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Watch For Trenton Native, Penn State Alum At Super Bowl LVIII In First Season With NFL Watch For Trenton Native, Penn State Alum At Super Bowl LVIII In First Season With NFL
Watch For Trenton Native, Penn State Alum At Super Bowl Lviii In First Season With NFL A Trenton native is gearing up for the biggest game of his life when he takes the field for the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. Ji'Ayir Brown is a starting safety for the Niners and will be ending his rookie season with a trip to the Super Bowl. He had ten tackles in San Francisco's comeback 34-31 win over the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Brown became a starter on the elite 49ers defense after fellow safety Talanoa Hufanga tore his right ACL in the third quarter of a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.  Brown stepped right …

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by Chris Spiker
Lifestyle
Trenton High School Dropout Jay-Z Worth $2.5 Billion, Forbes Says Trenton High School Dropout Jay-Z Worth $2.5 Billion, Forbes Says
Trenton High School Dropout Jay-Z Worth $2.5 Billion, Forbes Says Who said you need a high school diploma to earn billions? Not Jay-Z, that's who. The rapper, whose real name is Shawn Corey Carter and dropped out of Trenton Central High School during his sophomore year, was named the world's first billionaire rapper by Forbes in 2019. His net wealth is now estimated at $2.5 billion, the business mag said. Sean "Diddy" Combs is a distant second-place finisher at about $1 billion. Jay-Z, who is married to Beyonce, once relied on dealing crack cocaine for income, according to his lyrics and interviews. Much of his wealth comes from …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Trenton Police Search For Student Who Brought Loaded Gun To High School Trenton Police Search For Student Who Brought Loaded Gun To High School
Trenton Police Search For Student Who Brought Loaded Gun To High School Trenton police are on the lookout for a 19-year-old student who brought a gun to school and fled after scuffling with a security officer, authorities said. At approximately 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.8, police were told a student was in possession of a firearm while attending school at 400 Chambers Street, Trenton Central High School. The fugitive was identified as Breion Crayton. School officials immediately instituted a shelter-in-place to isolate and locate Crayton. Trenton Police said School Resource Officer Detective Munn located Crayton and a struggle ensued. Crayton was able to bre…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
‘Tragedy:’ Family Raising Money For Burial After Beloved Trenton Native Dies In Sleep, 28 ‘Tragedy:’ Family Raising Money For Burial After Beloved Trenton Native Dies In Sleep, 28
‘Tragedy:’ Family Raising Money For Burial After Beloved Trenton Native Dies In Sleep, 28 A heartbroken family has launched a fundraiser with hopes of collecting money to bury a beloved 28-year-old Trenton native who unexpectedly died in his sleep. Daqueece Washington died on Thursday, August 11, his obituary says. A native of Trenton, Daqueece attended Trenton Central High School, according to his social media page. More recently, Daqueece moved to Dallas, Texas, to “start a new life,” according to a GoFundMe launched by Thomasina Ortiz, who described him as a cousin. “He bettered himself, became a manager at his local Popeyes, but tragedy struck,” Ortiz writes. “My youn…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Community Grieves Loss Of Beloved Central Jersey Man Killed In Trenton Double-Shooting Community Grieves Loss Of Beloved Central Jersey Man Killed In Trenton Double-Shooting
Community Grieves Loss Of Beloved Central Jersey Man Killed In Trenton Double-Shooting The local community is grieving the heartbreaking loss of a beloved Central Jersey man killed in a double-shooting in Trenton earlier this week. Willingboro resident Ja’Quir Queen, 26, was found with multiple gunshot wounds near the Fast Trac gas station on Mulberry Street as officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation shortly before 12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6, DailyVoice.com reported. He was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after. A second victim — a 23-year-old Hamilton man — was shot in the calf and taken to a nearby hospital in a privat…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Alleged Getaway Driver In Shooting Death Of 16-Year-Old Trenton Boy Indicted Alleged Getaway Driver In Shooting Death Of 16-Year-Old Trenton Boy Indicted
Alleged Getaway Driver In Shooting Death Of 16-Year-Old Trenton Boy Indicted UPDATE: The accused getaway driver in the cold-blooded shooting death this summer of a 16-year-old Trenton boy and wounding of another has been indicted by a local grand jury. Keith N. Jordan, 30, is charged with first-degree counts of murder and attempted murders, as well as aggravated assault and weapons offenses, among other charges, for his role in the killing. An as-yet unidentified gunman shot Dione Ellis in the head in the the area of Prospect Street and Stuyvesant Avenue at 12:45 a.m. July 5, the nine-count indictment alleges. The youngster died at the scene, it says. A second…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Trenton Teenager Killed, 2 Hospitalized In I-195 Crash Trenton Teenager Killed, 2 Hospitalized In I-195 Crash
Trenton Teenager Killed, 2 Hospitalized In I-195 Crash State police have identified the teenage passenger killed in a crash Thursday when a car ran off Interstate-195 in Mercer County. Yelitza Rivera, 16, of Trenton, NJ sustained fatal injuries, according to state police. The crash occurred near Exit 3B of I-195 westbound in Hamilton Township at 6:39 p.m., police said. A Mitsubishi left the highway and overturned, state police said. All three of the car’s occupants were taken to Capital Health in Hamilton where Rivera was pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the Mitsubishi, Karla Sanchez, 22, of Trenton was hospitalized with serio…

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by Jon Craig