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Theft Of BMW Leads To Charges Against Juvenile: Evesham Township PD Theft Of BMW Leads To Charges Against Juvenile: Evesham Township PD
Theft Of BMW Leads To Charges Against Juvenile: Evesham Township PD A stolen BMW led law enforcement to investigate more car thefts in South Jersey, authorities in Evesham Township announced Monday, July 27. A BMW was stolen from the Willow Ridge section of Marlton on Tuesday, June 30, Evesham Township police said. Officers were also investigating several vehicle burglaries and automobile thefts that occurred throughout Mount Laurel, Medford Township, and Medford Lakes this month, police said. On Wednesday, July 22, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Camden which led to the seizure of evidence related to the investigation, police said. Th…

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by Sam Barron
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Aspiring Doctor Charged In Deadly NJ Crash After Running Red Light: Prosecutor Aspiring Doctor Charged In Deadly NJ Crash After Running Red Light: Prosecutor
Aspiring Doctor Charged In Deadly NJ Crash After Running Red Light: Prosecutor Update: The 18-year-old driver charged in the deadly Route 202 Raritan crash Monday, July 27, has since been hit with an additional second-degree charge of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, prosecutors announced on Thursday, July 30. Siddartha Prasad Surapanani, of Belle Mead, was behind the wheel of a Genesis SUV when he struck the driver's side of an Acura SUV at the First Avenue intersection along Route 202 in Raritan just before 6:30 a.m., Somerset County First Assistant Prosecutor Annemarie L. Mueller said. The driver of the Acura, a woman from Bridgewater, was …

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by Cecilia Levine
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COO, Deputy Director Of NJ Company Stole $5 Mil: Feds COO, Deputy Director Of NJ Company Stole $5 Mil: Feds
COO, Deputy Director Of NJ Company Stole $5 Mil: Feds A chief operating officer and deputy director of a Westville security company were charged with stealing $5 million from the company, authorities announced Monday, July 27. Robert Cormier, a 51-year-old Barrington man and Richard Eisler, a 38-year-old Clementon man, both face embezzlement charges, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. In 2017, Robert Cormier started Erigere Rapidus Solutions, a security services business in Westville, Frazier said. In late 2019, ERS entered into an agreement with a bank to to collect, count, transport, store and deposit cash on behalf of a bank at the Federal …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Feds ID Driver Who Crashed Pickup During NJ Pursuit Feds ID Driver Who Crashed Pickup During NJ Pursuit
Feds ID Driver Who Crashed Pickup During NJ Pursuit Federal officials have identified the man who crashed his pickup truck during a pursuit on Sunday, July 26 in Teaneck. In an update on Monday, July 27, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Luis Angel Cifuentes Rodas is an illegal immigrant from Guatemala. “He illegally entered the U.S. at an unknown time and place," the spokesperson said. "All of his claims will be heard by a Justice Department immigration judge and he will receive full due process. “Resisting officers and evading arrest is dangerous for our officers, illegal aliens, and the public. We remind the public that…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mom's Quick Actions May Have Saved Daughter From Ex-BF's Abduction In AC: Prosecutor Mom's Quick Actions May Have Saved Daughter From Ex-BF's Abduction In AC: Prosecutor
Mom's Quick Actions May Have Saved Daughter From Ex-BF's Abduction In AC: Prosecutor A 27-year-old Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Atlantic City, authorities announced Monday, July 27. On Sunday, Sept. 28, Atlantic City police responded to Adriatic Avenue after a woman was dragged into a Chrysler 3000 by Lucas Moran, a Dunmore resident, who was wielding a knife, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.  As Moran attempted to drag the woman back into the vehicle, the woman’s mother prevented him from doing so, authorities said. The woman was able to escape and Moran then fled westbound toward Absecon Boulevard in his vehicle, auth…

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by Sam Barron
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NFL Coach's Son Arrested For Shooting Wife At Family Home, Officials Say NFL Coach's Son Arrested For Shooting Wife At Family Home, Officials Say
NFL Coach's Son Arrested For Shooting Wife At Family Home, Officials Say The son of an NFL coach has been arrested for a shooting at the family home in Virginia, Daily Voice has learned. Eric Bieniemy's wife, Mia Bieniemy, 57, was reportedly shot by their son Elijah Zion Bieniemy, 27, on Sunday, July 26, in the 20000 block of Northpark Drive, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and ESPN. Eric Bieniemy is the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive coordinator. Deputies were called shortly after 7:30 p.m. on July 26 to the home, where there were reports of gunshot wounds. One woman was treated and rushed to an area hospital. Mia Bieniemy was listed in st…

