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Wall Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Sundown Swimmers At Unguarded NJ Beach Rescued
Three swimmers were rescued while in the water after sunset in Ocean Grove, officials said. Rescuers were called to a swimmer in distress near the pier at the Main Avenue beach at around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, the ANSWER team said in a Facebook post. The report was quickly upgraded to three swimmers in distress. When emergency crews arrived, they saw the three swimmers screaming for help. ANSWER rescuers, a Neptune Township police sergeant, and a bystander with a flotation device went into the ocean and saved the three swimmers. Neptune Township paramedics brought the adult and two …
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Target Employee Tried To Take Upskirt Pics Of Shopper, Police Say
An employee at the Target store in Wall Township was accused of trying to take pictures up a woman's skirt, authorities said. David Sutton, 20, was charged with invasion of privacy, obstruction of the administration of justice, and harassment, the Wall Township Police Department said in a news release on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Target management called officers to the Route 35 store on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Sutton had been found pointing his cellphone up a female customer's skirt. Sutton ran away when police arrived but he was chased down and arrested. The Lakewood man was released on a summo…
Police & Fire
Bodycam Footage Shows Arrest Of DWI Driver In Wild Jersey Shore Boardwalk Wreck With His Dog
Newly-released bodycam footage shows the arrest of a wrong-way DWI driver who police say nearly hit multiple people before crashing into another vehicle then landing on a boardwalk along in a Jersey Shore town. As previously reported by Daily Voice, Jason Nagy, 44, of Avon-by-the-Sea, was arrested on Thursday, July 11, the Belmar Police Department. This is Nagy's third DWI: The first was in Toms River in March 2006, and the second was in Avon-by-the-Sea in June 2014, New Jersey court records show. Three days after Nagy's July 11 DWI, he was cited for loud/offensive language out of Wa…
Police & Fire
Fugitive Who Drove High On Cocaine In Deadly Jersey Shore Crash Arrested In Philly: Prosecutors
A Howell Township man was arrested exactly one year after he drove while high on cocaine and killed another man in a crash, authorities said. Thomas Redding, 45, was arrested in Philadelphia on Monday, July 29, Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Julia Alonso said in a news release. He was facing charges in a deadly crash in Wall Township on Saturday, July 29, 2023. Wall Township police responded to a three-vehicle crash near the intersection of Old Mill Road and Route 138 at around 5 a.m. Leonard Akers, 55, of Wall, was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center…
Police & Fire
NJ Teacher Sexually Assaulted HS Student, Told Him To Delete Nude Cellphone Pics: Affidavit
A former Wall High School teacher sexually assaulted an 18-year-old student several times and sent him nude pictures, according to arrest records. An affidavit obtained by Daily Voice said 36-year-old Julie Rizzitello of Brick Township had sexual contact with the student between April and June. She was arrested on Wednesday, July 3, and charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, third-degree witness tampering, and three counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact. The affidavit said a Wall Township Public Schools employee told police on Monday, July 1 a…
Police & Fire
Former NJ Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Another Student Years Ago: Prosecutors
A former Wall Township High School teacher was facing more charges after she was accused of sexually assaulting a second student, authorities said. Julie Rizzitello, 36, of Brick Township, was charged with one count of second-degree sexual assault and one count of third-degree witness tampering, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Wednesday, July 17. She was previously charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, third-degree witness tampering, and three counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact. Investigators said they found e…
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SUV Driver Smelled Like Alcohol In Crash That Hospitalized Three In Central Jersey: Police
Three people were hospitalized, including a driver who police claimed smelled like alcohol, after a crash in Monmouth County, authorities said. Wall Township police responded to the crash at around 5:31 p.m. on Friday, July 5, the department said in a news release on Monday, July 8. It happened at the intersection of Route 34 and Hurley Pond Road near Monmouth Jet Center. Investigators said a 25-year-old Farmingdale woman was driving a 2017 Honda CR-V on Route 34 North. The SUV crossed the grass median and struck a southbound 2014 Nissan Rogue. The Honda driver wasn't wearing her…
Police & Fire
Thieves Flee After Crashing Stolen Car On Garden State Parkway, Lead Pursuit In Another
Two juveniles and an 18-year-old are in custody after crashing a stolen vehicle on the Garden State Parkway and trying to flee, police said. Quamir Kirkland, 18, of Somerset, and two juveniles from Mount Laurel and Atlantic City, initially crashed a Kia Sportage stolen out of Atlantic City near milepost 101.7 in Tinton Falls on Saturday, May 26 at 7:25 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. Troopers arriving at the scene established a perimeter, and arrested Kirkland and the Mount Laurel girl, police said. Moments later, Wall Township police reported a Cadillac XT6 stolen …
