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Authorities ID Gunman Killed In Shootout That Wounded NJ Officer During Domestic Call Authorities ID Gunman Killed In Shootout That Wounded NJ Officer During Domestic Call
Authorities ID Gunman Killed In Shootout That Wounded NJ Officer During Domestic Call 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A man who wounded a Hamilton Township police officer and was killed in a shootout earlier this month was formally identified by state authorities on Wednesday. Vincent Correa, 44, of Hamilton fired a rifle at Officers Derek Fiabane and Paul Piromalli as they responded to a 911 domestic call on Orchard Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. March 8, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. "The officers returned fire, fatally wounding Correa," the attorney general said on March 20. The father of two -- who Platkin said was also carrying a handgun -- was pronounced dead at the sc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hamilton Man Shared Child Pornography, Sold Drugs: Prosecutor Hamilton Man Shared Child Pornography, Sold Drugs: Prosecutor
Hamilton Man Shared Child Pornography, Sold Drugs: Prosecutor A 31-year-old man from Mercer County has been charged with sharing child pornography and dealing drugs, authorities said. Nicholas Occhipinti, of Hamilton, is charged with distribution of child pornography, possession of child pornography, possession with the intent to distribute child pornography, and three drug offenses including a first-degree possession with the intent to distribute charge, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Detectives with the prosecutor’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit recently received information from the N…

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by Jon Craig
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Hamilton Driver, 55, Killed As SUV Veers Off Road, Slams Into Parked Van Hamilton Driver, 55, Killed As SUV Veers Off Road, Slams Into Parked Van
Hamilton Driver, 55, Killed As SUV Veers Off Road, Slams Into Parked Van A 55-year-old driver from Hamilton was killed as an SUV veered off the road and crashed into a parked van during the night on Sunday, Oct. 30, authorities said. Linda McBride was driving a 2014 Buick Enclave southbound on Whitehorse-Mercerville Road near Godfrey Drive when the vehicle crossed over the northbound lane and veered off the road around 10:15 p.m., Hamilton Police Division said. The vehicle then crashed into a 2016 Ford van that was parked in the driveway of 779 Whitehorse-Mercerville Rd. before it stopped against the retaining wall, police said. McBride was pronounced dead at t…

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by Valerie Musson
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Missing Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead: Prosecutor Missing Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead: Prosecutor
Missing Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead: Prosecutor The body of missing Princeton University student Misrach Ewunetie was found the afternoon on Thursday, Oct. 20, authorities have confirmed. Her body was found on the facility grounds behind the tennis courts around 1 p.m., according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri and Kenneth Strother Jr., Princeton University assistant vice president for public safety. Ewunetie, 20, was last seen alive near Scully Hall around 3 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, DailyVoice.com reported. Ewunetie's phone last pinged early Sunday, Oct. 16 to a residential area in Penns Neck — about a 7-minute drive from…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police ID Man Fatally Struck By Cars In Hamilton (UPDATE) Police ID Man Fatally Struck By Cars In Hamilton (UPDATE)
Police ID Man Fatally Struck By Cars In Hamilton (Update) UPDATE: The victim has been identified as Antonio Santiago, 35, of Hamilton, police said. --------------- A man was killed after being struck by two passing cars in Hamilton, authorities said. The man was struck by an eastbound 2022 Honda HRV on E. Park Avenue at Berg Avenue just before 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, Hamilton Police Chief James M. Stevens said in a release. The Honda driver, Diego Marin, 39, of Hamilton, stopped and exited his vehicle after the crash when the victim was struck a second time by an eastbound 2013 Nissan Altima driven by Dominick Rogers, 20, of Hamilton, St…

