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Homicide Charge Lodged Against Strip Club Shooter From Trenton (UPDATE) Homicide Charge Lodged Against Strip Club Shooter From Trenton (UPDATE)
Homicide Charge Lodged Against Strip Club Shooter From Trenton (Update) A New Jersey man previously charged in a shooting at a Morrisville gentlemen’s club is now facing a homicide charge after the victim died from his injuries, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Pedro E. Rodriguez, 28, of Trenton, NJ, is accused of fatally shooting Mekhi Norman, 28, at The Border Gentlemen’s Club at 440 S. Pennsylvania Ave. on Thursday, Aug. 29, authorities said. Norman, an innocent bystander, was struck in the head, thigh, and torso while trying to assist staff during an altercation at the club’s doorway around 1:15 a.m., police sai…

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by Jillian Pikora
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MURDER-SUICIDE: Cops ID Couple Found Dead In Jersey Shore Home MURDER-SUICIDE: Cops ID Couple Found Dead In Jersey Shore Home
Murder-suicide: Cops ID Couple Found Dead In Jersey Shore Home A husband killed his wife in a murder-suicide in their Monmouth County home, authorities said. The bodies of 37-year-old Ekaterina Kalyapina and 39-year-old Ilya Gagin were found in a house on Chingarora Avenue on Tuesday, Mar. 19. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced an update in the investigation in a news release on Monday, Mar. 25. The Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office conducted autopsies on the couple. Kalyapina's cause of death was ruled a homicide and Gagin's cause of death was ruled a suicide. Two small dogs were found unharmed inside the home. T…

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by Chris Spiker
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Police ID Victim In Fatal Mercer County Crash Police ID Victim In Fatal Mercer County Crash
Police ID Victim In Fatal Mercer County Crash Police have identified the person killed in a single-vehicle crash in Mercer County. Jamson Lysius,  43, of Trenton, was killed in the crash, according to West Windsor police. Police did not say who was driving in the crash. Six other people were injured in the crash, two critically, police said. At 10:40 p.m. on Monday, June 26, the West Windsor Township Communications Center dispatched Patrol Units to Old Trenton Road near Cubberley Road for a serious collision. Police found that a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder had overturned on wet pavement. Three occupants were ejected from the Nissan…

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by Jon Craig
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1 Killed, 6 Hurt In Mercer County Crash 1 Killed, 6 Hurt In Mercer County Crash
1 Killed, 6 Hurt In Mercer County Crash One person was killed and six others were hurt in a Mercer County crash, authorities said. The unidentified victim was 44 years old. Two people remained in critical condition on Tuesday, June 27, according to West Windsor police. At 10:40 p.m. on Monday, June 26, the West Windsor Townshipo Communications Center dispatched Patrol Units to Old Trenton Road near Cubberley Road for a serious collision. Further dispatch included possible entrapment in the single-vehicle crash.  Police found that a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder had overturned with seven occupants. Three were ejected from the Nis…

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by Jon Craig
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Worker Electrocuted, Killed By Live Wire In Mercer County: Police Worker Electrocuted, Killed By Live Wire In Mercer County: Police
Worker Electrocuted, Killed By Live Wire In Mercer County: Police A worker was electrocuted and killed while working on fiber optic lines, authorities said. Dean Kitchin, 52, of Cherry Hill apparently touched a live power line during the work, they said. His lifeless body was found on top of a box truck, according to Hamilton police.  Hamilton police and firefighters were called to 11 Souith Gold Road for a report of a fire on Wednesday, March 1. There was no foul play, Hamilton police said. The Middlesex County Medical Examiner's Office was conducting an autopsy.

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by Jon Craig
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First-Degree Murder Charges For Man Arrested For Disturbing Human Remains Of Trenton Mom, 41 First-Degree Murder Charges For Man Arrested For Disturbing Human Remains Of Trenton Mom, 41
First-Degree Murder Charges For Man Arrested For Disturbing Human Remains Of Trenton Mom, 41 The 48-year-old man previously arrested for disturbing human remains in the suspicious death of Trenton mother Corrine Episcopo-Daniels has been charged with murder, authorities announced Thursday. Alton Eubanks, of Trenton, was charged with first-degree murder on Monday, Nov. 7, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release with local officials. He was initially arrested for purposefully disturbing, moving and/or concealing human remains on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Trenton Police responding to a call for a well-being check found Episcopo-Daniels’ body in the basement of a Park Av…

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by Valerie Musson
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Missing Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead: Prosecutor Missing Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead: Prosecutor
Missing Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead: Prosecutor The body of missing Princeton University student Misrach Ewunetie was found the afternoon on Thursday, Oct. 20, authorities have confirmed. Her body was found on the facility grounds behind the tennis courts around 1 p.m., according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri and Kenneth Strother Jr., Princeton University assistant vice president for public safety. Ewunetie, 20, was last seen alive near Scully Hall around 3 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, DailyVoice.com reported. Ewunetie's phone last pinged early Sunday, Oct. 16 to a residential area in Penns Neck — about a 7-minute drive from…

