Human Remains Found In South Jersey Wooded Area: Cops Human Remains Found In South Jersey Wooded Area: Cops
Human Remains Found In South Jersey Wooded Area: Cops A local resident made a grisly discovery in a wooded area of a South Jersey town: part of a human skeleton, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. Officers  responded at dawn Thursday, July 30, to woods near the intersection of Tilton and Delilah roads after the resident discovered a portion of the remains, Egg Harbor Township police said. A cadaver canine unit from the New Jersey State Parks Police was brought in to search the area and located the rest of the skeletal remains nearby, while the Atlantic County Medical Examiner's Office completed the recovery of the remains, police sai…
Embattled NJ Councilwoman, Husband Used Phony Signatures To Get On Ballot: Prosecutor Embattled NJ Councilwoman, Husband Used Phony Signatures To Get On Ballot: Prosecutor
Embattled NJ Councilwoman, Husband Used Phony Signatures To Get On Ballot: Prosecutor Gina LaPlaca and her husband Jason Carty are in trouble with the law again. LaPlaca, 47 and Carty, 49 are charged charged with fraudulently placing LaPlaca on the Democratic primary ballot in the June 2026 Lumberton Township Committee race, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Multiple individuals whose names and purported signatures appeared on LaPlaca's nominating petition indicated they had neither signed the petition nor authorized anyone to do so on their behalf in support of the candidate's nomination, Bradshaw said. The petition, which was submitted to the Lumbert…
Mom Sues NJ Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run Mom Sues NJ Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run
Mom Sues NJ Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run A New Jersey mother is suing a strip club and the driver accused of fatally striking her 26-year-old son, claiming the club continued serving the motorist alcohol before the deadly crash in August 2024, court records show. Jeannette Consoro Green, acting on behalf of the estate of her son, Matthew Flores, of Ridgefield Park, filed the wrongful-death lawsuit (attached at the bottom of this news article) in Passaic County Superior Court against Edinson Polo Jr., Silk Gentlemen's Club, and several businesses and individuals associated with the club and nearby parking areas on Tuesday, Aug. 4. …
2 Killed In Head-On Crash Near Hersheypark: Police 2 Killed In Head-On Crash Near Hersheypark: Police
2 Killed In Head-On Crash Near Hersheypark: Police Two people were killed in a head-on crash near Hersheypark on Tuesday morning, Aug. 11, Derry Township police announced. The crash involving a minivan and sedan happened at West Hersheypark Drive and North Hockersville Road at approximately 8:53 a.m., according to police. The minivan driver was pronounced dead at the scene, while a passenger was taken to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, where they later died from their injuries, police said. The sedan driver was also taken to Hershey Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Preliminary findings indicate the sedan was…
Convicted Murderer, Mom Break 4-Year-Old Boy's Bones, Burn Him: Affidavit Convicted Murderer, Mom Break 4-Year-Old Boy's Bones, Burn Him: Affidavit
Convicted Murderer, Mom Break 4-Year-Old Boy's Bones, Burn Him: Affidavit A convicted murderer and the mother of a 4-year-old boy are accused in a disturbing child abuse case that left the child with broken bones, burns, bruises, and injuries doctors ultimately categorized as "torture," according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Raheem Akbar Shabazz Floyd, 38, who was on parole for a North Carolina murder conviction, and the boy's mother, Brianna Nichole Nolte-Maple, 32, were arrested in Harrisburg following an investigation into the child's extensive injuries on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the affidavit. The investigation began af…
NJ Boy Dies In Car Crash During Family Vacation In Ecuador NJ Boy Dies In Car Crash During Family Vacation In Ecuador
NJ Boy Dies In Car Crash During Family Vacation In Ecuador A New Jersey mother is facing what friends called "every parent’s worst nightmare" after her son died in a car crash during a family vacation in Ecuador. Vanessa Gonzalez was vacationing in Ecuador with her husband and son Zechariah Diaz, of Cliffside Park, and members of her husband’s family when the crash happened, according to a GoFundMe shared by the borough. Zechariah and members of Gonzalez’s in-law family were involved in the crash, according to the fundraiser, launched by Juliana Chalarca. Zechariah died. Gonzalez remains in Ecuador with her husband as the family handles arrang…
State Police Conduct Search At Trenton City Hall: AG State Police Conduct Search At Trenton City Hall: AG