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by Valerie Musson
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‘Severely Burned’ Body Found Near NJ Cemetery, Investigation Underway: Prosecutor ‘Severely Burned’ Body Found Near NJ Cemetery, Investigation Underway: Prosecutor
‘Severely Burned’ Body Found Near NJ Cemetery, Investigation Underway: Prosecutor An investigation is underway after a “severely burned” body was found near a New Jersey cemetery, authorities said. Officers responding to the area of Clover Avenue in Hamilton Township found severely burned human remains around 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Hamilton Police Division are leading the investigation. An autopsy is pending. 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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Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder In Trenton Double Shooting: Hamilton PD Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder In Trenton Double Shooting: Hamilton PD
Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder In Trenton Double Shooting: Hamilton PD The suspect in a Trenton double shooting has been arrested and charged with attempted murder, authorities announced. Peter Nyema, of Trenton, was charged with two counts each of criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and burglary, as well as robbery and several weapons offenses, the Hamilton Police Division said. Officers responding to the shooting report near the 500 block of Lalor Street found two victims with gunshot wounds around 3:05 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, DailyVoice.com reported. Both were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Nyema, 31, was taken into custody Thur…

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by Valerie Musson
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Missing 15-Year-Old South Jersey Girl Found Safe, Police Say Missing 15-Year-Old South Jersey Girl Found Safe, Police Say
Missing 15-Year-Old South Jersey Girl Found Safe, Police Say UPDATE: Mendoza was located safely and reunited with her family, police said. --------------------------- Police have issued an alert for a missing 15-year-old girl from South Jersey. Leila Mendoza — who also goes by the name of Sage Mendoza — was last seen near Gropp Avenue and Englewood Boulevard around 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, the Hamilton Police Division said. Mendoza stands 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs about 150 pounds, and has brown eyes and hair. She was seen wearing a gray hoodie and black sweatpants, authorities said. Anyone with information about Mendoza’s whereabouts i…

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by Valerie Musson
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Trenton Man, 44, Touched Child Inappropriately At Hamilton Religious Event, Police Say Trenton Man, 44, Touched Child Inappropriately At Hamilton Religious Event, Police Say
Trenton Man, 44, Touched Child Inappropriately At Hamilton Religious Event, Police Say A 44-year-old Trenton man was charged on accusations that he touched a child inappropriately at a recent religious event in Hamilton, authorities said. Manuel Soto was charged with criminal sexual contact and child endangerment, according to a release from the Hamilton Police Division. The charges come as the result of an investigation into a Hamilton religious event on Friday, March 18, where Soto touched a child inappropriately, the release said. The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Kevin Krall at (609) 689-5826, send an email to kkra…

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by Valerie Musson
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Father Arrested In NJ Arson Fire That Killed Baby Daughter, Grandparents, Prosecutor Says Father Arrested In NJ Arson Fire That Killed Baby Daughter, Grandparents, Prosecutor Says
Father Arrested In NJ Arson Fire That Killed Baby Daughter, Grandparents, Prosecutor Says A 23-year-old Trenton man has been arrested in connection with a fatal fire that killed has baby daughter and her grandparents, authorities said. Michael Sanders, 23, of Trenton, was charged on Monday with three counts of first-degree felony murder, arson and assault in the early Friday fire that killed three relatives, the Mercer County prosecutor said.  Sanders was arrested on Monday morning at a hotel in Plainsboro, Middlesex County, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri. Multiple surveillance cameras  placed Sanders at or near the scene of the fatal fire shortly…

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by Jon Craig
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Baby, Grandmother Killed In South Jersey House Fire Baby, Grandmother Killed In South Jersey House Fire
Baby, Grandmother Killed In South Jersey House Fire A 9-month-old baby and her grandmother were killed overnight in a fire that destroyed a home in Mercer County, authorities said. The fire started about 3:40 a.m. Friday on the 200 block of Woodlawn Avenue in Hamilton Township, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri.  The quickly-moving blaze caused a partial roof collapse in a two and a half story, wood-frame duplex, and reportedly spread to an adjoining residence, initial reports said.  A baby girl and the woman in her 40s were found dead inside the duplex, Onofri said.  A spokeswoman for the coun…

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by Jon Craig
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Mercer County Narcotics Task Force Seizes $40K In Heroin, Cocaine Mercer County Narcotics Task Force Seizes $40K In Heroin, Cocaine
In Heroin, Cocaine The Mercer County Narcotics Task Force seized $40,000 in drugs, $17,000 in cash and a loaded handgun during an arrest on Thursday, authorities said. Frederick Hostick, 37, of Trenton was arrested and charged with numerous drug- and weapons-related offenses, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. At 5:25 a.m. on Thursday, members of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, the Hamilton Police Division, the Trenton Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, u…

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by Jon Craig
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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