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by Zak Failla
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1 Injured, Pets Rescued In Pleasantville Fire: FD 1 Injured, Pets Rescued In Pleasantville Fire: FD
1 Injured, Pets Rescued In Pleasantville Fire: FD One person was injured in a fire in Pleasantville on Saturday, July 25, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the 100 block of West Glendale Avenue and were met with heavy fire from a two-family home, the Pleasantville Fire Department said. Firefighters mounted an aggressive offensive attack and brought the fire under control at 2:10 p.m.,  holding the fire to the building of origin, fire officials said. One resident suffered minor injuries and was treated and transported to a nearby hospital, firefighters said. A dog and cat were also rescued and returned to their family, firefi…

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by Sam Barron
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DUI Arrest Of Prosecutor's Top Detective In NJ Captured On Newly-Released Bodycam DUI Arrest Of Prosecutor's Top Detective In NJ Captured On Newly-Released Bodycam
DUI Arrest Of Prosecutor's Top Detective In NJ Captured On Newly-Released Bodycam Newly released bodycam footage shows the moment that former Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Francisco "Frank" Roman Jr. was arrested for DUI after hitting multiple vehicles in a county-issued vehicle last March. The video was released by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube on Sunday, July 26, and opens with officers speaking to owners of the vehicles that Roman had allegedly struck in downtown Somerville on March 20. He has since been suspended without pay. About 22 minutes into the recording, Officer Maurice Alvarez tells Roman he will have to perform field sobriet…

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by Cecilia Levine
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ICE Pursuit Ends In NJ Crash, Downs Utility Pole ICE Pursuit Ends In NJ Crash, Downs Utility Pole
ICE Pursuit Ends In NJ Crash, Downs Utility Pole A man fleeing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents crashed into a parked SUV and snapped a utility pole in Teaneck on Sunday morning, July 26, leaving one driver trapped inside a vehicle surrounded by live wires for about an hour, police said. View this post on Instagram Teaneck police responded to the intersection of Queen Anne Road and Walraven Drive at approximately 11:21 a.m. after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a vehicle had struck a utility pole, according to a department release. One of the callers identified themselve…

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by Cecilia Levine
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26-Year-Old Dead, 2 Seriously Hurt In Jersey Shore Boat Crash, State Police Say 26-Year-Old Dead, 2 Seriously Hurt In Jersey Shore Boat Crash, State Police Say
26-Year-Old Dead, 2 Seriously Hurt In Jersey Shore Boat Crash, State Police Say A 26-year-old man was killed, and two others were seriously injured after a boat struck a channel marker in Barnegat Bay in Toms River late Saturday, July 25, authorities said.  A 32-foot Boston Whaler was traveling through the Intracoastal Waterway when it struck an Intracoastal Waterway channel marker, just before 11 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper II Christopher Postorino said. After the collision, the operator, Kevin Wells, 39, of Warren, drove the vessel to a home on Silver Lagoon Drive in Toms River, where emergency personnel responded to render aid, the trooper said. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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15-Year-Old Passenger Kills Mullica Twp Teen Driver On Route 30: Prosecutor 15-Year-Old Passenger Kills Mullica Twp Teen Driver On Route 30: Prosecutor
15-Year-Old Passenger Kills Mullica Twp Teen Driver On Route 30: Prosecutor A 15-year-old has been charged in the shooting death of a 19-year-old driver whose vehicle had crashed along Route 30 in Atlantic County, authorities said. Mullica Township police responded to a single-vehicle crash near Route 30 and Snow Hill Road late Friday night, July 24, where officers found the 19-year-old Javonte Stallworth, of Mullica Township, dead inside the vehicle with a single gunshot wound to the head, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Witnesses told investigators that two people fled the crash scene on foot, authorities said. Police soon found tw…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Details Released In SWAT Standoff At Hackensack Building Details Released In SWAT Standoff At Hackensack Building
Details Released In SWAT Standoff At Hackensack Building A woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation after barricading herself inside a Hackensack apartment and claiming to have a knife, prompting a response from the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, authorities said. View this post on Instagram Hackensack police responded to a mental health incident involving a 44-year-old woman at the Park Lane Apartments at Union Street and Conklin Place Friday evening, July 24, Chief Michael Antista tells Daily Voice. When officers made contact, the woman barricaded herself inside an apartment a…

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by Cecilia Levine and Joe Wilkinson