Two Teens Arrested For Easter Sunday Shooting: Township of Hamilton PD Two Teens Arrested For Easter Sunday Shooting: Township of Hamilton PD
Two Teens Arrested For Easter Sunday Shooting: Township of Hamilton PD Two Hammonton teenagers are facing charges for a shooting that occurred on Easter Sunday in Township of Hamilton, authorities announced Thursday, July 9. On Sunday, April 5 at 4:24 a.m., officers responded to Denbigh Court and found several gunshots had struck a residence, Township of Hamilton police said.  A black Chevrolet Corvette C8 was seen speeding away during the shooting, police said. The same Corvette had been stolen from Berlin, police said. The stolen Corvette was later abandoned in Galloway Township, police said. The suspects were identified as a 17‑year‑old and Antonio Ma…
South Jersey Home Engulfed In Flames South Jersey Home Engulfed In Flames
South Jersey Home Engulfed In Flames A home in Clementon was engulfed in flames on Thursday morning, July 8, authorities said. At 2 a.m., firefighters responded to Higgins Avenue in Clementon for a house fire and saw the home ablaze, Lindenwold Fire Department said. The fire extended to the 2nd floor and roof area, firefighters said. A 2nd alarm was tolled and additional units arrived on scene to bring the fire under control at 3:30 a.m., firefighters said. No injuries were reported, firefighters said.
Cruise Ship Hairstylist Sexually Abused Women During 'Massages,' FBI Says Cruise Ship Hairstylist Sexually Abused Women During 'Massages,' FBI Says
Cruise Ship Hairstylist Sexually Abused Women During 'Massages,' FBI Says A cruise ship hairstylist was arrested after he was accused of sexually abusing passengers during fake "massages," authorities said. Pranit Narayan Pawar, 26, was charged with two counts of abusive sexual contact, the US Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington said in a news release on Monday, July 6. The Indian national was arrested when the Brilliant Lady docked in Seattle on Thursday, July 2. According to a federal complaint, the assaults happened during a Virgin Voyages cruise to Alaska on Friday, June 26. Pawar was hired to provide hair ca…
NJ Man Learns Fate After Assaulting Police: Prosecutor NJ Man Learns Fate After Assaulting Police: Prosecutor
NJ Man Learns Fate After Assaulting Police: Prosecutor A 37-year-old Minotola man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to assaulting a police officer on Wednesday, July 8, authorities said. On Thursday, Aug. 7, Hammonton police responded to the Hammonton Train Station after Jefferey Phillips  tried to steal an electronic bicycle, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Officers spotted Phillips standing near an e-bike and he began to run from police, ignoring their commands to stop, authorities said. While he was apprehended, Phillips spat on and injured at least one of the responding officers. Philli…
Infant, Preschooler Found In Squalid Conditions With 38 Pets; Philly Parents' Mugshots Released Infant, Preschooler Found In Squalid Conditions With 38 Pets; Philly Parents' Mugshots Released
Infant, Preschooler Found In Squalid Conditions With 38 Pets; Philly Parents' Mugshots Released Two Philadelphia parents are facing criminal charges after FBI agents discovered an infant and a preschooler living in what police described as deplorable conditions alongside dozens of animals inside a Tacony home, authorities announced Wednesday, July 8. The discovery was made around 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, when FBI agents were carrying out "court-authorized law enforcement activities" at a residence in the 7100 block of Whittaker Avenue, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. After making contact with 44-year-old Megan Bach, agents entered the home and determined the property …
Murder-Suicide: Federal Agent, Wife Found Dead In NJ Home Murder-Suicide: Federal Agent, Wife Found Dead In NJ Home
Murder-Suicide: Federal Agent, Wife Found Dead In NJ Home A 52-year-old man who appears to have worked as a federal special agent shot and killed his wife, then turned the gun on himself at their New Jersey home last week, authorities confirmed. Police closed off Glynn Court in Sayreville and urged residents to stay inside for approximately 40 minutes at approximately 8 p.m. on Friday, July 3. It was then that Christopher Iatauro was found dead in the backyard after killing his wife, 46-year-old Kelly Iatauro, a spokesperson for the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office confirmed. Robyn Perlman-Spencer Christopher Iatauro was a spe…
Two PA Residents Busted For Home Invasion In Jersey Shore: Police Two PA Residents Busted For Home Invasion In Jersey Shore: Police
Two PA Residents Busted For Home Invasion In Jersey Shore: Police Two Pennsylvania residents were arrested and charged after a violent home invasion in North Wildwood on Monday, July 6, authorities said. Officers responded to the 300 block of JFK Boulevard after two people, Joseph Lyon, a 40-year-old Bensalem resident and Megan Soley, a 47-year-old Levittown resident, forcibly entered an occupied motel unit by kicking in the door and assaulted occupants inside, North Wildwood police said. Lyon was charged with home invasion burglary, criminal mischief and simple assault, police said. Soley was charged with home invasion burglary, police said.
NJ K-9 Officer Left Dogs In Car For 7 Hours With Windows Closed — Then They Died: Prosecutor NJ K-9 Officer Left Dogs In Car For 7 Hours With Windows Closed — Then They Died: Prosecutor
NJ K-9 Officer Left Dogs In Car For 7 Hours With Windows Closed — Then They Died: Prosecutor A Salem County Sheriff's Officer is facing charges after two K-9s died after he left them in the car all day with the windows up, authorities announced Tuesday, July 7. On Friday, May 9, Cody Henderson left K-9s Rip, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, and Boomer, a 6-year-old Springer Spaniel, unattended for approximately seven hours with the vehicle powered off, despite a known malfunction with the vehicle's air conditioning system, and the K-9 heat alert system had been manually turned off, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice. Those conditions resulted in the dogs…
Serial NJ Burglar Burglarized Bra Boudoir: Police Serial NJ Burglar Burglarized Bra Boudoir: Police
Serial NJ Burglar Burglarized Bra Boudoir: Police A burglar with a lengthy rap sheet has been arrested again in South Jersey, authorities announced Tuesday, July 7. On Wednesday, May 4, officers responded to the Bra Boudoir at 6010 Main St. after Vito Anderson forced entry by damaging a window, Township of Hamilton police said.  Anderson, who is already detained at the Atlantic County Justice Facility was charged with burglary, theft, and criminal mischief, police said. In March, Anderson was charged with breaking into the Paisley Pelican in Bridgeton and stealing money, Brigeton police said. Anderson was linked to several…
NJ Teen Charged In Shootout With NYPD, 2 Cops Hospitalized: Officials NJ Teen Charged In Shootout With NYPD, 2 Cops Hospitalized: Officials
NJ Teen Charged In Shootout With Nypd, 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 …
NJ Cop Pistol-Whips Suspect, Turns Off Body Camera: Prosecutor NJ Cop Pistol-Whips Suspect, Turns Off Body Camera: Prosecutor
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…
NJ Pharmacy Shut Down After Refusal to Stop Filling Prescriptions: AG NJ Pharmacy Shut Down After Refusal to Stop Filling Prescriptions: AG
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…