3 Killed In Crash On Garden State Parkway 3 Killed In Crash On Garden State Parkway
3 Killed In Crash On Garden State Parkway Three people were killed in a crash when their car left the Garden State Parkway and struck a tree, authorities said. The crash occurred at 9:52 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 6 on the southbound lanes of the highway near milepost 44.6 in Port Republic in Atlantic County, according to New Jersey State Police. A Kia struck the rear of a Toyota, causing the Kia to lose control and run off the road and hit a tree, State Police said. The Kia's driver, Sabrina Kontos, 24, of Ocean Grove, and two passengers were killed in the crash: Dion Bullock, 27, of Asbury Park, and Omar Williams, 28, of Eatontown. The…
Vigil Planned For South Jersey Home Explosion Victims Vigil Planned For South Jersey Home Explosion Victims
Vigil Planned For South Jersey Home Explosion Victims A vigil has been planned for the victims of a deadly house fire that killed four people, including two small children in Atlantic County. Two men were among those killed when a home on Northwest Boulevard in Buena Borough exploded at 10:35 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, authorities said. According to Facebook posts, the mother of the 2- and 3-year-old victims, shared a planned vigil at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, across from the site of the fire in the 300 block of Northwest Boulevard in the Landisville section of Buena. The vigil is in loving memory of the children killed, Lyanni and Leovani, accordi…
WINNERS: Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10K In South Jersey WINNERS: Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10K In South Jersey
Winners: Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10K In South Jersey There were four third-tier prizewinning tickets sold in South Jersey for the Friday, Aug. 4, Mega Millions lottery drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball.  The prizes are worth $10,000. Those tickets were purchased at the following locations: Atlantic County: Garden State Mini Mart, 7058 Black Horse Pike, Pleasantville; Camden County: Express Food Mart, 2701 Black Horse Pike, Sicklerville; Camden County: Traino’s Wine & Spirits, 2999 E. Evesham Rd., Ste. 2, Voorhees; Ocean County: Doyle’s Pour House Tuckerton, 210 W. Main St., Tuckerton. The winn…
8-Year-Old Boy Killed In South Jersey Crash Remembered For Brightening Everyone's Day 8-Year-Old Boy Killed In South Jersey Crash Remembered For Brightening Everyone's Day
8-Year-Old Boy Killed In South Jersey Crash Remembered For Brightening Everyone's Day The community is rallying to support a family who lost their 8-year-old boy in a tragic crash in Atlantic County. Javier Velez of Philadelphia was killed while sleeping in a car alongside a road in Absecon that got struck by another car, according to a GoFundMe and the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. "Javier was so full of love and life," Devin Alford of Philadelphia wrote on the GoFundMe page. The boy had been on a fishing trip with his father when the crash occurred at about 3:25 a.m. on Sunday, July 23, along White Horse Pike, according to the prosecutor's office. The driver o…
Were Two NJ Escorts Also Victims Of Gilgo Beach Serial Killer? Were Two NJ Escorts Also Victims Of Gilgo Beach Serial Killer?
Were Two NJ Escorts Also Victims Of Gilgo Beach Serial Killer? So far, 59-year-old suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has been charged in the deaths of four women on Long Island, dating back to more than a decade ago. The Massapequa Park architect and married father of two, was arraigned on murder charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, July 14, in the killings of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello. Clockwise from top left: Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Costello, and Megan Waterman.Suffolk County Police Department The bodies of 10 people, including two from New Jersey and Philadelphia, are …
Winning NJ Mega Millions Lottery Tickets Worth $10K Sold At 7-Eleven Stores Winning NJ Mega Millions Lottery Tickets Worth $10K Sold At 7-Eleven Stores
Winning NJ Mega Millions Lottery Tickets Worth $10K Sold At 7-Eleven Stores There were four third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Tuesday, July 11, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball. Three of the winning tickets were sold at 7-Eleven stores. The prizes are worth $10,000. The winning Lottery tickets were purchased at the following locations: Atlantic County: Acme #294, 5100 Wellington Ave., Ventnor; Essex County: 7-Eleven #35640, 516 Valley Rd., West Orange; Mercer County: 7-Eleven #10977, 2100 Pennington Rd., Trenton; and, Monmouth County: 7-Eleven #11050, 647 Branch Ave., Little Silver. The winning numbers for the T…
