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Police & Fire
Shooter In Custody Following Incident That Had Entire NJ Town Under Shelter In Place: Officials
A 52-year-old gunman is in custody after a shooting in New Jersey prompted a shelter-in-place order for the entire town on Tuesday, Dec. 31, officials said. The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office identified the suspect as Daniel Williams, who was being sought in connection with a shooting that occurred earlier in the afternoon. Authorities announced Williams' capture shortly after 6 p.m., bringing relief to the community. The shooting unfolded around 2 p.m. at a home on Johnson Drive, according to local police and a statement from Allentown Mayor Thomas Fritts. The victim sustained injurie…
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Here's Where $3M In Winning NJ Lottery Tickets Were Sold Last Week
A $1 million New Jersey Lottery ticket was among the more than $3 million in cash prizes sold last week across the state. Monday, Oct. 7, was particularly remunerative for nine winner. Three draw participants and six Scratch-Off players combined to win nearly $800,000. The top winner landed the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot of $413,896, with a ticket sold at J&M Grocery in Newark. John’s Liquors & Deli in Hudson County’s Kearny sold a $200,000 winner in the Triple Golden Cherries Scratch-Off game. On Oct. 9, the Robbinsville Quick Check, in Mercer County sold a winning $400,000 Cro…
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Black Bear Sighted In Mercer County: Police
There was another sighting of a black bear in Mercer County, authorities said. The latest bear was spotted near Spring Garden Road in Robbinsville around 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, Robbinsville Township police said in a Facebook post. Police said they notified the New Jersey Department of Fish & Wildlife. It was the second publicized sighting of a black bear in Mercer County since Thursday morning, June 20. That bear activity occurred on Village Road West near the Mercer Oaks Golf Course, West Windsor police said. Bear sightings can be reported to the state Department of Fish & Wild…
Police & Fire
'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre
FBI agents in New Jersey seized a discharged U.S. Marine who they said publicly threatened to massacre as many white people as he could. "I want to erase them," Joshua Cobb, 23, posted on social media, according to U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger. "All of them really, but in this case as many as I possibly can." Interviewed by law enforcement, Cobb admitted writing the posts and even identified what he'd considered potential targets, including a Jersey Strong gym and an Aldi grocery store in Robbinsville, the U.S. attorney said on Monday, May 13. He "also discussed hi…
Sports
Eleven New Jersey Natives Selected In 2024 NFL Draft: 'I Hear That Smile!'
Nearly a dozen football players from the Garden State heard their names called during the 2024 NFL Draft. Eleven players with New Jersey ties were selected in the draft from Thursday, Apr. 25 to Saturday, Apr. 27 in Detroit. The top Jersey draft pick was Max Melton, a Mays Landing native who played cornerback at Rutgers. Melton was taken in the second round with the 43rd overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals. He's the highest-drafted Scarlet Knight since defensive end Kemoko Turay was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 52nd overall pick in 2018. According to his NFL.com draft…
Schools
NJ Daycare Worker Caused Child's Nose Bleed In Series Of Assaults, Police Papers Say
Three students at a preschool in Mercer County were hit and grabbed aggressively by a childcare teacher, authorities said. In one of the incidents at the Malvern School on Route 33 in Robbinsville, the teacher's slap caused a nosebleed, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. Another incident caused a visible injury to an arm, the paperwork says. Ekta Dwarkesh, 45, of South Brunswick, is charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child by abuse or neglect, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. Surveillance video from the school…
Police & Fire
Drone Helps Find Missing Child In NJ Woods (
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Authorities have released drone footage that helped find a missing child in a heavily-wooded area of New Jersey. Robbinsville police received a 911 call for a missing child last seen running into a heavily wooded area. A drone operator from the Robbinsville Police Department Drone Unit was requested along with a K9 from the West Windsor Police Department. Once the drone was airborne it was able to locate a thermal heat signature of the child in the heavily wooded area in less than 10 minutes, Robbinsville police said. Police posted an aerial video of the child running and police ca…
Business
Rite Aid To Close 12 New Jersey Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
