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DUI Driver Plows Into NJ Creek With Child In Car, Charged With Attempted Murder: Cops DUI Driver Plows Into NJ Creek With Child In Car, Charged With Attempted Murder: Cops
DUI Driver Plows Into NJ Creek With Child In Car, Charged With Attempted Murder: Cops A South Plainfield man is facing attempted murder charges after police say he intentionally drove off the road, crashed through a backyard, and landed in a creek with a child in the car. South Plainfield Police received multiple 911 calls about an erratic driver near Cromwell Place on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 2:19 p.m., authorities said. Witnesses reported seeing the vehicle speed through a backyard on Stratford Avenue, cross a field, and come to rest partially submerged in a creek. When officers arrived, they found the 40-year-old driver unresponsive and floating in the water, police said. Lt…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Spray Painted Antisemitic Messages On Wall Outside Jersey Shore Home, Police Say Man Spray Painted Antisemitic Messages On Wall Outside Jersey Shore Home, Police Say
Man Spray Painted Antisemitic Messages On Wall Outside Jersey Shore Home, Police Say A man was accused of spray painting antisemitic graffiti on a wall in front of a Monmouth County home, authorities said. Joseph Antebi, 25, was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 16, the Township of Ocean Police Department said in a news release. A hometown wasn't immediately available for Antebi. Ocean Township police responded to a vandalism report at a home on West Park Avenue. The caller reported someone sprayed antisemitic messages on the paver wall before running away from the home. An arriving officer looked at the graffiti and spoke with the caller, who gave the officer a video of the inci…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Driver High On Drugs Caused Crashes, Fought Road Worker On Garden State Parkway: Troopers Driver High On Drugs Caused Crashes, Fought Road Worker On Garden State Parkway: Troopers
Driver High On Drugs Caused Crashes, Fought Road Worker On Garden State Parkway: Troopers A Bayville man was accused of driving while high on drugs when he caused several crashes on the Garden State Parkway before assaulting a construction worker, authorities said. Jonathan Ferro, 21, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 28, a state police spokesperson said. Troopers responded to multiple hit-and-run crashes near milepost 101.3 on the northbound side of the parkway in Tinton Falls at around 2:18 p.m. Investigators said Ferro was driving a Dodge pickup in the crashes and ran away from the truck when it became disabled. Ferro also physically assaulted a road worker while…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Fugitive Surrenders To South Jersey Police After Hours Of Negotiations Fugitive Surrenders To South Jersey Police After Hours Of Negotiations
Fugitive Surrenders To South Jersey Police After Hours Of Negotiations A fugitive surrendered to police in Camden County after several hours of negotiations, authorities said. Samad Searles-Bevans, 49, of Clementon was later charged with obstruction of justice, contempt of court and numerous motor vehicle violations, Gloucester Township police said. On Sunday, Aug. 20, at approximately 9 p.m.,  Gloucester Township Police were conducting a proactive patrol in the area of Millbridge Road. Searles-Bevans was observed operating a motor vehicle with numerous motor vehicle violations and was then observed entering his residence. Officers attempted to make c…

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by Jon Craig
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REEL STORY: Ex-Con Nabbed With Gun Fished From Lake: Rochelle Park PD REEL STORY: Ex-Con Nabbed With Gun Fished From Lake: Rochelle Park PD
Reel Story: Ex-Con Nabbed With Gun Fished From Lake: Rochelle Park PD A Newark ex-con was carrying a gun that he'd apparently fished out of a lake when a Rochelle Park police officer pulled him over Sunday morning, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka called for a Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 Unit after stopping Lamont House, 31, for multiple motor vehicle violations on West Passaic around 10:30 a.m. Feb. 19, Lt. James DePreta said. A positive indication prompted a search that turned up a Hi-Point Arms .380-caliber handgun in the trunk, the lieutenant said. House was charged with various weapons offenses, including having a firearm in his possession as a co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Pathfinder Flips, Manchester Driver, 66, Charged With DUI Pathfinder Flips, Manchester Driver, 66, Charged With DUI
Pathfinder Flips, Manchester Driver, 66, Charged With DUI A 66-year-old man from Manchester Township has been charged with driving under the influence after a weekend crash, authorities said. At about 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Rodriquez was driving a Toyota Sequoia on Route 571 east when his vehicle crossed in front of a Nissan Pathfinder driven by a teenager from Manchester, Toms River police sad.   As Rodriguez was turning left onto Whitesville Road, police said he cut in front of the Pathfinder and the vehicles collided,  The Pathfinder hit a curb and flipped onto its roof.  Rodriguez was taken to Monmouth Medical Center, Sout…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Federal Homeland Security Agent Charged In Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Hoboken Cyclist Federal Homeland Security Agent Charged In Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Hoboken Cyclist
Federal Homeland Security Agent Charged In Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Hoboken Cyclist A 32-year-old U.S. Division of Homeland Security agent who was off-duty when he seriously injured a bicyclist in Hoboken then fled surrendered to detectives, authorities said Wednesday. Ryan Varrone was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and 39 other motor vehicle violations in the crash that sent a 24-year-old New Hampshire man to the hospital early Monday morning, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Varrone initially stopped after hitting the bicyclist at Garden Street and First Street around 12:50 a.m. Monday -- then left, Suarez said. The vic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Teenage Girl Struck By Car, Left By Driver On Atlantic City Roadway Teenage Girl Struck By Car, Left By Driver On Atlantic City Roadway
Teenage Girl Struck By Car, Left By Driver On Atlantic City Roadway A 28-year-old woman from Atlantic County was arrested on Wednesday after her car struck a teenage pedestrian in Atlantic City, authorities said. The woman is accused of leaving the girl seriously hurt in the roadway, Atlantic City police said. The 16-year-old girl was found by Police Officer Aaron Jones in the 200 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard just before midnight on Tuesday, police said. The teenager needed surgery, they said. Shelby Frasier of Northfield was taken into custody by Officer Eric Knuttel when she returned to the crash scene three hours later, a city poli…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man, 31, Charged With DWI, Racing South Jersey Man, 31, Charged With DWI, Racing
South Jersey Man, 31, Charged With DWI, Racing A man from Egg Harbor City was arrested on multiple charges Monday after racing on the shoulder of Route 30 and crashing, authorities said. Vishal H. Patel, 31, was charged with DWI, assault by auto, racing, reckless driving and other motor vehicle violations after a collision on White Horse Pike (Route 30) near the Travelodge Hotel, Absecon police said in a statement.  Two vehicles were involved in a crash about 4:20 p.m. and one rolled over into a marsh, police said. The driver of the vehicle struck by Patel's vehicle was taken to Atlanticare Regional Medical Center- City Campus…

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by Jon Craig