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Prosecutor: Atlantic County Man Sexually Abused Teenager For 8 Years Prosecutor: Atlantic County Man Sexually Abused Teenager For 8 Years
Prosecutor: Atlantic County Man Sexually Abused Teenager For 8 Years A 43-year-old man from South Jersey has been arrested for sexually abusing a 19-year-old woman multiple times for eight years, authorities said. The alleged sexual abuse by the Hammonton resident began when the girl was 11, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. Dan Bocelle was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and five additional sexual assault-related charges, Tyner said. Atlantic County SWAT members helped take the suspect into custody at about 3:30 p.m. on Monday as he pulled into his driveway, Tyner said. Warranted searches of Bocelle’s house, place…

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by Jon Craig
News
'Sickened By Reports,' Murphy Orders Investigation Of Abuse At Notorious Women's Prison 'Sickened By Reports,' Murphy Orders Investigation Of Abuse At Notorious Women's Prison
'Sickened By Reports,' Murphy Orders Investigation Of Abuse At Notorious Women's Prison UPDATE: Gov. Phil Murphy appointed a special investigator Wednesday to probe allegations that several inmates were beaten at New Jersey's notorious prison for women. Murphy said he ordered a "full independent investigation," under the direction of former federal prosecutor and ex-state comptroller Matthew Boxer, into what happened at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Hunterdon County on Jan. 11. “I am sickened by the horrific reports of what happened” Murphy said. Female inmates "have long been uniquely vulnerable to abuse" and must be "treated with dignity and respect" li…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Investigated In Central Jersey Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Investigated In Central Jersey
Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Investigated In Central Jersey Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a 32-year-old pedestrian seriously injured in Monmouth County. At about 8:55 p.m. on Sunday, Wall Township police were called to Belmar Boulevard and Birchwood Lane on a report of pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. The vehicle involved in the collision left the scene before police arrived, they said. The pedestrian from Asbury Park was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune with serious injuries by Wall Township EMS and paramedics from Hackensack-Meridian. Glendola Fire Department also assisted. The crash i…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
'Suspicious Death': Human Remains Found In Union County 'Suspicious Death': Human Remains Found In Union County
'Suspicious Death': Human Remains Found In Union County Authorities in Union County are investigating last week's discovery of human remains. Plainfield police responded to reports of the remains found near the 800 block of West Front Street in Plainfield around 10 a.m. Dec. 24, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess jointly announced Tuesday. Ruotolo said only that the incident is considered a suspicious death and is under investigation. The victim remains unidentified. The Union County Homicide Task Force, Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit, and Plainfield Police Division…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Human Remains Wash Up On South Jersey Shore Human Remains Wash Up On South Jersey Shore
Human Remains Wash Up On South Jersey Shore UPDATED: New Jersey State Police are investigating a body found along the Atlantic County shore. Human remains were found by a passerby on the northern portion of Brigantine Beach at 9:47 a.m. on Thursday, according to Sgt. Lawrence Peele, a state police spokesman. New Jersey State Police, State Park Police and Brigantine Police Department responded to the scene in Brigantine, Peele said. The remains were taken to the Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office and were awaiting an autopsy, the sergeant said on Friday afternoon. State Police are the lead agency and the case remains under …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
2 Killed, 4 Injured In Central Jersey Crash 2 Killed, 4 Injured In Central Jersey Crash
2 Killed, 4 Injured In Central Jersey Crash Two people were killed and four others were hospitalized in a multiple-vehicle crash in Middlesex County, authorities said.  The crash occurred at 5:48 a.m. on Wednesday near the intersection of Route 130 north and South River Road, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Cranbury Police Chief Michael J. Owens said. The names of the two people killed had not been released pending family notification. The injured were taken to two nearby hospitals for medical treatment. No other details were released. The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with informati…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Reports: Man Shot In Head At Woodbridge Apartment Complex Reports: Man Shot In Head At Woodbridge Apartment Complex
Reports: Man Shot In Head At Woodbridge Apartment Complex First responders were called to a report of multiple shots fired on Thursday afternoon in Woodbridge Township. A man suffered a gunshot wound to the head, and at least five suspects fled the shooting scene in a white SUV, according to an initial unconfirmed report. The shooting in the Avenel section of Woodbridge was confirmed about 8 p.m. on Wednesday by Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Woodbridge Police Director Robert Hubner. The shooting occurred at 1:17 p.m. at an apartment complex at 300 Forest View Drive.  The victim was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Un…

