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Woodbridge Stepson's Brutal Hammer Assault Leaves Stepfather In Critical Condition: Prosecutor
A Woodbridge man is clinging to life after his stepson allegedly attacked him with a hammer, authorities announced on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Ronald Javier Polanco-Barrera, 22, is accused of striking his 48-year-old stepfather multiple times in the head at their Sherry Street residence, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Woodbridge Police Director Robert Hubner. Emergency responders were called to the scene around 6:42 p.m. and found the victim unconscious with blunt force trauma to his head, officials said. He was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospita…
Police & Fire
Four Arrested In NJ Detective's Home Invasion Killing: 'Significant Step Toward Justice'
Four people have been charged for their roles in a violent home invasion that left a Cumberland County detective dead, authorities announced. Nyshawn Mutcherson, 29, of Vineland; Jarred Brown, 31, of Bridgeton; and Richard Hawkins Willis, 32, of Gloucester City, were each charged with first-degree murder, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Monday, Oct. 28. Cyndia Pimentel, 38, of Paulsboro, was also facing charges in the case. Sgt. Monica Mosley, a detective sergeant with the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, was shot and killed in her Brid…
Police & Fire
Toms River Man Convicted For Shooting Two Men In Head, Killing Them: Prosecutors
A Toms River man was found guilty of killing two men in a Lakewood apartment nearly three years ago, authorities said. After a nearly month-long trial, a jury convicted 42-year-old Tyshaun Drummond on Tuesday, Oct. 22 of two murder counts, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He was charged in the deaths of 36-year-old Nicholas Hardy of Toms River and 32-year-old Sergio Chavez-Perez of Lakewood. Lakewood police responded to shots fired at an apartment complex on River Avenue at around 7:20 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. Officers found Drummond matching…
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'Most Wanted' NJ Fugitive Captured After 14 Years To Remain Held Pending Trial
A 40-year-old fugitive captured 14 years after shooting a man in the face in Ocean County will remain held pending trial, authorities announced. Marciano Sanchez, who had been named to the "New Jersey's Most Wanted" list, was captured earlier this month in New York City, as previously reported by Daily Voice. On Thursday, Oct. 17, Superior Court Judge Wendel E. Daniels ordered Sanchez jailed pending trial. Sanchez is suspected of shooting a man in the face at the Community First Aid building on Mantoloking Road on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley B…
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! Bruce Cymanski Convicted In Nancy Noga's Sayreville Cold Case Killing
A 52-year-old New Jersey man accused of killing a 17-year-old girl 25 years ago has been found guilty, authorities announced. A Middlesex County Jury has found Bruce A. Cymanski guilty in the 1999 murder of Sayreville's Nancy Noga, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Sayreville Police Chief Daniel Plumacker said. Nancy was a senior in high school when she was reported missing on Jan. 7, 1999. Five days later, her body was found in a wooded area behind a strip mall on Ernston Road. An autopsy later determined Noga died from blunt force trauma after being struck with a b…
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Knife-Wielding Woman Steals Money, Cigarettes In Jersey Shore Crime Spree: Prosecutors
A Brick Township woman was accused of pulling a knife on a Berkeley Township store clerk and trying to break into another business, authorities said. Jessica Napolitano, 37, was arrested in Lakewood, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Berkeley police responded to a robbery report at The Corner Store on Ocean Gate Drive at around 4:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Officers learned that a woman who pulled out a knife at the register demanded money and cigarettes. Store employees gave them to her before she le…
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Wife Stabbed Dead By Husband, Both Found Lying On Kitchen Floor In NJ: Prosecutor
A Perth Amboy man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of his wife overnight, authorities said. ALSO SEE: Perth Amboy Mom Believed Killed By Husband Survived By 4 Daughters, Campaign Says Officers responding to a 911 call on reports of a stabbing in a Bertrand Avenue residence found Rosana Rodriguez lying on the kitchen floor next to her husband, Wellington Leonardo, just before 3 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Lawrence Cattano said. Rodriguez appeared to have been stabbed, the prosecutor and chief s…
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Central Jersey Man Stabbed VA Man During Fight Over Cellphone At Motel, Police Say
An Eatontown man was accused of stabbing a Virginia man during a fight at a Wall Township motel, authorities said. Geraldo Voglino, 37, was arrested on Sunday, Sept. 8, the Wall Township Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to the stabbing report at the Economy Inn on Route 35 at around 3:30 p.m. Police found the 50-year-old man from Hampton, VA, with multiple stab wounds to his stomach and back. He was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for treatment. Investigators said Voglino and the victim were fighting about a cellphone when Vo…
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Suspected Killer Indicted In 2022 Toms River Hookah Lounge Shooting: Prosecutors
An Asbury Park man was indicted in a deadly triple shooting at a Toms River hookah lounge nearly two years ago, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 24-year-old Eric Manzanares on Wednesday, Aug. 21, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He was charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon. Manzanares was accused of shooting and killing 25-year-old Nymere Tinsley of Brick Township on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Toms River police responded to a…
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Teen Indicted In Deadly Triple Shooting Of 21-Year-Old In Asbury Park, Prosecutors Say
A Long Branch teen has been indicted after he was accused of killing a man in a triple shooting in Asbury Park more than a year ago, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 19-year-old Michael Sally for first-degree murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, and gang criminality, two counts of second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon, and third-degree receiving stolen property. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced the indictment in a news release on Tu…
