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: Two Newark Police Officers Shot, Prosecutor Says
Two Newark police officers were shot in the city on Friday evening, March 7, authorities said. ABC7 reports that one of the officers was killed while the other was left critical. A spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office only confirmed that two officers were shot just after 6:35 p.m. near Broadway and Carteret, and that one was critical — declining to provide details on the other's condition. Both were rushed to University Hospital, where one remains in critical condition, officials said. The NJ State PBA released the following statement: "We here at the NJ State PB…
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Wrong-Way Driver Triggers Fiery 8-Car Crash On Route 70, Two Critical: Prosecutor
A Cadillac driver traveling the wrong way on Route 70 triggered a devastating eight-car crash that left two people critically injured, officials said. The fiery collision happened at 5:50 a.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025, in the area of Route 70 and Airport Road in Lakewood, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Investigators determined that a Cadillac CT5 Blackwing was speeding westbound in the eastbound lanes when it slammed head-on into a Mazda CX5, Billhimer said. The impact caused a chain-reaction crash involving six additional vehicles, officials said. The Cadillac …
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NJ Man Streamed Prepubescent Child Porn, Masturbated In Telehealth Waiting Room: Officials
A 34-year-old New Jersey man is facing charges after authorities say he live-streamed pre-pubescent child porn and masturbated on a virtual telehealth waiting room multiple times. Jason Schain, of Manalapan, live-streamed similar content into the virtual waiting room for the Old Bridge health care provider at least seven times between October 2024 and January 2025, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. An investigation identified Schain as the culprit, Ciccone said alongside Old Bridge Police Chief Thomas J. Montagna. Schain was arrested at his home on Friday, March 7…
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Student Sexually Assaulted By NJ Teacher After Bonding Over 'Words With Friends': Complaint
A 45-year-old teacher at Manchester Township High School was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a student 13 years ago, according to a criminal complaint. The woman said she had a sexual relationship with Ryan Ramsay, a social studies teacher when she was a 17-year-old senior at the high school, authorities said. She started talking to Ramsay outside of school by messaging on "Words with Friends" in January 2012, authorities said. Their conversation soon became flirtatious and from February through the end of the school year, they had a sexual relationship, authorities said. Ram…
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Squatter Who Took Over Monmouth County Homes Escapes From Psych Hospital: Cops
Authorities are searching for a 39-year-old man who walked away from Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, months after being charged with squatting in two vacant homes and falsely claiming ownership, officials said. Markies Wells, who also goes by Messiah Law-Elbey, was last seen at 4:08 a.m. on Friday, March 7, wearing a green jumpsuit, according to Ewing Police. He is described as 5-foot-11, 200 pounds, with a full beard and dreadlocks, police said. Wells was accused of breaking into and illegally living in multiple homes in Monmouth County, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Kea…
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NJ Judge’s Son, ‘Fake Cop’ Suspect, Arrested On Gun Charge In PA
John Francis McCarthy IV, the son of a Princeton judge and previously accused of impersonating a police officer in Quarryville, is now facing a weapons charge in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday, March 7. McCarthy, 39, of Princeton, NJ, was arrested on Thursday, March 6, after an investigation by West Lampeter Township Police revealed he had fired a weapon at Morr Range in Willow Street, PA, in September 2024, despite being legally barred from possessing firearms. McCarthy was prohibited from owning or using guns due to a protection-from-abuse (PFA) equivalent restraining order…
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Victim ID'd In Fatal Neptune City Stabbing: Authorities
A 24-year-old Neptune Township man died on Wednesday, March 5 after being stabbed on Tuesday, March 4 in Neptune City, authorities said. At 11:31 p.m., Neptune City police responded to a stabbing on the 200 block of West Sylvania Avenue and found Kaylib Paul with stab wounds, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago and Neptune City Police Department Chief Matthew Quagliato said. Paul was taken to a nearby hospital where he died, authorities said. Me and my Nephew Kaylib Thanksgiving 2024....R.I.P Nephew Love you see you when I get there.😪😪😪 Posted by Frederick Ellis on Wednes…
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Three Burglars Stole Jewelry, Artwork: Somerset County Prosecutor
