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Arrest Made In Point Pleasant Boardwalk Fight Over Patriotic Sweatpants: Cops
A 33-year-old New Jersey woman has been arrested after police say she slapped a girl during an argument over patriotic sweatpants with political wording on a Jersey Shore boardwalk on Friday, July 3 Kaitlyn Tracey was captured on video striking the girl once in the body and once in the face with an open hand following the argument, Point Pleasant police said. Tracey left the scene before officers could identify her, police said. Tracey was identified as the assailant on Monday, July 6, and she was charged with simple assault, endangering the welfare of a child, harassment, and obstruction, …
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Bodycam Shows Viral Accused Toddler Abuser's DUI Arrest After Friend's NJ Funeral
A 25-year-old woman whose mugshot caught fire online following her arrest on accusations she sexually abused a 2-year-old boy has a laundry list of other offenses. Among her prior offenses was a 2023 drunken driving arrest, captured on body camera footage released last year by Transparency Bodycam. Police records show she was driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.16%, which is twice the legal limit. Barnegat police responded to a crash near West Bay Avenue and the Garden State Parkway overpass at approximately 8:42 p.m. on Monday, March 6, 2023, and learned the striking vehicle ha…
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$50K! Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Toms River
It was a sensational Saturday for a Powerball player in Toms River. A ticket matched four numbers and the red Powerball in the drawing held on Saturday, July 11. The ticket was sold at Buy Rite of Toms River at 1311 Route 37. The winning numbers were 8, 10, 14, 45, 59 and the red Powerball was 5.
Police & Fire
NY Man Ejected From Motorcycle On Route 78:
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A 30-year-old Middletown man was seriously injured when he crashed his BMW motorcycle on Route 78 in Somerset County on Sunday, July 12, authorities said. At 3:22 p.m., the front of a motorcycle struck the back of a Toyota passenger vehicle in Bedminster Township causing the motorcycle to overturn and the motorcyclist to be ejected from the vehicle, Postorino said. The motorcyclist sustained serious injuries and was transported to an area hospital, Postorino said. The crash remains under investigation, Postorino said.
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NJ Cops Riding ATVs Strike Two Pedestrians On Boardwalk (
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Seven people were injured after a police officers riding an all-terrain vehicle were involved in a crash on the Atlantic City Boardwalk on Saturday, July 11, authorities said. At 1:41 p.m., two officers were operating ATVs and collided with each other while patrolling the Boardwalk near Brighton Avenue, Atlantic City police said. Two pedestrians and a boardwalk tram car were also struck. Video from Scan Atlantic City shows one officer plowing into two pedestrians before the other officer crashes into him, causing both vehicles to flip over, police said. Seven people, including the two o…
Police & Fire
Elderly Couple Dies Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In NJ Home
An elderly couple died from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning after being found unresponsive inside a New Jersey home during a welfare check Saturday night, July 11, police said. Montvale police and firefighters responded to a residence at 2 Lexington Lane at approximately 9:21 p.m., according to Montvale Police Chief Doug McDowell. When first responders arrived, they detected elevated levels of gas and carbon monoxide inside the home, police said. Emergency personnel immediately evacuated the residence and found two unresponsive occupants inside, authorities said. An 84-year-old man and…
Police & Fire
'Bunny Bear' ID'd As Wildwood Motorcyclist Killed In Route 47 Crash
The motorcyclist killed in a crash near the Wildwood Welcome Center just after midnight on Saturday, July 11, has been identified as Brandon Vega, a 26-year-old rider widely known as "Bunny Bear" or "Bunny Boy" for the oversized rabbit helmet he wore everywhere. Police have not released the cause of the crash. His brother, Ryan Vega, 28, of South Carolina, said reports that his brother was traveling around 100 mph before the collision do not match the rider his family and friends knew. "Every single one of his biker friends said he was one of the safest riders out of everyone," Ryan sa…
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Ex-NJ Basketball Star Killed In Targeted Attack At Harlem Basketball Tournament: Reports
A 35-year-old basketball player who starred at Fairleigh Dickinson University was shot and killed in what multiple outlets are reporting as a targeted attack during a Harlem basketball tournament on Friday, July 10. Kinu Rochford, of Brooklyn, died, and two other people were injured in the shooting behind 70 Lenox Ave. at approximately 10:23 p.m. on Friday, July 10, the NYPD said. Officers found the 6-foot-6 Rochford with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. A 28-year-old man was shot in the shin, and a 22-year-old woman was shot in the forearm. Rochford was shot while…
Police & Fire
Child Abuse: 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road Escaped Bedroom Barricaded With Zip Ties
