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Atlantic City Cocaine Dealer Admits To Drug Deal, Leading Police Chases: Prosecutors Atlantic City Cocaine Dealer Admits To Drug Deal, Leading Police Chases: Prosecutors
Atlantic City Cocaine Dealer Admits To Drug Deal, Leading Police Chases: Prosecutors An Atlantic City man suspected of selling cocaine pleaded guilty to charges in three cases, authorities said. Joseph Feliciano, 22, entered the guilty plea on Wednesday, Oct. 23 for two counts of third-degree eluding and third-degree possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Atlantic City police saw a stolen vehicle go through a red light at the intersection of Pennsylvania and Caspian avenues before speeding away at around 6:55 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22. Officers pulled over …

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by Chris Spiker
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Throngs Of Unruly Teens Break Up NJ Haunted Hayride Event, Police Say Throngs Of Unruly Teens Break Up NJ Haunted Hayride Event, Police Say
Throngs Of Unruly Teens Break Up NJ Haunted Hayride Event, Police Say About 200 teens and young adults caused chaos at a PTA-sponsored hayride in Collingswood, authorities said. The large group was dropped off by several vehicles on the outskirts of Knight Park on Saturday, Oct. 19, the Collingswood Police Department said in a Facebook post. The teens and young adults started fighting each other, ran recklessly through the crowd, and cut in line for the Haunted Hayride. Officers at the event broke up the unruly teens and other Camden County police departments were called in to help. "To ensure the safety of those in attendance, the decision was mad…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man Admits To NYC Man's Stabbing Death At Atlantic City Motel, Prosecutors Say Man Admits To NYC Man's Stabbing Death At Atlantic City Motel, Prosecutors Say
Man Admits To NYC Man's Stabbing Death At Atlantic City Motel, Prosecutors Say An Atlantic City man admitted to stabbing a New York City man to death at a motel, authorities said. Julio Vazquez-Dones, 38, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Oct. 23 to first-degree aggravated manslaughter, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was facing charges in the killing of 31-year-old Jewel Lonon from the Rosedale neighborhood of Queens. Atlantic City police responded to a fight at the Red Carpet Inn at around 5 a.m. on Saturday, July 8, 2023. Officers found Lonon suffering from stab wounds and he died from his injuries. Officers detained several…

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by Chris Spiker
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21-Year-Old Woman Killed In South Jersey Hit-And-Run, Police Searching For Driver: Prosecutors 21-Year-Old Woman Killed In South Jersey Hit-And-Run, Police Searching For Driver: Prosecutors
21-Year-Old Woman Killed In South Jersey Hit-And-Run, Police Searching For Driver: Prosecutors Police were looking for a woman and a car after a deadly late-night hit-and-run crash in Millville, authorities said. The body of Caroline Bump of Millville was discovered on the side of Glenside Road at around 1:39 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said in a news release. The 21-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said neighborhood surveillance video showed Bump was struck at around 11:11 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21. Her body was found more than two hours later by a passing driver. Prose…