Three burglars were recently arrested and charged with committing two burglaries in Somerset County last October. On Friday, Oct. 18 at 9:52 p.m., officers in Franklin Township responded to a residence on Second Street and found a broken window, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald and Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr said. The burglars took jewelry, coinage and artwork, authorities said. On Friday, Oct 25, at 8:19 p.m., officers in Hillsborough Township responded to Brennan Way and found a residence with a broken window on the s…
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NJ Cop Hacked Women's Social Media Accounts, Shared Nude Photos: Prosecutor
A 25-year-old Mount Laurel police officer pleaded guilty to hacking multiple women's social media accounts and distributing their nude photos, authorities said. Ayron Taylor, a Moorestown resident faces 12 years in prison when he is sentenced in September, per the terms of a plea agreement, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. A woman contacted Evesham Township police in September 2022, to report her Snapchat and Facebook accounts had been hacked by an unknown person, Bradshaw said. The person then sent nude photos she had taken of herself to her Snapchat contacts, m…
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Truck Slams School Bus In Brick Township: Cops
Several people were injured after a truck collided with a school bus in Brick on the morning of Thursday, March 6, authorities said. At 8:21 a.m., officers responded to the 200 block of Cherry Quay Road after the operator of a pickup truck, following too closely, caused a rear-end collision with a school bus, Brick Township police said. Minor injuries were reported as a result of the incident, police said. First responders and school employees worked to ensure the safe discharge of the students to their parents who were at the scene and to release the remaining students who were then safely…
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Truck Overturns, Spilling Stools On Roadway: Franklin Township PD
Stools were spilled throughout a roadway after a truck overturned on the evening of Wednesday, March 5, authorities said. At 9:52 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Easton Avenue and JFK Boulevard after a Mack tractor trailer overturned, the Franklin Township Police Department said. The driver, a 56-year-old Georgia resident, was attempting a right-hand turn from JFK Boulevard onto southbound Easton Ave. when he experienced a mechanical issue with the brakes, police said. The tractor trailer entered the northbound lanes of Easton Avenue and overturned, police said. T…
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Union County Burglar At Large After String Of Somerset County Break-ins: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old Scotch Plains man is wanted by police after previously being charged with a string of burglaries that occurred last year in Somerset County, authorities said. On Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 9:20 p.m., a business on Route 206 in Somerville was broken into by Emmanuel Tolentino, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald and Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr. said. Tolentino made off with cash, authorities said. On Friday, Nov. 29 at 1:45 a.m. Tolentino broke into a business on Route 22 East in Green Brook, prying open the door an…
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First Responder, 20, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Bergen County (
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The 20-year-old woman struck and killed by an NJ Transit train last month in Bergen County had been working as an EMT for the last year or more, confirmed with Daily Voice. Arfa Hoque, 20, of East Rutherford, was killed by the train near the Rutherford Station at approximately 1 a.m. on Feb. 26, according to NJ Transit spokesmen Kyalo Mulumba and spokesman John Chartier. Hoque's LinkedIn page shows she has been an EMT in Lyndhurst since April 2024, and has been a member of the East Rutherford Fire Department's Emergency Medical Squad since 2021. She was formerly a student at Bect…
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Abducted CT Toddler Found In Mexico 24 Years Later
A decades-old New Haven cold case has ended in an emotional reunion, thanks to a relentless detective, modern DNA testing, and a long trail of digital breadcrumbs. Andrea Reyes, who was abducted at the age of 2, has been found alive in Mexico, more than 24 years after she was taken by her mother, Rosa Tenorio, New Haven Police announced on Wednesday, March 5. Despite an active felony arrest warrant for Tenorio, she successfully evaded law enforcement for decades, allegedly taking her daughter across the border and raising her in Puebla, a city of over a million people. Her father, wh…
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One Hospitalized In Neptune City Stabbing: Prosecutor
A man was hospitalized following a stabbing in Neptune City on the morning of Wednesday, March 5, authorities said. The stabbing occurred at the 200 block of West Sylvania Avenue, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. The man's status is unknown. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau and Neptune City Police Department are investigating, authorities said. Anyone with information is asked to contact 800-533-7443 or 732-775-1615.