A 5-year-old boy was found naked walking in the middle of a Lebanon County road before Pennsylvania State Police uncovered what they described as hoarding conditions and a bedroom barricaded to keep him inside, authorities said. Troopers from Pennsylvania State Police Jonestown, responded to Quarry Road and South Lancaster Street in Swatara Township at 7:29 a.m. Friday, July 10, after receiving a report that a young child was wandering in the roadway, police said. Good Samaritans kept the boy safe until troopers and EMS arrived. He was taken to WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital for a medical …
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NJ Man Sextorted 13-Year-Old PA Girl; Probe Uncovers 50 More Child Victims: Prosecutors
A New Jersey man allegedly threatened to kill a 13-year-old Hershey girl and harm her family unless she sent him explicit photos before forwarding the images to her school while posing as a "concerned parent," according to officials in Pennsylvania, after an investigation uncovered at least 50 additional child victims across the United States and Canada. Cody A. Rock, 34, of Winfield, New Jersey, turned himself in to Derry Township Police detectives on Tuesday, July 7, following a months-long investigation by detectives assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force …
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Gas Station Worker Masturbated Near Customers' Cars In Wealthy NJ Town: Prosecutor
A man working at a Bergen County gas station repeatedly masturbated near occupied customer vehicles, authorities said. Manpreet Singh, 26, was arrested Thursday, July 9, following a joint investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit and the Franklin Lakes Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The investigation began after police in Franklin Lakes, where the median home value is $1.6M, reported alleged lewd incidents at the Delta gas station on Franklin Avenue, where detectives determined Singh masturbated near occupied customer ve…
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NJ Woman Filmed Sex Act With 2-Year-Old, Saved Clip To Snapchat: Complaint
A 25-year-old New Jersey woman has been jailed on multiple offenses in connection with the sexual assault of a 2-year-old boy, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice. ALSO SEE: Bodycam Shows Viral Accused Toddler Abuser's DUI Arrest After Friend's NJ Funeral Victoria Cranmer, of Little Egg Harbor, was lodged in the Ocean County Jail on Wednesday, July 8, in connection with the Wednesday, May 6, incident, which she filmed and saved to her Snapchat memories, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. WARNING: The following news stor…
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Newly
Minted
Millionaire
! Toms River Lotto Player Hits Jackpot
It was a terrific Thursday for a lottery player in Toms River. A ticket sold in Toms River matched all five balls in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Thursday, July 9, winning $1.33 million. The ticket was purchased at County Farms at Route 70 West. The winning numbers were 06, 27, 41, 43 and 44. The Bullseye was 43 and the XTRA was 02.
Police & Fire
Driver Killed After Car Strikes Tree: Marlboro PD
A person was killed after their car truck a tree on in Marlboro, authorities announced Friday, July 10. At 12:45 a.m., officers responded to a motor vehicle crash at Route 18 and Rout 79 and found a black 2018 Acura MDX that had left the roadway and struck a tree, police said. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Confirmation of the individual’s identity is pending results from the Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office, police said.
Police & Fire
Red Bank Family Starting Over After Home Destroyed In Fire: GoFundMe
The Campos family after losing the place they called home for 14 years. Their Red Bank home was destroyed in a fire on Thursday, July 9. "They are a loving family of five who have built their lives, memories, and sense of home in our community," Cynthia Gaspar, who created a GoFundMe, said. At 2:33 a.m., firefighters responded to the home on Chestnut Street for the blaze, which required all Red Bank units and other departments providing mutual aid, the Red Bank Fire Department said. While the entire family, including two dogs, made it out safely, they are forced to start over. Donations &…
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Cruise Ship Hairstylist Sexually Abused Women During 'Massages,' FBI Says
A cruise ship hairstylist was arrested after he was accused of sexually abusing passengers during fake "massages," authorities said. Pranit Narayan Pawar, 26, was charged with two counts of abusive sexual contact, the US Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington said in a news release on Monday, July 6. The Indian national was arrested when the Brilliant Lady docked in Seattle on Thursday, July 2. According to a federal complaint, the assaults happened during a Virgin Voyages cruise to Alaska on Friday, June 26. Pawar was hired to provide hair ca…
Police & Fire
Early Morning Fire Displaces Nine People In Red Bank: Red Cross
A structure fire severely damaged a home in Red Bank on Thursday morning, July 9. At 2:33 a.m., firefighters responded to the home on Chestnut Street for the blaze, which required all Red Bank units and other departments providing mutual aid, the Red Bank Fire Department said. The Red Cross said it assisted in nine people in two families with emergency assistance for temporary lodging, food, clothing, other immediate needs.
