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200 Trespassers Busted At NJ 'Hidden Gem' Popularized On TikTok 200 Trespassers Busted At NJ 'Hidden Gem' Popularized On TikTok
200 Trespassers Busted At NJ 'Hidden Gem' Popularized On TikTok Police issued 131 tickets to trespassers found on boats and ATVs at a private property along the Jersey Shore popularized on TikTok. Noise complaints brought multiple police agencies to Heritage Minerals — commonly known as Crystal Lake — on Saturday, July 30, where they found nearly 200 people in ATVs, boats and cars all around the lake, Manchester police said. Originally operated by American Smelting and Refining Company, Inc., the property was sold to and subsequently operated by Heritage Minerals until the cessation of mining operations in the early 1980s.  It's since remained closed f…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Was High On Pot In Double Deadly Crash Involving NJDOT Truck Driver Was High On Pot In Double Deadly Crash Involving NJDOT Truck
Driver Was High On Pot In Double Deadly Crash Involving Njdot Truck A 30-year-old Toms River woman was high on pot when she caused a four-car crash that left two people dead last March, authorities said. Danielle Bowker was behind the wheel of a 2018 Honda Civic heading westbound on Route 571 when she swerved while negotiating a right-hand curve around 7:15 a.m. March 29 in Manchester, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The Civic then struck a New Jersey Department of Transportation Ford F-550 pickup truck driven by Eduardo Rivera, 30, of Hamilton Township, which was traveling eastbound on Route 571. Daniel Septor, 26, of the …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey Shore Man Admits Selling Fentanyl To Overdose Victim: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Admits Selling Fentanyl To Overdose Victim: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Admits Selling Fentanyl To Overdose Victim: Prosecutor A 33-year-old man from Manchester has admitted to selling a fatal dose of drugs to another man, authorities said. Dandre Tubbs pleaded guilty to manslaughter and dealing fentanyl on Monday, June 13, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The plea was in connection with the death of a 35-year-old man in Manchester on Aug. 16, 2021, Billhimer said. Officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to a residence for an unresponsive male. Police discovered the man was already dead from an apparent drug overdose. A subsequent investigation by the …

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by Jon Craig
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3 Swimmers Rescued After Getting Stranded In Jersey Shore Lake 3 Swimmers Rescued After Getting Stranded In Jersey Shore Lake
3 Swimmers Rescued After Getting Stranded In Jersey Shore Lake Two swimmers were hospitalized after their rescue from a lake on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Police were called at 4:16 p.m. on Monday, June 6 for a report of a missing swimmer. A total of three swimmers were rescued in all from Harry Wright Lake with help from Good Samaritans and local firefighters from the Whiting Volunteer Fire Department and Manchester Career Fire Department, Manchester police said. Two of the swimmers were taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River, police said.  It was determined that the three men had developed fatigue while attempting to swi…