Rite Aid, the pharmacy giant that filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, Oct. 15, plans to close 154 underperforming stores nationwide, according to a new filing. A dozen of the stores closing are located in New Jersey. They are: 431 Haledon Avenue in Haledon 35 Mill Road in Irvington 1636 Route 38 Suite 49 in Lumberton 210 Bridgeton Pike in Mantua 108 Swedesboro Road Suite 20 in Mullica Hill 2370 Route 33 in Robbinsville 773 Hamilton Street in Somerset 4057 Asbury Avenue Suite 8 in Tinton Falls 1726 Route 37 in East Toms River 3 Marshall Hill Road in West Milford 1434 South Black …
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Amazon Facility, Schools Close Due To Water Pressure Problems Plaguing NJ Communities
Low water pressure or complete lack of water is plaguing communities in Mercer County, local officials say. Aqua New Jersey customers in Chesterfield, Hamilton, Hamilton Square, Robbinsville, and Windsor could experience the issues through Sunday, June 4, the company said. The issues began on Thursday, June 1, after a pump malfunction in one of the wells, Aqua NJ said in a statement. "The team is working around the clock to address this issue...," the statement reads. "We anticipate water pressure will improve significantly by tomorrow (Saturday) evening and will fully recover by Monday m…
Police & Fire
Officer Struck By Car On South Jersey Highway, Hit-Run Driver Charged
A 52-year-old woman has been charged after she struck a police officer on a New Jersey highway and then fled the scene, authorities said. Rachel Glatt was heading south on Route 130 when she struck Robbinsville patrolman Connor Boyle, 25, who was assisting a disabled driver near Voelbel Road at about 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, the officer's department said in a release. Glatt continued southbound as EMS responded to the scene and rushed Boyle to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he was in stable condition as of Sunday morning. Glatt, of East Windsor, was a…
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NJ Judge Inappropriately Touched Clerk After Sharing Drinks At His Beach House, Complaint Says
A municipal judge from Mercer County is accused of violating judicial conduct after a law clerk says he touched her thigh inappropriately, according to a complaint filed by a state advisory committee. Filed Monday, April 10, the complaint says Judge R. Douglas Hoffman “demeaned the judicial office" in drinking alcohol with a subordinate employee and touching her without her consent. Hoffman has 20 days to respond. After the judge and the woman, identified as L.W., became Facebook friends, Hoffman would comment on her Facebook photos, sometimes with sexual overtones, and invit…
Business
Santander Bank Plans To Shutter 4 Locations In Central, South Jersey: Report
Four Central and South Jersey branches of Santander Bank are set to shutter, NJ.com reports. Based in Boston, the agency is closing its locations on Route 33 in Robbinsville, Nassau Street in Princeton, Nottingham Way in Hamilton, and Berlin Road in Clementon, the outlet says citing a company spokesperson. It wasn’t immediately clear when the branches were shutting down operations, the report says. Click here for more from NJ.com.
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Lab Operators In Bergen, Morris Defrauded Government Out Of $3.5M For COVID Tests: Feds
Two business partners from Bergen and Morris counties operated a clinical lab that defrauded government health insurance programs out of an estimated $3.5 million for COVID testing, federal authorities charged. Tariq Din, 55, of Saddle River, and Abid Syed, 45, of East Hanover, paid kickbacks to "marketers" for referrals to their Metpath Laboratories in Parsippany, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Two of the accused marketers, Muhammed Aurangzeb, 45, of Robbinsville, and David Weathers, 59, of the Bronx, received $5 to $30 per referral from Metpath, the U.S. attorney said. Weathers …
Politics
‘Unconscionable Mishap:’ Thousands Of Mercer County Ballots Missing, Reports Say
Thousands of ballots in Mercer County have gone missing due to a series of errors, reports say. The ballots in District 5 of Robbinsville — approximately 11 percent of the township — had “yet to be safely delivered and tallied” as of Wednesday evening, Mayor Dave Fried said in a statement on Facebook. “The fundamentals of Democracy is that every vote would be counted,” Mayor Fried said. “Clearly, this has yet to happen in Robbinsville, as approximately 11% of our residents' votes have yet to be safely delivered and tallied.” Statement from Mayor Dave Fried: "Robbinsville Township wa…
Obituaries
‘Beautiful Soul:’ Ocean County Native, Beloved Brother Eugene Ozonuwe Dies Suddenly, 27
Ocean County native and beloved brother Eugene Ado Ozonuwe died at St. Francis hospital in Trenton on Friday, Sept. 30. He was 27. Born in Neptune, Eugene grew up in Jackson and graduated from Jackson Memorial High School in 2016, his obituary says. More than $8,300 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Eugene’s funeral expenses as of Monday, Oct. 24. “My fearless, loving, and sweet baby brother passed away,” reads the fundraiser, launched by Ifeekam Ozonuwe. “Taken too soon with no time to prepare, my family and I are asking for support toward his funeral and burial services.” Eugene was kn…
Police & Fire
4 Seriously Hurt In Double NJ Turnpike Crashes (
