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Jersey Shore Man Tells Brother To 'Come Back With Coroner' After Killing Dad: Report Jersey Shore Man Tells Brother To 'Come Back With Coroner' After Killing Dad: Report
Jersey Shore Man Tells Brother To 'Come Back With Coroner' After Killing Dad: Report "Come back with a coroner" is allegedly what a Jersey Shore man told his brother after killing their father on Sept. 7, NJ Advance Media reports.  Justin Donaldson was found by his brother next to the body of his dad, 67-year-old David Donaldson, in the kitchen of their Weehawken Avenue home in Lacey Township the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 7, as previously reported by Daily Voice. The elder Donaldson had suffered trauma to his face, chest and neck, and his son had a wooden bottle opener shaped like a horse in his pocket, NJ.com says citing court papers. Justin Donaldson allege…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
MURDER: Elizabeth Man Bludgeoned Woman To Death, Prosecutor Says MURDER: Elizabeth Man Bludgeoned Woman To Death, Prosecutor Says
Murder: Elizabeth Man Bludgeoned Woman To Death, Prosecutor Says An Elizabeth man has been arrested on accusations he bludgeoned a woman to death over the weekend, authorities announced. Victor H. Rodriguez Gomez, 33, struck 30-year-old Carmen Lopez Barahona in the head, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl J. Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. Barahona was found around 2 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 on the the 200 block of Lt. Glenn Zamorski Drive, and Gomez had fled the scene, police said.  His car was found by the Perth Amboy Police Department and he was arrested and transferr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Found Shot Dead Inside Central Jersey Vehicle Police ID Man Found Shot Dead Inside Central Jersey Vehicle
Police ID Man Found Shot Dead Inside Central Jersey Vehicle Authorities have identified the man found shot to death inside a vehicle in Piscataway. Jibreel Elliott, 31, of Plainfield, has been identified as the victim of a shooting that took place on Monday, Sept. 5, at 4:02 a.m. on Aspen Court, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. Elliott was found in his vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds and taken to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. This is an active and ongoing homicide investigation. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Det…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Gunshot Victim Found In Central Jersey Car Dies: Prosecutor Gunshot Victim Found In Central Jersey Car Dies: Prosecutor
Gunshot Victim Found In Central Jersey Car Dies: Prosecutor A man found with gunshot wounds inside of his car has died, authorities in Middlesex County said. The unidentified male was found inside a car near Aspen Court in Piscataway around 4 a.m. Labor Day, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The incident was being investigated as a homicide. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Kenneth Buco of the Piscataway Police Department at (732) 562-1100 X 2342 or Detective Ryan Tighe of the Middlesex County Pro…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
BF Of NJ Murder Victim Found Dead In PA: Police BF Of NJ Murder Victim Found Dead In PA: Police
BF Of NJ Murder Victim Found Dead In PA: Police The last person to see a New Jersey woman before she was beaten to death in her home was found dead in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Peter Lestician, 53 — a teacher at South Brunswick High School an area softball coach — had been a person of interest in the death of his girlfriend, Sheila Maguire, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. Lestician's body was found Friday, Sept. 2 in the front seat of a locked car near an abandoned barn near an ATV trail in Cooper Township in Clearfield County, by two men riding four-wheelers in the area, said Bradshaw alongside …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police ID Body Found In South Jersey, Cause Of Death Being Withheld Police ID Body Found In South Jersey, Cause Of Death Being Withheld
Police ID Body Found In South Jersey, Cause Of Death Being Withheld The death of a Florence woman whose body was found inside her home earlier this week has been ruled a homicide, authorities said. Police found Sheila Maguire, 54, late Monday afternoon after family members requested a wellness check at her residence in the 200 block of Birch Hollow Drive because they had been unable to reach her for a few days, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Florence Township Police Chief Brian Boldizar. An autopsy was performed Tuesday, Aug. 30 by Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood. The exact cause of her death was being …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Three People Found Dead Hours Apart In Newark Three People Found Dead Hours Apart In Newark
