Authorities ID Victim Of Fatal Trenton House Fire Authorities ID Victim Of Fatal Trenton House Fire
Authorities ID Victim Of Fatal Trenton House Fire The name of the victim in last week's suspicious house fire in Trenton has been released. The body of Severn Drew, 65, was found in the debris of the Sept. 23 fire on the 700 block of Southard Street, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman with the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. An autopsy concluded that Drew’s cause of death was carbon monoxide asphyxiation, DeBlasio said on Wednesday. The fire and death remain under investigation. The manner of Drew's death remains undetermined, she said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Arson Unit …
State Police: Seven Arrested With Heroin, Cocaine, $313K, Firearms, High Capacity Magazines State Police: Seven Arrested With Heroin, Cocaine, $313K, Firearms, High Capacity Magazines
State Police: Seven Arrested With Heroin, Cocaine, $313K, Firearms, High Capacity Magazines State, city and local police broke up what they called a dangerous drug-dealing ring that brought addiction and violence to Trenton. New Jersey State Police arrested six men and a woman on multiple drug and firearms charges after a year-long investigation with the Trenton Police Department. During the probe, detectives seized more than four kilograms of cocaine, one bundle of heroin, 30 grams of marijuana, a 9mm handgun, a .40 caliber handgun, a 9 mm assault weapon, two high capacity magazines, hollow point ammunition, a 2016 Toyota Highlander, a 2010 BMW X5, and more than $313,000 cash, au…
Fatal Trenton House Fire Called 'Suspicious' Fatal Trenton House Fire Called 'Suspicious'
Fatal Trenton House Fire Called 'Suspicious' UPDATED: Authorities are investigating the cause of a fatal house fire that is considered suspicious. An elderly man was killed in the three-alarm blaze in Trenton on Tuesday night. After the fire was extinguished, the body of the dead man was found in fire debris, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman with the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. The blaze broke out about 8:30 p.m. in a home that was cluttered with hoarded belongings on the 700 block of Southard Street, authorities said. A 63-year-old man was found on the first floor of the structure. His name had not been r…
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…
KNOW HIM? Man Sexually Assaults Woman Walking To Work In Trenton KNOW HIM? Man Sexually Assaults Woman Walking To Work In Trenton
Know HIM? Man Sexually Assaults Woman Walking To Work In Trenton Authorities in Trenton are seeking the public’s help identifying a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman walking to work over the summer. The 29-year-old victim was near S. Broad Street and Chestnut Avenue when she was approached by her attacker, who forced her into a nearby alley and sexually assaulted her early the morning of July 23, the Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said Friday. The woman described her attacker as a black man with dark hair who was possibly in his 30s. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office has been working alongside Trenton Police to develop …
SEEN HER? Trenton Woman Missing For Weeks SEEN HER? Trenton Woman Missing For Weeks
Seen HER? Trenton Woman Missing For Weeks Authorities are seeking the public's help in locating a Trenton woman reported missing weeks ago. Deborah Brown, 67, was last seen leaving home on Sept. 1 around noon, New Jersey State Police said. She was wearing a black shirt, black leggings, pink toe-less crocks, and a black stocking cap on her head. Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit at 609-882-2000 ext. 2554 or the Trenton Police Department at 609-989-3836.
BUSTED! Tattoos Help ID Men In Trenton Protest Firebombings, FBI Says BUSTED! Tattoos Help ID Men In Trenton Protest Firebombings, FBI Says
Busted! Tattoos Help ID Men In Trenton Protest Firebombings, FBI Says The FBI arrested two more Trenton protesters, one of whom threw a makeshift Molotov cocktail at police and tried to set fire to a patrol car with two accomplices during an attack captured on video, federal authorities said Thursday. Kadeem A. Dockery, 29, of Trenton, and Killian F. Melecio, 20, of Columbus were taken into custody Wednesday on federal charges thanks to their distinctive tattoos, which could be seen on social media posts and videos recorded by street cameras, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. They join a third man, Justin D. Spry, who was arrested by the FBI last month. Th…
Trenton Police Sergeant Kills Himself In Middlesex County Parking Lot Trenton Police Sergeant Kills Himself In Middlesex County Parking Lot
Trenton Police Sergeant Kills Himself In Middlesex County Parking Lot A longtime Trenton police officer took his own life in a Middlesex County parking lot on Wednesday, authorities said. Sgt. Daniel Pagnotta III, a 21-year-veteran of the Trenton Police Department, died in Plainsboro, Trenton's mayor said. A search for Pagnotta began in the early-morning hours after Hopewell police issued a BOLO alert for a suicidal man, Plainsoro Police Lt. John Bresnen said. The sergeant was found in the back tailgate space of his Dodge Durango, parked in a business parking lot of College Road around 3:45 a.m., according to Bresnen. Shortly before Pagnotta was locate…
Trenton Man, 23, Fatally Shot In Alley Trenton Man, 23, Fatally Shot In Alley
Trenton Man, 23, Fatally Shot In Alley The Mercer County Homicide Task Force is investigating an early morning shooting that left one person dead in Trenton, authorities said. At 12:19 a.m. Wednesday, Trenton Police Department received a Shot Spotter activation reporting several gun shots from the rear of 828 Edgewood Ave. in Niagara Alley, the prosecutor's office said in a statement. Trenton patrol officers found 23-year-old Jahson Phillips on Niagara Alley, suffering from gunshot wounds to the torso, the statement said. Phillips was later pronounced dead by Capital Health Regional Medical Center personnel.…
Trenton Shooting Victims ID'd Trenton Shooting Victims ID'd
Trenton Shooting Victims ID'd Authorities have identified two teenage victims in Wednesday morning's double-fatal shooting in Trenton. The shooting victims are Richard Guarderas, 18, and Malcom L. Bowser, 19, both of Trenton, Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said in an email. No arrests had been made as of Wednesday afternoon, she said. Police were called to the 1100 block of Stuyvesant Avenue near Hillcrest Avenue t 4:10 a.m. on a report of two people shot. Two men were found dead in a gray Kia, shot multiple times, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a statement. …
UPDATE: Double Fatal Shooting In Trenton UPDATE: Double Fatal Shooting In Trenton
Update: Double Fatal Shooting In Trenton UPDATED: City and county law enforcement officers are investigating a double fatal shooting in Trenton early Wednesday, authorities said. Police were called to the 1100 block of Stuyvesant Avenue near Hillcrest Avenue t 4:10 a.m. on a report of two people shot. Two men were found dead in a gray Kia, shot multiple times, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a statement. No arrests have been made, but detectives from the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating, Onofri said. Anyone with urged to call 609-989-6406.  Confiden…
Authorities: Leader, Members Of Notorious Trenton Gang Charged In Killing, Police Shooting Authorities: Leader, Members Of Notorious Trenton Gang Charged In Killing, Police Shooting
Authorities: Leader, Members Of Notorious Trenton Gang Charged In Killing, Police Shooting Members of a notorious Trenton gang who controlled a neighborhood drug trade executed a city man, tried to kill a police officer and shot at several other people over a period of several months, state authorities charged. Reputed gangleader Charles Willis, 27, and nine members of his “Get Money Boys” gang are charged with various counts that include murder, attempted murder and conspiracy, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. They were among 16 reputed members and associates of “Get Money Boys,” or “GMB,” who Grewal said sold heroin and cocaine in and around the Oakland Street Apar…