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Asbury Park PD Not Responsible For Death Of Attempted Murder Suspect, Teen In Crash: Grand Jury Asbury Park PD Not Responsible For Death Of Attempted Murder Suspect, Teen In Crash: Grand Jury
Asbury Park PD Not Responsible For Death Of Attempted Murder Suspect, Teen In Crash: Grand Jury UPDATE: Asbury Park police bear no responsibility for the deaths of a fleeing suspect and a teenage companion in a crash, a state grand jury found. Dishawn Bellamy, 32, and a 17-year-old boy were in a Ford Explorer that sped past two officers headed toward the sound of gunfire in the area of Atkins Avenue and Boston Way in separate cars shortly before 7:30 p.m. on June 5, 2022. One of the officers recognized Bellamy, who "was known to have an active arrest warrant for a charge of attempted murder," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Both officers activated the emergency ligh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
Football Player Dead, Others Hurt In Philadelphia High School Ambush: Police Football Player Dead, Others Hurt In Philadelphia High School Ambush: Police
Football Player Dead, Others Hurt In Philadelphia High School Ambush: Police A teenage football player was killed and four of his teammates injured when two gunmen ambushed them outside a Philadelphia high school on Tuesday, Sept. 27, authorities said. It happened as the five players were walking off the field after a football scrimmage between Roxborough High School and two other schools around 4:30 p.m. on the 300 block of Fairway Terrace, Philadelphia police told the media. The shooters opened fire from a Ford Explorer and fled on foot, police said.  A 14-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. He was identified as Nichola…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Motorcyclist Killed, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Jersey Shore Crash Motorcyclist Killed, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Jersey Shore Crash
Motorcyclist Killed, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Jersey Shore Crash A 40-year-old motorcyclist from Central Jersey was killed and his passenger seriously hurt in a three-vehicle collision, authorities said.  The collision occurred on a rural road in Marlboro Township at about 3 p.m. on Saturday. Aug. 13, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Marlboro Township Police Department responded to the area of Tennent Road and Peregrine Drive. They found the three vehicles involved in the collision: a Ford Explorer driven by a 46-year-old woman from L…

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by Jon Craig
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Driver, 47, Killed In South Jersey Crash: NJSP Driver, 47, Killed In South Jersey Crash: NJSP
Driver, 47, Killed In South Jersey Crash: Njsp A 47-year-old man from South Jersey was killed in a crash, authorities said. Javier Sanchez, of Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, was driving a Ford Explorer south on Route 55 in Franklin Township, Gloucester County at 1:04 a.m. Friday, July 15, New Jersey State Police said.  His SUV left the roadway to the right side and struck a guardrail, Trooper Charles Marchan, a State Police spokesman, said.  Sanchez suffered fatal injuries, he said. The crash remains under investigation. 

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by Jon Craig
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Driver Who Struck, Killed Teen NJ Dirt Biker Was Unlicensed: Prosecutor Driver Who Struck, Killed Teen NJ Dirt Biker Was Unlicensed: Prosecutor
Driver Who Struck, Killed Teen NJ Dirt Biker Was Unlicensed: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Essex County woman has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash that left a 13-year-old middle schooler dead, authorities announced. Marilyn J. Quisepe-Falcon is accused of hitting Victor Huaringa-Alvez with her Ford Explorer while he was on a dirt bike around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Joralemon Street and Garden Avenue in Belleville on June 7, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office tells Daily Voice. Victor was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later at a local hospital, and Quisepe-Falcon took off before police arrived, according to the prosecutor's office. She su…

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by Cecilia Levine
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State Police ID Motorist, 43, Killed When SUV Flips In South Jersey State Police ID Motorist, 43, Killed When SUV Flips In South Jersey
State Police ID Motorist, 43, Killed When SUV Flips In South Jersey Authorities identified the motorist killed when her SUV overturned in South Jersey. Danielle Lewis, 43, of Vineland died in the crash at 3:02 p;m. on Tuesday, March 8, a New Jersey Strate Police spokesman said. A Ford Explorer driven by Lewis drove off Route 55 southbound to the left and overturned in the grass center median in Franklin Township, according to Trooper Charles Marchan. An investigation was ongoing.

