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Jersey Shore Motel Guest From PA Accidentally Shoots Self In Leg: Police Jersey Shore Motel Guest From PA Accidentally Shoots Self In Leg: Police
Jersey Shore Motel Guest From PA Accidentally Shoots Self In Leg: Police A Pennsylvania man accidentally shot himself in the leg while walking to his motel room in Cape May County, authorities said. Alexander Wiederhold, 30, of Frackville PA, was charged with child endangerment since he was walking with a 6-year-old at the time the gun went off in his waistband, Wildwood Crest police said. He was carrying bags to his motel room when the accident occurred, but did not have a concealed cary permit, police said. The incident occurred at about 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23. Wiederhold was with a 29-year-old woman, Sabrina Sweed, and the child, neither of whom were …
South Jersey Man Admits Stealing Gun From Casino Hotel Room: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Admits Stealing Gun From Casino Hotel Room: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Admits Stealing Gun From Casino Hotel Room: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Camden County man has admitted possessing an illegal firearm, authorities said. Guy Richardson, 40, pleaded guilty to certain persons not to possess a firearm in exchange for a five-year New Jersey State Prison sentence without parole, they said. This incident stems from the July 18, 2022 theft of a firearm from a guest’s hotel room at the Ocean Casino and Resort, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Richardson was later arrested during a shoplifting in Camden County where the stolen firearm was located him.  In addition to pleading guilty to t…
Man Allegedly Stabbed Atlantic City Store Clerk During Robbery: Police Man Allegedly Stabbed Atlantic City Store Clerk During Robbery: Police
Man Allegedly Stabbed Atlantic City Store Clerk During Robbery: Police A 42-year-old man from Ventnor City was arrested for armed robbery after stealing from a store and stabbing an employee, authorities said. At 8:48 a.m., Tuesday, April 4, Atlantic City Police Officers Moustafa Maarouf and James Eckert were called to a convenience store in the 400 block of north Tennessee Avenue for a stabbing.  Police were flagged down by several witnesses reporting there was a disturbance inside the store.  Police entered the store and saw a suspect, Jason Hill, being held down by two store employees, they said. The officers learned that Hill attempted to steal…
Man Arrested In Armed Robbery, Handgun Recovered In Atlantic City. Man Arrested In Armed Robbery, Handgun Recovered In Atlantic City.
Man Arrested In Armed Robbery, Handgun Recovered In Atlantic City. A surveillance operation conducted by the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section resulted in the arrest of a fugitive wanted for an armed robbery that occurred in Absecon last fall, authorities said. Detectives said they were aware Jaquil Reynolds was wanted and conducted the surveillance operation of a residence in the 100 block of north Delaware Avenue. Reynolds was observed exiting the residence and entering a vehicle. Detectives converged on the vehicle and interrupted a suspected CDS transaction between Reynolds and the driver, Islamiyah Abdur-Rahman, police s…
Fight Involving Machete Versus Beach Chair Ends In Arrest: Police Fight Involving Machete Versus Beach Chair Ends In Arrest: Police
Fight Involving Machete Versus Beach Chair Ends In Arrest: Police A 20-year-old man from Monmouth County has been arrested in connection with a fight involving a machete and beach chair. Julian Ogle, age 20 of Wall was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and several other weapons offenses, Jackson police said. On Wednesday, May 11, at approximately 5:15 pm, Jackson police officers were dispatched to East Pleasant Grove Road on the report of a group of subjects engaged in a fight in the street in front of a residence. While en route to the location, Police Officer Travis Ceppaluni was flagged down on Frank Applegate Road by a vehicle con…
UPDATE: Woman Who Shot, Killed Younger Sister In Little Ferry Captured By State Police UPDATE: Woman Who Shot, Killed Younger Sister In Little Ferry Captured By State Police