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Four people were hospitalized with serious injuries in two crashes on the New Jersey Turnpike just hours apart on Thursday, Oct. 6, first responders said. Robbinsville and Bordentown Township firefighters responded to the first crash near milepost 59.2 south of exit 7A and found that a person had a severe head injury after a truck had overturned in the outer lanes around 9:20 a.m., the Robbinsville Fire Department said. The victim was put into an advanced life support ambulance as a trauma alert was called and rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, the department said…
News
NJ Man Killed In Construction Accident At Hindu Temple Accused Of Human Trafficking
A 57-year-old man killed last week in a construction accident at a Hindu temple in South Jersey had been accused of human trafficking, police said. The unidentified man was found unresponsive when police arrived at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir temple on North Main Street in Robbinsville around 3:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, authorities said. The Hillside resident was pronounced dead at the scene, located behind the temple where curbing was being installed, according to police. Further details were not immediately released. The FBI raided the temple in May 2021, around the time a law…
Schools
Mercer County HS Teacher, Coach Had Inappropriate Relationship With Teen Student: Prosecutor
A teacher and coach at a Mercer County high school is facing sexual assault and child endangerment charges after having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a teen student, authorities said. Anthony Linder-Creo, 24, was charged with four counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree child endangerment, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said on Thursday, Sept. 8. Linder-Creo, a business teacher and multi-sport coach at Steinert High School, allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female student at his Robbinsville home on an occasion in Aug…
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Community Support Surges For Motorcycle Crash Victim Who Was Driving To Central Jersey Mosque
There has been an outpouring of community support for a 19-year-old man from Perth Amboy who was killed in a motorcycle crash. Mohammad Abbas of Perth Amboy, a recent graduate of the John F. Kennedy High School in Iselin, was tragically killed when he was struck by a truck while riding to the mosque, according to a GoFundMe launched for his memorial. The fatal crash occurred when Abbas' motorcycle was rear-ended on Sunday, Aug. 14 on Interstate 195 in Robbinsville, Daily Voice reported. "Mohammad was a loving son, brother, cousin, and friend to everyone who was lucky enough to k…
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 19, Rear-Ended, Killed In I-195 Crash: State Police
A 19-year-old motorcyclist was killed when he was rear-ended by an SUV on Interstate 195, authorities said. Mohammad A. Abbas was riding west near milepost 5.7 in Robbinsville at 8:41 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14 when a Nissan Rogue driven by Shannon B. Monsell, 34, of Ringoes struck his motorcycle from behind, New Jersey State Police said. Abbas, of Perth Amboy, was thrown from the Kawasaki bike and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The crash remains under investigation.
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Feds Investigate 3 Deaths In 3 Weeks At NJ Amazon Facilities:
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Federal officials are investigating the deaths of three Amazon workers who died within three weeks of each other at facilities in New Jersey. The deaths occurred between July 13 and Aug. 4, according to the regional director of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Leni Fortson, Regional Director of Public Affairs, confirmed OSHA is investigating the following: A worker fatality on July 13 at an Amazon facility in Carteret An accident on July 24 at an Amazon facility in Robbinsville. The worker died on July 27. A worker fatality on Aug. 4 at an Amazon facility in…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Woman, 32, Killed In Crash On I-195, State Police Say
A 32-year-old South Jersey woman was killed in an early morning crash on I-195, state police confirmed. Barbara J. Johnson was driving westbound in a Hyundai Sonata when she ran off the right side of the highway and hit several trees near milepost 5.6 in Robbinsville around 5 a.m. on Thursday, August 4, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. Johnson, of Pennsauken, was killed in the crash, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation. Additional details were not released.
Police & Fire
Box Truck Rear-Ends Pickup Truck In NJ Turnpike Toll Lanes: State Police
A box truck rear-ended a pickup truck in the toll lanes of the NJ Turnpike, state police said. A Chevy pickup truck was rear-ended by the box truck in the toll lanes at Interchange 7A in Robbinsville just after 4:25 p.m. on Monday, July 11, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. Initial reports stated that the crash involved three juveniles and one adult. No serious were reported in the crash, which remains under investigation, Marchan said.