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Infant, Preschooler Found In Squalid Conditions With 38 Pets; Philly Parents' Mugshots Released
Two Philadelphia parents are facing criminal charges after FBI agents discovered an infant and a preschooler living in what police described as deplorable conditions alongside dozens of animals inside a Tacony home, authorities announced Wednesday, July 8. The discovery was made around 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, when FBI agents were carrying out "court-authorized law enforcement activities" at a residence in the 7100 block of Whittaker Avenue, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. After making contact with 44-year-old Megan Bach, agents entered the home and determined the property …
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Murder-Suicide: Federal Agent, Wife Found Dead In NJ Home
A 52-year-old man who appears to have worked as a federal special agent shot and killed his wife, then turned the gun on himself at their New Jersey home last week, authorities confirmed. Police closed off Glynn Court in Sayreville and urged residents to stay inside for approximately 40 minutes at approximately 8 p.m. on Friday, July 3. It was then that Christopher Iatauro was found dead in the backyard after killing his wife, 46-year-old Kelly Iatauro, a spokesperson for the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office confirmed. Robyn Perlman-Spencer Christopher Iatauro was a spe…
Police & Fire
NJ K-9 Officer Left Dogs In Car For 7 Hours With Windows Closed — Then They Died: Prosecutor
A Salem County Sheriff's Officer is facing charges after two K-9s died after he left them in the car all day with the windows up, authorities announced Tuesday, July 7. On Friday, May 9, Cody Henderson left K-9s Rip, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, and Boomer, a 6-year-old Springer Spaniel, unattended for approximately seven hours with the vehicle powered off, despite a known malfunction with the vehicle's air conditioning system, and the K-9 heat alert system had been manually turned off, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice. Those conditions resulted in the dogs…
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NJ Teen Led Parkway Pursuit After Peeing Out Vehicle While Stopped in Traffic: Police
A 19-year-old Milford resident is at large after he led police on a July 4 pursuit after being spotted relieving himself from his vehicle in Stafford, authorities said. At 7:35 p.m., officers initiated a motor vehicle stop on Route Route 72 and Marsha Drive after observing Evan Perez urinating from his gray Honda Accord while stopped in traffic, Stafford police said. The Honda Accord fled the scene once the officer exited the vehicle, police said. Officers spotted the same vehicle speeding on Route 72 while weaving through traffic, driving on the shoulder and nearly causing multiple motor v…
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NJ Teen Charged In Shootout With
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An 18-year-old New Jersey teen has been charged with attempted murder after authorities say he exchanged gunfire with NYPD officers during a Fourth of July violence reduction operation in Brooklyn. Camani Bartletto, 18, of 22 Dean St., was arrested at approximately 8:10 p.m. on Monday, July 6, within the confines of the 77th Precinct, the NYPD said. The charges stem from an incident at approximately 4:14 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, near St. Johns Place and Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn, where officers assigned to a Mobile Field Force detail were parked in an unmarked police vehicle, an NYPD …
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NJ Cop Pistol-Whips Suspect, Turns Off Body Camera: Prosecutor
A police officer in a Bergen County township is accused of striking a man in the head with his firearm during an arrest, turning off his body-worn camera, and filing a false incident report, authorities said. Saddle Brook Officer Attilio Dente, 43, was arrested on Thursday, July 2, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Confidential Investigations Unit, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Dente has been an officer with the township police department since December 2017. The investigation began after the Saddle Brook Police Department notified prosec…
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NJ Pharmacy Shut Down After Refusal to Stop Filling Prescriptions: AG
A Gloucester County pharmacist's license was temporarily suspended and her pharmacy was shut down after the state accused her of practicing unsafely, authorities announced Tuesday, July 7. Nittal Lodha, owner and operator of Woodbury Family Pharmacy, operated in unsanitary conditions and interfered with patients’ rights to obtain their medications from pharmacies of their choice, leaving them to ration medications or forgo them altogether, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Lodha disregarded patients’ requests to stop filling their prescriptions and transfer them to o…
