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5 Nabbed In Series Of Trenton Shootings, Police Say 5 Nabbed In Series Of Trenton Shootings, Police Say
5 Nabbed In Series Of Trenton Shootings, Police Say Five suspects were arrested and charged in a series of Trenton shootings, authorities announced. Jasper Church was arrested for allegedly firing shots near 532 Lamberton St. in Trenton while Black Allah was found with a handgun during the investigation, local police said in a release on Friday, Sept. 23. Both were charged and remain in custody pending court appearances, police said. Meanwhile, Davion Smith, Quamere Forney, and Kyle Silvis were arrested for shooting a victim near 5 Oliver St., police said. All three were charged and are in custody pending court appearances. Silvis also fac…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
MURDER: Jersey Shore Hookah Lounge Shooter At Large, Prosecutor Says MURDER: Jersey Shore Hookah Lounge Shooter At Large, Prosecutor Says
Murder: Jersey Shore Hookah Lounge Shooter At Large, Prosecutor Says The gunman accused of opening fire at a Jersey Shore hookah lounge killing one person and wounding two others last month is wanted on a warrant, authorities announced. Eric Manzanares, 22, has been charged with murder in the Aug. 27 death of Nymere Tinsley, 25, of Brick Township, at Top Tier Hookah in Toms River, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Manzanares was also charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and more for hurting the two other victims:,Anthony Miller, 29, of Neptune Township, and Jamal Bland, 24, of Asbury Park, Billhimer said. Officers respondi…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
FATAL SHOOTOUT: West New York Gunman Fires Point-Blank At Police, Shot Dead In Exchange (VIDEO) FATAL SHOOTOUT: West New York Gunman Fires Point-Blank At Police, Shot Dead In Exchange (VIDEO)
Fatal Shootout: West New York Gunman Fires Point-Blank At Police, Shot Dead In Exchange (Video) Dramatic footage shows a fully-armed man shooting point-blank at West New York police, then being shot dead himself. The incident is captured in a compilation of police bodycam footage and home surveillance video released late Tuesday, Sept. 6, by Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. Several uniformed officers responding to a domestic dispute at the 59th Street home of Kevin Colindres, 32, of West New York on June 3, 2022 had their body cameras activated, Platkin said. Home security cameras in the neighborhood were working, as well. Bodycam footage video recorded throug…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PA Cheerleader Believed Shot Dead By Teen BF PA Cheerleader Believed Shot Dead By Teen BF
PA Cheerleader Believed Shot Dead By Teen BF A community is coming together to remember a young Pennsylvania cheerleader who was killed in a shooting just 10 days before beginning her senior year of high school. Kassadey Matulevich, 17, died at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton after she was shot in the head by 17-year-old Alan J. Meyers, her boyfriend, inside her Sand Hollow Drive home in Butler Township home just after 5 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, Pennsylvania State Police said. Meyers, of Black Creek Township, remained held in the Luzerne County Correctional Facility without bail and was charged as an adult with criminal homicide, po…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Innocent Bystander Killed In Asbury Park, Family Desperately Seeking Justice Innocent Bystander Killed In Asbury Park, Family Desperately Seeking Justice
Innocent Bystander Killed In Asbury Park, Family Desperately Seeking Justice Justice is what Kyshon “Butey” Washington-Walker's family is after. The 33-year-old man was shot and killed on the 1600 block of Sewall Avenue in Asbury Park around 7:30 p.m. on July 28 — four days before his birthday, according to loved ones and the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. According to his family, Butey was an innocent bystander. And until they find the person responsible for his death, they refuse to keep quiet. "He was an innocent bystander, which means it could've been anyone of us, and it could've been another family here mourning," his sister, Lakisha Johnson, told the …

