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Man Who Sped Through Red Light In Deadly Ocean City Crash Sentenced, Prosecutors Say Man Who Sped Through Red Light In Deadly Ocean City Crash Sentenced, Prosecutors Say
Man Who Sped Through Red Light In Deadly Ocean City Crash Sentenced, Prosecutors Say A Galloway Township man will spend several years in prison for a high-speed crash that killed an Ocean City man more than three years ago, authorities said. Ruddy Narvaez Jr., 36, was sentenced to three years in state prison, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said in a news release on Thursday, Nov. 21.  Narvaez was convicted in the crash that killed 66-year-old John Andrew on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Ocean City police and paramedics responded to the intersection of Ninth Street and Bay Avenue at around 6:10 p.m. Investigators said Narvaez was speed…
Teen, Three Adults Charged In Attack On Elderly Woman At Jersey Shore Supermarket: Police Teen, Three Adults Charged In Attack On Elderly Woman At Jersey Shore Supermarket: Police
Teen, Three Adults Charged In Attack On Elderly Woman At Jersey Shore Supermarket: Police Four people were arrested after an elderly woman was "brutally attacked" and had her purse stolen at a Somers Point supermarket, authorities said. A 15-year-old Egg Harbor Township boy was charged with robbery, aggravated assault, and theft, the Somers Point Police Department said in a news release on Thursday, Oct. 10. Three adults were facing conspiracy charges in the case: 60-year-old Maria DeSantis of Woodbine, 23-year-old Charles Ogelsby Jr. of Atlantic City, and 22-year-old Emily Labaco of Atlantic City. Officers responded to a "strong-armed robbery" at t…
Thief Wanted For Snatching 83-Year-Old Woman's Purse At Jersey Shore Supermarket Thief Wanted For Snatching 83-Year-Old Woman's Purse At Jersey Shore Supermarket
Thief Wanted For Snatching 83-Year-Old Woman's Purse At Jersey Shore Supermarket Somers Point police were looking for a man who stole an elderly woman's purse at a supermarket, authorities said. Officers responded to the "strong-armed robbery" at the ACME Markets on New Road at around 10:50 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, the Somers Point Police Department said in a news release. Investigators said the 83-year-old Somers Point woman was near the grocery store's entrance when she was assaulted from behind and her purse was stolen.  The suspect was described as a younger man wearing a mask and dark clothing. He ran away from the scene towards Bethel Ro…
Jersey Shore Postal Worker Injured In Van Fire Jersey Shore Postal Worker Injured In Van Fire
Jersey Shore Postal Worker Injured In Van Fire A United States Postal Service worker was injured when his van caught fire in Atlantic County, officials said. Margate firefighters and police responded to the fire on Clarendon Avenue near Amherst Avenue at around 1:40 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, the fire department said in a Facebook post. Firefighters arrived within two minutes and put out the flames. Paramedics brought the male postal worker to Shore Medical Center after he was checked by firefighters. He was expected to survive his injuries. A United States Postal Service van caught fire in Margate, NJ, on June 23, 2024. …
New Year, Old Rules: These NJ Hospitals Are Bringing Back Mask Requirements New Year, Old Rules: These NJ Hospitals Are Bringing Back Mask Requirements
New Year, Old Rules: These NJ Hospitals Are Bringing Back Mask Requirements As COVID-19, RSV, and the flu continue to spread after the holidays, some healthcare systems are bringing back mask requirements. Inspira Health Network said as of Thursday, Jan. 4, it will mandate masks in its facilities "due to an increase in respiratory virus positivity rates throughout the area." Inspira Health has hospitals, urgent care clinics, and other medical facilities across South Jersey. 🚨Effective Thursday, January 4, Inspira Health is implementing mandatory masking in our facilities due to an increase in respiratory virus positivity rates throughout the area.🚨 Posted by In…
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…
NEAR DROWNING: Boy Unresponsive After Ocean City Lifeguards Pull 3 From Rip Current NEAR DROWNING: Boy Unresponsive After Ocean City Lifeguards Pull 3 From Rip Current
Near Drowning: Boy Unresponsive After Ocean City Lifeguards Pull 3 From Rip Current One of three children was hospitalized in serious condition after being rescued by lifeguards from a rip current in Ocean City Saturday, May 21, NJ Advance Media reports The 12-year-old Mays Landing boy was "breathing on his own but unresponsive," when he and the two other children from Hammonton were saved by beach patron off 10th Street around noon, the outlet said citing local officials. He was rushed to the trauma center at Cooper University Hospital, while the other two were taken to Shore Medical Center as a precaution, NJ.com says. Click here for more from NJ Adv…
21-Year-Old PA Woman Struck, Killed By Car At Jersey Shore 21-Year-Old PA Woman Struck, Killed By Car At Jersey Shore
21-Year-Old PA Woman Struck, Killed By Car At Jersey Shore A 21-year-old Pennsylvania woman died after being struck by a car at the Jersey Shore last week, authorities announced. Katherine Lux, of New Hope, was struck at 26th Street and West Avenue in Ocean City around 8:45 p.m. last Wednesday, the Cape May Prosecutor's Office said. She was rushed to Shore Medical Center and transferred to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, where she died Friday, authorities said. No charges had been filed against the 44-year-old Egg Harbor Township driver. The investigation remains ongoing.
NJ Officials: Laid-Off South Jersey Nurses, Doctors Could Go North To Fight COVID-19 NJ Officials: Laid-Off South Jersey Nurses, Doctors Could Go North To Fight COVID-19
NJ Officials: Laid-Off South Jersey Nurses, Doctors Could Go North To Fight Covid-19 Recently laid-off doctors and nurses from South Jersey could be relocated to North Jersey as the number of cornonavirus patients continued its rapid rise there, the state's health commissioner said Tuesday. "We need every health care worker that we have in the state and more,” Commissioner Judith Persichilli said Tuesday. Shore Medical Center in Atlantic County on Monday asked staff to take voluntary layoffs, citing lost revenue due to canceled surgeries and the new cost of buying personal protective equipment (PPE) to battle COVID-19. State officials were figuring out how to find housing …