Winning NJ Mega Millions Lottery Tickets Worth $10K Sold At 7-Eleven Stores Winning NJ Mega Millions Lottery Tickets Worth $10K Sold At 7-Eleven Stores
Winning NJ Mega Millions Lottery Tickets Worth $10K Sold At 7-Eleven Stores There were four third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Tuesday, July 11, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball. Three of the winning tickets were sold at 7-Eleven stores. The prizes are worth $10,000. The winning Lottery tickets were purchased at the following locations: Atlantic County: Acme #294, 5100 Wellington Ave., Ventnor; Essex County: 7-Eleven #35640, 516 Valley Rd., West Orange; Mercer County: 7-Eleven #10977, 2100 Pennington Rd., Trenton; and, Monmouth County: 7-Eleven #11050, 647 Branch Ave., Little Silver. The winning numbers for the T…
Dealer Gets 14 Years Without Parole In Historic Jersey Shore Drug Bust, Brother Up Next Dealer Gets 14 Years Without Parole In Historic Jersey Shore Drug Bust, Brother Up Next
Dealer Gets 14 Years Without Parole In Historic Jersey Shore Drug Bust, Brother Up Next UPDATE: The second of two brothers who pleaded guilty in the largest drug bust in Atlantic County history -- 45 pounds of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine combined -- was the first to be sentenced. Fourteen years was the best that Ricardo Clavijo, 42, of Egg Harbor Township could get from a plea deal with the federal government. He'll have to serve just about all of it, too, because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Clavijo’s brother, Christopher Gonzalez of Pleasantville, is up for sentencing next. The brothers had more than 20 kilos combined of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine…
Teenager Sexually Assaulted Near South Jersey Observation Tower: Police Teenager Sexually Assaulted Near South Jersey Observation Tower: Police
Teenager Sexually Assaulted Near South Jersey Observation Tower: Police A 55-year-old man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a teenage boy, authorities said. The assault occurred in a parked car near the Brigantine Observation Tower in Atlantic County, they said. Thomas G. Aljian Jr. of the Manahawkin section of Stafford was charged with sexual assault of a person who is at least 13 years old but less than 16 years old and child endangerment, Brigantine police said. An officer on patrol at 4 a.m. Saturday, June 10 saw the vehicle parked behind the tower and observed suspicious activity inside the car, Brigantine police said. When the officer approached…
Strange Tape On Car Sends 2 NJ Residents To Hospital — Now Police Are Warning Drivers Strange Tape On Car Sends 2 NJ Residents To Hospital — Now Police Are Warning Drivers
Strange Tape On Car Sends 2 NJ Residents To Hospital — Now Police Are Warning Drivers Police are warning people to be aware of strange objects being placed on their vehicles after a recent incident in Atlantic County. At 1:49 p.m. on May 19, a woman flagged down a Linwood police officer to report an incident. She said that she and her sister had found a blue piece of painter's tape on the rear window of her vehicle, police said. Based on how both women were feeling after touching the tape, they believed they may have been exposed to a dangerous substance, Linwood police said. To be safe, both women were taken to Shore Medical Center for evaluation, police said.  No w…
South Jersey Coach, Wife Recovering From Serious Car Crash South Jersey Coach, Wife Recovering From Serious Car Crash
South Jersey Coach, Wife Recovering From Serious Car Crash A middle school coach from Atlantic County and his wife are recovering from serious injuries in a car accident. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. on April 30, in Mullica Hill, injuring Jeremiah and Onya Smith of Mays Landing. Family members are rallying to help them via this GoFundMe page. Jerry, nicknamed "Huggie," has been a football coach for the Absecon Blue Devils and a basketball coach for the Mays Landing Lakers for many years. He grew up in Brigantine and Absecon.  Onya, a native of Mays Landing, is currently at home recovering from leg and hip injuries tha…
BOMBSHELL: NJ Jail Officers Charged With Manslaughter In Inmate's Death, Local Police Involved BOMBSHELL: NJ Jail Officers Charged With Manslaughter In Inmate's Death, Local Police Involved
Bombshell: NJ Jail Officers Charged With Manslaughter In Inmate's Death, Local Police Involved UPDATE: What began as the investigation of three correctional officers following the death of a New Jersey inmate took a dramatic turn with manslaughter charges filed against two of them and new counts brought against five police officers who dropped him off at their jail. A state grand jury in Trenton charged Atlantic County Correctional Sgt. Eric Tornblom and Correctional Officer Mark Jenigen with manslaughter in the September 2019 death of Mario Terruso, 41, of Mays Landing, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The grand jury also returned charges against five Hamilton T…
NJ Troopers, SUV Driver Injured In South Jersey Crash NJ Troopers, SUV Driver Injured In South Jersey Crash
NJ Troopers, SUV Driver Injured In South Jersey Crash Two New Jersey State Police troopers and the driver of a Ford Escape were hurt in a collision in Atlantic County, authorities said. A State police vehicle was struck by the Escape at about 11 a.m. Thursday, April 13.  The crash occurred on the Black Horse Pike (Route 322 eastbound) in Hamilton near milepost 40.3, said Lr. Lawrence Peele, a State Police spokesman. The troopers were taken by ambulance to an area hospital and the driver of the Escape was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, Peele said. Peele did not say how seriously the troopers and SUV driver were hurt. …
WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $100K WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $100K
Winner: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $100K One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $100,000 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from Thursday, April 6, state Lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 04, 14, 18, 29 and 42 and the XTRA number was: 03.  The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold.  The winning ticket was sold at McKee City Lukoil, 6101 Blackhorse Pike, Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County.
