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57 Walmarts, Sam's Clubs Hit By Dad-Son Robbers Across NJ, PA: Authorities
A Philadelphia man and his son are accused of carrying out a string of armed robberies across the mid-Atlantic states over a period of months, and the elder suspect is still at large, authorities say.
Jamaal Mitchell, 42, and his 24-year-old son Jahmir Mitchell are charged with robbery, retail theft, terroristic threats, and related counts, said Tilden Township police in a release on Wednesday, April 26.
In Berks County, the pair are suspects in the Oct. 16, 2022 robbery of the Tilden Walmart, authorities said. Investigators believe they stuffed over $900 worth of merchandise into two sh…
Update: Jersey Shore Woman, 25, Dead, 4 Injured In Fiery Route 24 Chain Reaction Crash
A 25-year-old Jersey Shore driver died in a Morris County crash Saturday, authorities said.
Stephanie Santora, of Jackson, was behind the wheel of an unknown vehicle that was struck by a truck pulling a utility trailer east in the left lane of Route 24 near mile post 5.7 at 12:22 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez said.
The impact of the crash sent Santora's car into a Toyota RAV4, which then struck a Jeep Cherokee, Goez said.
Santora's car went up in flames and she was pronounced dead, while her 26-year-old male passenger was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
The truck d…
Njsp: CT Man Points Gun At Troopers During Route 287 Chase, Four Firearms Recovered
A Connecticut passenger pointed a handgun at a New Jersey State Police trooper during a pursuit on Route 287, authorities said Monday.
The pursuit, which began in Boonton, ended in a Mahwah park with the gunman and driver in custody and four weapons seized, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said.
A trooper tried to stop the Jeep Cherokee for a traffic violation on northbound Route 287 in Boonton Township shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, Marchan said.
The driver, identified as ex-con Theron Brown, 22, of Bridgeport, CT, hit the gas instead and sped off, he said.
At one point during the subsequent …
Toms River Man Pleads Guilty In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lakewood Teen
A Toms River man faces a plea-bargained seven years in state prison after admitting he left the scene of a crash that killed a 15-year-old Lakewood boy last fall, authorities said.
In addition to "knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death," Alexander Politan, 31, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Toms River to driving with a suspended license, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
Jesus Lopez-Grande, 15, of Lakewood, and his father, Jesus Lopez-Ramirez, 37, also of Lakewood, were walking near the shoulder of Oak Street when they were struck ar…