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by Jon Craig
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Feds Charge NJ Man With Hate Crimes For Series Of 'Blood Bath' Assaults On Orthodox Jews Feds Charge NJ Man With Hate Crimes For Series Of 'Blood Bath' Assaults On Orthodox Jews
Feds Charge NJ Man With Hate Crimes For Series Of 'Blood Bath' Assaults On Orthodox Jews UPDATE: An antisemitic Jersey Shore man who authorities said warned of a “blood bath” before an hours-long spree of violent attacks on members of the Orthodox Jewish community in and around Lakewood has been charged with federal hate crimes. Dion Marsh, 27, of Manchester, originally was charged locally with three counts of attempted murder and bias intimidation after police said he ran down two men and stabbed another in the chest last weekend. U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced on Wednesday, April 20 that his office and the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Anti-Semite Was Fresh Off Breakup When He Went On Crime Spree Targeting 'Devil' Jews: Report Anti-Semite Was Fresh Off Breakup When He Went On Crime Spree Targeting 'Devil' Jews: Report
Anti-Semite Was Fresh Off Breakup When He Went On Crime Spree Targeting 'Devil' Jews: Report A 27-year-old Jersey Shore man had recently broken up with his girlfriend before he went on an hours-long crime spree targeting Hasidic Jews, who he referred to as "the real devils," NJ Advance Media reports. Dion Marsh was found clutching a machete on a bed in his Manchester home when police found him last Friday night, after he struck two victims with his car and stabbed another, the outlet said. Marsh also told family members it was "going to be a blood bath," NJ.com says citing court documents. Marsh, of Manchester, approached a 2016 Toyota Camry, near MLK Drive and Pine Street, assau…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Carjacker's Anti-Semitic Jersey Shore Rampage Sparks Sadness, Outrage Carjacker's Anti-Semitic Jersey Shore Rampage Sparks Sadness, Outrage
Carjacker's Anti-Semitic Jersey Shore Rampage Sparks Sadness, Outrage Jewish communities around the world were left reeling following a series of anti-Semitic attacks against Orthodox Jews carried out by a carjacker on the Jersey Shore last week. All three victims of 27-year-old Dion Marsh's violent crime spree in Jackson and Lakewood were believed to have been Orthodox Jews. Marsh struck two pedestrians and stabbed a victim before his arrest on Friday, April 8, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was "saddened and outraged" by the attacks. “I am personally horrified at the cruelty with which the suspect alle…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Possible Fatal Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (DEVELOPING) Possible Fatal Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (DEVELOPING)
Possible Fatal Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (Developing) A possible fatal crash was being investigated on the Jersey Shore, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred before 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 29 at Whitesville and Ridgeway roads in Manchester, initial reports said. There was an unconfirmed report of possible death and heavy entrapment.  Manchester police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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Teenage Girl Struck By Car On Jersey Shore: Police Teenage Girl Struck By Car On Jersey Shore: Police
Teenage Girl Struck By Car On Jersey Shore: Police A teenage girl was struck by a vehicle in Jackson Township, police said. The crash involving a 2009 Hyundai occurred at 8:23 p.m. Sunday, March 27, on Whitesville Road at South Hope Chapel Road, police said. The 29-year-old driver from Manchester reportedly stayed at the scene and cooperated in the investigation.  Impairment was not suspected to be a factor at this time, police said. The girl was crossing at the intersection near a shopping center,  She suffered leg and head injuries from the incident and was taken by ambulance to Jackson Liberty High School where she was …

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by Jon Craig
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Fugitive Caught After Causing 3-Car Crash On Jersey Shore: Police Fugitive Caught After Causing 3-Car Crash On Jersey Shore: Police
Fugitive Caught After Causing 3-Car Crash On Jersey Shore: Police Manchester police have captured a man who fled the scene of a three-car crash, authorities said. The crash, which resulted in injuries, occurred on Saturday night, Feb. 12. On Sunday, Feb. 13, at 5:18 p.m, police received a call from Manchester EMS, who said they saw a man matching the description of a fugitive. He reportedly had jumped a fence into Leisure Village West community. A short time later, police received additional phone calls from several residents within Leisure Village that a man fitting the suspect's description was knocking on their doors and asking them to call a taxi, p…

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by Jon Craig
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Cigarette Butts, Sneaker Prints Led To Arrest Of Accused Arsonist Who Set Forest Fires: Report Cigarette Butts, Sneaker Prints Led To Arrest Of Accused Arsonist Who Set Forest Fires: Report
Cigarette Butts, Sneaker Prints Led To Arrest Of Accused Arsonist Who Set Forest Fires: Report The 32-year-old Jersey Shore man arrested for starting 25 forest fires in Ocean County left cigarette butts and sneaker prints at and leading to the crime scenes, NJ Advance Media reported. The investigation that led to Gregory P. Fullman Jr.'s arrest was assisted by tracking devices that detectives placed on two of his vehicles, the outlet reported, citing court documents. Fullman was charged on Jan. 31 by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office with 25 counts of second-degree aggravated arson for fires set in Lakewood, Little Egg Harbor, and Manchester. He remains in Ocean County Jail. …

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by Jon Craig
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Accused Arsonist Set Forest Fires In 3 Jersey Shore Towns: Prosecutor Accused Arsonist Set Forest Fires In 3 Jersey Shore Towns: Prosecutor
Accused Arsonist Set Forest Fires In 3 Jersey Shore Towns: Prosecutor A Jersey Shore man was charged with 25 counts of aggravated arson in connection with fires set in wooded areas of Little Egg Harbor, Manchester and Lakewood, authorities said. Gregory Fullman, Jr., 32, of Manchester Township, was arrested on Monday for fires set between May 2021 and this month, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. An investigation revealed that Fullman was responsible for setting fires and destroying or damaging wooded areas in Little Egg Harbor Township on May 16, 2021, and December 8, 2021, Manchester Township on December 1, 2021,…

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by Jon Craig