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4 Men Charged In 2018 Killing Of 19-Year-Old Trenton Man 4 Men Charged In 2018 Killing Of 19-Year-Old Trenton Man
4 Men Charged In 2018 Killing Of 19-Year-Old Trenton Man Four men have been charged in a double shooting in Trenton that injured a 16-year-old boy and killed 19-year-old Kuyler Fowler, authorities said. Breon Phelps, Isaac Fisher, Justin Malkin and the fourth 19-year-old man, who was a juvenile at the time of the incident, were all incarcerated on unrelated charges, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Trenton police responded to the 900 block of East State Street just after 12:30 a.m., where they found an Audi parked on the street with more than 200 bullet strikes, Onofri said. Fowler was inside of the vehicle with a gunshot wou…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Off-Duty NJ Corrections Officer Critically Injured Helping In I-195 Crash Off-Duty NJ Corrections Officer Critically Injured Helping In I-195 Crash
Off-Duty NJ Corrections Officer Critically Injured Helping In I-195 Crash Support is surging for a New Jersey corrections officer who was critically injured while stopping to help at the scene of an Interstate 195 crash. Jason Rawa was headed eastbound when he saw a vehicle on the westbound side swerve to avoid a couch that had fallen off a vehicle in Hamilton, State Police said. Rawa stopped on the median to help the driver of the vehicle that went into the guardrail when another car struck the couch, crashing into the first vehicle -- pushing it into Rawa, police said. The officer was hospitalized in stable but critical condition. More than $17,700 had been r…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
How Much Snow Did Your Town Get? Here's The Breakdown Across NJ, PA How Much Snow Did Your Town Get? Here's The Breakdown Across NJ, PA
How Much Snow Did Your Town Get? Here's The Breakdown Across NJ, PA A major winter storm blasted the Northeast, dropping two feet or more on some areas. Here are the New Jersey and Pennsylvania towns with the highest and lowest snow totals, according to the National Weather Service. Don't see your area? Scroll down to search for your area. Springtown, PA (Bucks): 31.2 inches Sparta, NJ (Sussex): 28.3 Bloomingdale, NJ (Passaic): 26.2 Byram, NJ (Sussex): 26 Forks, PA (Northampton): 24 Bethlehem, PA (Northampton): 22 Bridgewater, NJ (Somerset): 22 Westwood, NJ (Bergen): 20 Ridgewood, NJ (Bergen): 19.4 North Caldwell, NJ (Essex): 17.3 Newark, NJ (Essex): 16.2…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
WINNERS: Lucky Jersey Cash 5 Players Split $751K In Mercer, Middlesex Counties WINNERS: Lucky Jersey Cash 5 Players Split $751K In Mercer, Middlesex Counties
Winners: Lucky Jersey Cash 5 Players Split $751K In Mercer, Middlesex Counties There were two lucky Jersey Cash 5 winners in Wednesday's drawing, according to state Lottery officials. Two tickets sold in Mercer and Middlesex counties matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $712,102 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot. Each ticket is worth $356,051.  The winning numbers were: 06, 12, 30, 33, and 40 and the XTRA number was: 03.  The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold.  Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Mercer County: Welsh Farms at 92 Flock Road in Hamilton; and Middlesex County: Kenny’s Corner at15 …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Police ID Teenager Killed In Fiery Mercer County Crash Police ID Teenager Killed In Fiery Mercer County Crash
Police ID Teenager Killed In Fiery Mercer County Crash Police have identified a teenager killed on Sunday in a fiery crash in Mercer County. Rashawn Young, 19, of Hamilton was driving west on Route 133 when his BMW slid down an embankment, East Windsor police said. Young’s BMW struck a tree and burst into flames about 5:40 p.m. Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Firefighters from East Windsor and Hightstown responded along with members of the East Windsor First Aid & Rescue Squad and Capital Health Paramedics. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by East Windsor police and the Mercer County Prosecutor’…

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by Jon Craig
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Authorities: Released Gun Offender Charged With Prostituting Girl, 16, At Trenton Hotel Authorities: Released Gun Offender Charged With Prostituting Girl, 16, At Trenton Hotel
Authorities: Released Gun Offender Charged With Prostituting Girl, 16, At Trenton Hotel A Trenton man who was released after he was caught with three handguns and a missing 16-year-old girl following a high-speed police chase and crash was charged with prostituting the underage teen at a local hotel, state authorities announced. Ronald D. Harris, 40, originally was arrested on weapons charges by Trenton police and New Jersey State Police in July, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. Harris had fled a traffic stop, hitting an unmarked police vehicle with his car, running a red light and hitting speeds of up to 80 miles an hour before it slammed into a taxi,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