Police & Fire
Human Remains Found At NJ Construction Site Not Believed To Be Suspicious: Prosecutors
Foul play was not suspected after human remains were found at a Jersey Shore construction site, authorities said. An analysis of the skeletal remains hasn't shown any evidence of the people's deaths being suspicious, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago and Wall Township police Chief Sean O'Halloran said in a news release on Friday, Apr. 19. The remains were found on the 1100 block of Narrumson Road in Wall Township on Tuesday, Mar. 12. Work had just started on the foundation of a new home when the remains were discovered. A state police anthropologist perf…
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Duo Accused Of Carjacking Takeout Customer In Newark Face Federal Prosecution
Two repeat offenders charged with carjacking a customer waiting for a pickup order outside a Newark restaurant are now in federal custody and aren't going anywhere. The victim was pumping air into the front passenger tire on Dec. 9, 2023 when the pair arrived in a 2015 Lexus that had been stolen from outside a Wawa on Route 34 in Wall Township. Arraqeeb Williams-Cook, 23, of East Orange, got into the driver's seat of the victim's car, then pulled a gun, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. As the victim ran into the restaurant to call for help, ex-con Washir Singleta…
Weather
Bright Green Fireball Blazes Across NJ, PA Skies
An earthquake, a total solar eclipse and now a fireball. What a week for weather in the Northeast. Dozens of residents across the region reported seeing a bright green fireball blaze across the sky on before dawn on Wednesday, April 10. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daily Voice NJ (@dailyvoicenewjersey) Linda Price-Heine captured a fireball in the sky Wednesday, April 10. Daily Voice Linda Price-Heine got a text from her neighbor, Joan Piney, in Wall Township this morning telling her to check her camera, she said…
Police & Fire
Brick Driver, 54, Killed In Wall Township Parkway Crash
A 54-year-old driver was killed when his vehicle veered off the Garden State Parkway in Monmouth County on Thursday, March 14, State Police said. Joseph Pace, of Brick township, was heading south in a Hyundai when he rear-ended a Jeep SUV in Wall Township near milepost 100.3 just after 3:05 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. After the impact, the Hyundai continued south, running off the road, hitting two sign supports, down an embankment and through a fence. As a result of the crash, Pace was killed. The accident remains under investigation, and there is no additi…
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Skeletal Remains Found At Jersey Shore Construction Site: Prosecutor
An investigation is under way in a Jersey Shore town where skeletal remains were found, authorities confirmed. The remains were found on a piece of property on the 1100 block of Narrumson Road in Wall Township Tuesday, March 12 where work is being done, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Wall Township Police Chief Sean O'Halloran said. News 12 was the first to break the story, noting human remains were found at an excavation project. What looks very much like SKELETAL REMAINS found at a construction home site in the Manasquan Shores section of Wall Township. M…
Police & Fire
Victim Ditched On Roadside After Being Carjacked By Passengers On I-195: Police
Two men are accused of stealing another man's vehicle while they were all driving together in Monmouth County, authorities said. Wall Township police said officers responded to a reported carjacking on Interstate 195 near the interchange with Route 34 at around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 28. Three men were heading to Asbury Park when two of the men stole the vehicle. The victim was left on the side of the road and he wasn't injured. “While this incident is very alarming, it is important that the public knows the three men involved knew each other and this wasn’t a random act of violence,” …
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Thieves Take Advantage Of Broken Lock At Jersey Shore Wawa: Police
Police are looking for the people responsible for taking advantage of a broken lock at a Wawa store in Wall Township early New Year's Day. Wall Township police say it happened in the Wawa at the corner of New Jersey Route 35 and Lakewood Road. Officers arrived at the store at around 2 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1. When officers got to the store, they found a note on the front door saying it was closed from 11 p.m. on New Year's Eve to 6 a.m. on New Year's Day. Wawa's website lists the store as open 24 hours every day. Wawa management told police it was an "oversight" due to the broken lock…
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Man Arrested For Scamming Victim Of $100K On Jersey Shore
A 31-year-old man from Jersey City has been arrested in an email scam totaling nearly $100,000, authorities said. Shiva Penmetsa was charged with theft on Tuesday, Dec. 19, according to Wall Township police. Penmesta allegedly sent the woman an email on May 5 thanking her for a $400 subscription, police said. The woman called the number listed on the email and Penmetsa convinced her to give electronic access to her computer, they said. Penmesta instructed the woman to write two cashier checks — one for $39,600 and one for $60,000 — which she deposited into a Bank of America account. …
