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: Large Quantities Of Ecstasy, Mushrooms Land Sicklerville Man In Jail, Police Say
A 46-year-old Sicklerville man was arrested after a raid on his home on Monday, Feb. 4 turned up large quantities of drugs, police said. Officers raided a residence on Eden Hollow Lane and found large quantity of marijuana, ecstasy, prescription opiates, mushrooms, and packaging materials, Winslow Township police said. Larry Barnes was arrested and charged with numerous narcotics distribution related offenses, police said. He was remanded to Camden County Jail pending a court appearance.
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Man, 89, Lying In Road Run Over, Killed By Truck After Leaving Senior Facility: Cinnaminson PD
An 89-year-old Cinnaminson man was killed after he was struck by a truck while lying in the roadway on the morning of Friday, Jan. 31, authorities said. At 6:35 a.m., officers responded to the Azalea, an assisted living facility and found the deceased body of Robert Richardson, a resident of the facility, in the curb lane of the roadway, Cinnaminson police said. Richardson was lying in the roadway in the curb lane of Route 130 South when he was hit by a truck, police said. Richardson was last seen exiting a side door of the Azalea at 6:30 a.m., police said. Richardson served in the U.S. Na…
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Video Shows Route 17 Procession Escorting Body Of NJ Officer Steven Fernandez Home
The body of Ridgefield Park Police Officer Steven Fernandez was escorted back to New Jersey on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in a major procession along Route 17. Video captured by Boyd A. Loving shows Ridgefield Park Officer Steve Fernandez's body being escorted home Wednesday, Feb. 4. Boyd A. Loving Video of the procession was captured at the Route 17 Park & Ride in Ridgewood by Boyd A. Loving. The clip shows dozens of law enforcement vehicles traveling in the southbound lanes. The procession traveled along Route 17 through New York into New Jersey ending at approximately 4 p.m. Fer…
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Man Thrown From Vehicle Dies In Gloucester County: Police
A 34-year-old Washington Township man was killed after he was ejected from his vehicle on the early morning of Monday, Feb. 4, authorities said. At 2:27 a.m., officers responded to Pittman Downer Road and found Christian Benyard, who had been thrown from his vehicle, Washington Township police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Benyard was traveling northbound when his vehicle left the roadway and struck an embankment, police said. The impact caused the vehicle to become airborne before colliding with and severing a utility pole, police said. Pitman Downer Road wa…
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Cops ID Vineland Man Who Died Days After Being Struck By Vehicle
A 35-year-old Vineland resident died on Monday, Feb. 3, days after he was struck by a vehicle, authorities said. On Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 7:24 p.m., officers responded to South Brewster Road at School Lane and found Alexander Coraci struck by a black 2013 Ford pickup truck driven by a 59-year-old Williamstown man, Vineland police said. Coraci was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden for his life threatening injuries, where he later died, police said. The Vineland Police Department's Traffic Unit is investigating the crash and no charges have been filed, authorities…
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Cops ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Ewing
A 64-year-old Ewing woman was fatally struck by a vehicle on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 1, authorities said. At 8:53 p.m., officers responded to 725 Parkway Ave. and found a pedestrian, later identified as Tina Mann, not breathing after being hit by a car, Ewing police said. Officers administered CPR to Mann and she was transported to Capital Health Regional Medica Center, where she was soon pronounced dead, police said. The crash remains under investigation by the Ewing Police Department and Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and no charges have been filed, police said.
