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Dozens Of Geese Gassed To 'Control' Growing Population In Jersey Shore Town Dozens Of Geese Gassed To 'Control' Growing Population In Jersey Shore Town
Dozens Of Geese Gassed To 'Control' Growing Population In Jersey Shore Town Nearly 50 Canada geese were hauled off in a truck and killed by a wildlife management company on the Jersey Shore to control the population, according to reports and wildlife officials. The USDA-approved method for killing the geese is using carbon dioxide and gassing them in crates, a wildlife advocate tells Daily Voice.  Goose Control Technology told News12 New Jersey they rounded the geese up on Saturday, June 25. A photo surfaced on social media showing dozens of geese being packed into a U-Haul truck. The borough initially told a News12 reporter they were using a dog to chase…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Woman Illegally Strip Searched Repeatedly At Jail In NJ, Lawsuit Says Woman Illegally Strip Searched Repeatedly At Jail In NJ, Lawsuit Says
Woman Illegally Strip Searched Repeatedly At Jail In NJ, Lawsuit Says A woman jailed three times at the Salem County Correctional Facility is the latest person to alleged she was strip searched illegally multiple times at the jail, NJ Advance Media says citing a lawsuit. Ashley Brown was classified all three times between 2021 and 2022 as "at-risk" for self-harm, the outlet says. While in the at-risk unit, Brown was required to wear a special outfit and was housed in a monitored, isolated cell, the suit says. The repeated strip searches were monitored on camera and broadcast to male and female jail staffers in 20 locations across the facility, and as a result…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
South Jersey Mom Learns Fate In Daughter's Assault That Left Her Paralyzed, Blind: Report South Jersey Mom Learns Fate In Daughter's Assault That Left Her Paralyzed, Blind: Report
South Jersey Mom Learns Fate In Daughter's Assault That Left Her Paralyzed, Blind: Report A 22-year-old mother from Cumberland County has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison for beating her child so badly that she suffered brain damage.  Elinette S. Muniz, of Millville, was sentenced Friday, June 24 on the aggravated assault charge in the February 2021 incident that left the 4-year-old child fighting for her life on a ventilator, NJ Advance Media reported.  Muniz's boyfriend, Ricardo A. Ferrera, 28, of Vineland — who is not the girl's dad — was also charged, as he apparently told investigators the girl fell from a bunk bed and that injurie…

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by Jon Craig
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$100M Claims Filed By Family Of Drowned Bayonne Brothers: Report $100M Claims Filed By Family Of Drowned Bayonne Brothers: Report
$100M Claims Filed By Family Of Drowned Bayonne Brothers: Report The family of a pair of brothers who drowned earlier this month at a pool in Bayonne have filed two civil claims for $50 million each, NJ Advance Media reports. Three lifeguards were on-duty at the Lincoln Community School on June 8 when 16-year-old Jack Jiang and 19-year-old Chu Ming Zheng drowned, police previously said. The family's attorneys maintain the brothers' deaths were a result of negligence, NJ.com says. Police said only that the brothers were in the deep end of the pool when they were spotted in distress. A guard and two others removed them from the pool and immediately b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Speeding Driver Tried Running On Foot After Deadly Hit-Run Route 9 Crash: Report Speeding Driver Tried Running On Foot After Deadly Hit-Run Route 9 Crash: Report
Speeding Driver Tried Running On Foot After Deadly Hit-Run Route 9 Crash: Report A South Jersey man was arrested in a crash that killed a 59-year-old man on Route 9 in Cape May County earlier this month, authorities said. Glenn Dunleavy, of Del Haven, in Middle Township, was driving at a "high rate of speed" when he struck Richard Geere, of Burleigh, who was in the crosswalk around 9:20 p.m. June 20, NJ Advance Media says citing township police. Geere was pronounced dead at the scene — the intersection of Route 147, the outlet said. Meanwhile, Dunleavy drove for another 1.5 miles until he crashed on Indian Trail Road and fled on foot, police said. Click here for more f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Lakewood Officer Charged With Punching Player, Fracturing Face At Men's Softball Game: Report Lakewood Officer Charged With Punching Player, Fracturing Face At Men's Softball Game: Report
Lakewood Officer Charged With Punching Player, Fracturing Face At Men's Softball Game: Report A Lakewood police officer was charged with aggravated assault after punching another player in the face and breaking a bone during an adult softball game, NJ Advance Media reported. Patrick Carney, 50, has been charged with aggravated assault and attempt to cause significant bodily injury, the outlet said, quoting a criminal complaint from Berkeley police. The incident stemmed from a physical fight between players on opposing teams, causing the victim to undergo surgery June 15, the outlet said. Neither Lakewood nor Berkeley police answered a Daily Voice request for comment.  Click h…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Mom, 19, Asked Friends What To Do With Shoeboxed Newborn She's Accused Of Killing: Report NJ Mom, 19, Asked Friends What To Do With Shoeboxed Newborn She's Accused Of Killing: Report
NJ Mom, 19, Asked Friends What To Do With Shoeboxed Newborn She's Accused Of Killing: Report A 19-year-old Middlesex County woman accused of killing her newborn daughter put her in a shoebox and asked friends to help bury her, NJ Advance Media reports. Jessica Farag gave birth to the baby at her Jamesburg home at about 12:30 p.m. on June 8, then put the baby on a countertop until she died, the outlet said, quoting an affidavit of probable cause filed with the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Farag then put the baby in a shoebox and asked friends what to do with the body and for help burying it. She apparently told authorities the baby was a stillborn but told first r…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In South Jersey Crash: Report Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In South Jersey Crash: Report
Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In South Jersey Crash: Report A 22-year-old motorcyclist was airlifted with serious injuries on Monday, June 20 in South Jersey, NJ Advance Media reported.  The motorcyclist was on Fayette Street when another Bridgeton resident turned his car from Cottage Avenue onto Fayette in front of the bike around 3:15 p.m., the outlet said, quoting Bridgeton police. The motorcycle rider was taken to Christiana Hospital in Delaware, police said. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media. 

