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NJ Teen Charged In Shootout With
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, 2 Cops Hospitalized: Officials
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…
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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…
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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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Breaching Whale Sinks NJ Fire Boat During July 4 Marine Patrol
A breaching whale struck a Carteret fire boat during a Fourth of July marine patrol, causing catastrophic damage and forcing firefighters to abandon the vessel within seconds, officials said. The incident happened at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, as Carteret Fire Department Marine Unit 2 was returning to waters after conducting a regional marine security detail for the Port of New York and New Jersey, Mayor Dan Reiman said. The whale surfaced beneath the stern of the boat south of the Arthur Kill at the mouth of Raritan Bay. The impact caused catastrophic damage, and the…
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One Dead In Route 18 Crash In Marlboro: Police
One person was killed in an overnight crash on Route 18 in Marlboro, authorities confirmed. The crash happened at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, at Tennent Road in the southbound lanes. Marlboror police confirmed a fatality but declined to provide further information due to an ongoing investigation.
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ID Of NJ Man Killed In Freak Storm Crash Released
Police have released details and the name of the victim killed in a freak accident during the Friday, July 3 storm. Jared C. Hirschowitz, 41, died when a large tree limb crashed onto his moving vehicle on Raritan Road near Quimby Lane at approximately 8:08 p.m., Scotch Plains Police Chif David Lavery said. Hirschowitz was driving a silver 2023 Kia wagon eastbound on Raritan Road during a brief but intense storm when high winds caused the large limb to snap and fall onto the hood and windshield of his vehicle, the chief said. The vehicle then veered off the road, struck a bush and…
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Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States, Including NJ, Sentenced In MD Victims Want To Be Heard
A heavily tattooed fugitive once captured in Texas after a four-state manhunt, who then went back on the run after being released from custody in Pennsylvania in May, has been recaptured and sentenced, according to information shared with Daily Voice and newly filed court records. Kevin James Kistler, 35, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, was released Monday, May 18, with the understanding that he would surrender himself to authorities in Cecil County, Maryland, according to information provided to Daily Voice by a person familiar with the ongoing cases. Instead, fugitive warrants were iss…
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NY Woman Ran Sex Trafficking Ring Out Of Boston-Area Brothels, Feds Say
A New York woman and Chinese national has been federally indicted after prosecutors accused her of running an alleged sex trafficking operation out of residential brothels in the Boston area. Zengzeng Liu, 40, of Flushing, New York, also known as "Bella," is accused of managing an international operation beginning no later than August 2025. Investigators say women, many of them foreign nationals from Japan, Vietnam, China, and the Philippines, were recruited to travel to the Greater Boston area to engage in commercial sex acts, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said. She is…
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South Jersey Mother, Teen Son Arrested In Dirt Bike Theft, Cops Say
A mother and her 16-year-old son were arrested and charged with stealing a dirt bike in Vineland on Thursday, July 2, authorities said. Law enforcement executed a residential search warrant in the 1500 block of North Orchard Road and investigators recovered a 2021 Kawasaki dirt bike that had previously been reported stolen, along with additional evidence believed to be connected to multiple eluding incidents that have occurred throughout Vineland, police said. A.C., a 16-year-old, was charged with eluding police and receiving stolen property, while his mother, Adriana To…
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One Injured After Car Strikes Pole, Overturns: Montgomery PD
A driver was hospitalized after their car struck a pole and overturned in Montgomery Wednesday, July 2, authorities said. At 8:47 a.m., officers responded to County Route 518 just west of Route 206 after a 2024 Nissan SUV driven by a 62-year-old Skillman resident, drifted off the right side of the roadway and struck a utility pole, Montgomery police said. The vehicle overturned, police said. The driver sustained minor injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital, police said.
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Retired NJ Army Sgt Killed In Florida Walmart Parking Spot Dispute
A 62-year-old retired Army staff sergeant from New Jersey was shot and killed in Florida following a dispute over a parking space on Tuesday, June 30, authorities said. At 12:28 p.m., officers responded to a Walmart in North Lauderdale and found Bart Diguglielmo, a Hammonton native, suffering from a gunshot wound, Broward Sheriff's Office said. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Prior to the shooting, Diguglielmo was involved in an argument over a parking space with a woman, the sheriff's office said in a statement. The woman, who was…
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NJ Cop Learns Fate For Stealing From PBA: Prosecutor
A 53-year-old South Brunswick police officer has been sentenced to five years in prison after admitting to stealing $75,000 from his Policeman's Benevolent Association chapter, authorities announced Wednesday, July 1. Jason Gassman pleaded guilty to theft earlier this year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. An investigation into Gassman was launched after he stole bedding valued at $100 from an Ocean Township department store, Santiago said. Gassman had served as his local PBA's treasurer since 2009, stealing more than $75,000 over the last six years by using the chap…
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Accused Killer, 22, Dies In NJ Prison: Report
A 22-year-old New Jersey inmate died four days after he was found unresponsive inside a housing unit at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, state officials tell Daily Voice. Stephens was found unresponsive inside a housing unit at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Friday, June 20, and was taken to a hospital, where he died four days later, New Jersey Department of Corrections spokesperson Christopher Greeder said. Stephens' death is believed to have been an act of self-harm, Greeder said. Stephens was admitted to the state prison system on …
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Mom Kidnapped, Killed While Delivering Mail On Route: Investigators
A US Postal Service mail carrier and mother of two was kidnapped and killed while delivering mail just months after her husband's death, authorities said. Brandi Reynolds, 35, was found dead at about 4:16 p.m. on Friday, June 26, the US Postal Inspection Service said in a news release. Her body was discovered in Hays, North Carolina, about 90 minutes west of Greensboro. William Durham, 56, was arrested in connection with Reynolds' death. He was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping, NBC News reported. Durham was accused of unlawfully restraining R…
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Hundreds Overrun 2 NJ House Parties, Wawa Shuts Down, Homeowners Charged: Police
Two New Jersey homeowners have been charged after separate house parties drew hundreds of people, overwhelmed police resources, forced a Wawa to temporarily close, and sparked fights, underage drinking and shoplifting, authorities said. Officers began receiving numerous 911 calls at approximately 7:10 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, about two disorderly gatherings on the 900 block of Twelve Oaks Drive and the 1100 block of Tamarind Place, Monroe Township police in Gloucester County said. At the Twelve Oaks Drive party, officers found roadways blocked by illegally parked vehicles, people drinking…
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Near Drowning Leaves Victim Critical: Lacey Twp PD
A person is in critical condition after nearly drowning in Lacey on Tuesday, June 30, authorities said. At 8:28 a.m., officers responded to Bayfront Park and with the assistance of a passing boater, were able to reach and lift the victim from the water, Lacey Township police said. Officers immediately began CPR and took the subject to a nearby beach where lifesaving efforts were continued, police said. The victim was transported to Community Medical Center, where they remain in critical condition, police said.