Dealer Gets 14 Years Without Parole In Historic Jersey Shore Drug Bust, Brother Up Next Dealer Gets 14 Years Without Parole In Historic Jersey Shore Drug Bust, Brother Up Next
Dealer Gets 14 Years Without Parole In Historic Jersey Shore Drug Bust, Brother Up Next UPDATE: The second of two brothers who pleaded guilty in the largest drug bust in Atlantic County history -- 45 pounds of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine combined -- was the first to be sentenced. Fourteen years was the best that Ricardo Clavijo, 42, of Egg Harbor Township could get from a plea deal with the federal government. He'll have to serve just about all of it, too, because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Clavijo’s brother, Christopher Gonzalez of Pleasantville, is up for sentencing next. The brothers had more than 20 kilos combined of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine…
Teenager Sexually Assaulted Near South Jersey Observation Tower: Police Teenager Sexually Assaulted Near South Jersey Observation Tower: Police
Teenager Sexually Assaulted Near South Jersey Observation Tower: Police A 55-year-old man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a teenage boy, authorities said. The assault occurred in a parked car near the Brigantine Observation Tower in Atlantic County, they said. Thomas G. Aljian Jr. of the Manahawkin section of Stafford was charged with sexual assault of a person who is at least 13 years old but less than 16 years old and child endangerment, Brigantine police said. An officer on patrol at 4 a.m. Saturday, June 10 saw the vehicle parked behind the tower and observed suspicious activity inside the car, Brigantine police said. When the officer approached…
Strange Tape On Car Sends 2 NJ Residents To Hospital — Now Police Are Warning Drivers Strange Tape On Car Sends 2 NJ Residents To Hospital — Now Police Are Warning Drivers
Strange Tape On Car Sends 2 NJ Residents To Hospital — Now Police Are Warning Drivers Police are warning people to be aware of strange objects being placed on their vehicles after a recent incident in Atlantic County. At 1:49 p.m. on May 19, a woman flagged down a Linwood police officer to report an incident. She said that she and her sister had found a blue piece of painter's tape on the rear window of her vehicle, police said. Based on how both women were feeling after touching the tape, they believed they may have been exposed to a dangerous substance, Linwood police said. To be safe, both women were taken to Shore Medical Center for evaluation, police said.  No w…
South Jersey Coach, Wife Recovering From Serious Car Crash South Jersey Coach, Wife Recovering From Serious Car Crash
South Jersey Coach, Wife Recovering From Serious Car Crash A middle school coach from Atlantic County and his wife are recovering from serious injuries in a car accident. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. on April 30, in Mullica Hill, injuring Jeremiah and Onya Smith of Mays Landing. Family members are rallying to help them via this GoFundMe page. Jerry, nicknamed "Huggie," has been a football coach for the Absecon Blue Devils and a basketball coach for the Mays Landing Lakers for many years. He grew up in Brigantine and Absecon.  Onya, a native of Mays Landing, is currently at home recovering from leg and hip injuries tha…
BOMBSHELL: NJ Jail Officers Charged With Manslaughter In Inmate's Death, Local Police Involved BOMBSHELL: NJ Jail Officers Charged With Manslaughter In Inmate's Death, Local Police Involved
Bombshell: NJ Jail Officers Charged With Manslaughter In Inmate's Death, Local Police Involved UPDATE: What began as the investigation of three correctional officers following the death of a New Jersey inmate took a dramatic turn with manslaughter charges filed against two of them and new counts brought against five police officers who dropped him off at their jail. A state grand jury in Trenton charged Atlantic County Correctional Sgt. Eric Tornblom and Correctional Officer Mark Jenigen with manslaughter in the September 2019 death of Mario Terruso, 41, of Mays Landing, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The grand jury also returned charges against five Hamilton T…
NJ Troopers, SUV Driver Injured In South Jersey Crash NJ Troopers, SUV Driver Injured In South Jersey Crash
NJ Troopers, SUV Driver Injured In South Jersey Crash Two New Jersey State Police troopers and the driver of a Ford Escape were hurt in a collision in Atlantic County, authorities said. A State police vehicle was struck by the Escape at about 11 a.m. Thursday, April 13.  The crash occurred on the Black Horse Pike (Route 322 eastbound) in Hamilton near milepost 40.3, said Lr. Lawrence Peele, a State Police spokesman. The troopers were taken by ambulance to an area hospital and the driver of the Escape was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, Peele said. Peele did not say how seriously the troopers and SUV driver were hurt. …