. The passengers were successfully taken off the ship to receive additional medical care. While the nature of the emergencies was not released, Cruise Hive reports that one involved a critically ill 7-year-old child, prompting the ship to return to Nassau, the closes…
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: Widow Speaks Out After Husband Beaten Dead By Walmart Worker's Parents, Report Says
A widow is speaking out months after her husband of 42 years was beaten to death by the parents of a Walmart worker in Virginia, according to a brand-new report. Josephine Atienza and her 77-year-old husband Bert Atienza went to a Walmart store near thei home in Virginia Beach, on June 7, when a 17-year-old employee nearly struck Josephine with a cart, the widow tells WKTR. Bert began arguing with the teen, who reportedly threw a can at them as they walked away, but missed. As they were shopping, Erika Mitchell, 42, and Travis White, 44, identified by WKTR as the teen worker's parents…
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Colorful Meth Shaped Like Candy Seized With Handgun In Wildwood: Prosecutor
Colorful methamphetamine shaped to resemble candy or children's vitamins was seized along with a handgun in Wildwood, authorities said. On Thursday, Sept. 17, Wildwood police responded to the 200 East block of Spencer Avenue for a report of a person with a handgun, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Joseph Murphy said. Officers identified the suspect as Mark Davis, 36, of Vineland, authorities said. Detectives searched Davis' vehicle and found narcotics and a handgun, authorities said. The drugs were determined to be methamphetamine, authorities sa…
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SUV Driver Strikes Philadelphia Highway Patrol Officer, Flees: Police
A woman struck a Philadelphia Highway Patrol officer with an SUV while he was directing traffic, then sped away before being apprehended elsewhere in the city, police announced Friday, Sept. 18. The officer was working a traffic detail at Ridge Avenue and Stanton Street when the 42-year-old woman approached the intersection in a dark blue Audi SUV, according to Philadelphia police. She disregarded the officer's traffic commands and struck him with the Audi before fleeing southbound on Ridge Avenue, the preliminary investigation found. Police later located and apprehended the woman at 32nd …
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NJ Mom Charged After Missing Son Found Hiding In Unexpected Place: Police
A New Jersey mother was charged after police say her missing 17-year-old son was found hiding in a basement crawl space while officers devoted significant resources to searching for him. East Brunswick police were contacted around 7:47 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, by the boy's father, who said his son was supposed to be dropped off at his home around 6 p.m., East Brunswick police said. The boy's mother, Jennifer Buckley, told police her son was not at her home and that she could not find him, authorities said. She said the teen was upset, did not want to go to his father's home, and could be a d…
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Lindsay Clancy's Attorney Has Blunt Response To Lone Juror Speaking Out
Lindsay Clancy's attorney is refusing to engage with the lone holdout juror in the triple murder case and instead is eyeing his next move. On Monday, Sept. 21, defense attorney Kevin Reddington told "The Hill" he was planning on filing several motions ahead of the Sept. 29 hearing. Among them, a motion seeking dismissal of the case on double-jeopardy grounds. The day after 36-year-old Clancy's ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, appeared on "60 Minutes," Reddington told the outlet that the case was one that "needs to be done." Meanwhile, the lone holdout juror, Michael Péguy Desronvil, 4…
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NJ Green Card Holder Arrested In DOJ Election Fraud Sweep: Feds
A New Jersey green card holder accused of voting in multiple federal elections was among 16 people charged in an election fraud sweep across the country, federal authorities announced. Santana Coulibaly, 64, was charged with illegally voting in a federal election and making false statements while applying for U.S. citizenship, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Jersey said. Coulibaly, who entered the United States from Senegal on a B-1 visa, was not a U.S. citizen when she registered to vote through a paper application at the Hudson County Superintendent of Elections in October 2016, …
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Netflix Show Takes Over NJ Downtown Metuchen For Season 2 Filming
A New Jersey town got a Hollywood makeover this week. Netflix's "Big Mistakes", produced by and starring Dan Levy, as well as Laurie Metcalf and Poorna Jagannathan, was filmed in and around Yestercades and Peterson Park, Mayor Jonathan M. Busch said on Thursday, Sept. 27. Yestercades, a business in town, was transformed for the day into the fictional “Caputo’s Yarn & Crafts,” according to Busch. According to Netflix’s Tudum, the series centers on Nicky, played by Levy, and Morgan, played by Taylor Ortega, siblings who become tangled up with organized crime after a botched theft meant t…
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