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UPDATE: South Jersey Ex-Con Who Shot NJSP Detective Gets 28 Years Without Parole UPDATE: South Jersey Ex-Con Who Shot NJSP Detective Gets 28 Years Without Parole
Update: South Jersey Ex-Con Who Shot Njsp Detective Gets 28 Years Without Parole An ex-con was sentenced to 28 years in prison without parole for shooting a New Jersey State Police detective during an ambush. Tremaine Hadden, 30, of Bridgeton, was one of three men who opened fire on NJSP Detective Richard Hershey as he investigated a home invasion at the Harding Woods mobile home park in the Salem County town of Pittsgrove on April 25, 2020. Five women had been accused of forcing their way into a trailer and assaulting the owner – breaking a rib and lacerating a lung -- while stealing her iPhone. Sometime after Hershey arrived, a hostile group of 15 people connected t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman Let Unlicensed Teen Borrow Car In Deadly South Jersey Crash: Report Woman Let Unlicensed Teen Borrow Car In Deadly South Jersey Crash: Report
Woman Let Unlicensed Teen Borrow Car In Deadly South Jersey Crash: Report A 50-year-old Salem County woman has been charged after letting an unlicensed driver borrow her car before he ran a stop sign, killing his 15-year-old passenger, NJ Advance Media reports. Tisha Gargon, of Pittsgrove, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, according to an affidavit of probable cause cited by the outlet. Evan D’Anjou, a student at Schalick High School, was killed in the crash, New Jersey State Police said. The driver was seriously injured. State Police were called to the crash at Deer Pen Park at about 6:15 a.m. on May 4.  The 16-year-old was driving a Ki…

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by Jon Craig
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Teen Football Player Killed Riding Bike In South Jersey Teen Football Player Killed Riding Bike In South Jersey
Teen Football Player Killed Riding Bike In South Jersey A 17-year-old boy was struck and killed by a car Saturday, April 9 in South Jersey, according to State Police. Christopher Jambor, of Elmer, was struck by a Nissan passenger car while riding north in the southbound shoulder of County Road 621 just before 5:45 p.m. in Pittsgrove, Sgt. Philip Curry said. Jambor entered the southbound lane when he was struck, Curry said. The boy died as a result of the crash, which remains under investigation. Friends remembered the teen on Instagram. The Schalick Cougars Football Program honored Jambor in a post on Facebook. The Schalick family lost C…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
School Bus Driver Among 2 Killed In NJ Crash Mourned As Loving, Affectionate Grandmother School Bus Driver Among 2 Killed In NJ Crash Mourned As Loving, Affectionate Grandmother
School Bus Driver Among 2 Killed In NJ Crash Mourned As Loving, Affectionate Grandmother A school bus driver was among two people who died in a three-vehicle crash Friday, police said. The International 3000 bus was heading east and carrying 19 students from Olivet Elementary School in Elmer when it was struck by a westbound Nissan Murano on County Road 540 around 4 p.m., New Jersey State Police said in a release. The bus and Nissan both veered into the westbound lanes, hitting a Volkswagon Jetta near milepost 28.5 in Pittsgrove, authorities said. All three vehicles went off the road to the right. The school bus driver and Nissan driver both were killed as a result of the cr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Grand Jurors Indict 14 In Shooting Of NJ State Trooper Grand Jurors Indict 14 In Shooting Of NJ State Trooper
Grand Jurors Indict 14 In Shooting Of NJ State Trooper Fourteen people were indicted Monday in connection with the shooting of a New Jersey State Police detective who was investigating a trailer park home invasion. Attempted murder and aggravated assault charges were returned by a state grand jury in Trenton against Najzeir “Naz” Hutchings 22, Kareen “Kai” Warner, 20, and ex-con Tremaine Hadden, 28, all of Bridgeton, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Eleven other defendants were indicted on various charges, he said. Imari Lazu, 23, of Bridgeton, was previously charged, pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiracy to commit witness tamper…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Third Shooter Charged With Attempted Murder Of State Trooper At Trailer Park Authorities: Third Shooter Charged With Attempted Murder Of State Trooper At Trailer Park
Authorities: Third Shooter Charged With Attempted Murder Of State Trooper At Trailer Park UPDATE: Authorities on Tuesday charged a third man with the attempted murder of a law enforcement officer for shooting an NJ State Police detective investigating a trailer park home invasion. Kareen "Kai" Warner Jr., 19, of Bridgeton, was originally charged with weapons possession by authorities investigating the shooting of NJSP Detective Richard Hershey at the Harding Woods mobile home park in Pittsgrove the night before. A new complaint was filed against Warner on Tuesday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and NJSP Supt. Col. Patrick J. Callahan said. A Superior Court judge later …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Second Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of NJ State Trooper Investigating Mobile Home Invasion Second Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of NJ State Trooper Investigating Mobile Home Invasion
Second Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of NJ State Trooper Investigating Mobile Home Invasion UPDATE: New Jersey State Police captured and charged a second man with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer in the shooting of an NJSP detective investigating a trailer park home invasion committed by a group of women, authorities said Friday. Ex-con Tremaine M. Hadden, 27, of Bridgeton, was released from state prison last September after serving 5 ½ years for robbery conspiracy and weapons convictions out of Cumberland County. Hadden opened fire on Detective Richard Hershey with Najzeir “Naz” Hutchings, 21, among others, in South Jersey last Saturday, Attorney General Gurbir S. G…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of NJ State Trooper Investigating Mobile Home Invasion Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of NJ State Trooper Investigating Mobile Home Invasion
Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of NJ State Trooper Investigating Mobile Home Invasion UPDATE: New Jersey State Police captured and charged a second man with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer in the shooting of an NJSP detective investigating a trailer park home invasion committed by a group of women, authorities said Friday. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/burlington/police-fire/second-man-charged-with-attempted-murder-of-nj-state-trooper-investigating-mobile-home-invasion/787397/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: A man who shot a New Jersey State Police detective investigating a trailer park home invasion by five women was charged with the attempted murder of a law enfo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Morris County Youth Addiction Program To Shutter Morris County Youth Addiction Program To Shutter
Morris County Youth Addiction Program To Shutter Morris County’s residential addiction program in Mendham will soon close, officials said citing a drop in revenue and the ongoing need for other rehab programs. The 70-bed residential program, run by Daytop New Jersey, will close on May 29, according to CEO Jim Curtin. The facility opened in 1992 and is the last of two long-term specialized adolescent addiction residential programs in the state. The State Department of Children and Families Children’s System of Care was informed of the closure last week. “In the face of the opioid epidemic, it is distressing and heartbreaking that we…

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by Valerie Musson