State Police Conduct Search At Trenton City Hall: AG New Jersey State Police were at Trenton City Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 11, investigating misconduct by a former employee, the city said. Police were conducting a search of Trenton’s Division of Inspections and Department of Housing and Economic Development, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. In 2024, after allegations concerning an employee in the city’s Housing and Economic Development Department came to the administration’s attention, the city initiated an internal investigation, the City of Trenton said in a statement. The employee, who was not identified, was removed from e…
Gas Line Ruptures In Atlantic City, Residence Evacuated: Police Gas Line Ruptures In Atlantic City, Residence Evacuated: Police
Gas Line Ruptures In Atlantic City, Residence Evacuated: Police A gas line ruptured in Atlantic City leading to a major thoroughfare being closed, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. At 6:30 a.m., firefighters responded to contractor‑related rupture of a high‑pressure natural gas line near Florida Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, after an excavator struck a high-pressure gas service line releasing a significant plume of natural gas toward nearby residential properties., Atlantic City police said. A residential building, 2419 Atlantic Ave. required immediate evacuation, police said. South Jersey Gas arrived with an emergency crew and successfull…
Crack Cocaine, PCP Get 4 Men Busted: Hamilton PD Crack Cocaine, PCP Get 4 Men Busted: Hamilton PD
Crack Cocaine, PCP Get 4 Men Busted: Hamilton PD A four month-long investigation into narcotics trafficking in Hamilton Township led to the arrest of four men, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 10. At 2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3, officers, including the SWAT unit, conducted a search warrant on the 1500 block of Greenwood Avenue, a business on the 1600 block East State Street and a Jeep Grand Cherokee, Hamilton Township police said. During the search officers seized an imitation firearm, ammunition, suspected cocaine, crack/cocaine, numerous pills,  cigarettes soaked in suspect PCP, numerous empty wax folds and plastic vials, along with…
DWI Driver Crashed Into Telephone Pole: EHT Police DWI Driver Crashed Into Telephone Pole: EHT Police
DWI Driver Crashed Into Telephone Pole: EHT Police A 23-year-old Pleasantville resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after their vehicle crashed into a telephone pole in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said. At 8:02 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, officers responded to the Black Horse Pike and Oxford Place and found a vehicle that had crashed into a telephone pole with wires down in the roadway and sidewalk, Egg Harbor Township police said. The vehicle had also ran over a fire hydrant, police said. An investigation determined the driver, Franklin Espinoza-Bustillo was intoxicated and he was arrested at the scene and ch…
Parents Kidnapped, Assaulted 7-Week-Old Baby Girl In Philadelphia: Police Parents Kidnapped, Assaulted 7-Week-Old Baby Girl In Philadelphia: Police
Parents Kidnapped, Assaulted 7-Week-Old Baby Girl In Philadelphia: Police A 7-week-old baby girl suffered multiple serious injuries in an alleged assault that landed both of her parents behind bars in Philadelphia, police announced on Monday, Aug. 10. Secret McCleve-Sar, 21, and Tyrone Jones, 22, both of the 2500 block of North Front Street, were apprehended on Sunday, Aug. 9, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The investigation began after an 18th District officer responded to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for a report of a prior assault involving the infant at approximately 6:34 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, police said. The baby had initially …
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Hit, Run Crash: East Windsor PD Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Hit, Run Crash: East Windsor PD
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Hit, Run Crash: East Windsor PD An East Windsor man was arrested and charged following a deadly hit and run pedestrian crash on Sunday, Aug. 9, authorities said. At 10:59 p.m., officers responded to Route 33 and Probasco Road after a car struck two pedestrian crossing Route 33 at the intersection, East Windsor police said. The driver, Herman J. Santos-Morales, failed to remain at the scene and report the crash, police said. One pedestrian, a 37-year-old East Windsor man was pronounced dead at Princeton Medical Center while the other pedestrian, a 21-year-old Spotswood resident was critically injured and transported t…
Person Shot In Groin: Bridgeton PD Person Shot In Groin: Bridgeton PD
Person Shot In Groin: Bridgeton PD A person was shot in the groin in Bridgeton early Saturday morning, Aug. 8, authorities said. At 5:44 a.m., officers responded to the 100 block of Maple Drive and found a person with a gunshot wound to the groin, Bridgeton police said. The shooting occurred after the person was an argument with people, when one individual reached into his firearm, removed a firearm and then fired a gun, police said. The group fled the area on foot, police said. The victim was uncooperative and transported to a nearby hospital, police said. The shooting remains under investigation, police said.