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Montreal Woman Charged In Grandparent Scam Involving Bail Money On Jersey Shore
A 19-year-old woman from Montreal, Canada has been charged in connection with a grandparent scam, authorities said. Shenaaya Hackett ws charged with theft by deception on Thursday, Dec. 14 after an investigation into a $10,000 bail scam involving a jailed "grandson," Wall Township police said. At approximately 2:15 p.m. Wall Township Police Department responded to the Manasquan Park section of the township after a resident reported they received a phone call advising that their grandson had been arrested and that he needed to pay $10,000 to be released from custody. The caller advised that …
Police & Fire
Woman Struck, Killed While Waiting For Ride On Jersey Shore
A 40-year-old woman from Wall Township was struck and killed while waiting for a ride from a friend, authorities said. Georgina M. Stelman was standing on Brighton Avenue when she was struck by a 64-year-old driver from Oakhurst, Wall Township police said. The crash occurred at about 8:25 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Stelman was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune by Wall Township Emergency Medical Services where she was pronounced dead approximately three hours later, police said. The accident is being investigated by Sergeant Andrew Baldino and Patrolman Johan Moren…
Police & Fire
Pair Arrested In String Of Break-Ins In Monmouth County: Police
Two men have been charged in more than a dozen home and vehicle break-ins in Wall Township. Kevin J. Yuille, 24, of Elizabeth was arrested in Newark on Saturday, Nov. 4, stemming from an investigation conducted by Detective Zach Honecker. Yuille was charged in connection to a residential burglary on Riverside Terrace and attempted residential burglaries on Deer Run and Equestrian Lane, Wall police said. Wall police in mid-October charged co-defendant Ahmad Singletary, 24, of Newark, with 15 counts of motor vehicle burglary, three counts of residential burglary and numerous other offenses. …
Schools
4th Grader Shut In Closet By Teacher, Ridiculed By Peers During Music Class In NJ: Lawsuit
Two parents have filed a lawsuit alleging that an elementary school teacher in Wall Township locked their 11-year-old child in a closet for laughing during class, and another teacher ordered another student to delete a recording of the alleged incident. The suit (see attachment) filed Friday, Oct. 13 in Monmouth County Superior Court alleges that Central Elementary School music teacher Jessica Berube shut their fourth grader in a storage closet on April 8. 2022, for laughing. Daily Voice reached out to the Wall Township Board of Education, the district's superintendent, and Central Elementa…
News
'You Are Not Alone': NJ Woman Wins Revenge Porn Suit Against Ex-Math Teacher
"This is not your fault and you are not alone." That's the message New Jersey's Kaitlyn Cannon is sending to other victims of "revenge porn," after she successfully sued her former high school math teacher who shared her naked photos. An Ocean County jury last week ruled Cannon should be awarded $10,000 in damages, as first reported by Insider. Cali Madia, one of Cannon's attorneys said that she, Cannon, and lead trial attorney Daniel Szalkiewicz are largely pleased with the trial's outcome. "While we can’t help but be a little dismayed by the amount of damages awarded," said Madia, "we …
Police & Fire
Driver, 55, Killed In Crash On Jersey Shore
A 55-year-old man from Wall Township was killed in a three-car collision on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. On Saturday, July 29, at approximately 5 a.m. the Wall Township Police Department responded to the intersection of State Highway 138 and Old Mill Road for a report of a serious motor vehicle crash, Wall police said. Police found a Toyota 4-Runner driven by a 44-year-old man from Howell Township, a Dodge Ram driven by a 62-year-old man from Howell Township, and a Ford Fusion driven by a 55-year-old man from Wall Township, police said. The 55-year-old was taken to Jersey Shore Univ…
Police & Fire
Wall Twp. Pulmonologist Sexually Assaulted Child For 10 Years: Prosecutor
A New Jersey pulmonologist has been arrested for sexually assaulting a child over the course of a decade, authorities said. Cornelius Gallagher, 62, of Wall Township, was charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and two counts of second-degree sexual assault, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. An investigation by members of the Wall Township Police Department revealed that the alleged sexual abuse began nearly 20 years ago and continued for more than a decade. Gallagher was arrested without incident late last week, then lodged in the Monmo…
Traffic
Driver Escapes Serious Injury In Garden State Parkway Rollover
A driver escaped serious injury when his vehicle flipped and went off the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 10 a.m. Monday June 26 on the parkway southbound North of I-195 in Wall Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Trooper Charles Marchan, a New Jersey State Police spokesman, said there were no serious injuries.