HEROES: Hamilton Officer, Civilian Pull Trenton Driver From Fiery SUV In Crash HEROES: Hamilton Officer, Civilian Pull Trenton Driver From Fiery SUV In Crash
Heroes: Hamilton Officer, Civilian Pull Trenton Driver From Fiery SUV In Crash A Trenton driver has a Hamilton police officer and civilian to thank for pulling him from his burning SUV after crashing into a tree last week. Auner Rauda, 43, was heading eastbound in a 2002 Honda CRV on Klockner Road when he crossed into the westbound lanes and struck the tree at the Kuser Road intersection around 2 a.m. Wednesday, Hamilton police said. The car was engulfed in flames when Hamilton Officer Ryan Fratz arrived, police said. Fratz and local resident John Hodniki were able to pull Rauda from his SUV, before he was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Cente…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Mercer County Girl Missing Again Alert Issued For Mercer County Girl Missing Again
Alert Issued For Mercer County Girl Missing Again Police are looking for a Hamilton girl who is missing for the second time this week. Kahiee Howard, 13, was last seen 6:30 a.m. Thursday at her home on the 900 block of William Street by her mother, local police said. She had previously gone missing Monday, but was found safe on Tuesday. Kahiee is 5 feet and 4 inches tall, 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen in a yellow hoodie and frequents Hamilton and Trenton. Anyone with information on her whereabouts can contact Hamilton Police Det. Patrick Tamasi at 609-581-4026.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Sex Assault Suspect Accused By Four New Victims Central Jersey Sex Assault Suspect Accused By Four New Victims
Central Jersey Sex Assault Suspect Accused By Four New Victims A 26-year-old man from Central Jersey accused of sexually assaulting two drunk women during parties at his house is facing new allegations from four more women, authorities said Wednesday. Eridson M. Rodriguez, Hamilton, was previously charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and two counts of third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact, Mercer County Prosecutor's Office spokesperson Casey DeBlasio said. He is now facing additional charges of aggravated sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual contact, DeBlasio said. Mercer County Superior Court, Judg…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
4 Hospitalized In Serious Hamilton U-Turn Crash 4 Hospitalized In Serious Hamilton U-Turn Crash
4 Hospitalized In Serious Hamilton U-Turn Crash A pair of drivers and their passengers were hospitalized in a Hamilton crash early Saturday morning, authorities said. Kavin A. Barreto, 22, of Trenton, was heading east on Cedar Lane in a 2016 BMW when he struck a 2010 Honda Accord driven by Byron Encalada-Andrae, 24, of Maryland, who was making a U-turn onto Woolsey Street around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, local police said. All four victims were taken to Capital Health at Fuld for unknown injuries, police said. The crash remains under investigation by local police. Witnesses or anyone with information is urged to call the Hamilton Police Crim…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Mercer County Men Busted With Brick Of Heroin, Hollow Point Bullets, Rifle Mercer County Men Busted With Brick Of Heroin, Hollow Point Bullets, Rifle
Mercer County Men Busted With Brick Of Heroin, Hollow Point Bullets, Rifle A pair of Mercer County men were found with a brick of heroin, rifle, hollow point bullets and marijuana, authorities said. State Police obtained arrest warrants for Tyshiek Shaw, 30, of Trenton, and Colin Blake, 26, of Hamilton, who had been selling drugs near Boudinot Street, NJSP said. Detectives from several agencies executed the warrants at a Boudinot Street home, where they seized the heroin, and later arrested Blake in Hamilton Township, State Police said. Authorities also seized a Riley Defense 7.62 caliber rifle, hollow point ammunition, and five grams of marijuana, police sa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Authorities: Central Jersey Party Host, 26, Had Sex With Drunk, Incapacitated Women Authorities: Central Jersey Party Host, 26, Had Sex With Drunk, Incapacitated Women
Authorities: Central Jersey Party Host, 26, Had Sex With Drunk, Incapacitated Women A Mercer County man is accused of having sex with a pair of drunk and incapacitated women during two gatherings he hosted at his house last year, authorities charged Friday. The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office has requested Eridson M. Rodriguez, 26, of Hamilton, detained after his arrest on aggravated assault charges, Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Rodriguez was arrested last week for having sex with the 19- and 20-year-old women at his Liberty Street home during parties he hosted in March and May of last year, Onofri said. "The prosecutor’s special victims unit and the Hamilton …

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by Cecilia Levine