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by Jon Craig
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VIDEO: 'Stop! Stop!' NJ Officers Shout Before Shooting Man Who Rushed Them With Broken Bottle VIDEO: 'Stop! Stop!' NJ Officers Shout Before Shooting Man Who Rushed Them With Broken Bottle
Video: 'Stop! Stop!' NJ Officers Shout Before Shooting Man Who Rushed Them With Broken Bottle "We don't wanna do this, man. Stop! Stop!" an officer shouts over and over again before police in Atlantic County shoot a Pennsylvania man who charged at them with a broken bottle, dramatic video released Friday shows. Officers alternately implore and command Amir Johnson, 30, to drop the bottle the Aug. 6 late-afternoon standoff in the middle of a Ventnor highway. “Put it down, bro, we don’t wanna do this,” an officer shouts. "Drop the bottle! Drop it! Stop! Stop!" the officers repeatedly shout at Johnson, of Wilkes Barre, to stop, but he doesn't, the video shows. He's only feet away whe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
KNOW ANYTHING? Two Hospitalized In Central Jersey Shooting, One Critical KNOW ANYTHING? Two Hospitalized In Central Jersey Shooting, One Critical
Know Anything? Two Hospitalized In Central Jersey Shooting, One Critical Authorities are investigating a shooting that sent two men to the hospital in Central Jersey. The New Brunswick men, ages 27 and 31, were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with serious gunshot wounds, authorities said. One was in critical condition and the other was reported as "stable" late Thursday afternoon, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo. New Brunswick Police responded to Lee Avenue and Seaman Street at 9:28 p.m. on Wednesday and found two men who had been shot, one w…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Fire At Hunterdon County Housing Complex For Disabled Residents Man Killed In Fire At Hunterdon County Housing Complex For Disabled Residents
Man Killed In Fire At Hunterdon County Housing Complex For Disabled Residents A man was killed in a fire at a housing complex for disabled residents Sunday morning in Hunterdon County, authorities said. Firefighters and rescue crews found the man dead in one of the units at Meadows at Oldwick on Fisher Road in Tewskbury Township around 6:30 a.m., Whitehouse Rescue Squad Chief Jeff Herzog said. The blaze was confined to the one unit, and the victim's identity was pending investigation by the medical examiner's officer, police said. Further details were not released and no other injuries were reported. The cause was under investigation Sunday afternoon. Mea…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Falls From Overpass Onto Garden State Parkway Man Falls From Overpass Onto Garden State Parkway
Man Falls From Overpass Onto Garden State Parkway A man was in serious but stable condition after falling from an overpass onto the Garden State Parkway in Essex County Thursday afternoon, State Police said. The 50-year-old man fell from the Watchung Avenue overpass onto the center lane of the highway near mile post 152.4 in Bloomfield around 3:15 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. He was taken to University Hospital where he was last listed in serious but stable condition, Peele said. Circumstances around the incident are unknown and the case remains under investigation, Peele said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Authorities: Neptune Township Man, 29, Arrested; Second Shooter At Large Authorities: Neptune Township Man, 29, Arrested; Second Shooter At Large
Authorities: Neptune Township Man, 29, Arrested; Second Shooter At Large A 29-year-old man from Neptune Township has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Asbury Park, authorities said. Ryan Taylor was charged with attempted murder, armed burglary and various weapons charges in the May shooting of Tykee Mitchell, 26, of Asbury Park, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. A second suspect remains a fugitive.  Asbury Park Police responded to a report of shots fired aboiut 10:30 a.m. on May 15 near the Asbury Park Village Housing Complex on Atkins Avenue, Gramiccioni said. Police found Mitchell with a gunshot wound, he said.…

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by Jon Craig