Police ID Pedestrian, 49, Killed In Trenton Crash Police ID Pedestrian, 49, Killed In Trenton Crash
Police ID Pedestrian, 49, Killed In Trenton Crash Trenton police have identified the 49-year-old pedestrian killed by a car on Sunday evening. Abraham Lopez from Deutz Avenue in Hamilton Township was struck about 6:30 p.m., according to a Trenton police captain. That victim's body had to be pulled from underneath a car at Route 129 and Lalor Street, according to initial reports.  Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Prosecutor: South Jersey Nephew, 23, Fatally Shot His Great-Uncle On Trenton Couch, Stole Money Prosecutor: South Jersey Nephew, 23, Fatally Shot His Great-Uncle On Trenton Couch, Stole Money
Prosecutor: South Jersey Nephew, 23, Fatally Shot His Great-Uncle On Trenton Couch, Stole Money A 23-year-old man from Burlington County has been arrested in last week's theft and shooting death of his great-uncle, authorities said. Davon Marecheau of Maple Shade was charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon and theft, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri.  Last Thursday, Feb. 25, at about 9:30 a.m., Trenton Emergency Medical Services were called to 407 Home Ave. in Trenton on a report of an unresponsive man.  Upon arrival, they found 60-year-old Lovelle Laramore on the couch wi…
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…
Prosecutor IDs Shooting Victim, 25, Killed At Trenton Gas Station; 20-Year-Old Shot In Face Prosecutor IDs Shooting Victim, 25, Killed At Trenton Gas Station; 20-Year-Old Shot In Face
Prosecutor IDs Shooting Victim, 25, Killed At Trenton Gas Station; 20-Year-Old Shot In Face UPDATED: A 25-year-old man from Mercer County died early Tuesday from gunshot wounds, authorities said. A second person was shot in the face at a Sunoco gas station and remains hospitalized in critical condition after the multiple shooting in Trenton, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. The two men were blasted by gunfire about 6:30 p.m. at 110 Sanhican Drive, police said. Both victims were taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where one was pronounced dead a few hours later, they said. The deceased victim was identified as Khalil Gibbs, 25, of Wes…
Shooting Reported In Trenton Shooting Reported In Trenton
Shooting Reported In Trenton Shootings have been relatively rare in Trenton this year, until Wednesday. Police responded to a report of a shooting about 10:55 a.m. on the 100 block of Oakland Avenue, authorities said. An unidentified man suffered gunshot wounds to the wrist, stomach and thigh, according to an unconfirmed report.   The victim was listed in stable condition at Helene Fuld Medical Center, reports said. No arrests had been made. No other details were immediately available. A spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office referred calls to the Trenton Police Department. This is a de…
Trio Arrested With 11 Guns, Ammo, Methamphetamine In Mercer County Trio Arrested With 11 Guns, Ammo, Methamphetamine In Mercer County
Trio Arrested With 11 Guns, Ammo, Methamphetamine In Mercer County Three people have been arrested and 11 guns seized after a multi-agency investigation of drug dealing in Mercer County, authorities said. In addition to recovering guns, authorities seized high-capacity rifle magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and about $1,000 in methamphetamine, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri.  At about 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, members of the New Jersey State Police TEAMS Unit, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, the Hamilton Township Police Division, the Trenton Police Departme…
Rioter Cops To Torching Trenton Police Cruiser After George Floyd Protest Rioter Cops To Torching Trenton Police Cruiser After George Floyd Protest
Rioter Cops To Torching Trenton Police Cruiser After George Floyd Protest A South Jersey man admitted in federal court Tuesday that he tried to set fire to a police cruiser during a video-recorded riot that broke out following a peaceful protest last spring in Trenton. Killian F. Melecio, 20, of Columbus told a U.S. District Court Judge in Trenton via videoconference that he stuffed a shirt he’d gotten from another man into the gas tank of the vehicle and tried to ignite it last May 31. The protest earlier that day in response to the death of George Floyd had been peaceful, authorities said. Violence later erupted as a mob spread down East State Street, smashing …
18 'H-Block' Gang Members Busted, $228K In Drugs Seized In Mercer County 18 'H-Block' Gang Members Busted, $228K In Drugs Seized In Mercer County
18 'H-Block' Gang Members Busted, $228K In Drugs Seized In Mercer County An investigation involving more than a dozen law enforcement agencies in South Jersey and Pennsylvania has resulted in the arrest of 18 gang members and seizure of large quantities of heroin, methamphetamines and marijuana, authorities said. Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said on Thursday that the multi-jurisdictional investigation of narcotics distribution and violent crime resulted in recovering 11 guns, 1,000 grams of heroin, 1,000 grams of methamphetamine, 15 pounds of marijuana, six vehicles and more than $22,000 in cash. “Operation Eight-Ball was an enor…
High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say
High-Speed Pursuit From PA To NJ: DEA Agent Struck, Dealer Caught With 7,500 Folds, Feds Say A fleeing drug dealer hit a DEA agent with his car and tossed a bag filled with 7,500 heroin folds out the window during what became a high-speed chase from Pennsylvania to Mercer County, authorities said. Law enforcement officers from various agencies followed ex-con Daevon Bell, 26, of Hamilton Township from Trenton to an apartment complex in Morrisville, PA, on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Bell retrieved a bag from his trunk and went into one of the apartments there, then emerged carrying another bag, Carpenito said. When members of the law enforcement posse approached h…
Prosecutor: Trenton Bus Stop Stabbing Victim ID'd Prosecutor: Trenton Bus Stop Stabbing Victim ID'd
Prosecutor: Trenton Bus Stop Stabbing Victim ID'd Authorities have identified the victim of Trenton's latest homicide. Sam Livingston III, age 41, of Trenton was stabbed to death at a bus stop early Friday morning, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. His death is the 36th homicide in Trenton this year. There were 16 murders in the capital city last year. At approximately 1 a.m., Trenton police officers were alerted to an unresponsive man in the first block of West State Street, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman with the prosecutor's office. The victim suffered multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at …
Ex-Trenton Detective Gets 30 Years In State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Girls Ex-Trenton Detective Gets 30 Years In State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Girls
Ex-Trenton Detective Gets 30 Years In State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Girls A former Trenton police detective was sentenced to 30 years in state prison for sexually assaulting two girls over the course of several years, authorities said. William Sanchez-Monllor, 39, of Burlington Township, was sentenced on two counts of first-degree sexual assault Friday, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Sanchez-Monllor pleaded guilty to the sex crimes last November, Coffina said. The plea-bargained sentence was handed down in Superior Court in Mount Holly by Presiding Judge Terrence R. Cook who called the defendant’s actions extremely damaging. “He had a role and…
Murphy: Trenton Brothers' Shooting Deaths 'Despicable, Cowardly, Senseless Gun Violence' Murphy: Trenton Brothers' Shooting Deaths 'Despicable, Cowardly, Senseless Gun Violence'
Murphy: Trenton Brothers' Shooting Deaths 'Despicable, Cowardly, Senseless Gun Violence' Gov. Phil Murphy called the deaths of two brothers in their Mercer County home a "despicable and cowardly shooting." The governor offered his "deepest condolences" to family and friends of Gustavo Perez, 16, and Johnny Perez, 8, calling them “two young precious boys who were murdered (Tuesday) in Trenton in an act of senseless gun violence.” Murphy mourned the Perez brothers during his daily coronavirus briefing on Thursday. No arrests have been made in the shooting in which police say six shots were fired. Murphy added, "We remain focused and must remain focused on ending the scourge of …