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Former NJ Firefighter Kills Wife, Takes Own Life In Mt. Pocono Murder-Suicide: Police
A New Jersey native killed his wife before taking his own life days before Christmas in Mt. Pocono, Pennsylvania, police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Craig Zigarelli, 54, a former Rockaway Township, NJ, volunteer firefighter, fatally stabbed Joann Alberti, 47, inside their home on Brookville Terrace before turning a gun on himself, according to a Pocono Mountain Regional Police investigation and a Monroe County Coroner’s ruling. Officers discovered the couple’s bodies on Dec. 23, 2024, at 1:54 p.m., after being dispatched for a welfare check. A concerned family member had reported…
Police & Fire
Brick Township Man Pleads Guilty To Toms River Man's Grisly Dismemberment, Prosecutors Say
A Brick Township man admitted to his role in the dismemberment of a Toms River man's body, authorities said. Jared Krysiak, 34, pleaded guilty on Monday, Dec. 16 to desecration of human remains, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Krysiak was among the four people indicted in the killing of 56-year-old Kerry Rollason. Elizabeth Mascarelli of Seaside Heights entered a guilty plea on Monday, Dec. 9 for an aggravated manslaughter charge. She was previously indicted on Thursday, Oct. 24 for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hindering apprehen…
Police & Fire
Seaside Heights Woman Confesses To Killing Toms River Man In Dismemberment Case: Prosecutors
A Seaside Heights woman has admitted to killing a Toms River man whose body was dismembered, authorities said. Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, pleaded guilty on Monday, Dec. 9 to aggravated manslaughter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. She was previously indicted on Thursday, Oct. 24 for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hindering apprehension, desecration of human remains, and eight weapons charges. Mascarelli was among the four people charged in the killing of 56-year-old Kerry Rollason. Danielle Bolstad, 42, of Barnegat; Jared …
Police & Fire
Middlesex County Shooting Ruled Suicide, Prosecutor Says
A shooting death in Middlesex County on Wednesday, Sep. 18 has been ruled a suicide, authorities said. The victim's family member called 9-1-1 around 2:45 p.m., bringing Carteret police to Pershing and Union Avenue around 2:45 p.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Carteret Police Chief Dennis McFadden said. Carteret Detective Keith Cassens and MCPO Detective Stephanie Redline found the man, who had suffered a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner completed an autopsy which determined that the cause of death was suicide. No further inf…
Police & Fire
Two Teen Suspects In Separate Atlantic City Shootings Surrender To Officers, Police Say
Two teens turned themselves in to police after they were wanted in separate shootings in Atlantic City, authorities said. Ashan Jackson, 19, surrendered at Atlantic City police headquarters on Monday, Sept. 2, the department said in a news release on Thursday, Sept. 5. He was accused of shooting a man on Wednesday, Mar. 13. Officers were at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City Division when a 29-year-old Pleasantville man walked into the hospital with a gunshot wound at around 2:34 a.m. He was treated for a non-life-threatening injury. Investigators said Jack…
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Mugshot Released Of Woman Accused Of Hiding Murder Suspect In NJ Home Before Standoff-Suicide
A New Jersey woman has been charged with helping a 35-year-old murder suspect hide from police following a standoff in which he ultimately died by suicide, authorities said. Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, of Seaside Heights, allowed Max Johnston to stay in a home with her on Ravenwood Drive in Toms River before an hours-long standoff that ended with him ending his own life Friday, July 5, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Ocean County Prosecutor's Office/Gabriella Caroleo Facebook Johnston had been wanted in the murder of Gabriella Caroleo, 25, of Seaside Heights, in…
Police & Fire
Man Dies By Suicide After Shooting Woman In Atlantic County Home, Authorities Say
A Pleasantville man shot a woman before he died by suicide, authorities said. Pleasantville police responded to a domestic violence report at a home on South Third Street at around 4:05 a.m. on Sunday, June 23, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. When officers arrived, they tried to make contact with the people inside but several shots were fired. A 26-year-old woman left the home with several gunshot wounds. Paramedics rushed her to the hospital and she remained there as of Monday, June 24. Investigators said 38-year-old Kevin Hare shot himself moment…
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Long Island Fugitive Dies By Suicide In NJ Gas Station Police Encounter, AG Says
State officials are investigating a death during a police encounter at a New Jersey gas station. Woodbridge police officers had stopped a vehicle at a gas station on Route 9 north around 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office said. The male driver, the sole occupant, had an active National Crime Information Center (NCIC) warrant issued in New York for an active criminal investigation in Nassau County, AG Matthew J. Platkin said. When officers asked the man to exit the van, he refused and instead moved to the van’s rear compartment, behind a curta…
Police & Fire
2 Females Shot, 1 Dead In Carteret; Suspect Caught, Prosecutor Says (
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Authorities have released additional information in the double shooting Wednesday, June 12 in Carteret. Two females were found having suffered gunshot wounds on Roosevelt Avenue around 9 a.m., and were airlifted to area hospitals, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Carteret Police Chief Dennis McFadden said. As of 2:30 p.m., one victim had died and the other remains critical, Ciccone and McFadden said. As of 4:20 p.m., a suspect was in custody, the prosecutor said, and there was no longer a threat to the community. Anyone with information is urged to call Detective …
Police & Fire
Teen's Friends Rush Him To Hospital After Shooting In Ocean County: Police