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Remains Of Four Canines Discovered In Dog Food Bags:
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The remains of four pit bulls were found on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 27 in Monmouth County, authorities said. At 11 a.m., troopers responded to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s Telegraph Hill Maintenance Yard after maintenance workers had recovered four large “Retriever” brand dog food bags on the Garden State Parkway South in Aberdeen Township, containing the remains of four deceased brown dogs, New Jersey State Police said. Further investigation revealed that the four canines were pit bull mixes and had injuries consistent with dog fighting, police said. Anyone with inf…
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Anthony Knox Charged With Assault, Wrestling Future Unclear
Anthony Knox, a three-time New Jersey state wrestling champion, has been charged with assault days after courts cleared him to wrestle, changing the fate of his future on the mat. The St. John Vianney senior, the top-ranked 126 pound wrestler in the nation has been charged with simple assault- knowingly causing bodily injury in connection with a brawl allegedly also involving his dad Saturday, Feb. 22, court records show. The brawl, which was caught on video, came at the conclusion of a wrestling match at Collingswood High School during the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Ass…
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Massive Fire Engulfs Former Asbury Park Church
A massive fire tore through a vacant three-story building in Asbury Park overnight, keeping firefighters on scene for more than five hours, according to one responding fire company. Truck 91 on the 83 Box overnight. Companies had heavy fire in a large 3 story building. Our members were assigned to the... Posted by Long Branch Professional Firefighters on Monday, March 3, 2025 The Asbury Park Fire Department responded to the initial box alarm at approximately 12:20 a.m. Monday, March 3, after receiving reports of flames coming from a window, the Wanamassa Fire Company said. Th…
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Brooklyn Man Convicted Of Killing Man In Franklin Township, Dumping Body: Prosecutor
A 45-year-old Brooklyn man was convicted on Monday, March 3 of murdering a Franklin Township man and disposing of his body, authorities said. Daniel Matthews murdered Artis Timothy Young at Matthews' family residence during a robbery involving a large quantity of marijuana, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Young was found dead in Brooklyn on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, authorities said. Following the homicide, Matthews and Andrew Mumby transported Young’s remains in the trunk of Young’s vehicle to Brooklyn where Young’s body was discovered, authorities said. Surveillance vi…
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Man Who Sexually, Physically Abused Daughter Learns Fate: Monmouth County Prosecutor
A 51-year-old Marlboro Township man was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Friday, Feb. 28, for sexually and physically abusing his own daughter over the course of more than six years, authorities said. Andrey Penkin was convicted of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, last September, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago Penkin began abusing his daughter in 2016, when the family lived in Sayreville, Santiago said. Numerous incidents of sexual abuse followed, both in Sayreville and at their next two residences, in East Brunswick …
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Marlboro Resident Fled From Cops, Used Automatic Plate Curtain: Holmdel Police
A 19-year-old Marlboro teen was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Feb. 19, months after he fled police in Holmdel, authorities said. On Thursday, Nov. 21, officers observed Vladyslav Kostenko commit several motor vehicle violations and attempted to catch up with him to perform a traffic stop, Holmdel police said. Upon observing the officer, Kostenko drastically increased his speed and illegally passed multiple vehicles while they attempted to catch up, police said. Officers lost sight of Kostenko's vehicle, which was equipped with an illegal, automatic plate cu…
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'I Killed My Wife', NJ Man Tells Cops: Prosecutor
A 60-year-old East Brunswick man has been arrested and charged after he admitted to killing his wife on Friday, Feb. 28, authorities said. At 12:14 p.m., Ashraf Tawfik walked into the East Brunswick Police Department and told them he killed his wife, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Frank LoSacco of the East Brunswick Police Department said. Authorities responded to his residence on Yorktown Road and found Marsail Botros, 58, of East Brunswick, dead at the scene, authorities said. Tawfik was arrested without incident and charged with murder in t…
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Son Of NJ Judge Accused Of Posing As Cop In PA Speaks Out: ‘I’m No Fraud’
A man accused of impersonating a police officer and harassing residents in Quarryville is now speaking out, claiming he was falsely accused and unfairly targeted by authorities. John Francis McCarthy, the estranged son of a sitting New Jersey judge, was charged with impersonating a public servant and harassment in February. Now, he’s firing back, calling the charges a “twisted lie” by law enforcement. “I HAVE NEVER claimed to be a government employee to anyone, anywhere, EVER,” McCarthy wrote in a series of emails to local news outlets. Instead, he says he is a concerned Uber driver who h…