Traffic
Driver Escapes Serious Injury In Garden State Parkway Rollover
A driver escaped serious injury when his vehicle flipped and went off the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 10 a.m. Monday June 26 on the parkway southbound North of I-195 in Wall Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Trooper Charles Marchan, a New Jersey State Police spokesman, said there were no serious injuries.
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Massage Therapist Sexually Assaulted Client: Police
A 31-year-old massage therapist has been arrested for sexually assaulting a client, authorities said. Stefan J. Barnes Jr., of Manchester, was charged with criminal sexual contact and sexual assault onTuesday, June 6, according to Captain Chad Clark, a spokesman for Wall Township police. The 23-year-old client reported Barnes to police after he allegedly touched her inappropriately twice during a massage session on May 23 at Massage Heights on Route 35 in Wall, Clark said. Barnes was being held in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution. The Wall Township Police Department…
Police & Fire
Missing Postal Worker's Body Recovered From Jersey Shore
The search for Corey McFadden has come to a tragic end. The body of the missing 33-year-old postal worker, who was reported missing by co-workers on Monday, May 1, was recovered approximately a mile off the Sandy Hook coast after being spotted by a fisherman on Monday, May 22, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. McFadden, of Lower Township, was a U.S. Postal Service employee who have delivered mail in Cape May City since 2019, a manager said. His car was found on Sunday, April 30 along the Garden State Parkway, Wall Township police previously said. The vehicle was unoccupied on…
Police & Fire
Missing Cape May Postal Worker Had Contact With Police Before Disapperance
The Cape May postal worker who went missing had contact with police using a fake last name on Sunday, April 30, authorities said. Corey McFadden, using an alias “Corey Samuels,” had contact with Manasquan Police during the evening hours of April 30, according to Lower Township police. The above photo was provided from the officer's body camera. Authorities did not say why McFadden interacted with Manasquan police. McFadden, 33, of Lower Township was reported missing by co-workers on Monday, May 1, after not showing up for work, Lower Township police said. McFadden is a U.S. Postal Servi…
Police & Fire
Missing Cape May Postal Worker's Car Found Along Garden State Parkway
Police in two towns seek the public's help with a missing person investigation. Corey McFadden, 33, of Lower Township was reported missing by co-workers on Monday, May 1, after not showing up for work, Lower Township police said. McFadden is a U.S. Postal Service employee who have delivered mail in Cape May City since 2019, a manager said. Wall Township police, meanwhile, said McFadden's car was found on Sunday, April 30 along the Garden State Parkway. The vehicle was unoccupied on the shoulder of the Parkway northbound near milepost 96.4 at approximately 11:15 a.m., Wall police said. W…
Police & Fire
New Charges Filed Against Jersey Shore Officer Accused Of PBA Thefts
Additional criminal charges have been filed against the Wall Township Police Department sergeant accused of stealing more than $75,000 from his local Police Benevolent Association, authorities said. James R. Cadigan, 41, is charged with second-degree official misconduct, third-degree theft by deception, third-degree theft by unlawful taking, and fourth-degree falsifying records, in addition to the original charge of second-degree theft by unlawful taking, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. An investigation discovered that a significant amount of…
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Online Sex Chat With Teenager: Prosecutor
A Wall Township man was sentenced to three years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with an online chat that was sexually explicit, authorities said. Kenneth Megill, 43, was sentenced for endangering the welfare of a child on Friday, March 10, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Upon release, Megill faces mandatory Megan’s Law registration and Parole Supervision for Life. Megill utilized an online dating platform in an attempt to endanger what he believed to be a 14-year-old male high-school student by sending him sexually explicit message…
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