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New Mother ID'd As Murder Victim Found Dead In NJ Home: Prosecutor
Authorities have identified the woman killed in a Morris County home earlier this month. Brooke Hanlon, 35, of Chester, was found dead in a Pottersville Road home in Chester on Friday, June 5, after EMS and Chester Township police officers responded to a 911 call at the home, according to a spokesperson for the Morris County Prosecutor's Office. EMS initially responded to her home at 4:30 p.m. for a report of a woman in cardiac arrest, PEOPLE Magazine reports citing dispatch audio obtained. An examination by the Morris County Medical Examiner's Office determined the cause of death…
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3-Year-Old NJ Boy Drowns: 'I'm So Sorry I Failed You'
The community is grieving the loss of a little boy who drowned last weekend. Elijah Stephen, 3, of Blackwood, drowned on Saturday, June 27, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family. Stephen's father, Michael, said that evening they saw Elijah's twin sister, Ella, standing in the kitchen, wet, and she said had been in the pool. "I see the back door has been opened and my heart sinks," Michael, a police officer, wrote on Facebook. "Sandi and I sprint out back and saw the worst thing any parent could ever see. Our Elijah, face down in the water, motionless. His lips were blu…
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Cocaine, Guns: Lakewood Man Busted, Prosecutors Say
A 46-year-old Lakewood man was arrested and charged for being a large-scale cocaine distributor in Ocean County, authorities announced Tuesday, June 30. A monthslong investigation into Freemon Watts led to him being taken into custody following a motor vehicle stop, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Search warrants were executed at residences in Lakewood and Neptune Township and a storage unit in Toms River, leading to the seizure of approximately 400 grams of cocaine, drug paraphernalia associated with narcotics distribution, a suspected Uzi style sub-machine gun, two ha…
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Crypto Cocaine Purchase Gets NJ Father, Son Arrested: Prosecutor
A father and son in Brick Township were charged with dealing cocaine, authorities announced Monday, June 29, authorities said. On Tuesday, June 16, the county Narcotics Strike Force obtained a package intercepted by the United States Postal Service Postal Inspectors meant for Ryan Weil, 35, that contained 15 grams of cocaine, purchased on the dark web with cryptocurrency, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Undercover detectives delivered the package to Weil's residence and then executed a search warrant, which led to the seizure of 20 pounds of marijuana, quantities of heroin, …
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Driver 'Made Little To No Effort To Stop' Before Route 22 Crash: Police Report
Three people were injured when a driver from Atlanta rear-ended a stopped SUV at a red light on Route 22 in North Plainfield early Sunday, June 28, according to a crash investigation report, released by police. The crash happened at the intersection of Route 22 East and West End Avenue at 1:59 a.m., North Plainfield police said. The driver, 24-year-old Eric Ross Kohler, told officers he was not paying attention when he struck the SUV from behind, according to the report. Kohler suffered a significant forehead injury and was taken to a nearby hospital. The SUV driver suffered a back in…
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Graduation Party Ends In Shooting, Car Crash With 3 Juveniles Hurt In NJ: Cops
A graduation party in South Jersey ended in violence when gunfire broke out after a motor vehicle crash, leaving three juveniles injured, Lebron said. Troopers responded at approximately 11:42 p.m. Friday, June 26, to a shooting at a home on Elm Street in Deerfield Township, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. An argument broke out between two individuals following a motor vehicle crash outside the residence, where a graduation party was taking place, Lebron said. During the altercation, multiple gunshots were fired, Lebron said. . A girl was struck once …
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Officer Thrown Onto Hood By Fleeing Gun Suspect's Car In Philly: Police
A Philadelphia police officer was struck and thrown onto the hood of a fleeing vehicle during a traffic stop tied to a report of a person with a gun in the city's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood on Friday night, June 26, police announced. The incident happened around 10:06 p.m. near 19th and Norris streets, where officers spotted a vehicle matching the description from the earlier gun call, Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace explained at a press conference. The vehicle initially pulled over but suddenly shifted into reverse, crashing into two marked police vehicles before striking an o…
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Teen In NJ Double E-Bike Murder Identified After Adult Court Waiver
An 18-year-old Garwood man will be tried as an adult in connection with the deaths of two juvenile girls who were struck while riding an electric bicycle in Cranford last year, authorities said Friday, June 26. Vincent Battiloro, whose identity had been withheld because he was a juvenile at the time of the incident, has been waived to adult court and is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Cranford Police Chief Matthew Nazzaro announced. ALSO SEE: Youth's YouTube Livestream May Implicate Him In Cranford Girls' Murders The c…
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