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle: Vineland PD Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle: Vineland PD
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle: Vineland PD A 52-year-old Vineland woman was fatally struck by a vehicle on Saturday evening, Aug. 8, authorities said. At 9:14 p.m., officers responded to W. Landis Avenue and Mill Road after a 2021 Honda Accord driven by a 27-year-old Millville woman struck Leslie Willoe, Vineland police said. Willoe was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
Mom, 5-Month-Old Daughter ID'd In Deadly Liberty Island Boat Capsize Mom, 5-Month-Old Daughter ID'd In Deadly Liberty Island Boat Capsize
Mom, 5-Month-Old Daughter ID'd In Deadly Liberty Island Boat Capsize A mother and her 5-month-old daughter have been identified as the two victims killed when a boat carrying their family capsized near Liberty Island. Sara Sanchez and her 5-month-old daughter died in the Saturday night, Aug. 8 incident, according to Il Punto Ristorante, which identified Sanchez's husband and Antonella's father as Andres Garcia, a beloved member of its restaurant family. According to a GoFundMe launched by the restaurant, Andres was also aboard the boat and is left alone to care for his and Sanchez's 6-year-old son. "This past weekend, what was meant to be a joyful fami…
NJ Bartender, Wife Dead In House Fire: VFW NJ Bartender, Wife Dead In House Fire: VFW
NJ Bartender, Wife Dead In House Fire: VFW A husband and wife died in an early-morning house fire in Middlesex County over the weekend, authorities and a local VFW said. The fire broke out at a home on Front Street in Jamesburg around 1:02 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and Jamesburg Police Chief Jason Muller said. First responders found a 39-year-old woman at the home and took her to Old Bridge Medical Center for treatment, authorities said. Sandra Dutcher, 67, of Jamesburg, was found inside the home with serious injuries and pronounced dead while being taken to the hospital, authorities said.…
E-Biker Fled From Cops In Sea Isle City: Police E-Biker Fled From Cops In Sea Isle City: Police
E-Biker Fled From Cops In Sea Isle City: Police A 21-year-old Somers Point man was arrested and charged after he fled from police in Sea Isle City while riding an e-bike, authorities said. On Tuesday, July 28, officers attempted to stop an e-bike rider, later identified as Alan Rosie, after observing numerous motor vehicle violations, Sea Isle City police said. Rosie failed to stop and fled the area, ignoring emergency lights, police said. Officers were able to identify Rosie as the bike rider, and he was arrested on Friday, July 31, in Somers Point, police said. He is charged with eluding a law enforcement officer and numerous motor ve…
Details Released In Deadly NJ Officer Involved Shooting: AG Details Released In Deadly NJ Officer Involved Shooting: AG
Details Released In Deadly NJ Officer Involved Shooting: AG A 47-year-old Millville man was gunned down by police on Thursday, Aug. 6, authorities said. Millville police were responding to a domestic disturbance on the 300 block of Hazel Boulevard when they encountered Shaun Murphy inside the residence, the New Jersey Attorney General Office's said. During the encounter, Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office Sergeant John Borelli discharged his department-issued weapon, which struck Murphy, authorities said. Murphy was pronounced dead, authorities said. Law enforcement recovered a handgun at the scene, authorities said. N.J.S.A. 52:17B-107(a)(…
2 Busted For DWI After Switching Places While Driving Wrong Way On Black Horse Pike: PD 2 Busted For DWI After Switching Places While Driving Wrong Way On Black Horse Pike: PD
2 Busted For DWI After Switching Places While Driving Wrong Way On Black Horse Pike: PD Two people were arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after attempting to swap places in Egg Harbor Township on Friday, Aug. 7, authorities said. At 9:48 p.m., officers responded to the Black Horse Pike and English Creek Avenue for a report of a vehicle driving eastbound in the westbound lanes, Egg Harbor Township police said. Officers pulled the vehicle over in the parking lot of Tomar's Liquor Store and observed the driver moving to the passenger seat and the passenger moving to the driver seat, police said. The drivers were identified as Destiny Munyon and Shelby Barnes, b…
