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South Toms River, NJ

NJ Wife Believed Strangled By Husband Leaves 4 Young Kids Behind, Campaign Says NJ Wife Believed Strangled By Husband Leaves 4 Young Kids Behind, Campaign Says
NJ Wife Believed Strangled By Husband Leaves 4 Young Kids Behind, Campaign Says Cheyanne Juarez was a 30-year-old South Toms River mother with four young children, those who knew her said. Last week, she was strangled with a belt at the hands of her 38-year-old husband, Gustavo Juarez-Perez, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Cheyanne's death has spread shock and sadness through the community as she leaves behind four young children, loved ones say. "Cheyanne was one of the kindest, most caring, hardworking, and funniest women we had the privilege of knowing and loving," Rosaura Roustand, who is organizing a fundraiser for Juarez's children, wro…
South Toms River Man Strangled Wife With Belt, Charged With Murder: Prosecutor South Toms River Man Strangled Wife With Belt, Charged With Murder: Prosecutor
South Toms River Man Strangled Wife With Belt, Charged With Murder: Prosecutor A South Toms River man has been charged with murder after authorities say he killed his wife by strangling her with a belt, officials announced. Gustavo Juarez-Perez, 38, was arrested and charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon in connection with the death of his wife, 30-year-old Cheyanne Juarez, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. At 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2025, officers from the South Toms River Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting an unconscious female at a home on Hummel Driv…
Portnoy Effect: South Toms River Pizzeria Sells Out After Barstool Pizza Review Portnoy Effect: South Toms River Pizzeria Sells Out After Barstool Pizza Review
Portnoy Effect: South Toms River Pizzeria Sells Out After Barstool Pizza Review A South Toms River pizzeria is feeling the power of the Portnoy effect after Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy's review. Spoiler alert: It was a good one. Portnoy stopped by Paci'Dough’s and was immediately impressed. "That looks great… good undercarriage," he said during the review posted to YouTube on Thursday, Feb. 27. Despite battling a cold, the pizza connoisseur powered through the review, calling the sauce "on the sweeter side," and the pie with a bit of a soupy consistency—though it didn’t taste soupy, he clarified. "My ears are still plugged from the plane, my throat hurts, my ey…
99-Year-Old Driver Killed In Route 37 Crash: Lakehurst PD 99-Year-Old Driver Killed In Route 37 Crash: Lakehurst PD
99-Year-Old Driver Killed In Route 37 Crash: Lakehurst PD A 99-year-old Manchester man was killed in a two-car crash on Route 37 on Tuesday, Feb. 4, authorities said. At 10:44 a.m., officers responded to a crash on Route 37 and Brown Avenue in Lakehurst, police said.  A 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis, operated by Harry Paulson, was exiting the Sunoco gas station at 200 Route 37 when failed to yield to oncoming traffic and collided with a 2019 Ford F-150 pickup driven by a 78-year-old South Toms River man, police said. The crash caused the Grand Marquis to leave the roadway and come to a rest near the wooded area in the eastbound lane of Rout…
Flying Spare Tire Seriously Injures 21-Year-Old Driver On Parkway In South Toms River: Police Flying Spare Tire Seriously Injures 21-Year-Old Driver On Parkway In South Toms River: Police
Flying Spare Tire Seriously Injures 21-Year-Old Driver On Parkway In South Toms River: Police A spare tire sent flying on the Garden State Parkway left a 21-year-old motorist seriously injured on Friday, Oct. 18, police said. The Flemington woman was operating a Volkswagen passenger vehicle in the southbound lanes when a spare wheel became dislodged from another vehicle in the northbound lanes around 3:25 p.m. in South Toms River, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The tire crossed the center concrete barrier, entered the southbound lanes, and struck the left-side windshield and roof of the woman's vehicle. As a result of the crash,  The driver sustained se…
South Toms River Man Led Chase As Officers Investigated Kidnapping Report In Whiting: Police South Toms River Man Led Chase As Officers Investigated Kidnapping Report In Whiting: Police
South Toms River Man Led Chase As Officers Investigated Kidnapping Report In Whiting: Police A South Toms River man was accused of leading police on a chase as they investigated a possible kidnapping in Whiting, authorities said. Thomas Stevens, 67, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 3, the Manchester Township Police Department said in a news release. His arrest came after officers responded to a report of a woman "being forced into a vehicle against her will" at the Wawa convenience store on Route 70 at around 3 p.m. An officer found Stevens driving a black 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe and stopped him on County Route 530. Stevens didn't give an explanation or show his identification and drove…