Fair 34°
Police & Fire
'I Killed My Wife', NJ Man Tells Cops: Prosecutor 'I Killed My Wife', NJ Man Tells Cops: Prosecutor
'I Killed My Wife', NJ Man Tells Cops: Prosecutor A 60-year-old East Brunswick man has been arrested and charged after he admitted to killing his wife on Friday, Feb. 28, authorities said. At 12:14 p.m., Ashraf Tawfik walked into the East Brunswick Police Department and told them he killed his wife, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Frank LoSacco of the East Brunswick Police Department said. Authorities responded to his residence on Yorktown Road and found Marsail Botros, 58, of East Brunswick, dead at the scene, authorities said. Tawfik was arrested without incident and charged with murder in t…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Mays Landing Man Fatally Shot In Hamilton ID'ed: Atlantic County Prosecutor Mays Landing Man Fatally Shot In Hamilton ID'ed: Atlantic County Prosecutor
Mays Landing Man Fatally Shot In Hamilton ID'ed: Atlantic County Prosecutor A 28-year-old Mays Landing man was fatally shot in Hamilton Township on Saturday, March 2, authorities said. At 7:21 a.m., police responded to the Hamilton Green Apartments and found Kevin Schmalz dead from an apparent gunshot wound, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. A homicide investigation is ongoing, but there is no threat to the public. authorities said. Anyone with information about this incident or other serious crimes are asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit at 609-909-7666.

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Son Of NJ Judge Accused Of Posing As Cop In PA Speaks Out: ‘I’m No Fraud’ Son Of NJ Judge Accused Of Posing As Cop In PA Speaks Out: ‘I’m No Fraud’
Son Of NJ Judge Accused Of Posing As Cop In PA Speaks Out: ‘I’m No Fraud’ A man accused of impersonating a police officer and harassing residents in Quarryville is now speaking out, claiming he was falsely accused and unfairly targeted by authorities. John Francis McCarthy, the estranged son of a sitting New Jersey judge, was charged with impersonating a public servant and harassment in February. Now, he’s firing back, calling the charges a “twisted lie” by law enforcement. “I HAVE NEVER claimed to be a government employee to anyone, anywhere, EVER,” McCarthy wrote in a series of emails to local news outlets. Instead, he says he is a concerned Uber driver who h…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Wildfires Totaling 300+ Acres Burn In South Jersey Wildfires Totaling 300+ Acres Burn In South Jersey
Wildfires Totaling 300+ Acres Burn In South Jersey New Jersey firefighters battled two large wildfires this weekend, with 314 acres total burned across the state, officials said. A fast-moving brush fire in Gloucester Township scorched 40 acres and forced evacuations Saturday night, while a separate wildfire in Hopewell Township has burned 274 acres and is threatening 30 homes, authorities said. Gloucester Township Fire Burns 40 Acres A Gloucester Township Police officer spotted flames near Primrose Lane off Erial Road at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, the Gloucester Township Police Department said. Around the same time, a c…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Man Trying To Lure Girls For Sex Sent His Drivers License To Undercover Cop: AG NJ Man Trying To Lure Girls For Sex Sent His Drivers License To Undercover Cop: AG
NJ Man Trying To Lure Girls For Sex Sent His Drivers License To Undercover Cop: AG A 39-year-old Ocean County man was arrested and charged on Friday, Feb. 28 with trying to lure young children for sexual activity, authorities said. On Friday, Feb. 7,  an undercover law enforcement officer purporting to be an adult male with access to a 6-year-old girl was contacted on an online platform by a user, later identified as Daniel Dagostino, of the platform, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The undercover officer and the other user moved their conversation to a messaging app, where the undercover mentioned he had access to an 8-year-old girl and a 10-year-old gir…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Fallen Officer Honored: Funeral For Andrew Duarte Livestreamed Today Fallen Officer Honored: Funeral For Andrew Duarte Livestreamed Today
Fallen Officer Honored: Funeral For Andrew Duarte Livestreamed Today The funeral for Officer Andrew Duarte, the Pennsylvania officer killed in the UPMC York hospital shooting, is being held today, and the service will be livestreamed for those wishing to pay their respects. Duarte, who was wearing a bullet-resistant vest, died from a gunshot wound to the torso, according to the coroner’s report. The brave officer sacrificed his life while responding to the violent hostage situation inside the hospital. The public can watch the funeral service live here. Duarte is remembered as a dedicated officer, a loving family man, and a hero whose actions saved lives …