Two People Stabbed In NJ Home Invasion, Suspect Arrested: Police Two People Stabbed In NJ Home Invasion, Suspect Arrested: Police
Two People Stabbed In NJ Home Invasion, Suspect Arrested: Police A 36-year-old Pleasantville man was arrested and charged with stabbing two people in Egg Harbor Township Sunday, Aug. 9, authorities said. At 3:42 a.m., officers responded to the 2700 block of Fire Road and found two people who had been stabbed in the face and body, Egg Harbor Township police said. They were transported to a nearby hospital with injuries that were severe, but not life-threatening, police said. Carlos Garcia-Moreno was identified as the suspect and turned himself in, police said. He is charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated assault with a weapo…
Woman, Baby Killed In Boat Crash Off Liberty Island Woman, Baby Killed In Boat Crash Off Liberty Island
Woman, Baby Killed In Boat Crash Off Liberty Island A 46-year-old Manhattan man has been charged after a boat overturned near Liberty Island, killing a 27-year-old woman and a 5-month-old baby, authorities said. Manuel Hernandez was arrested at 2:27 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, within the NYPD's 72nd Precinct, and charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment, an NYPD spokesperson said. The incident began around 10:25 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, when police received a 911 call reporting an overturned vessel near Liberty Island within the 1st Precinct, authorities said. The NYPD Harbor Unit, SCUBA Team and Aviation Unit responded to the scene…
Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit
Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit A Pennsylvania man accused of raping a teenage girl "almost daily" for years is facing thousands of criminal charges, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 7. Nicholas Allen Spencer, 37, of Clearfield, was charged following an investigation that began when a 16-year-old girl went to Pennsylvania State Police to report sexual messages she said she had been receiving from him, according to the affidavit. The teen arrived at the PSP Clearfield station with a parent on Sunday, May 17, and showed investigators messages Spencer had sent her that day, investigators w…
Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say
Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say A multi-day manhunt for a man accused of killing his 70-year-old father and setting his Orange County home on fire ended after tips from the public led New York State Police to him, authorities said. Thomas D. Ryan, 32, was taken into custody at about 12:10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, following a coordinated search in Schoharie County, State Police said. Ryan was wanted in connection with the Thursday, Aug. 6 homicide of his father, Robert Ryan, at his home at 512 Greenville Turnpike in the Town of Greenville, police said. Robert "Bob" Ryan was born May 14, 1956, to Catherine and David Ryan o…
Infant Ejected, 20-Year-Old Woman Dead In Garden State Parkway Crash: NJSP Infant Ejected, 20-Year-Old Woman Dead In Garden State Parkway Crash: NJSP
Infant Ejected, 20-Year-Old Woman Dead In Garden State Parkway Crash: Njsp A 20-year-old New York City woman was killed and an infant was ejected from a car in a crash on the Garden State Parkway on Friday afternoon, Aug. 7, authorities said. The crash happened on the northbound lanes in Lacey Township just before 3 p.m., Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police.  A Toyota sedan driven by a 26-year-old New York City man was heading north with four passengers when it veered off the roadway to the left and struck a guiderail, Lebron said. The Toyota then re-entered the roadway and collided with a Hyundai sedan that was also traveling nor…
Driver Fatally Plunges Into Water At Poconos Casino Driver Fatally Plunges Into Water At Poconos Casino
Driver Fatally Plunges Into Water At Poconos Casino An 89-year-old Pennsylvania woman has died after a vehicle left the roadway and became submerged in water at a Poconos casino resort, authorities announced on Saturday, Aug. 8. Jeanette Radzikowski, 89, of Dickson City, was a passenger in the vehicle when it went off the road at 312 Woodland Road in Paradise Township, the location of Mount Airy Casino Resort, at approximately 3:47 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.  Emergency responders pulled Radzikowski from the passenger seat of the submerged vehicle, the coroner said.  Radzikowski…
Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police
Retired Nypd Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police A retired NYPD chief who spent decades protecting New Yorkers drowned in a backyard pool at his Long Island home, authorities said. Anthony J. Izzo, 75, of Stony Brook, was found by a family member in the pool at his Malverne Lane home at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Sixth Precinct officers and members of the Stony Brook Fire Department pulled Izzo from the pool and performed CPR, police said. Izzo was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detective…
VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale
Video: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale Video shows three off-duty Bergen County sheriff’s detectives and a retired police chief stepping in to restrain an unruly passenger causing a disturbance aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark earlier this week. Bergen County Sheriff’s Office detectives Cesar Fernandez, Jonathan Veloz and Gianina Ocasio were aboard the flight when passenger Daniel Borman appeared intoxicated and began causing a disturbance on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to Sheriff Anthony Cureton. The flight had departed Newark and was bound for Fort Lauderdale, and Borman, 36, is reportedly from Springfield…
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit A New Jersey woman is suing a town and its police department, claiming officials released unredacted video last year showing her exposed breast while she was in police custody, leading to the footage being viewed hundreds of thousands of times online (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article). Adrianna Smith, a Mount Olive resident, filed the 17-page lawsuit in Passaic County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 28, against the Township of Little Falls, Little Falls Police Department, civilian records clerk Robert Scalera, and unnamed employees and supervisors. Smith was arrested by L…
$761K! Camden County Lotto Player Hits Jackpot $761K! Camden County Lotto Player Hits Jackpot
$761K! Camden County Lotto Player Hits Jackpot It was a terrific Thursday for a lottery player in Camden County. A ticket sold in Laurel Springs matched all five balls in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Thursday, Aug. 6, winning $761,184. The ticket was sold at A Plus Sunoco on Chews Landing Rd. The winning numbers were 05, 20, 33, 36 and 44. The Bullseye was 20 and the XTRA was 05. 
Atlantic City Teen Learns Fate For Deadly Stabbing Atlantic City Teen Learns Fate For Deadly Stabbing
Atlantic City Teen Learns Fate For Deadly Stabbing A 19-year-old Atlantic City teen was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing a juvenile, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 7. Trumaine Clements pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at 10:40 p.m., Atlantic City police responded to Carver Hall Apartments and found a juvenile stabbed in the torso, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The juvenile died the next day, authorities said. Surveillance footage showed Clements exit his apartment at the Carver Hall Apartmen…
Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Popular NJ Mall, Police Say Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Popular NJ Mall, Police Say
Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Popular NJ Mall, Police Say A 42-year-old man was arrested after police say he exposed himself to women in the parking lot of Westfield's Garden State Plaza in Paramus. Jordan Williams, of Hackensack, was charged with lewdness following the incident in Paramus on Thursday, Aug. 6, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Frank Scott said. Officer Vincent LaBarbiera, who was working with the department’s Crime Suppression Unit, spotted a gray 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLS450 driving through multiple parking aisles and stopping near women walking through the lot, Scott said. Officers began watching the Mercedes, which Williams was dri…