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Are You A Winner? Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K In Mercer, Middlesex Counties Are You A Winner? Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K In Mercer, Middlesex Counties
Are You A Winner? Powerball Lottery Players Take Home $50K In Mercer, Middlesex Counties Are you a winner? Two New Jersey Lottery tickets worth $50,000 each were sold in Mercer and Middlesex Counties. Tickets matching four of the five white balls and the Powerball for the Wednesday, Oct. 12 drawing were sold at Countryside Food Mart on Lawrenceville-Pennington Rd. in Lawrenceville and Pit Stop Food Store on Englishtown Rd. in Old Bridge, lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 14, 30, 41, 42, and 59. The Red Power Ball was 06, and the Power Play was 5X. The Powerball jackpot now totals $454 mi…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Children’s Music Teacher Arrested For Viewing, Sharing Child Porn: Mercer County Prosecutor Children’s Music Teacher Arrested For Viewing, Sharing Child Porn: Mercer County Prosecutor
Children’s Music Teacher Arrested For Viewing, Sharing Child Porn: Mercer County Prosecutor A children’s music teacher in Mercer County was charged with viewing and uploading child pornography, authorities announced. Jose Sanchez, 58, of Monroe Township, was charged with possession and file sharing of child pornography, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release with local officials on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Sanchez’s arrest is the result of a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office that someone in Mercer County was uploading the material. The follow-up investigation led to the execution of a search wa…

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
Ex-Mercer County School District Worker Stole Over $95K Using Bogus Purchase Orders: Prosecutor Ex-Mercer County School District Worker Stole Over $95K Using Bogus Purchase Orders: Prosecutor
Ex-Mercer County School District Worker Stole Over $95K Using Bogus Purchase Orders: Prosecutor A former purchasing agent for a Mercer County public school district was charged after stealing more than $95,000 worth of property with bogus purchase orders, authorities said. April Taylor, 58, was charged with two counts of official misconduct, pattern of official misconduct, theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking, and impersonation — all second-degree offenses — as well as second- and third-degree financial facilitation of criminal activity, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release with local officials on Thursday, Oct. 6. Taylor, of Philadelphia, Pennsylva…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
KNOW THEM? Police Seek ID For Fraud Suspects At Mercer County TJ Maxx KNOW THEM? Police Seek ID For Fraud Suspects At Mercer County TJ Maxx
Know Them? Police Seek ID For Fraud Suspects At Mercer County TJ Maxx Recognize them? Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a pair of fraud suspects at a TJ Maxx store in Mercer County. The suspects, pictured above, were involved in an unspecified fraudulent incident at the East Windsor store around 2:40 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, police said. The suspects left in a silver Ford Escape, according to police. Scroll down to view additional photos. Public Assistance Needed: The East Windsor Police Department is currently investigating a fraud that occurred at T.J.... Posted by East Windsor Police Department on Monday, October 3, 2022 Anyone wi…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Woman's Body Found In Trenton Basement Woman's Body Found In Trenton Basement
Woman's Body Found In Trenton Basement Authorities have launched what they say is a “suspicious death” investigation after a body was apparently found in the basement of a Mercer County home. Trenton Police responding to a call for a well-being check found the body in the basement of a Park Avenue residence after forcing entry on Wednesday, Sept. 21, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The woman was identified as Corrine Daniels, 41. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406 or send an email to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.

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by Valerie Musson
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Winning $10K Mega Millions Tickets Sold In Mercer, Union Counties Winning $10K Mega Millions Tickets Sold In Mercer, Union Counties
Winning $10K Mega Millions Tickets Sold In Mercer, Union Counties Winners! Two Mega Millions lottery tickets each worth $10,000 were sold in Mercer and Union Counties. Tickets matching four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball for the Tuesday, Sept. 20 drawing were sold at Wegmans on Nassau Park Blvd. in Princeton and Beechwood Cigar on Beechwood Rd. in Summit, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 09, 21, 28, 30, and 52. The Gold Mega Ball was 10, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 05. The Mega Millions jackpot now totals $301 mi…

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by Valerie Musson
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3 Charged After More Than A Pound Of Meth Found In Mercer County Bust, Prosecutor Says 3 Charged After More Than A Pound Of Meth Found In Mercer County Bust, Prosecutor Says
3 Charged After More Than A Pound Of Meth Found In Mercer County Bust, Prosecutor Says Three people were charged after more than a pound of methamphetamine was found in a drug bust in Mercer County, authorities announced. Officers conducting a search warrant at a home on the 100 block of McGowan Avenue in Hamilton found 455 grams of methamphetamine — 1.0031 pounds — as well as several scales and $1,063 in cash on Tuesday, Sept. 13, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Meanwhile, a resident of the home, Robert, Margeson, 51, was charged with a first-degree narcotics offense, and a motion has been filed to detain him pending trial. Two Philadelphia residents, Andrew…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Murder In Trenton Double-Shooting: Prosecutor Man Charged With Murder In Trenton Double-Shooting: Prosecutor
Man Charged With Murder In Trenton Double-Shooting: Prosecutor A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a double-shooting that claimed the life of a man in Trenton earlier this month, authorities announced. Anthony Smith, 42, was charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon, and certain persons not to possess a weapon, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release on Monday, Sept. 12. Investigators found Smith, of Trenton, to be the gunman who shot and killed Rasheed Barlow, 35, and a 38-year-old man, on the 200 block of Spring Street around 7:30 p.m. on…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver, 18, Seriously Hurt In I-295 Crash: State Police Driver, 18, Seriously Hurt In I-295 Crash: State Police
Driver, 18, Seriously Hurt In I-295 Crash: State Police An 18-year-old driver was seriously hurt in an early morning crash on I-295 in Mercer County, state police confirmed. Onur Deniz, of Mount Laurel, was behind the wheel of a Volkswagen heading on the southbound ramp to Rt. 1 in Lawrence Township when the vehicle ran off the road and struck the guardrail while negotiating a curve to the right around 3:25 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota told DailyVoice.com. Deniz suffered serious injuries in the crash, Slota said. The accident remains under investigation. Additional details were not released.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Middle Schooler, 13, Killed Biking In Mercer County Middle Schooler, 13, Killed Biking In Mercer County
Middle Schooler, 13, Killed Biking In Mercer County A 13-year-old middle school student was struck and killed by a car while riding his bike in Mercer County Friday, Sept. 9, authorities said. The Melvin H. Kreps Middle School student was found unconscious with severe trauma to the body and head around 9 p.m. at the intersection of West Ward and Mercer streets in Hightstown, local police said. He had apparently been struck while crossing the street, and the driver remained at the scene and issued a summons for careless driving, authorities said. While waiting for emergency medical services to arrive, the child slipped into cardiac …

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Police Investigating Attempted Luring Of Female Student Near Mercer County High School Police Investigating Attempted Luring Of Female Student Near Mercer County High School
Police Investigating Attempted Luring Of Female Student Near Mercer County High School Police are investigating after a man tried to lure a female student into his vehicle near a Mercer County high school. A Hopewell Valley Central High School student was walking not far from school property on Pennington Titusville Road when a man driving a blue-colored Honda CR-V stopped in the roadway near her and asked if she needed a ride around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, Hopewell Township Police said. The student replied, “no,” because she was walking to school, and the driver again asked and encouraged her to get into his vehicle, according to police. The student refused a few …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
5 Victims Airlifted To Hospital Following Carbon Monoxide Leak In Trenton: DEVELOPING 5 Victims Airlifted To Hospital Following Carbon Monoxide Leak In Trenton: DEVELOPING
5 Victims Airlifted To Hospital Following Carbon Monoxide Leak In Trenton: Developing Five people were flown to nearby hospitals after going unconscious as a result of a Carbon Monoxide leak in Trenton, developing reports say. NorthSTAR and Hackensack Air 2 medical helicopters were called to the Trenton-Mercer Airport to take two unconscious victims in critical condition to Jacobi Hyperbaric Center Hospital in the Bronx around 1:20 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. One additional victim was also flown to Capital Health Regional Medical Center at Fuld, while two more were flown to Jacobi, the initial report says. According to RLSMedia, th…

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by Valerie Musson