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Sicklerville Car Thief Assaults Cops: Winslow PD Sicklerville Car Thief Assaults Cops: Winslow PD
Sicklerville Car Thief Assaults Cops: Winslow PD A 28-year-old Sicklerville man was arrested and charged on Sunday, Feb. 23, after he assaulted a police officer while they tried to apprehend him for stealing a car, authorities said. At 5:29 a.m., officers responded to 43 Hewitt Ln. on a report of three men trying to break into a vehicle, Winslow police said. Officrs observed a black Infiniti Q50 exiting the Hampton Gate development at a high rate of speed, police said. A lookout vehicle was also exiting the development at a high rate of speed, police said. Officers attempted to stop the Infiniti but it immediately fled the scene, pol…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
48 People Face Animal Cruelty Charges In South Jersey Cockfighting Ring: Prosecutor 48 People Face Animal Cruelty Charges In South Jersey Cockfighting Ring: Prosecutor
48 People Face Animal Cruelty Charges In South Jersey Cockfighting Ring: Prosecutor A cockfighting ring in Galloway Township led to 48 people facing charges of animal cruelty on Wednesday, Feb. 26, authorities said. Galloway Township police found electronic invitations to an illegally organized cockfight event scheduled in March 2024, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Police were able to stop a cock fight that was taking place in an arena constructed specifically for the purpose of rooster fighting, authorities said.  Dozens of roosters were seized, many of them with varying degrees of injury and mutilation, authorities said. Additionally, …

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
17-Year-Old Girl Arrested After School Bus Brawl: Deptford PD 17-Year-Old Girl Arrested After School Bus Brawl: Deptford PD
17-Year-Old Girl Arrested After School Bus Brawl: Deptford PD A 17-year-old girl was arrested and charged following a fight on a school bus on Tuesday, Feb. 25,  At 3:05 p.m., officers responded to the area of Ironwood Drive and Village Boulevard for the report of an altercation on a Deptford School bus involving two juvenile female Deptford High School students, Deptford police said.  Upon arrival, Deptford Police de-escalated the situation and conducted an investigation, police said. The juvenile victim received immediate medical attention for non- life threatening injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital where she was later relea…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Trenton Man Charged With Murder After Missing Plainsboro Woman Found Dead: Prosecutor Trenton Man Charged With Murder After Missing Plainsboro Woman Found Dead: Prosecutor
Trenton Man Charged With Murder After Missing Plainsboro Woman Found Dead: Prosecutor A 43-year-old Trenton man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Feb. 26, after a Plainsboro woman missing since January was found dead, authorities said. Victoria Lee, 26, was first reported missing to police on Thursday, Jan. 30, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Eamon Blanchard of the Plainsboro Police Department said. Lee was found dead on Tuesday, Feb. 25, authorities said. Rahim Johnson was living with Lee and was the last person to see her alive before she was reported missing, authorities said. Johnson is charged with murder in the first…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Embattled Trenton Pastor Drugged, Sexually Assaulted Teen At His Home: Prosecutor Embattled Trenton Pastor Drugged, Sexually Assaulted Teen At His Home: Prosecutor
Embattled Trenton Pastor Drugged, Sexually Assaulted Teen At His Home: Prosecutor A 64-year-old Trenton pastor was arrested and charged on Thursday, Feb. 27 with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old more than two decades after a similar arrest, officials confirmed. Charles Brinson sexually assaulted the teen on separate occasions in January and February 2024 after Brinson administered an unknown substance that caused the victim to lose consciousness, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. Brinson is Bishop of the Brinson Memorial Church, authorities said. He is charged with two counts of sexual assault of an incapacitated victim and two counts of endangeri…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Four Involved In Shooting Of NJSP Detective At Salem County Mobile Home Park Plead Guilty: AG Four Involved In Shooting Of NJSP Detective At Salem County Mobile Home Park Plead Guilty: AG
Four Involved In Shooting Of Njsp Detective At Salem County Mobile Home Park Plead Guilty: AG Four people recently admitted to their role in the 2020 shooting of a New Jersey State Police detective in Salem County, authorities said. Markese Rogers, a 30-year-old Pittsgrove resident, Ashley Acevedo Diaz, 27, Shakeem Waters, 36 and Noel Lazu, 35, pled guilty this month for their involvement in an incident that led to NJSP Detective Richard Hershey being shot at the Harding Woods mobile home park in Pittsgrove, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Hershey was on scene investigating a report of a woman beaten and robbed during a home invasion, Platkin said. While Hersh…

SHARE

by Sam Barron