Human Remains Found In South Jersey Wooded Area: Cops Human Remains Found In South Jersey Wooded Area: Cops
Human Remains Found In South Jersey Wooded Area: Cops A local resident made a grisly discovery in a wooded area of a South Jersey town: part of a human skeleton, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. Officers  responded at dawn Thursday, July 30, to woods near the intersection of Tilton and Delilah roads after the resident discovered a portion of the remains, Egg Harbor Township police said. A cadaver canine unit from the New Jersey State Parks Police was brought in to search the area and located the rest of the skeletal remains nearby, while the Atlantic County Medical Examiner's Office completed the recovery of the remains, police sai…
Embattled NJ Councilwoman, Husband Used Phony Signatures To Get On Ballot: Prosecutor Embattled NJ Councilwoman, Husband Used Phony Signatures To Get On Ballot: Prosecutor
Embattled NJ Councilwoman, Husband Used Phony Signatures To Get On Ballot: Prosecutor Gina LaPlaca and her husband Jason Carty are in trouble with the law again. LaPlaca, 47 and Carty, 49 are charged charged with fraudulently placing LaPlaca on the Democratic primary ballot in the June 2026 Lumberton Township Committee race, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Multiple individuals whose names and purported signatures appeared on LaPlaca's nominating petition indicated they had neither signed the petition nor authorized anyone to do so on their behalf in support of the candidate's nomination, Bradshaw said. The petition, which was submitted to the Lumbert…
Mom Sues NJ Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run Mom Sues NJ Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run
Mom Sues NJ Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run A New Jersey mother is suing a strip club and the driver accused of fatally striking her 26-year-old son, claiming the club continued serving the motorist alcohol before the deadly crash in August 2024, court records show. Jeannette Consoro Green, acting on behalf of the estate of her son, Matthew Flores, of Ridgefield Park, filed the wrongful-death lawsuit (attached at the bottom of this news article) in Passaic County Superior Court against Edinson Polo Jr., Silk Gentlemen's Club, and several businesses and individuals associated with the club and nearby parking areas on Tuesday, Aug. 4. …
Overturned Vehicle Engulfed In Flames On Route 22: FD Overturned Vehicle Engulfed In Flames On Route 22: FD
Overturned Vehicle Engulfed In Flames On Route 22: FD An overturned vehicle caught fire on Route 22 East in Bridgewater on Tuesday morning, Aug. 11. At 3:53 a.m., firefighters responded to the scene at Route 22 east and saw a vehicle engulfed in flames, the Finderne Fire Department said. The driver was able to self extricate the vehicle and did not sustain any injuries, firefighters said. The fire was extinguished and the scene was turned over to the Bridgewater Police Department, firefighters said.
Convicted Murderer, Mom Break 4-Year-Old Boy's Bones, Burn Him: Affidavit Convicted Murderer, Mom Break 4-Year-Old Boy's Bones, Burn Him: Affidavit
Convicted Murderer, Mom Break 4-Year-Old Boy's Bones, Burn Him: Affidavit A convicted murderer and the mother of a 4-year-old boy are accused in a disturbing child abuse case that left the child with broken bones, burns, bruises, and injuries doctors ultimately categorized as "torture," according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Raheem Akbar Shabazz Floyd, 38, who was on parole for a North Carolina murder conviction, and the boy's mother, Brianna Nichole Nolte-Maple, 32, were arrested in Harrisburg following an investigation into the child's extensive injuries on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the affidavit. The investigation began af…
NJ Boy Dies In Car Crash During Family Vacation In Ecuador NJ Boy Dies In Car Crash During Family Vacation In Ecuador
NJ Boy Dies In Car Crash During Family Vacation In Ecuador A New Jersey mother is facing what friends called "every parent’s worst nightmare" after her son died in a car crash during a family vacation in Ecuador. Vanessa Gonzalez was vacationing in Ecuador with her husband and son Zechariah Diaz, of Cliffside Park, and members of her husband’s family when the crash happened, according to a GoFundMe shared by the borough. Zechariah and members of Gonzalez’s in-law family were involved in the crash, according to the fundraiser, launched by Juliana Chalarca. Zechariah died. Gonzalez remains in Ecuador with her husband as the family handles arrang…
NJ Man Learns Fate After Child Porn Bust: Prosecutor NJ Man Learns Fate After Child Porn Bust: Prosecutor