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Wrong-Way DUI Driver Kills PA Man On Route 80: Police, Court Records
A 31-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed by a wrong-way intoxicated driver on Route 80 early Sunday, Feb. 2, authorities said. Victor Peters, 45, of Parsippany was heading east in the westbound lanes of Route 80 in a Mercedes SUV in Rockaway Township when he struck a Ford pickup truck driven by Destinn McKnight around 2:20 a.m., according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan. McKnight died while Peters was seriously injured, Marchan said. Records show Peters has been charged with a slew of motor vehicle offenses including DUI, reckless driving, careless driving, wrong way…
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BurlCo Sex Offender Found With Child Porn That He Planned On Distributing: Prosecutor
A 25-year-old registered sex offender has been arrested on child pornography charges in Burlington County, authorities said. James Hunt, of Burlington Township, was arrested at his home following the execution of a search warrant on Jan. 24, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. He was charged with possession of child sexual abuse material with intent to distribute, distribution of child sexual abuse material, possession of child sexual abuse material, hindering apprehension, and failure to register as a sex offender. Hunt was released following a first appearance…
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DUI Tractor Trailer Driver Slams Into NJ Gentleman's Club, Hotel: Police
An intoxicated driver from Brooklyn, NY was arrested after crashing a tractor-trailer into a Pennsauken motel and gentleman's club, injuring an employee and damaging several parked vehicles, police said. The crash happened around 10:23 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, at Riviera Motor Inn / Club 21Twenty on Route 73, according to the Pennsauken Police Department. The truck, driven by 24-year-old Nodar Bulia, slammed into the building and multiple vehicles in the parking lot, police said. One on-site employee sustained injuries during the incident, though the severity was not immediately disclosed…
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Man Dies Nearly Two Weeks After Turnpike Crash In Burlington County:
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A 78-year-old Massachusetts man died on Thursday, Jan. 30, nearly two weeks after he was involved in a car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County, authorities said. On Friday, Jan. 17 at 1:58 p.m., Roy Wilson was driving his Honda Pilot northbound on the New Jersey Turnpike in Westampton Township, when he lost control of the vehicle, striking the concrete barrier, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The vehicle then traveled across all three northbound lanes and veered off the right side of the roadway, Lebron said. No injuries were reported at t…
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NJ Man Charges At Cops With Pitchfork-Like Weapon While Carrying American Flag: Police
A 41-year-old Gloucester City man was arrested and charged on Saturday, Jan 18, after he charged at police with a weapon that looked liked a pitchfork, authorities said. Officers responded to Princeton Avenue to check on a man, later identified as George Jacob, after he cut a component to the air conditioner compressor which caused freon to spray out, Gloucester City police said. Jacob was believed to be in mental distress, police said. When officers encountered Jacob, he was carrying an American Flag and two other poles, police said One of the poles was a 5-foot tri-point stake t…
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Man Who Tried Luring 12-Year-Old Into Prostitution At NJ Hotel Gets Decade Behind Bars: Feds
A 41-year-old Philadelphia man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Monday, Jan. 27 after pleading guilty in United States District Court in Camden to trying to engage what he thought was a 12-year-old into prostitution, authorities said. In August 2023, Louis Goldenberg began interacting on a messaging application with an undercover agent, who was posing as a middle-aged woman with a 12-year-old niece, US Attorney Vikas Khanna said. From August through September 2023, Goldenberg messaged the undercover agent, continuously expressing interest in having sexual contact with the…
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Drug Raid: Crack Cocaine, $3K Seized From Cape May Pair, Prosecutor Says
Two Cape May County residents were arrested and charged with dealing cocaine following a search on Wednesday, Jan. 29, authorities said. Kevin Powell, 49, and Elizabeth Powell, 47, both Lower Township residents were taken into custody after the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Task Force, along with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, the Lower Township Police Department and the Cape May County Regional SWAT Team conducted a search warrant, the Cape May Prosecutor's Office said. The search turned up crack cocain…
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Motorcyclist Killed In High-Speed Crash With SUV: West Deptford PD
A 44-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle crashed into an SUV in West Deptford on Wednesday, Jan. 29, authorities said. At 12:22 p.m., officers responded to Grove Avenue and Crozier Avenue, West Deptford police said. An investigation determined a motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed had collided with an SUV that was attempting to make a left turn from Grove Avenue onto Crozier Avenue, police said. The motorcyclist, who was not identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The investigation is ongoing, police said.