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Romance Heats Up Between NJ's Jake Bongiovi, Millie Bobby Brown Romance Heats Up Between NJ's Jake Bongiovi, Millie Bobby Brown
Romance Heats Up Between NJ's Jake Bongiovi, Millie Bobby Brown Ready or not, things are heating up between Jake Bongiovi and actress Millie Bobby Brown. The New Jersey rocker's youngest son, 19, was spotted canoodling with the "Stranger Things" actress while shopping in New York City, PageSix reports. The couple started dating last year and have been increasingly more public with their relationship since taking the BAFTA red carpet together in March 2022. Bongiovi was a sophomore at Pennington High School in South Jersey when he helped stage a national walking against gun violence. He went on to attend Syracuse University and apparently has plans to …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Fetty Wap Busted By Feds For Making Death Threat, Flashing Gun On Facetime While Free On Bond Fetty Wap Busted By Feds For Making Death Threat, Flashing Gun On Facetime While Free On Bond
Fetty Wap Busted By Feds For Making Death Threat, Flashing Gun On Facetime While Free On Bond Paterson rapper Fetty Wap is in custody again, this time for flashing a gun and threatening to kill a “rat” during a Facetime call while he was free on bond in another case, federal authorities said. The Dec. 11, 2021 video call violated conditions of the hip-hop artist’s release following a major drug bust late last year, they said, leading to his arrest in New Jersey on Monday, Aug. 8. As a result, federal authorities on Long Island asked a judge Monday afternoon to revoke his $500,000 bond and order that Wap – whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II – remain in custody during the ong…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Bergen Teen Seen Shot On Video Dies, Killer Sought Bergen Teen Seen Shot On Video Dies, Killer Sought
Bergen Teen Seen Shot On Video Dies, Killer Sought A 19-year-old Saddle Brook man who was shot in the head on a Bronx street died of his injuries several days later, authorities confirmed. Travis Griffiths had driven up to a building at the corner of Claremont Parkway and Webster Avenue in his 2020 Toyota Camry shortly before 4:30 a.m. July 22, the NYPD said in releasing security video Wednesday of the fatal encounter. Griffiths got into some type of argument with a man who suddenly raised a gun and fired a shot at him as he tried to drive away, the video shows. The Bergen County teen got out of the sedan and fell to the ground. He died a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Man, 22, Arrested In Triple Shooting: Prosecutor Central Jersey Man, 22, Arrested In Triple Shooting: Prosecutor
Central Jersey Man, 22, Arrested In Triple Shooting: Prosecutor A 22-year-old man from Central Jersey has been arrested in connection with a triple shooting, authorities said. Jhamir Hoagland, of New Brunswick, was charged in the Saturday, July 16 incident, according to  Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Anthony A. Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department. At approximately 2:43 a.m. Saturday., police responded to 142 Remsen Ave. near Los Amigos Bar for a shooting.  Police found one female and two males who had each sustained a gunshot wound. The victims were taken to a nearby hospital …

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by Jon Craig
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Newly Transplanted NJ Boy, 14, Shot, Killed In Harlem, NYPD Says Newly Transplanted NJ Boy, 14, Shot, Killed In Harlem, NYPD Says
Newly Transplanted NJ Boy, 14, Shot, Killed In Harlem, Nypd Says A 14-year-old boy who'd just moved to New Jersey with his family was identified by authorities as the victim shot and killed on a Harlem street. Justin Streeter of Plainfield had just stopped at an East 128th Street deli with a friend and was riding a push scooter when gunfire erupts around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, the NYPD said. "As they're walking towards the corner of Park Avenue a male emerges on the corner and fires a volley of gunshots at the two young men," said Jeffrey G. Maddrey, the department's chief of patrol. It was unclear why, the chief said. The boys ran between two vehicles, b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Asbury Park Man, 19, Shot Dead: Prosecutor Asbury Park Man, 19, Shot Dead: Prosecutor
Asbury Park Man, 19, Shot Dead: Prosecutor A 19-year-old man from Asbury Park was fatally wounded by gunfire, authorities said. Dariel Vernet was killed in the shooting that took place at about 5:45 p.m. Friday, July 8, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey Asbury Park police responded to a report of gunfire originating from the 100 block of Prospect Avenue, near the intersection with Atlantic Avenue, she said. Police found that Vernet had sustained multiple gunshot injuries. He was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead approximately one hour lat…

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by Jon Craig
News
Young Man Dead, Another Wounded In Shooting Outside Paterson Eastside HS Young Man Dead, Another Wounded In Shooting Outside Paterson Eastside HS
Young Man Dead, Another Wounded In Shooting Outside Paterson Eastside HS One man was killed and another wounded in an overnight shooting outside Paterson Eastside High School, authorities said. Police responding to the 2:17 a.m. incident on Park Avenue on Sunday found a 21-year-old victim with multiple wounds and a 25-year-old man who was also wounded. The younger man died a short time later at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. The older victim remained in stable condition, they said. Neither victim was immediately identified. Valdes and Baycora also didn’t say wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco