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Winners: Mega Millions Tickets Good For $10K Sold At These 9 New Jersey Stores
Nine third-tier prizewinning tickets from the Tuesday, Jan. 12 Mega Millions drawing were sold across New Jersey.
Each ticket matched four of the five white balls and the gold ball winning $10,000.
The winning numbers were: 12, 14, 26, 28, and 33. The Gold Mega Ball was 09, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.
Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:
Atlantic County: New Farmers Market, 2732 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City;
Atlantic County: Shore True Value Hardware, 515 New Rd., Somers Point;
Bergen County: Quick Chek #168, 156 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack;
Cumberland …
Feds: Newark Wheelman Cops Plea In 7-County Armed Robbery Spree
An ex-con from Newark told a federal judge on Thursday that he was the getaway driver in a string of overnight convenience store and gas station robberies in Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Middlesex, Morris and Union counties.
Meshach Whagar, 31, admitted during a video-conferenced plea hearing that he was the wheelman during the 20 predawn holdups in November and December of 2017, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
It included robberies in Lodi, Mahwah, Elmwood Park, Clifton, Hoboken, Bayonne, Kearny, Parsippany, Rockaway, Morris Plains, West Orange, East Brunswick, South River, Edison, …
Update: Middlesex Man Nabbed In Burlington County ShopRite Thefts
Social media tips led to the arrest of a Middlesex man accused of shoplifting from a Burlington County grocery store.
State Police on Sept. 9 asked for the public's help in identifying a man who stole items from the Hainesport ShopRite.
Several tips subsequently identified Jamal Boone, 46, as a suspect, police said.
Troopers located Boone on Saturday, and arrested him without incident at a home in Mount Holly, State Police said.
He was charged with shoplifting, eluding, obstruction of administrative law, obstructing highways and other public passage, terroristic threats, crimina…
Middlesex Man Nabbed In Burlington County ShopRite Thefts
Social media tips lead to the arrest of a Middlesex man accused of shoplifting from a Burlington County grocery store.
State Police on Sept. 9 asked for the public's help in identifying a man who stole items from the Hainesport ShopRite.
Several tips subsequently identified Jamal Boone, 46, as a suspect, police said.
Troopers located Boone last Saturday, and arrested him without incident at a home in Mount Holly, State Police said.
He was charged with shoplifting, eluding, obstruction of administrative law, obstructing highways and other public passage, terroristic threats, crim…
NJ County Breakdown: 5,600 Residents Without Power 6 Days After Tropical Storm Isaias
Thousands of New Jersey residents were still without power Monday, six days after Tropical Storm Isaias hit the region.
As of 10:30 a.m., there were nearly 5,600 residents in the dark, according to utility company outage maps. Sunday night, there were approximately 20,900 outages across New Jersey, according to Gov. Phil Murphy.
Many residents who had power recently restored were waiting for internet service. Restoration times for those still without power were Monday and Tuesday nights.
Here's a list of outages per county, according to outage maps from JCP&L, PSE&G, Rockland &…
Authorities: Middlesex Man, 59, Arrested For Setting 3 Fires
A man from Middlesex was arrested on Monday in connection with three fires set last week, authorities said.
Christopher Ferraro, 59, of Middlesex has been charged with three counts of arson, one for each of the fires set on June 2, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Middlesex Police Chief Matthew P. Geist of the Middlesex Police Department said in a statement.
At investigation determined that between 10:15 p.m. and 11:14 p.m., last Tuesday, Ferraro set three fires in the area of Lincoln Boulevard and Union Avenue, Kuberiet and Geist sai…
Murphy Details Rise In Positive NJ Coronavirus Cases, Testing Sites, PPE
An additional 69 coronavirus-related deaths brought New Jersey's overall total to 267 since the pandemic began, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday, while promoting the additions of testing sites and protective gear.
Murphy reported 2,196 new COVID-19 cases, bringing New Jersey's total positive cases to 18,696.
The governor specifically mentioned two fatalities, those of Passaic firefighter Israel Tolentino, 33, and 30-year-old Cliffside Park baseball coach Ben Luderer.
"Our job is to stay at home and flatten the hell out of that curve," Murphy said. "Let's prevent more losses li…