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Married NJ Cops Had Sex In Front Of Kids, Wife Appeared Naked In Photos With Youngsters: AG
A married law enforcement couple from Mercer County was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 29, for having sex in front of children and recording it, court records show. Brian DiBiasi, 39 was charged with causing or permitting a child to engage in a sexual act that may be photographed, filmed or reproduced, engaging in sexual conduct that would debauch the morals of a child, possessing and distributing images of child sexual abuse, while his wife, Elizabeth, 42, is charged with engaging in sexual conduct that would debauch the morals of a child Both are being held in the Monmouth County Jail. On …
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U.S. Figure Skaters Among Dozens Believed Dead In DC Black Hawk, Plane Crash: Reports
Figure skaters, family members, and their coaches were among the 64 people believed dead in a crash between a military helicopter and American Airlines plane in Washington DC on Wednesday, Jan. 29, according to U.S. Figure Skating and rescue officials. At least 27 bodies had been recovered and officials said they did not believe there were any survivors in the crash near Reagan National Airport, Authorities have switched to a "recovery effort," with more than 300 responders battling frigid temps, wind, and icy waters for hours overnight, Fire and EMS Chief John A. Donnelly said o…
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Newark Man Stole $700K Worth Of Luxury Vehicles: AG
A 19-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged with running a residential burglary and auto theft ring throughout the state last year, authorities said. Samir White's crew targeted high-end vehicles throughout New Jersey and New York, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. White and others used stolen vehicles to travel to target locations throughout Monmouth, Ocean, and Essex counties, where they forced entry into homes using a crowbar, removed expensive items and key fobs to vehicles, then stole the homeowner’s cars from the residence, Platkin said. The estimated value of vehicles…
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13-Year-Old Made Threats Toward Students, Staff On Social Media: Winslow Police
A 13-year-old Sicklerville resident was arrested at Winslow Township Media School on Monday, Jan. 27 after making threats on social media, authorities said. The student made threatening social media posts towards Winslow Twp. Middle School students and staff, Winslow Township police said. Officers immediately notified school officials and additional officers were assigned to Winslow Twp. Schools as a precaution, police said. The 13-year-old was charged with false public alarm and terroristic threats. At no point were students, staff, or the community in any immediate danger, police sa…
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Man Stabbed In Trenton, Woman Arrested: Police
A 56-year-old Trenton man was stabbed multiple times on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 28, authorities said. At 11:19 p.m., officers responded to the 100 block of Hamilton Avenue and found the man on the ground, having been stabbed multiple times in the chest and stomach, Trenton police said. He was transported to a nearby hospital to be treated for his non-life threatening injuries, police said. A 28-year-old Trenton woman on scene was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses, police said.
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Roofer Dies After Concrete Slab Collapses On Him: Egg Harbor PD
A 23-year-old roofer was killed in Egg Harbor Township on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 28, after a slab of concrete collapsed on him, authorities said. At 3:10 p.m., a roofing crew was cleaning up after conducting demolition/construction on the exterior of the Club at Tilton, Egg Harbor Township police said. Two units have staircases on the 2nd floor that meet halfway down and merge into one staircase, that goes to ground level, police said. At the merge, there is a concrete slab, police said. The man, who has not been identified, was underneath the slab cleaning up, when it c…
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Little Egg Harbor Muffler Shop Fire Sends Thick Smoke Over Ocean County (
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A fire that reportedly broke out at a muffler shop in Little Egg Harbor sent thick smoke billowing over Ocean County on Tuesday evening, January 28. The blaze erupted around 5 p.m. at a business located at 1110 Radio Road, authorities said. Photos taken by Jo Lucas captured plumes of smoke rising into the sky as the sun set over the area. Firefighters responded to the scene as smoke spread across the neighborhood. Officials have not yet released details on the cause of the fire or any potential injuries. Thick black smoke from a fire in a muffler shop in Little Egg Harbor on the New Je…
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Vineland Man Gets 30 Years For Killing Ex's BF, Hiding Body In Grass Clippings: Prosecutors
A 32-year-old Vineland man was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday, Jan. 28, for shooting his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend and trying to hide his body under grass clippings, authorities said. Brandon Dennis was convicted last month in the fatal shooting, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said On Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 in Millville, law enforcement discovered Patrick Trotter's body hidden under yard debris in a wooded area behind 519 East Main St., Webb-McRae said. Investigators said Dennis broke into a nearby home where Trotter, 32, was staying, Webb-McRa…
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NJ Man With Fentanyl, Magazines, Handgun In Backpack Admits To Weapons Charges: Officials