Obituaries
Robbinsville HS Grad, Basketball MVP Dies Suddenly, 22
Robbinsville High School graduate and basketball MVP Dominic Cristopher Riggs died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, May 4. He was 22. Born in Hamilton Township, Dominic was a lifelong resident of Robbinsville, his obituary says. Dominic was known for his athletic skills, particularly in basketball. He played CYO Basketball for St. Raphael’s Church and earned the title of All Star MVP, his memorial says. Dominic also played AAU basketball and was a big fan of the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Dodgers. Dominic leaves behind his loving mother, Gina L. Migliaccio Riggs; his father, Joh…
Police & Fire
Tractor Driver Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash, State Police Say
A tractor driver from Delaware was killed in a crash on the NJ Turnpike, state police confirmed. Wilbert Normand, 50, was behind the wheel of a Western Star tractor pulling a flatbed trailer southbound on the outer roadway in Robbinsville when the tractor struck the back of an enclosed trailer being pulled by a Kenworth tractor near milepost 59.9 around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. Crash with Injuries on New Jersey Turnpike Outer Roadway southbound South of Interchange 7A - I-195 (Robbinsville) All lanes blocked https://t.co/MswyVAMb0U — 511N…
Police & Fire
Maryland Man, 36, Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On NJ Turnpike, State Police Say
A 36-year-old Maryland man was killed in a tractor-trailer crash on the New Jersey Turnpike before dawn Thursday, state police confirmed. Franklin S. Parker was heading northbound when the trailer entered the left shoulder and hit the left guardrail, flipped, and struck a concrete bridge support on the outer roadway near milepost 63.4 in Robbinsville just before 3:45 a.m., NJSP Tpr. II Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. Parker, of Eden, Maryland, was killed in the crash, Marchan said. Scroll down to view photos from the crash scene. Fatal Crash on NJ Turnpike in Robbinsville Involv…
Police & Fire
NJ Driver Hits 9 Vehicles, Killing Woman: Police
A New Jersey driver hit nine vehicles in a Tuesday afternoon crash that killed a 76-year-old woman, authorities said. John MacMillan, 62, was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu southbound on Route 130 and ran a red light at the Horizon Center Boulevard intersection in Hamilton Township around 1:50 p.m., Lt. Richard Mastropolo said in a release. MacMillan, of Edgewater Park, struck nine vehicles, including a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Frances Sgro, 76, of Columbus, Mastropolo said. Sgro was extricated and taken with serious injuries to Capital Health Regional Hospital in Trenton, where s…
Police & Fire
DWI Central Jersey Man Gets State Prison Time For Deadly Crash: Prosecutor
A 22-year-old man from Central Jersey has been sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison in connection with the death of another motorist while driving drunk, authorities said. Arsalan Gul of Edison was charged with second-degree vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated in New Brunswick in a three-car crash that killed Brian O’Donnell, 32, of Robbinsville, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. On Oct. 1, 2020, at approximately 11:30 p.m., New Brunswick police responded to a motor vehicle crash on Route 1. An investigation by Detec…
Police & Fire
Staten Island Man Found Dead In Car On NJ Turnpike
A 48-year-old Staten Island man was found dead in his car on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. Troopers found Gerald D'Aniello unresponsive in his black sedan parked on the ramp of interchange 7A on the shoulder in Robbinsville around 10:30 Friday, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. No further information was available.
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Ex-Chief Lending Officer Of NJ Bank Gets 18 Months In Fed Pen For Lying On SBA Loan
A former New Jersey bank chief lending officer from Pennsylvania was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison Wednesday for lying to the Small Business Administration, authorities said. James Bortolotti, 53, will have to serve just about all of the term because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Bortolotti signed off on an application to the SBA for a guaranteed $3.75 million on $5 million in loans given to a small Robbinsville business by First Choice Bank in Trenton even though he knew the information about the company's credit-worthiness was false, Acting U.S. Attorney for N…
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3 Ewing Township Police Officers Indicted Federally For Assaulting Handcuffed Suspect, 16
One former and two current Ewing Township police officers surrendered to federal agents on Friday after they were indicted on civil rights charges following a recorded assault on a handcuffed juvenile nearly four years ago, authorities said Friday. Current Officers Matthew Przemieniecki, 43, of Hamilton and Justin Ubry, 33, of Burlington and retired Lt. Michael Delahanty, 51, of Robbinsville all used "unreasonable and excessive" force in the Jan. 5, 2018 incident, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Officers who pursued the 16-year-old boy after he stole a car and then crashed a car…
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