Update: Woman Who Shot, Killed Younger Sister In Little Ferry Captured By State Police UPDATE: A 27-year-old Florida woman was charged with murder for killing her younger sister with a point-blank gunshot to the head in their mother's Little Ferry home, authorities said. Angielly Dominguez, 27, was headed south on the New Jersey Turnpike in her boyfriend's Ford Mustang early Tuesday evening, March 22, when State Police nabbed her in Cherry Hill, nearly 90 miles from the  scene of the sororicide, law enforcement sources confirmed. There were five guns in the trunk of the vehicle, which her boyfriend told police she'd stolen along with the weapons, investigators said. Domingu…
NJ Mom Wanted To 'Fulfill The Last Of Her Sins' When Stabbing 5-Month-Old Baby Dead: Report NJ Mom Wanted To 'Fulfill The Last Of Her Sins' When Stabbing 5-Month-Old Baby Dead: Report
NJ Mom Wanted To 'Fulfill The Last Of Her Sins' When Stabbing 5-Month-Old Baby Dead: Report A South Jersey mother accused of killing her 5-month-old child said she fatally stabbed her daughter to “fulfill the last of her sins, murder,” NJ Advance Media says citing court papers. Kristhie I. Alcazar, 26, was charged with murder and a weapons offense, Daily Voice previously reported. She allegedly stabbed the girl in their Penns Grove apartment on Friday, the Salem County prosecutor said Friday. The baby’s father was not home during the crime. Alcazar admitted to the crime in which she allegedly stabbed the girl in the heart with a kitchen knife, detectives wrote in their complaint, …
Philadelphia Man, 20, Charged In South Jersey Murder Attempt, Prosecutor Says Philadelphia Man, 20, Charged In South Jersey Murder Attempt, Prosecutor Says
Philadelphia Man, 20, Charged In South Jersey Murder Attempt, Prosecutor Says A 20-year-old Philadelphia man has been charged in connection with a shooting in a shopping center parking lot, authorities said. Lamar Johnson, of the 1000 block of Granite Street, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault and several weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon. Johnson was arrested on Nov. 15 in Sharon Hill, Pa., by the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department Fugitive Unit. He later waived extradition and was brought to the Burlington County Jail in Moun…
NJ Man Pardoned By Christie On Gun Crimes Charged With Attempted Murder In Colorado: Report NJ Man Pardoned By Christie On Gun Crimes Charged With Attempted Murder In Colorado: Report
NJ Man Pardoned By Christie On Gun Crimes Charged With Attempted Murder In Colorado: Report A gun rights advocate who years ago was pardoned by former Gov. Chris Christie on a weapons offense has been arrested for attempted murder, NJ Advance Media reports. Brian D. Aitkin, 38, was charged Friday in connection with a shooting at his home in Telluride, Colorado, the outlet said. The lawyer who represented him in 2009, Evan Nappen, told NJ.com reports that Colorado shooting was an act of self-defense.  Nappen could not immediately be when Daily Voice called his office Monday morning. Aitken was arrested by Mount Laurel police in 2009 for having unregistered weapons i…
Newark Man, 20, Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Maplewood Soccer Standout Moussa Fofana Newark Man, 20, Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Maplewood Soccer Standout Moussa Fofana
Newark Man, 20, Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Maplewood Soccer Standout Moussa Fofana A 20-year-old Newark man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the June shooting that fatally wounded a Maplewood high school soccer player. Yohan Hernandez was taken into custody late Thursday in the June 6 shooting 18-year-old Moussa Fofana dead near Underhill Field, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Maplewood Police Chief Jimmy DeVaul said. A second victim was injured in the shooting and treated at a local hospital, authorities said. Hernandez was charged with murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses, The investigation is on…
South Jersey Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Stabbing, Police Say South Jersey Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Stabbing, Police Say
South Jersey Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Stabbing, Police Say A South Jersey man has been charged with attempted murder after stabbing two people during an argument Sunday, authorities said. Police responded to the 200 block of Wert Avenue to find two victims with multiple stab wounds at approximately 5:30 a.m., according to Hamilton Police Department. Both victims of the assault were taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, and are expected to survive, police said. Officers later identified 31-year-old Hamilton resident George Kinczel as the alleged suspect, police said. Kinczel was charged with criminal attempt homicide, aggravated assault…