Atlantic County Woman Stole $175K From Jersey Shore Nursing Home: Prosecutor Atlantic County Woman Stole $175K From Jersey Shore Nursing Home: Prosecutor
Atlantic County Woman Stole $175K From Jersey Shore Nursing Home: Prosecutor A 35-year-old woman from Atlantic County is accused of stealing more than $175,000 from a senior living community she planned events for in Ocean County, authorities said. Alicia K. Campbell, of Mays Landing, was charged last week with theft, forgery, falsifying records and credit card fraud, all in connection with her former position as Lifestyle Director of the Greenbriar Oceanaire Community & Golf Course, a senior living community in Ocean Township (Waretown), they said. Additionally, Evan Garaizar, 25, of Barnegat, a former co-worker of Campbell's, was charged wi…
'America's Most Wanted' Fugitive Admits Brutally Killing Ex-GF 29 Years Ago In South Jersey 'America's Most Wanted' Fugitive Admits Brutally Killing Ex-GF 29 Years Ago In South Jersey
'America's Most Wanted' Fugitive Admits Brutally Killing Ex-GF 29 Years Ago In South Jersey A fugitive once featured on “America’s Most Wanted”.has admitted to fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in 1994, authorities said. Francisco Martinez, 53, pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 30, in the domestic stabbing of Patricia Boney, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. His plea to aggravated manslaughter calls for him to serve a 20-year sentence, the prosecutor said. After slaying Boney, Martinez fled in her 1982 Camaro which was discovered in Houston, Texas on March 8, 1994. It is believed that he crossed the border into Mexico where he successfully hid …
Loyal Dog Keeps Shoeless Boy Company Until Troopers, Mom Find Him In NJ Woods (VIDEO) Loyal Dog Keeps Shoeless Boy Company Until Troopers, Mom Find Him In NJ Woods (VIDEO)
Loyal Dog Keeps Shoeless Boy Company Until Troopers, Mom Find Him In NJ Woods (Video) A 4-year-old boy lost his shoes, but found his family following a frantic search after he went missing with his dog in Atlantic County (scroll for video). “I lost my shoes!” The child can be shouting in the woods near his home in Buena Vista Township in new video shared by New Jersey State Police troopers on Thursday, March 30. Investigators say that the boy and his black Labrador found themselves in a precarious position - though the pup never left his buddy - after wandering away from their home and going missing for more than an hour, leaving his mother and responding troopers in distre…
Woman, 34, Killed, Three Others Hurt In Atlantic County Crash Woman, 34, Killed, Three Others Hurt In Atlantic County Crash
Woman, 34, Killed, Three Others Hurt In Atlantic County Crash A 34-year-old woman from Cumberland County was killed in a three-car crash in Atlantic County, authorities said. Kerry Forest of Vineland died in the head-on crash. Two other drivers and a five-year-old child were hospitalized. On Thursday, March 23, at approximately 5:45 p.m., the Township of Hamilton Police Department responded to the crash. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2007 Hyundai Tucson driven by Forest was traveling eastbound on Millville Avenue approaching an S curve just West of Pittsburgh Avenue, police said. Forest's vehicle struck the eastbound guardrail, causin…