A teen boy was injured in a late-night shooting in Ocean County, authorities said. Lakewood police said the Toms River Police Department reported a 16-year-old boy was brought to Community Medical Center with a gunshot wound to his leg just after 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 19. The teen is expected to survive his injuries. Investigators said the shooting happened near Davina Court in Lakewood. Neighbors told police they heard something that sounded like gunshots about 30 minutes earlier. The victim told police he and several other people were in a vehicle going to meet another person when s…
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized After Shooting In Atlantic County Shooting
Police in one Atlantic County city are investigating after a man was hospitalized in a late-night shooting, authorities said. Egg Harbor City police responded to 911 calls about shots fired near Havana Avenue and Arago Street at around 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, the department said. Officers found a 28-year-old man with gunshot wounds. The victim was rushed to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, in Atlantic City. to be treated for his injuries. Anyone with information about the shooting should call the prosecutor's office at 609-909-7666. You can file an anonymous ti…
Police & Fire
3-Year-Old Child Fatally Shoots Self In Trenton: Prosecutor
A three-year-old child accidentally shot themself to death in Trenton, authorities said. The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Task Force responded to Princeton Avenue on a report of a child suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a county prosecutor. The child has been pronounced dead by Capital Health Hospital. The firearm was recovered. The investigation is ongoing.
Police & Fire
Gunman Charged In Quadruple Ohio Murder Linked To 2013 NJ Homicide
A 41-year-old New Jersey native who last February was arrested in connection with a quadruple Ohio murder has been charged in a 2013 Camden County homicide as well, authorities said. Martin Muniz, formerly of Camden, was charged on Monday, May 22, with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jaime Molina, 45, of Camden, they said. In Ohio, Muniz is accused of fatally shooting four people and injuring his 8-year-old niece at a home in Cleveland’s Brooklyn Centre on Jan. 13, authorities in Ohio said. On Cleveland police body cam footage, Muniz confessed to police, though he later pleade…
Police & Fire
Man Critically Injured In Daytime Shooting In Central Jersey
A man was critically injured in a daylight shooting in New Brunswick, authorities said. The shooting occurred Saturday, Feb. 25 at 11:08 a.m., according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. Police responded to Delavan Street and Joyce Kilmer Avenue on the shooting report. They found an unidentified man with a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital where he was treated for his injuries and remains in critical condition. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Alex Flore…
Police & Fire
Teenager Shot, Wounded In South Jersey: Police
A 17-year-old was shot in Pleasantville, authorities said. The shooting occurred on Friday, April 15 at 10:26 a.m., a police department spokeswoman said. Police responded to the 200 block of Hendricks Street for the report of a male shot. Upon arrival, a resident flagged down officers indicating the male was inside their residence. The juvenile suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, police He said he was shot by an unknown male out front of the residence. The investigation is ongoing, police said on Friday, April 22. The incident is under investigation by Vi…
Police & Fire
Woman, 22, Shot By Atlantic City Masked Men In Home Invasion Robbery
A 22-year-old Atlantic City was robbed at her home by masked men, authorities said. Atlantic City police were called to a residence on Chelsea Court in reference to a woman that was shot. Officers found the victim, 22, of Atlantic City, suffering from a gunshot wound, Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman, said on Sunday. The robbery occurred about 2 p.m. Thursday, he said. She was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with a non-life threatening injury. The two robbery suspects were described as black males, each wearing a mas…
Police & Fire
Seen
Anything
? Atlantic City Man Wounded In Shooting
Atlantic City police are seeking any information on a shooting early Monday, authorities said. At 12:10 a.m, patrol officers responded to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, after a man arrived at the emergency department suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. The victim, who is 27, sustained non-life threatening injuries after being shot near New York and Magellan avenues, police said. Anyone with information about either incident is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Violent Crimes Unit at 609-347-5766. Information also can be text…
Police & Fire
Atlantic County Man Found Dead During SWAT Raid
A SWAT team found a 27-year-old man dead of a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide after forcing their way into an Atlantic County home on Thursday, authorities said. State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said his office is investigating the circumstances of the unidentified man’s death because it apparently occurred during an encounter with law enforcement. “There was no use of force against the decedent by the officers involved,” Grewal emphasized. “Rather, the Attorney General’s Office is conducting this investigation because the decedent’s death was discovered and may have occurred wh…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Jersey City Teen Released From Hospital With Gunshot Wound Dies Next Day
A 17-year-old Jersey City girl who was sent home from the hospital with a gunshot wound Wednesday night died after being readmitted Thursday morning, authorities said. Police responding to an 8 p.m. shooting in the area of Martin Luther King Drive and Forrest Street said they found an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound that wasn't considered life-threatening. The girl -- identified in other news reports as Stephanie Jacques -- was found wounded a block away, at the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Oak Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Both were taken to…
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