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Pair Charged With Supplying Drugs That Killed Jersey Shore Woman, Prosecutor Says
Two men from Monmouth County have been arrested for allegedly supplying a 35-year-old woman with a fatal dose of illegal drugs, authorities said.
Terrance R. Rose, 38, of Freehold Borough and Reginald A. Simeus, 42, of Howell both were charged with first-degree strict liability for a drug-induced death, Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said Thursday.
On Nov. 17, 2020, Howell Township police responded to a residence on a report of a possible drug overdose, Linskey said.
Police found Katherine Hughes, 35, of Howell who was pronounced dead at the scene, the prosecutor said.
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Authorities ID 3 NJ Men Killed In PA Crash
One was a comedian. Another an actor. And the third an engineer with a passion for singing.
All three were New Jersey residents who died in a Pennsylvania crash over the weekend.
Nicholas Nissen, 24, of South Amboy, and Joseph Riggio, 30, of Parlin, were pronounced dead at the scene, Carbon County Coroner Robert W. Miller Jr. told Lehigh Valley Live.
Michael Guezara, 31, of Bayonne, died at Geisinger Medical Center in Luzerne County, the coroner said.
Nissen was the only one wearing a seatbelt, authorities said.
The three men were traveling in a 2018 Toyota Camry driven by Morris Plains …
Solar Panel Salesman Allegedly Stole $75,000 From His Central Jersey Employer, Prosecutor Says
A 44-year-old solar panel salesman from Burlington County has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $75,000 from his former employer in South Amboy, authorities said.
Brett Cooper, 44, of Moorestown, was charged with second-degree theft, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
An investigation found that Cooper collected payments from solar panel customers, which he allegedly withheld from his South Amboy-based employer, Solar Me USA, Ciccone said.
The investigation found that Cooper allegedly deposited those payments into a business acc…
Motorcyclist Was Drunk In Old Bridge Crash That Killed Woman, 36, Authorities Say
Criminal charges have been brought against a motorcycle operator who was drunk when he lost control, killing his passenger in Middlesex County, authorities said Saturday.
Jack Piatek, 27, of Sayreville, was heading northbound on Route 35 on his Harley Davidson when he lost control near Industrial Drive in Old Bridge around 11:50 p.m., Thursday, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.
Piatek and his passenger, Jessica Vinsko, 36, of South Amboy, were both ejected. Piatek was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital with injuries while Vinsko was pronounced dead at…