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by Chris Spiker
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Head-On Crash Leaves Two People Seriously Injured In Camden County Head-On Crash Leaves Two People Seriously Injured In Camden County
Head-On Crash Leaves Two People Seriously Injured In Camden County Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries when a vehicle crossed over the double yellow line and hit another head-on in Camden County on Wednesday, Oct. 23, police said. Police said the vehicle in the northbound lane crossed the center line on College Drive at Cherrywood Drive in Gloucester Township around 12 p.m. Arriving officers found two vehicles in the road with significant damage. Inspira Basic Life Support and Jefferson Health Basic Life Support provided medical assistance at the scene. Both occupants were taken to local hospitals with serious injuries.  As of press ti…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Under Mandatory Fire Restrictions, Drought Watch Amid High Risk For Wildfires: What To Know NJ Under Mandatory Fire Restrictions, Drought Watch Amid High Risk For Wildfires: What To Know
NJ Under Mandatory Fire Restrictions, Drought Watch Amid High Risk For Wildfires: What To Know New Jersey officials have implemented high-level fire restrictions due to extremely dry conditions, making forests extremely vulnerable to wildfires. The Stage 3 restrictions prohibit all fires unless they are contained in an elevated stove using only propane, natural gas or electricity, according to the Department of Environmental Protections, which mandated Stage 3 fire restrictions earlier this week. No wood or charcoal fires are allowed, and the use of kerosene or gas torches of any kind is prohibited during the Stage 3 restrictions. The fire ban is in place on all public lands and priv…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Exposes Himself Outside Middle School, Threatens Shooting At South Jersey Business: Police Man Exposes Himself Outside Middle School, Threatens Shooting At South Jersey Business: Police
Man Exposes Himself Outside Middle School, Threatens Shooting At South Jersey Business: Police A Sewell man was accused of exposing himself in front of a Washington Township school and threatening to shoot up a Glassboro business, authorities said. John Laurino, 47, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 23, the Washington Township Police Department said in a news release. Glassboro police were asked to conduct a wellness check at around 10:33 a.m. for a man potentially at an address in Washington Township. The man reportedly threatened to shoot employees at a Glassboro business. Around the same time, a Washington Township officer at Orchard Valley Middle School and 911 disp…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man Sentenced For Killing Teen, Injuring Cousin In Wildwood Stabbing: Prosecutors Man Sentenced For Killing Teen, Injuring Cousin In Wildwood Stabbing: Prosecutors
Man Sentenced For Killing Teen, Injuring Cousin In Wildwood Stabbing: Prosecutors A Hightstown man will spend at least 16 years in prison for killing a Cliffwood teen and injuring his cousin in a triple stabbing, authorities said. DaJohn Taylor was sentenced to 19 years in state prison, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said in a news release on Friday, Oct. 18. He was convicted of aggravated manslaughter and aggravated assault. Investigators said one group walking on the 300 block of East Magnolia Avenue in Wildwood got into an argument with another group standing on a porch at around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 11, 2023. A p…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man Admits To Driving High On Meth, Injuring Four People In Toms River Crash: Prosecutors Man Admits To Driving High On Meth, Injuring Four People In Toms River Crash: Prosecutors
Man Admits To Driving High On Meth, Injuring Four People In Toms River Crash: Prosecutors A Jackson Township man admitted to driving a stolen pickup while high on methamphetamine in a crash that injured another man and three children, authorities said. Charles Sharkey Jr., 35, pleaded guilty on Monday, Oct. 21 to aggravated assault, driving while intoxicated, and certain person not to possess a firearm, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release.  Sharkey was charged in a crash on Thursday, Mar. 23, 2023. Toms River police responded to the wreck near the intersection of Route 70 and Massachusetts Avenue at around 4 p.m. Invest…

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by Chris Spiker
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Hammonton Man, 74, Dies 12 Days After Crashing Into Trees: Police Hammonton Man, 74, Dies 12 Days After Crashing Into Trees: Police
Hammonton Man, 74, Dies 12 Days After Crashing Into Trees: Police A Hammonton man died from his injuries nearly two weeks after crashing his SUV in Gloucester County, authorities said. Timothy Weatherby, 74, was pronounced dead on Monday, Oct. 21, the Franklin Township Police Department said in a news release. He was injured in a crash on the 1100 block of Tuckahoe Road at around 10:11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Investigators said Weatherby was driving north in a 1998 Jeep SUV when the vehicle left the road "for an unknown reason." A witness saw Weatherby's SUV crossed the center line, struck shrubs and trees, and stopped in the s…

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by Chris Spiker
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Former Cape May Boy Scout Volunteer Who Sexually Assaulted Child Sentenced, Prosecutors Say Former Cape May Boy Scout Volunteer Who Sexually Assaulted Child Sentenced, Prosecutors Say
Former Cape May Boy Scout Volunteer Who Sexually Assaulted Child Sentenced, Prosecutors Say A North Cape May man who was once a Boy Scouts of America volunteer will spend more than two decades in prison for sexually assaulting a child, authorities said. John Gillespie Jr., 37, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 18 to 25 years in state prison, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said in a news release. Gillespie pleaded guilty on Friday, July 12 to first-degree aggravated sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Investigators executed a search warrant at a home on Town Bank Road on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The search was promp…

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by Chris Spiker
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Video Shows DUI Flying Jeep Driver Chatting With Cops In Hospital Bed After Wild NJ Wreck Video Shows DUI Flying Jeep Driver Chatting With Cops In Hospital Bed After Wild NJ Wreck
Video Shows DUI Flying Jeep Driver Chatting With Cops In Hospital Bed After Wild NJ Wreck Newly released bodycam footage shows the arrest of a 39-year-old man who police say was intoxicated when he blew a stop sign and sent a Jeep Wrangler airborne and onto the back deck of a New Jersey homeowner. Video shared to YouTube by Transparency Bodycam this week shows the massive police and fire response in Holmdel on Aug. 31, caused by Anthony Hernandez, of North Plainfield. “I just feel below myself,” Hernandez told officers from the hospital (around the 2-hour mark in the video). "I'm just happy you’re okay," the officer responded, saying things could've been a lot worse given the n…

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by Cecilia Levine