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NJ Police Sergeant's Unsecured Guns Taken Twice By Teens: Report NJ Police Sergeant's Unsecured Guns Taken Twice By Teens: Report
NJ Police Sergeant's Unsecured Guns Taken Twice By Teens: Report A Jersey Shore police sergeant accused of leaving his guns unsecured had them taken by teenagers at least twice, NJ Advance Media reported. Beach Haven Sgt. Andrew Wahlberg, 48, has been charged with child endangerment, authorities previously said.  A 15-year-old was arrested with a 9mm Beretta handgun taken from Wahlberg at a Stafford park near an elementary school last month. Wahlberg had dropped a bag of guns in his room after returning from a firearms range on May 18 before leaving home for a meeting, the outlet said, citing a criminal complaint. In July, a 13-year-old p…

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by Jon Craig
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Surprise Proposal Shocks Montclair State Grad (VIDEO) Surprise Proposal Shocks Montclair State Grad (VIDEO)
Surprise Proposal Shocks Montclair State Grad (Video) One Montclair State University student got a sweet surprise during the convocation ceremony this week. Hendy Joseph was waiting for Kathy Fervius as she got on stage. "No words can express my love for you," he says, holding a bouquet of flowers. "I love you." Joseph got down on one knee and — spoiler alert — she said yes. According to NJ Advance Media, the Newark couple had planned an engagement for sometime this summer — but Joseph had something else up his sleeve, the outlet said. Click here to watch the proposal from MSU and here for more from NJ Advance Media.

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Central Jersey School District To Hire Armed Retired Officers Following Uvalde Massacre Central Jersey School District To Hire Armed Retired Officers Following Uvalde Massacre
Central Jersey School District To Hire Armed Retired Officers Following Uvalde Massacre One New Jersey school district will be hiring armed retired police at all of its buildings for the rest of the school year and next, following the horrific Uvalde, TX massacre, NJ Advance Media reported.  The Middletown Board of Education unanimously OK'd the move this week following the mass shooting in Uvalde that killed 19 students and two teachers, the outlet said.  Middletown, with 9,200 students, will have an armed Class III special officer in each of its 16 schools. “This action, along with increased funding for mental health services, is a commitment from our adminis…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Charged WIth Murder After 2020 Shooting Victim Dies: Report South Jersey Man Charged WIth Murder After 2020 Shooting Victim Dies: Report
South Jersey Man Charged WIth Murder After 2020 Shooting Victim Dies: Report A Cumberland County gunman has been indicted on murder charges after a 2020 shooting victim died of his injuries, NJ Advance Media reports. Marese Washington Jr., 29, of Vineland, is accused of fatally wounding Kesean Bey, of Bridgeton, on Route 55 in Millville on July 24, 2020, the outlet said. Bay was partially paralyzed and died in February from his injuries suffered in the shooting, which authorities said was the result of an "ongoing feud," between the pair, NJ.com reports. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media. 

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by Jon Craig