Former NJ Assemblyman Arrested On Assault, Harassment Charges Former NJ Assemblyman Arrested On Assault, Harassment Charges Former NJ Assemblyman Arrested On Assault, Harassment Charges
Former NJ Assemblyman Arrested On Assault, Harassment Charges A former New Jersey assemblyman and mayor has been arrested on assault and harassment charges, jail records show. Reginald W. Atkins, 58, of Roselle, who previously served as the borough's mayor, was booked into the Essex County Correctional Facility on Monday, Oct. 12, according to inmate records. Atkins faces charges of simple assault for purposely or knowingly causing bodily injury, simple assault involving threats of bodily injury by physical menace, and harassment involving striking, offensive touching or threats, records show. The circumstances surrounding the alleged incident were n…
Three Injured After Home Destroyed By Fire: Woolwich Fire Company Three Injured After Home Destroyed By Fire: Woolwich Fire Company Three Injured After Home Destroyed By Fire: Woolwich Fire Company
Three Injured After Home Destroyed By Fire: Woolwich Fire Company Three people were injured after a fire destroyed a home in Swedesboro, Friday, Oct. 9, authorities said. At 3:11 p.m., firefighters responded to a house fire at 5 Merckling St. in Swedesboro and found a home engulfed in flames with thick black violent smoke, Woolwich Fire Company said. Firefighters immediately entered the home to locate a man trapped, fire officials said. Despite intense heat and smoke, a firefighter located the man in a chair, secured  him and removed him from the home, fire officials said. Firefighters gave the man fresh air, fire officials said. The quick action of…
Mother Grieves After 18-Year-Old Son Dies In NJ Mother Grieves After 18-Year-Old Son Dies In NJ Mother Grieves After 18-Year-Old Son Dies In NJ
Mother Grieves After 18-Year-Old Son Dies In NJ Jill Connors Dowdy is experiencing every mother's worst nightmare. Dowdy, a Palmyra resident, announced the unexpected death of her Shaun at the age of 18.  "He was only 18 years old. Just 18," Dowdy said. "He had his entire life ahead of him, so many dreams to chase, memories to make, and so much more love to give. Shaun was an amazing son, brother, grandson, cousin, boyfriend, and friend. He was so deeply loved by his family and by everyone who was lucky enough to know him." Dowdy said she was struggling to make sense of her son's death. "My heart is shattered into a million p…
Second Cornell Gang Rape Case Defendant Seeks To Remove Special Prosecutor From Case: Report Second Cornell Gang Rape Case Defendant Seeks To Remove Special Prosecutor From Case: Report Second Cornell Gang Rape Case Defendant Seeks To Remove Special Prosecutor From Case: Report
Second Cornell Gang Rape Case Defendant Seeks To Remove Special Prosecutor From Case: Report A second man accused in a high-profile sexual assault lawsuit involving Cornell University is seeking to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James from the criminal investigation, arguing that her public comments about the accuser raise questions about her impartiality as special prosecutor.  Winston Lee, one of seven former fraternity members named in the lawsuit, filed a motion in Tompkins County criminal court on Friday, Oct. 9, asking a judge to bar James from overseeing the investigation and participating in any future grand jury proceedings, NBC News reported. The filing com…
NJ Mechanic Killed In Crash Involving Teen With Extensive Driving Record NJ Mechanic Killed In Crash Involving Teen With Extensive Driving Record NJ Mechanic Killed In Crash Involving Teen With Extensive Driving Record
NJ Mechanic Killed In Crash Involving Teen With Extensive Driving Record Loved ones of a mechanic killed in a Thursday, Oct. 1 crash believed to have been caused by an intoxicated teen driver are working to keep his legacy alive. Michael DiTondo, a 56-year-old Hope Township resident, has been identified as the victim killed in a crash by 19-year-old Edward McVey, of Lower Township, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said, as previously reported by Daily Voice. DiTondo was returning from his campsite at The Race of Gentlemen racing event in Wildwoods, at the time of the crash, according to a GoFundMe launched after his passing. McVey's vehicle stru…
Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police
Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police A 29-year-old Pennsylvania man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend, held her and her four children hostage, then shot himself in the head following a multi-county police chase has died, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 12. Tobias John-Allen Click, of Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, was pronounced dead at approximately 8:25 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, by the Cumberland County Coroner's Office, according to an update from East Lampeter Township Police. Click died from injuries sustained from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said. His death came one d…
Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases
Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases A 39-year-old woman with a recent measles diagnosis has become the US's sixth measles-associated death as the outbreak climbed past 1,100 cases in Pennsylvania. The woman died Saturday, Oct. 10, the Franklin County Coroner’s Office announced Monday, Oct. 12. She had several underlying conditions, including a past diagnosis of measles that had been treated, the coroner said. Her death meets the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s definition of a measles-associated death, according to the advisory. The coroner’s office did not release her name or further details that could identify…
2 Women Shot In Head, Killed In Burning Philly Home; Armed Man Barricaded On SEPTA Bus: Police 2 Women Shot In Head, Killed In Burning Philly Home; Armed Man Barricaded On SEPTA Bus: Police 2 Women Shot In Head, Killed In Burning Philly Home; Armed Man Barricaded On SEPTA Bus: Police
2 Women Shot In Head, Killed In Burning Philly Home; Armed Man Barricaded On SEPTA Bus: Police WARNING: The video accompanying this article contains profanity and disturbing statements about a double homicide. Viewer discretion is advised. A Philadelphia man who died following an approximately 11-hour armed standoff aboard a SEPTA bus recorded a disturbing Facebook story in which he said his adoptive mother "didn't need to die" after she and his biological sister were found shot inside their burning home on Monday, Oct. 12. Lonnie Turner, identified by family members on social media, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following the standoff in the city's Fox Chase section, Phila…
Two Teens Busted For Burglarizing Vehicles: Winslow Twp PD Two Teens Busted For Burglarizing Vehicles: Winslow Twp PD Two Teens Busted For Burglarizing Vehicles: Winslow Twp PD
Two Teens Busted For Burglarizing Vehicles: Winslow Twp PD Two teenagers were arrested and charged with breaking into vehicles in Winslow Township Saturday, Oct. 10, authorities said. Overnight, officers investigated motor vehicle thefts and burglaries in the Blue Anchor section of Winslow Township, police said. The suspects, Jalil Fleetwood-Riley, an 18-year-old Fleetwood resident and a 17-year-old juvenile, were swiftly taken into custody, police said. The stolen property was recovered, police said. The two are charged with motor vehicle theft, conspiracy, receiving stolen property, burglary, possession of burglary tools and joy riding, police sa…
119 Amtrak Workers Across 7 States, DC Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme 119 Amtrak Workers Across 7 States, DC Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme 119 Amtrak Workers Across 7 States, DC Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme
119 Amtrak Workers Across 7 States, DC Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme At least 119 Amtrak employees across seven states and Washington, D.C., were implicated in a $12 million health care fraud scheme — the largest employee criminal conspiracy in the railroad's history, federal investigators said. Three men connected to the scheme, including a Pennsylvania Amtrak employee and two New York medical providers, were sentenced in federal court in New Jersey on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and Thursday, Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The defendants were Devon Burt, 53, of Blue Bell, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Michael DeNicola, 64, a former New York pod…
Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days
Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days A family preparing to welcome a baby boy in just five days was nearly wiped out in a mass shooting that killed three generations of relatives, including a pregnant mother, her two young children, her parents, and her two brothers, according to family accounts. Angelina Stone, 24, also known online as Dej Shanti, was eight months pregnant with a son she planned to name Kyrie when she was killed alongside her 5-year-old son, Isiah Hodges, and her 22-month-old daughter, Amari'anna, in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Oct. 9. Her mother, Michelle Stone, 44, and brothers Matthew Stone II, 19, and …
Philadelphia Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police Philadelphia Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police Philadelphia Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police
Philadelphia Man, 22, Killed In Shooting After Delaware State University Homecoming: Police A 22-year-old man was killed, and another man was wounded when gunfire erupted amid crowds of thousands following Delaware State University's homecoming celebrations Saturday night, Oct. 10, police said. The fatal shooting happened around 9:19 p.m. in the Dover Commons shopping center parking lot in the 1200 block of North DuPont Highway in Dover, Delaware, according to a release from the Dover Police Department issued Sunday, Oct. 11. The man killed was identified as Nasir Cox, 22, of Philadelphia, police said. A 21-year-old man was also shot in his upper body and remained hospitalized in…