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by Valerie Musson
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Texas Driver Who Killed Man On Garden State Parkway Was Wanted In 2014 Hit-Run: Police Texas Driver Who Killed Man On Garden State Parkway Was Wanted In 2014 Hit-Run: Police
Texas Driver Who Killed Man On Garden State Parkway Was Wanted In 2014 Hit-Run: Police A 31-year-old Texas driver who struck and killed an Elizabeth man walking on the Garden State Parkway last month had a warrant stemming from a similar incident in 2014, said arresting authorities. Fornice Cary Boatner 3rd was operating a 2007 silver Dodge Ram with a temporary Texas license plate when he struck Felipe Dos-Santos, 31, on the Parkway at milepost 130.4 in Woodbridge on May 22, around 1 a.m. — then fled the scene, said New Jersey State Police alongside the Liberty County Sheriff's Office. Boatner fled the scene and Santos' body was found in a ditch three days later, police …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Trash Disposal Business Owner Pinned, Killed Working On Garbage Truck In Central Jersey: Police Trash Disposal Business Owner Pinned, Killed Working On Garbage Truck In Central Jersey: Police
Trash Disposal Business Owner Pinned, Killed Working On Garbage Truck In Central Jersey: Police The 67-year-old owner of a garbage collection business was killed while working on a company truck, authorities said. Kenneth Buratti of Piscataway was pinned by a hydraulic arm attached to a garbage collection truck at 8:31 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9,, according to Middlesex police. Police received a 9-1-1 call from an employee at Bridgewater Disposal, 1 South Raritan Ave. reporting the machinery accident,  Buratti was performing maintenance on a truck when the accident occurred, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Representatives from the Middlesex County Medica…

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by Jon Craig
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Fatal Crash Reported On Jersey Shore: Police Fatal Crash Reported On Jersey Shore: Police
Fatal Crash Reported On Jersey Shore: Police A motorist was killed in a crash on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. The crash occurred about 6:30 a.m. on Route 18 southbound in Marlboro Township, police said. Route 18 South in the area of Tennent Road and Route 520 was shut down until about 10 a.m., according to Capt. Stephen Levy, a police department spokesman. The vehicle, a 2008 grey Honda Accord,  left the roadway and struck a large tree, Levy said. The driver, who was the sole occupant of the Honda, was pronounced dead at the scene.  Identification of the driver is being withheld pending notification of hi…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: NJ Man Beaten To Death Over Parking Spot, 2 In Custody Prosecutor: NJ Man Beaten To Death Over Parking Spot, 2 In Custody
Prosecutor: NJ Man Beaten To Death Over Parking Spot, 2 In Custody A pair of New Jersey man were arrested for beating another dead during a dispute over a parking spot, authorities said. Bilal Kadi, 34, of Carteret and Jorge Cristohadlow, 33, of Brooklyn repeatedly struck Lisandro Villalba on Hayward Street around 8:30 p.m. July 28, Carteret Police Det. Keith Cassens and Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office Det. Linda Infusino found via investigation. Villalba was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead several hours later,  Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Dennis McFadden of the Carteret Police Dep…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Identified In Suspicious Mercer County Death Body Identified In Suspicious Mercer County Death
Body Identified In Suspicious Mercer County Death UPDATED: Authorities have identified the man found dead on a sidewalk on Wednesday in Mercer County. The victim has been identified as James McQuillar, 86, of Trenton, according to The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. An iInvestigation into his cause of death is ongoing. At about 8 a.m., Ewing police responded to the parking lot of Capitol Plaza, 1500 N. Olden Ave., on a report of an unresponsive man.  The victim was found on the sidewalk in front of 1531 N. Olden Ave. in Ewing. No identification was found on his person and there were no injuries observed …

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by Jon Craig
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Body Identified In Suspicious Mercer County Death Body Identified In Suspicious Mercer County Death
Body Identified In Suspicious Mercer County Death UPDATED: Authorities have identified the man found dead on a sidewalk on Wednesday in Mercer County. The victim has been identified as James McQuillar, 86, of Trenton, according to The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. An iInvestigation into his cause of death is ongoing. At about 8 a.m., Ewing police responded to the parking lot of Capitol Plaza, 1500 N. Olden Ave., on a report of an unresponsive man.  The victim was found on the sidewalk in front of 1531 N. Olden Ave.  No identification was found on his person and there were no injuries observed that…

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by Jon Craig
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Police: Body Found In Lake May Be Missing Jersey Shore Woman, 62 Police: Body Found In Lake May Be Missing Jersey Shore Woman, 62
Police: Body Found In Lake May Be Missing Jersey Shore Woman, 62 A body found in a Jersey Shore lake may be a 62-year-old Jersey Shore woman reported missing last month, authorities said. Fisherman called 9-1-1 around 1:30 p.m. Thursday saying they found a body floating in the south side of Middletown's Shadow Lake, according to local police. The body was taken to the Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy, Deputy Chief Paul J. Bailey said. It's possible the body is Mary Silengo, who walked away from her home in Shadow Lake Village on Sept. 22, in a pajama shirt and sweatpants, NJ.com reports. Anyone with information o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey Shore Couple Charged With Liability For Fentanyl, Heroin Death Of 36-Year-Old Man Jersey Shore Couple Charged With Liability For Fentanyl, Heroin Death Of 36-Year-Old Man
Jersey Shore Couple Charged With Liability For Fentanyl, Heroin Death Of 36-Year-Old Man A Jersey Shore couple was arrested for selling a toxic mix of fentanyl and heroin that resulted in the fatal overdose of a 36-year-old man from Monmouth County, authorities said. George Cucuzella, 30, and Nicole Ricciardi, 32, both of Oceanport, were taken into custody on Tuesday for the drug-induced death of Raul Garcia of Keansburg, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a statement.  The overdose death occurred in Eatontown in December, he said. Eatontown police received a call about a possible overdose victim in a local motel at 12:21 a.m. on Dec. …

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by Jon Craig