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South Jersey Man Who Killed Ex-GF With Machete In Front Of 3-Year-Old Indicted: Prosecutors
A Wall Township man has been indicted after he was accused of killing his ex-girlfriend with a machete in front of one of her children, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 24-year-old Alex Williams for first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose (machete), and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced the indictment in a news release on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Williams was accused of killing 29-year-old Br…
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NJ Man Killed, Dismembered By 5 People Including Murder Suspect Before SWAT Standoff: Cops
Four people from Ocean County were accused of helping a murder suspect dismember the body of a Toms River man who was killed in his home, authorities said. Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, of Seaside Heights; Danielle Bolstad, 42, of Barnegat; Jared Krysiak, 34, of Brick Township; and Jarred Palumbo, 36, of Manchester, were facing charges in the case, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Monday, July 15. Their charges were related to the killing of 56-year-old Kerry Rollason. Investigators said Rollason was killed by 35-ye…
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Tattooed Gunman Charged With Shooting NJ Victim In Face In Tag-Team Assault: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after shooting another man in his face last month, authorities in Ocean County said. Michael Vulpis, 26, was arrested at his home in Freehold on Wednesday, July 3, in connection with the June 27 incident in Jackson Township, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The 27-year-old victim and a female were sitting in a parked car outside of a home on Larsen Road when a blue sedan then parked in front of the vehicle, blocking it in, Billhimer said. Vulpis and another man got out of the blue sedan, approached the ve…
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Man Who Stabbed South Jersey Police Officer, Injured Another Indicted: Prosecutors
A Galloway Township man was indicted after he was accused of stabbing a police officer and injuring another one, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 30-year-old Keith Kiminsky for attempted murder on Wednesday, June 26, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was previously charged on Sunday, Apr. 7 with several offenses, including attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and resisting arrest. Galloway police responded to a home on the 300 block of Cresson Avenue after several 911 hang-up calls. Body …
Police & Fire
Two Men Broke Into Several Gas Stations To Swipe Vape Products: Somerset County Prosecutor
Two South Plainfield men were recently arrested and charged with burglarizing several gas stations on Route 22 in Somerset County in May, authorities said. On Thursday, May 2, at 3:16 a.m., Macario Wilchez, a 20-year-old South Plainfield resident wearing a hoodie, face mask and glove broke the glass in the front door of a gas station to gain entry and stole numerous vape products before fleeing the area, Somerset Prosecutor John McDonald said. On Saturday, May 4, at 1:10 a.m., the gas station was burglarized again by Wilchez who broke the glass door to enter and stole vape products be…
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South Jersey Man Admits To Racist Amazon Driver Threats, Illegally Growing Weed: Prosecutor
A Lacey Township man admitted to racist threats against an Amazon driver and illegally selling large amounts of marijuana, authorities said. John Vincentini, 64, pleaded guilty in two separate cases on Friday, June 7, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He and his wife, 64-year-old Karen Vincentini, have been held in the Ocean County Jail since March. John Vincentini pleaded guilty to bias intimidation after he was indicted back in June 2023. He was accused of threatening an Amazon delivery driver on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Investi…
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South Jersey Man To 911: 'I Just Killed My Girl' In Deadly Machete Attack, Affidavit Says
A Wall Township man had been arrested for attacking his ex-girlfriend three months before killing her with a machete in front of one of her children, according to arrest records. Daily Voice obtained the affidavit against 24-year-old Alex Williams, who's accused of killing 29-year-old Brianna Greenwood, also from Wall. The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said she was attacked in the parking lot of the Glen Oaks apartment complex on Thursday, May 23. The affidavit said Williams called 911 at around 9:22 a.m. and said he "just killed my girl." He also t…
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Mom Killed By Ex-Boyfriend In 'Horrifying' South Jersey Machete Attack Identified
The identity of a Wall Township woman was confirmed after authorities said her ex-boyfriend killed her with a machete. A spokesperson for the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office identified 29-year-old Brianna Greenwood as the victim of the attack on Thursday, May 23. Alex Williams, 24, of Wall Township, was accused of killing her at the Glen Oaks apartments. Wall police responded to the complex's parking lot at around 9:22 a.m. and found Greenwood suffering from several serious injuries. She was rushed to a hospital and died a week later on Thursday, May 30. A GoFu…
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Teens Accused Of Killing Asbury Park 21-Year-Old In July 2023 Triple Shooting
Two teens were accused of killing a man in a triple shooting in Asbury Park nearly a year ago, authorities said. Michael Sally, 19, of Long Branch, and an unidentified boy were facing charges in the shooting that killed 21-year-old Lativity Lyons of Asbury Park. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced their arrests in a news release on Thursday, June 6. Asbury Park police responded to the shooting at the Asbury Park Gardens apartment complex on Atlantic Avenue just after 10:30 p.m. on Monday, July 3, 2023. When officers arrived, they found three men who wer…
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Mom Dies Days After NJ BF's Machete Attack, Charges Upgraded To Murder, Prosecutor Says
Charges have been upgraded for a 24-year-old man accused of attacking his girlfriend with a machete, following her death, authorities in Monmouth County said. Alex J. Williams' girlfriend died on Thursday, May 30, a week after she was found suffering serious injuries in the parking lot of the Glen Oaks Apartment Complex, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. The victim was rushed to a local hospital, where she remained for a week before she died, police said. Police say Williams "repeatedly physically assaulted the victim with a machete, causing the injuries," and was c…