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by Jon Craig
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Wanted Maryland Gunman May Have New Jersey Plates: Police Wanted Maryland Gunman May Have New Jersey Plates: Police
Wanted Maryland Gunman May Have New Jersey Plates: Police A gunman wanted out of Maryland may have New Jersey license plates, investigating officers say. The person pictured above is a suspect in a non-contact shooting in Brooklyn Park, Anne Arundel County Police said Friday. The suspect vehicle is believed to be a silver, newer model Ford Explorer with either a New Jersey tag or Maryland Agricultural tag, police said. Anyone with any information about the case is asked to call 410-222-6135 or 410-222-4700.

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by Valerie Musson
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South Jersey Woman, 34, Killed, 4 Children Hurt In Garden State Parkway Crash South Jersey Woman, 34, Killed, 4 Children Hurt In Garden State Parkway Crash
South Jersey Woman, 34, Killed, 4 Children Hurt In Garden State Parkway Crash A 34-year-old woman from Burlington County was killed and four young children from Camden were hurt Wednesday in a crash off the Garden State Parkway in Cape May County, authorities said. Shardonay Daily of Delanco Township in Burlington County, a front-seat passenger in the SUV, sustained fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead upon arrival at AtlanticCare Regional Medical Center, according to New Jersey State Police. Four children from Camden, ages 10, 10, 3, and 3, sustained serious injuries and were taken to an area hospital, Sgt. Philip Curry, a NJ state police spokesman, s…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Authorities Release ID Of Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Crash Authorities Release ID Of Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Crash
Authorities Release ID Of Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Crash Authorities are investigating a fatal crash in which a 71-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed. The crash was reported at 6:02 a.m. on Tuesday at the intersection of Route 35 northbound and Cliffwood Avenue in Aberdeen Township, according to the Monmouth County Prosector's Office. A preliminary investigation found that the driver and sole occupant of a 2018 Ford Explorer on State Highway 35 was in the left lane northbound and traveling through the intersection of Cliffwood Avenue with a green traffic signal when the driver observed a male pedestrian walking in the crosswalk, according …

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by Jon Craig
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Elizabeth Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Central Jersey Collision Elizabeth Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Central Jersey Collision
Elizabeth Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Central Jersey Collision A 24-year-old motorcyclist from Union County was killed when he rear-ended an SUV  in Woodbridge, authorities said. Samuel Naranjo-Perez was traveling south on the 1200 block of St. Georges Ave. near North Hill Road when his 2020 Ducati Diavel motorcycle slammed into the back of a 2020 Ford Explorer about 7 p.m. Wednesday, Woodbridge police said. Mercedes Rodas, 47, of the Avenel section of the township, had stopped for traffic before making a left turn into McDonald's, police said. Naranjo-Perez was critically hurt and taken by ambulance to the Avenel Middle School field and then f…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Route 23 Rollover Crash Driver Killed In Route 23 Rollover Crash
Driver Killed In Route 23 Rollover Crash A Brooklyn woman was killed Wednesday in a rollover crash on Route 23 in West Milford, authorities confirmed. Rebecca McMahon Adelman, 36, was driving a 2019 Chevy Impala that collided with a 2003 Ford Explorer driven by a 27-year-old Bloomingdale woman at the intersection of Route 23 and Canistear Road shortly before 12:30 p.m. McMahon Adelman was extricated from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, responders said. The other driver wasn’t injured and provided a valid driver’s license, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting West Milford Police Chief James DeVore s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police: Drunk Jersey Shore Driver's SUV Topples Two Traffic Lights, Burns Up Police: Drunk Jersey Shore Driver's SUV Topples Two Traffic Lights, Burns Up
Police: Drunk Jersey Shore Driver's SUV Topples Two Traffic Lights, Burns Up A Jersey Shore driver was drunk when his SUV knocked down two highway traffic lights in a row before careening across oncoming traffic and catching fire, authorities said Monday. Toms River police said they found Kristofer I. Coltenback, 43, of Manchester standing outside his burning Ford Explorer shortly after 3 a.m. Coltenback, who had a prior criminal record, was driving on the revoked list as he headed west on Route 37 approaching the Peter Avenue intersection when he swerved to the left, police said in a release. The Explorer struck the highway divider before knocking down the first t…

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by Jerry DeMarco