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NJ Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder In Hatfield: Police NJ Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder In Hatfield: Police
NJ Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder In Hatfield: Police A New Jersey fugitive is wanted for attempted murder after allegedly beating a man with a brick during an altercation in Hatfield earlier this month, authorities announced. Joshua Ronan, 30, of Lansdale, has been charged with Criminal Attempt-Murder of the First Degree and Aggravated Assault, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele and Hatfield Police Chief William Tierney said on Thursday, Nov. 21. Ronan, who is also wanted in Cape May, NJ for a drug violation, is accused of attacking 41-year-old Mark Miller on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at a home on Cabin Road, according to the affid…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Man Who Stabbed South Jersey Police Officer, Injured Another Indicted: Prosecutors Man Who Stabbed South Jersey Police Officer, Injured Another Indicted: Prosecutors
Man Who Stabbed South Jersey Police Officer, Injured Another Indicted: Prosecutors A Galloway Township man was indicted after he was accused of stabbing a police officer and injuring another one, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 30-year-old Keith Kiminsky for attempted murder on Wednesday, June 26, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was previously charged on Sunday, Apr. 7 with several offenses, including attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and resisting arrest. Galloway police responded to a home on the 300 block of Cresson Avenue after several 911 hang-up calls. Body …

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by Chris Spiker
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Victim Shot, Chaos Erupts At American Dream Mall In Meadowlands Victim Shot, Chaos Erupts At American Dream Mall In Meadowlands
Victim Shot, Chaos Erupts At American Dream Mall In Meadowlands UPDATE: A man underwent emergency surgery after being shot twice in the chest in the parking lot at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford on Thursday, April 7, multiple sources confirmed. Chaos erupted at the mall in the Meadowlands Sports Complex after the bleeding victim walked into the mall shortly around 5:50 p.m., they said. The victim was conscious when taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries, sources with knowledge of the shooting told Daily Voice. "Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives determined that only one suspect shot the victim, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife
Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife A Central Pennsylvania community is mourning the loss of a father-of-four who collapsed shortly after a surprise trip home from work just to kiss his wife, those who knew him said. Joseph M. Matonti IV, 40, of Coatesville, told his wife he wasn’t feeling well and collapsed in her arms in the driveway, according to a GoFundMe launched by family friend, JenMarie Macdonald. EMS was soon called and Matonti was rushed to Brandywine Hospital, and then life-flighted to Reading Hospital, according to the page. Once in Reading, he underwent emergency surgery and was put on life support, but he unfo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
‘Gridiron Icon’: Ramapo HS Football Coach Drew Gibbs, 59, Dies After Emergency Surgery ‘Gridiron Icon’: Ramapo HS Football Coach Drew Gibbs, 59, Dies After Emergency Surgery
‘Gridiron Icon’: Ramapo HS Football Coach Drew Gibbs, 59, Dies After Emergency Surgery The term “legend” is often too easily used, but no one who knew him -- or of him -- would dispute how precisely it fits Drew Gibbs. All of them prayed for the best after learning that the Ramapo High School coach and teacher was hospitalized with chest pains following practice on Monday. Gibbs, who was eagerly anticipating another regional championship game this Friday, died Tuesday morning. He was 59. “I am devastated this morning by the sudden passing of the amazing, caring man I had the joy of calling my brother,” Geoff Gibbs posted soon after. “I am at a complete loss for words to des…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Worker Shot At Englewood Apartment Complex Undergoes Emergency Surgery, Gunman Sought UPDATE: Worker Shot At Englewood Apartment Complex Undergoes Emergency Surgery, Gunman Sought
Update: Worker Shot At Englewood Apartment Complex Undergoes Emergency Surgery, Gunman Sought SEE ANYTHING? A construction worker was struck Monday by stray gunfire at an Englewood apartment complex, said authorities who were searching for the shooter. The innocent bystander was struck by at least one bullet deliberately fired through the window of a second-floor apartment at the Rock Creek Terrace Apartments between Routes 4 and 95 around 10 a.m., responders said. Family members were home at the time, but the worker -- who was part of a crew working there -- was the only one injured, they said. The victim underwent successful emergency surgery at Hackensack University Medical Cent…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'Please Don't Let Me Die': Man Shot At Hackensack Convenience Store, Arrest Made 'Please Don't Let Me Die': Man Shot At Hackensack Convenience Store, Arrest Made
'Please Don't Let Me Die': Man Shot At Hackensack Convenience Store, Arrest Made “Please don’t let me die,” a shooting victim told police as he lay bleeding on the floor of a Hackensack convenience store. The victim survived, thanks to city firefighters and paramedics, and the gunman was arrested a block away, thanks to a Bergen County sheriff's K-9 unit. Officers Aaron Rios and Jeffrey Rodriguez found the victim on the floor inside the Central Mini Market at the corner of 1st Street and Central Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. He was holding crumpled paper towels over a gunshot wound in his abdomen, he said. “I don’t want to die…

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by Jerry DeMarco