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Wildfires Totaling 300+ Acres Burn In South Jersey
New Jersey firefighters battled two large wildfires this weekend, with 314 acres total burned across the state, officials said. A fast-moving brush fire in Gloucester Township scorched 40 acres and forced evacuations Saturday night, while a separate wildfire in Hopewell Township has burned 274 acres and is threatening 30 homes, authorities said. Gloucester Township Fire Burns 40 Acres A Gloucester Township Police officer spotted flames near Primrose Lane off Erial Road at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, the Gloucester Township Police Department said. Around the same time, a c…
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Victim Thrown 20 Feet After Sunglare Causes Pedestrian Crash At Jersey Shore: Cops
A 77-year-old woman is in critical condition after being struck by a car while crossing an intersection in Manchester Township, police said. The crash occurred on Feb. 28, at approximately 3:51 p.m. at the intersection of Tuckerton Avenue and Pershing Avenue, according to Manchester Township Police. Responding officers found a white 2014 Toyota Corolla with front-end and windshield damage parked on the side of the road. The driver, a 45-year-Manchester woman, was uninjured, authorities said. The pedestrian, 77, of Whiting, had been thrown about 20 feet upon impact, police said. She was air…
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Trio Including Ex-Track Star Charged In Toms River Drive-By Shooting Involving Kids: Prosecutor
Three men are facing attempted murder charges after authorities say they opened fire on a Toms River home with an adult and two children inside. Lyjhahn Cromartie, 19, of Lakehurst, and Shazir Vallade, 20, of Lakewood, were arrested on Feb. 28, 2025, after investigators identified them as suspects in the Jan. 13, shooting, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced. The arrests follow the earlier capture of Javir Askew-Mayweather, 21, a former track star in Manchester, who was taken into custody in Atlantic City and later released under New Jersey Bail Reform policies, …
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Ocean County Performing Arts Teacher Avoids Prison After Sexual Contact With Minor Prosecutor
A 57-year-old former performing arts teacher in Ocean County was sentenced to parole supervision on Friday, Feb. 28, after pleading guilty to having inappropriate sexual contact with a child, authorities said. Douglas Bollinger, a Neptune City resident, is banned from having any contact with the victim and must permanently forfeit any future public employment and teaching certifications in the State of New Jersey. Bollinger pleaded guilty last November to endangering the welfare of a child, Billhimer said. An investigation conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Special Vict…
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Ocean County Man Trying To Lure Girl For Sex Sent His Drivers License To Undercover Cop: AG
A 39-year-old Ocean County man was arrested and charged on Friday, Feb. 28 with trying to lure young children for sexual activity, authorities said. On Friday, Feb. 7, an undercover law enforcement officer purporting to be an adult male with access to a 6-year-old girl was contacted on an online platform by a user, later identified as Daniel Dagostino, of the platform, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The undercover officer and the other user moved their conversation to a messaging app, where the undercover mentioned he had access to an 8-year-old girl and a 10-year-old gir…
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Fallen Officer Honored: Funeral For Andrew Duarte Livestreamed Today
The funeral for Officer Andrew Duarte, the Pennsylvania officer killed in the UPMC York hospital shooting, is being held today, and the service will be livestreamed for those wishing to pay their respects. Duarte, who was wearing a bullet-resistant vest, died from a gunshot wound to the torso, according to the coroner’s report. The brave officer sacrificed his life while responding to the violent hostage situation inside the hospital. The public can watch the funeral service live here. Duarte is remembered as a dedicated officer, a loving family man, and a hero whose actions saved lives …
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Man Dies After Falling Into Water Near Route 35 Bridge: Belmar PD
A person was pronounced dead after they fell into the water near the Highway 35 Bridge in Monmouth County on Thursday, Feb. 27, authorities said. At 9 p.m., officers received a report of a subject in the water near the Highway 35 bridge, Belmar police said. Upon arrival, patrol officers immediately began searching the area under the bridge on the north side of the Belmar Marina, police said. A man was discovered submerged on the opposite side of the walkway railing underneath the bridge, police said. A witness told officers he saw the man fall over the railing from the walkway un…
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Jersey Shore Man Indicted For Killing Air Force Vet, Roommate: Officials
A 39-year-old Jackson Township man was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday, Feb. 26 for murdering his roommate, authorities said. At 5:55 a.m. on Friday, July 19, 2024, Robert Sunris, 74, was found fatally stabbed in the chest, with a knife near his body, in a home on Maple Street, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation determined Louis Gargiso, Sunris' roommate, was the person responsible and he was arrested that same day, authorities said. He has remained in Ocean County Jail since his arrest, Billhimer said. Sunris' obituary says he was a Neptune High Sc…
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