Three People Found Dead Hours Apart In Newark Three people were found dead in Newark on Monday, Aug. 29, according to police and news outlets. Police were called to the scene of a "sick or injured person" around 9:20 a.m., at Montclair Avenue and Broadway, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.  Then, around 4:20 p.m., a man was found lying on the sidewalk near a bodega at South Orange Avenue and Munn, RLS Media reports. He was also pronounced dead. Around 7:50 p.m., police were called to a home on the 100 block of Pennington Street, where a female was found unrespon…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Wicked Stepmom,' Dad Accused Of Beating Daughter Dead Portrayed Happy Life On Facebook 'Wicked Stepmom,' Dad Accused Of Beating Daughter Dead Portrayed Happy Life On Facebook
'Wicked Stepmom,' Dad Accused Of Beating Daughter Dead Portrayed Happy Life On Facebook Take a look at Pradel Delinois' Facebook page and what you'll see is a happy family at the beach. The picture the Maryland dad paints of his life online apparently was drastically different from the dark reality. Delinois and his wife, Ornelie Charles, were charged with the beating death of his 5-year-old daughter, Predaline, authorities in Prince George's County said. The girl was found unresponsive on Thursday, Aug. 18 in the 5100 block of Cumberland Street, police said. She was rushed to a hospital shortly after arrival. Pradeline Delinois was pronounced dead a short time …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Daughter Who Used Broomstick To Fatally Beat Mom Was Acting In Self-Defense: Report NJ Daughter Who Used Broomstick To Fatally Beat Mom Was Acting In Self-Defense: Report
NJ Daughter Who Used Broomstick To Fatally Beat Mom Was Acting In Self-Defense: Report An 80-year-old woman told police her 65-year-old daughter from South Jersey beat her with a broomstick three days before she died of her injuries in the attack, NJ Advance Media reports. The alleged assailant's defense attorney, though, says she was acting in self-defense. Florence Dicriscio told officers arriving at the Woodmont Circle in Washington Township on Aug. 6 that Loretta A. Barr struck her in the head with a broom and beat her up, then locked her out of the apartment, NJ.com says. Barr's attorney, Mark Bernstein, said Dicriscio suffered Alzheimer's and dementia, and of…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man, 31, Charged With Killing His Dad: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man, 31, Charged With Killing His Dad: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man, 31, Charged With Killing His Dad: Prosecutor A 31-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been arrested and charged with killing his father in the home they shared, authorities said. Kenneth Knapp, Jr., of Matawan, is charged with first-degree murder and second-degree desecration of human remains in connection with the death of Kenneth Knapp Sr., 58, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. On Sunday, May 1, members of the Matawan Police Department responded to a request for a welfare check at a residence on the 200 block of Matawan Avenue. Police found the body of Kenneth Knapp Sr. in …

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by Jon Craig
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HOMICIDES: Garfield, Paterson Men In Their 20s Slain In Separate Shootings HOMICIDES: Garfield, Paterson Men In Their 20s Slain In Separate Shootings
Homicides: Garfield, Paterson Men In Their 20s Slain In Separate Shootings Two men – one from Garfield, the other from Paterson – were shot and killed in the Silk City within 5½ hours of one another. Off-duty officers heard shots, came running and found a crime scene but no victim at 51 Colonial Avenue around 10:30 p.m. Friday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. The 29-year-old city man who was shot had been taken in a private vehicle to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, they said. Uniformed officers were later dispatched around 4 a.m. to the corner of North Main Street a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Beat On Jersey City Street Dies, Charges Upgraded For Assailant: Prosecutor Man Beat On Jersey City Street Dies, Charges Upgraded For Assailant: Prosecutor
Man Beat On Jersey City Street Dies, Charges Upgraded For Assailant: Prosecutor Charges were upgraded for a Hudson County man after the man he beat unconscious died, authorities said. Robert Stevens, 40, of Union City, beat 51-year-old Anthony Passero on Bergen Avenue between Myrtle and Bostwick avenues in Jersey City around 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Passero was brought to Jersey City Medical Center, where he died of his injuries on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 at approximately 12:40 a.m., Suarez said. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Officer determined Passero died of blunt force trauma and the manner of death …

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by Cecilia Levine