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Scrap Metal Company VP, 24, Killed In Jersey Shore Weekend Crash Scrap Metal Company VP, 24, Killed In Jersey Shore Weekend Crash
Scrap Metal Company VP, 24, Killed In Jersey Shore Weekend Crash The vice president of a scrap metal company died in a crash in Ocean County, authorities said. Kevin Scoda, 24, of Edison, was killed in the crash on Route 72, the Stafford Township Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, July 23. Officers responded to the scene near milepost 24.5 at around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. Investigators said Scoda's 2023 Chevrolet Corvette collided with a 2018 Subaru while traveling east on Route 72. Scoda's sports car went off the road, crashed into a utility pole, and caught fire. "Unidentified citizens" were able to get Scoda out o…

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by Chris Spiker
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South Jersey Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree South Jersey Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree
South Jersey Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree A Pemberton Township man died when his car crashed into a tree in Ocean County, authorities said. Stafford Township police responded to the wreck on County Route 539 near milepost 11.5 at around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 2, the department said in a news release. Investigators said 30-year-old Gogi Jailava of Browns Mills was driving south when he lost control of his 2008 Toyota Yaris. His car left the road and hit a tree. Paramedics arrived at the scene and brought Jailava to Southern Ocean Medical Center. He died from his injuries at the hospital. Anyone with information about the cra…

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by Chris Spiker
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Joy Ride: Man On Test Drive Takes Car To Atlantic City Casino, Police Say Joy Ride: Man On Test Drive Takes Car To Atlantic City Casino, Police Say
Joy Ride: Man On Test Drive Takes Car To Atlantic City Casino, Police Say A 47-year-old Ocean County man took a new car on a test drive and didn't return it, authorities said. The 2023 GMC Sierra was later discovered near the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, according to Stafford Township police. On Saturday, Feb. 18, at about 8:15 p.m., Stafford police received a call from Barlow GMC car dealership that a car had not been returned from a morning test drive. The customer was identified as Jason DeAngelo of Barnegat Township. Tuckerton Borough police briefly chased the vehicle on Route 539, police said. Police were later able to track the vehicle to Atlantic …

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by Jon Craig
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Convicted NJ Sex Offender Photographed Child In Costco Bathroom: Police Convicted NJ Sex Offender Photographed Child In Costco Bathroom: Police
Convicted NJ Sex Offender Photographed Child In Costco Bathroom: Police A convicted sex offender has been arrested for photographing a child under a Costco bathroom stall, authorities said. On April 22, at 5:21 p.m., Stafford police responded to Costco Wholesale, at 219 Stafford Park Boulevard, for a report of a suspicious person. Police met with a complainant who said his 7-year-old child had been photographed by the man. An on-scene investigation revealed that the suspect had been involved in previous incidents at Costco. With assistance from Costco Management, the subject was positively identified as Christopher Dinverno, a 39-year-old resident of Barnegat…

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by Jon Craig
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Marijuana 'Edibles' Found In Jersey Shore Child's Halloween Candy Bag Marijuana 'Edibles' Found In Jersey Shore Child's Halloween Candy Bag
Marijuana 'Edibles' Found In Jersey Shore Child's Halloween Candy Bag Police on the Jersey Shore are warning parents that ingredients found in marijuana may have been dropped into their child's Halloween trick-or-treat bag. A bag of marijuana candy, labeled "Medic-8-ed Nerdy Bears,"  surfaced in the Ocean Acres section of Stafford Township, police said. The brightly colored package of edibles was reported to police on Monday. The child was visiting what's known as the Oaks neighborhood near Anchor Avenue, police said.  According to the label on the back of Nerdy Bears, it contains 20 servings with 18.5 milligrams of Delta-8 THC in each package. The labe…

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by Jon Craig
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VIDEO: Black Bear Spotted In Ocean County VIDEO: Black Bear Spotted In Ocean County
Video: Black Bear Spotted In Ocean County A black bear was spotted in a tree before wandering past a McDonalds in Stafford, authorities said. Police responded to reports of a bear sighted near the Manahawkin Regal Cinema at about 10:30 a.m. Friday, Stafford Township police said in a Facebook post. Watch a video of the encounter by clicking here. Stafford Township patrol officers, Stafford Township Animal Control and the state Division of Fish and Wildlife were dispatched to the area, at which time the bear was found resting in a tree between the Regal Movie Theatre and McDonalds, they said.  The bear eventually climbed down …

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by Jon Craig
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Little Egg Harbor Passenger, 24, Killed In Stafford Crash Little Egg Harbor Passenger, 24, Killed In Stafford Crash
Little Egg Harbor Passenger, 24, Killed In Stafford Crash A 24-year-old Little Egg Harbor man was killed Wednesday night when a car he was in crashed into a tree, authorities said. Robert Parlin was pronounced dead at the scene of the 5:30 p.m. crash on Stafford Avenue near Hilliard Boulevard, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a statement. Driver Jeydon Lowe, 24, of Barnegat, was speeding when he lost control of his 2009 Chevy Cobalt, the prosecutor said.   Stafford Township Police Department responded and found Lowe with minor injuries. He was taken to Southern Ocean County Medical Center for treatment, Billhi…

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by Jon Craig