A 54-year-old Hammonton man admitted to multiple weapons offenses on Monday, Jan. 27, authorities said. Victor Martinez is expected to be sentenced to 10 years in prison per the terms of a plea agreement, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, Victor Martinez was stopped and searched pursuant to a warrant, authorities said. Inside a backpack that Martinez was carrying, police located a Glock 9mm handgun with two extended magazines along with small quantities of crack cocaine and fentanyl, authorities said. Martinez did not have a…
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Temple Freshman, Gymnast Dies After Fall From Light Post In Philadelphia
A Temple University freshman died after falling from a light pole in Philadelphia while celebrating the Eagles’ victory on Sunday, Jan. 26, school officials said. Tyler Sabapathy, 18, was critically injured over the weekend and later passed away on Monday, Temple University President John Fry said in a statement. “The loss of a promising 18-year-old man like Tyler is both tragic and traumatic. There are no words that can make sense of it, and the entire Temple community mourns his passing,” Fry said. Sabapathy, a Toronto native, was a first-year student in Temple’s College of Public Health…
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Cape May Man Threw Shovel At Police, Made Threats: Wildwood Police
A 60-year-old Cape May County man was arrested and charged after he threatened employees and threw a shovel at Wildwood police on Friday, Jan. 24, authorities said. At 6 p.m., officers responded to a store on the 300 block of Rio Grande Avenue on a report of a man, later identified as Ronald Norbeck threatening employees, Wlldwood police said. Norbeck screamed at the officers to not come any closer and that he had a gun, police said. The employees safely exited the store and the responding officers quickly initiated de-escalation techniques, police said. Norbeck continued to refuse to comp…
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South Jersey Man Gets Life For Fatally Shooting Victim In Head: Prosecutors
A 31-year-old Vineland man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday, Jan. 24 for shooting a Bridgeton man who died more than a year after he was shot, authorities said. Marese Washington Jr., 31, was convicted last October of murder in the first degree, and aggravated assault, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. On Friday, July 24, 2020, State police responded to a car crash and found 26-year-old Kesean Bey shot in the head in the driver's seat of his vehicle. Investigators used surveillance video, ballistic evidence, and cellphone location data to arrest Washingto…
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Tanker Truck Overturns On I-295 Curve In Camden County
Good Samaritans stopped to help a tanker truck that overturned on I-295 North in Bellmawr on Saturday, Jan. 25. One driver called 9-1-1 just after 12:40 p.m., when the driver lost control while navigating a curve at milepost 27, causing the vehicle to veer off the roadway and overturn, according to New Jersey State Police and Daily Voice sources. The driver sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital, authorities said. The crash is under investigation, and no additional details were immediately available.
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NJ Driver With Glass Of Wine In Brand-New Volvo Was More 2X Legal Limit, Police Say (
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Bodycam footage shows the arrest of a 41-year-old Old Bridge woman who police say was more than twice the legal limit when they stopped her last month in Red Bank. The footage showing the Dec. 20, 2024 arrest of Dana Colonna in Red Bank has been published by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube. The video shows Red Bank Officer Christopher Fuentes initiating the stop near Volcafe on Bridge Ave., in which Colonna tells him that she was driving a brand-new Volvo and was fighting with her boyfriend. Colonna admitted to drinking alcohol earlier in the evening after visiting Gabriella’s Italian …
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Trenton Woman, 24, Killed In Hit-Run Tractor Trailer Crash: Cops
A 24-year-old woman from Trenton died in a crash involving a tractor-trailer that fled the scene on Route 1 South early Friday morning, Jan. 24, police said. The incident occurred near the intersection of New Road at approximately 2:25 a.m., according to the South Brunswick Police Department. Witnesses from a nearby Taco Bell reported seeing the woman’s vehicle strike the rear of a tractor-trailer. As bystanders attempted to assist, a third vehicle traveling southbound struck the rear of the woman’s car. The tractor-trailer involved in the crash fled the scene and remains unidentified. The …
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Airport Bomb Threat, SWAT Standoff That Locked Down School Ends In Arrest Of NJ Man, 38
A bomb threat at Atlantic City Airport earlier this month led to a dramatic standoff and the arrest of a 38-year-old Egg Harbor Township man, authorities said. The incident began on Jan. 10, at approximately 6:56 a.m., when New Jersey State Police responded to a bomb threat at the airport in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. A thorough sweep of the terminal revealed no explosive devices. Investigators identified the suspect as Long Pham, who was charged with false public alarm and terroristic threats, both third-degree offenses, Lebron said. At…
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Mercer County Pharmacist Convicted Of Illegally Distributing Oxy From Trenton Pharmacy: Feds
A 64-year-old Princeton Junction pharmacist was found guilty on Wednesday, Jan. 22 for illegally dispensing and distributing oxycodone, authorities said. Between 2014 and 2017, Florence Ndbubizu was the co-owner and pharmacist-in-charge of Healthcare Pharmacy in Trenton, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. She and her employee conspirators, acting at her direction, filled fraudulent prescriptions outside the usual course of professional practice, knowing that the drugs would not be used for a legitimate medical purpose, but instead would be illegally diverted, including to…
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