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13-Year-Old Boy Killed After Becoming Trapped Underneath Tractor In South Jersey: Police
A 13-year-old boy was killed after he was trapped beneath a farm tractor in Gloucester County on Monday, July 6, authorities said. At 5:35 p.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of Swedesboro Road and found the 13-year-old unconscious and unresponsive beneath the overturned tractor, Franklin Township police said. The boy was helping a family member dig a hole using the tractor and was riding on it with a man when the tractor overturned, trapping him, police said. Officers immediately worked together to lift the tractor off the victim and began life-saving measures, police said. The boy…
Police & Fire
3-Alarm Fire Damages Multiple Jersey Shore Businesses: Spring Lake FD
A three-alarm fire left multiple business uninhabitable in Spring Lake on Friday, July 3. That evening, firefighters responded to a blaze at 1308 Third Ave and found three floors on fire, Spring Lake Fire Department said. A second alarm was promptly tolled, bringing mutual aid companies to the scene, firefighters said. Due to high temperatures and extensive overhaul, a third alarm was struck, requesting additional manpower to the scene, firefighters said. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the building and were on scene for four hours. Mojo Fusion Pilates said their studio was c…
Police & Fire
Little EHT Man Threw Molotov Cocktail From Motorcycle: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old Little Egg Harbor Township man was arrested and charged with tossing a Molotov cocktail onto a porch, authorities announced Monday, July 6. On Wednesday, July 1 at 11:30 p.m., Little Egg Harbor police and firefighters responded to Oneida Lake Drive after a fire started on a porch caused by the Molotov cocktail, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation determined John Algor arrived at the residence on a motorcycle, lit the cocktail and threw the object to the residence before leaving the scene, Billhimer said. On Thursday, July 2, detectives arrived at …
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PA Model's Final Moments Captured Partying On IG Story Before Double Fatal NJ BMW Crash
The final moments of a Pennsylvania model were captured on her Instagram story. Ayzia Toledo, a 22-year-old Bristol resident, shared videos of herself smoking hookah, dancing, and singing karaoke with friends at approximately 9:30 p.m., about 90 minutes before her crashed BMW was found along Route 55 south in Deptford (Instagram stories disappear after 24 hours, screenshots attached). Toledo had apparently been hosting an event called "Darty in the USA," according to an Instagram post promoting the event by The Horsemen in Philadelphia last week. "Darty in the USA" thehorsemenphl …
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Roof Collapses At BJ's In Ocean Twp As Route 35 Floods: Sheriff's Office
Harrowing footage shows the moment the roof of a BJ's Wholesale Club collapsed on 27 people, including shoppers, in New Jersey on Monday, July 6 (scroll for footage). At 11:16 a.m., emergency responded to the roof collapse at the BJ's in Ocean Township at 1904 Route 35, Ocean Township Police Chief Michael Sorrentino and Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden said. There were 27 people inside the building when the collapse occurred, Sorrentino and Golden said. Two people were partially trapped but freed themselves and safely exited the building, authorities said. No injuries were rep…
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NJ Skating Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl In 1990s, Prosecutor Says
A 75-year-old South Jersey skating coach was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a minor in the 1990s, authorities announced Monday, July 6. The victim, now in her late 40s, told the United States Center for SafeSport that Ralph Marinelli, of Ventnor, sexually assaulted her when she was 14 years old and he was 40 years old while he was her personal skating coach at Young's Skating Center in Mays Landing, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The woman said she was groomed and sexually abused by Marinelli from 1992 through 1995, authorities said. Evidence collected by polic…
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8 Shot, Including 4 Children, During July 4 BBQ In Coney Island:
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Eight people — including four children — were shot during a Fourth of July family barbecue in Coney Island when a gunman opened fire from outside a courtyard, New York City police said. The mass shooting happened Saturday, July 4, at a residential courtyard in Coney Island, where family members had gathered to celebrate the holiday, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said during a press conference. According to the preliminary investigation, an unknown man dressed entirely in black walked up to the fence line surrounding the courtyard and fired multiple rounds before fleeing the area on foot. …
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