NJ Man Learns Fate After Child Porn Bust: Prosecutor A 48-year-old Brick man was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 10. An investigation into Christian Kohl began after law enforcement received a tip from he National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of a person sending and receiving images of child pornography from the internet, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. In summer 2024, a detective conducted an undercover chat investigation on the Kik messenger service, posing as a 14-year-old girl and chatting with Kohl, Bi…
Drugs, Guns, Machete Gets Florida Man Arrested In NJ: Police Drugs, Guns, Machete Gets Florida Man Arrested In NJ: Police
Drugs, Guns, Machete Gets Florida Man Arrested In NJ: Police A 49-year-old Florida man was arrested and charged after he was found to be in possession of multiple weapons and drugs in Stafford, authorities announced. At 12:44 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 9 North and Mary Bell Road and believed Charles Clemons was in possession of drugs, Stafford Township police said. During a search his vehicle, officers located a large machete, a fixed-blade knife, and a Glock 19-style pistol, police said. An additional search led to the seizure of a quantity of suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and anabolic s…
Parents Kidnapped, Assaulted 7-Week-Old Baby Girl In Philadelphia: Police Parents Kidnapped, Assaulted 7-Week-Old Baby Girl In Philadelphia: Police
Parents Kidnapped, Assaulted 7-Week-Old Baby Girl In Philadelphia: Police A 7-week-old baby girl suffered multiple serious injuries in an alleged assault that landed both of her parents behind bars in Philadelphia, police announced on Monday, Aug. 10. Secret McCleve-Sar, 21, and Tyrone Jones, 22, both of the 2500 block of North Front Street, were apprehended on Sunday, Aug. 9, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The investigation began after an 18th District officer responded to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for a report of a prior assault involving the infant at approximately 6:34 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, police said. The baby had initially …
Cyclist Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Neptune City: Prosecutor Cyclist Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Neptune City: Prosecutor
Cyclist Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Neptune City: Prosecutor A 44-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle while riding a bike in Neptune City, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 10. At 4:53 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, Neptune City police responded to Route 35 and Fourth Avenue after a man driving a 2014 Hino Box Truck was traveling on Route 35 when he collided with a man on a Cannondale bike riding westbound across the highway, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. The 44-year-old cyclist was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center where he would later succumb to his injuries on Saturday, August 8, Santiago said. He h…
Sex Offender Found With Loaded Gun On Route 195: Police Sex Offender Found With Loaded Gun On Route 195: Police
Sex Offender Found With Loaded Gun On Route 195: Police A 47-year-old Jackson man was arrested and charged with multiple weapons offenses on Route 195, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 10. At 11:02 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 195 in Wall Township after noticing a traffic violation, Wall Township police said. A front-seat passenger, Jarrone Perry was found to have an active warrant issued by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office for failure to register as a sex offender, police said. K-9 Rebel  conducted a free-air sniff of the vehicle and gave a positive indication for the presence …
Mom, 5-Month-Old Daughter ID'd In Deadly Liberty Island Boat Capsize Mom, 5-Month-Old Daughter ID'd In Deadly Liberty Island Boat Capsize
Mom, 5-Month-Old Daughter ID'd In Deadly Liberty Island Boat Capsize A mother and her 5-month-old daughter have been identified as the two victims killed when a boat carrying their family capsized near Liberty Island. Sara Sanchez and her 5-month-old daughter died in the Saturday night, Aug. 8 incident, according to Il Punto Ristorante, which identified Sanchez's husband and Antonella's father as Andres Garcia, a beloved member of its restaurant family. According to a GoFundMe launched by the restaurant, Andres was also aboard the boat and is left alone to care for his and Sanchez's 6-year-old son. "This past weekend, what was meant to be a joyful fami…