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Sister Of NBA Basketball Star Killed By BF In Weekend NJ Shooting
Toraya Reid, the 28-year-old Jackson resident gunned down on Saturday, Sept. 6, has been identified as the sister of basketball player Naz Reid.
Naz, who plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves after starring at Roselle Catholic, took to Instagram to pay tribute to his sister, posting numerous photos of the two of them together.
In a 2023 interview with Mpls St. Paul magazine, Reid, an Asbury Park resident, spoke fondly of Toraya. Reid has another sister, Jakahya.
"My older sister is super protective," Reid said. "She treats us like she's our parent."
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NJ Man Swung Ax At SWAT Team, Assaulted Two Officers: Middle Twp Police
A 34-year-old Middle Township man was arrested and charged after a barricaded incident led to him swinging an ax at two SWAT Team members, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 27.
On Friday, Aug. 22 at 6:22 p.m., officers responded to a residence on West Shellbay Avenue following a reports of an ax wielding man, later identified as Stewart Allay, acting aggressively and erratically toward family members, Middle Township police said.
Upon arrival, Allay had entered a two-story shed on the property with the weapon, police said. Officers established a secure perimeter and attempted initi…
US Marshals Capture Man Who Stabbed Grandfather Inside Villanova Parking Garage: Authorities
A 26-year-old New Jersey man wanted for fatally stabbing his grandfather was arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 27.
On Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 11 p.m., officers responded to a stabbing at Diamond Drive and found Albert Moir, 59, who had been stabbed in his home and died of his injuries, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said.
Shawn Moir, Albert's grandson was charged with murder and multiple weapons offenses, Webb-McRae said.
Moir fled the scene prior to arrival, but was apprehended by the US Marshal's Service in his vehicle, which was parked ins…
Man Arrested After Shootings In Camden, Gloucester Twp: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old Camden man has been arrested and charged after multiple shootings in Camden County, authorities announced Thursday, July 24.
On Sunday, July 20, at 8:44 p.m., a 48-year-old man arrived at a nearby hospital after being shot multiple times on the 1200 block of Lansdown Avenue in Camden, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay, Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez, and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins said. The man is in stable condition, authorities said.
On Monday, July 21, at 5:33 a.m., Gloucester Township police responded to a residence on Broo…
Cocaine, Meth, Fentanyl, Firearms: 14 People Charged In South Jersey Trafficking Ring
Fourteen people have been charged with weapons offenses for their roles in a South Jersey drug trafficking organization, authorities announced Thursday, July 17.
Ryan Collins, the leader of the group and a Crips gang member, is charged with being the leader of a narcotics trafficking network, distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine, and promoting organized street crime, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The 33-year-old Vineland resident also faces weapons offenses involving two assault firearms, a handgun, and large-capacity magazines, as well as charges stemming from the sale of fe…
Shots Fired On Wildwood Boardwalk: Pennsauken Teen Arrested, Police Say
A 17-year-old Pennsauken teen was arrested and charged after firing gunshots on the Wildwood boardwalk early Saturday morning, July 5, authorities said.
At 1 a.m., officers heard multiple shots fired in the area of Cedar and Atlantic Avenues, Wildwood police said.
Officers pursued the suspect on foot, but he blended into the crowd on the boardwalk, police said. The teen discarded the firearm, a 9 mm Palmetto Dagger containing a 17-round magazine with one round of ammunition in the chamber on the boardwalk, police said.
Police also discovered 16 9mm shell casings at the crime scene, police …
PA Man Arrested For NJ Bank Robbery: Prosecutor
A 35-year-old Bucks County man was arrested and charged with robbing a bank in Voorhees, authorities announced Monday, July 7.
On Friday, June 27, at 11:45 a.m., police responded to the Bank of Princeton at 133 Route 73 after a man, later identified as Phu Nguygen, passed a demand note to the teller and reportedly showed that he had a firearm in his waistband, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Voorhees Township Police Chief Louis Bordi said.
Nguygen received an undisclosed amount of money and fled the area, authorities said.
He was taken into custody on Thursday, July 3…
Semi-Automatic Rifle Found During Traffic Stop, Two Arrested: Winslow PD
Two men were arrested and charged after weapons were found during a traffic stop in Winslow Township on Friday, May 16, authorities said.
At 6:15 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted on Peoria Lane for an equipment violation, Winslow Township police said. Officers noticed illegal narcotics in plain view, and removed Hakim Trader, a 22-year-old Clementon resident, and arrested him, police said.
Ezra Tillman, a 22-year-old Sicklerville resident, fled from the vehicle, but was apprehended following a foot chase, police said. A search of the vehicle turned up two handguns and a semi-automatic rif…
NJ Man Brandished Gun At Comic Book Store To Intimidate Disorderly Customer: Police
A Sicklerville man was arrested and charged after he pulled out a gun at The Comic Book Store in Glassboro to intimidate a disorderly man on Saturday, April 12, authorities said.
At 11:29 a.m., officers responded to the store at 30 N. Main Street, Glassboro police said. A customer in the store had been acting disorderly and was requested to leave by employees, when he threatened physical violence, police said.
Another patron, Jason Fernandez, pulled out a gun, racking it to intimidate the disorderly man, police said. Fernandez's two children were with him and his 9-year-old is shown on surv…
Philly Man At Large After Fatally Stabbing Victim In Bridgeton: Police
A 36-year-old Philadelphia man is at large after he stabbed a man in Bridgeton on Tuesday, March 11, authorities said.
At 9:45 p.m., officers responded to the 100 block of South Avenue after Kenneth Tripline kicked in a door and stabbed Elliot Handy, 28, in the torso, Bridgeton police said.
Handy was taken to Inspira Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries, police said.
Tripline has been charged with murder and weapons offenses, police said. He is considered armed and dangerous, police said.
Handy and Tripline knew each other, police said, and the stabbing is considered…
NJ Man With Fentanyl, Magazines, Handgun In Backpack Admits To Weapons Charges: Officials
A 54-year-old Hammonton man admitted to multiple weapons offenses on Monday, Jan. 27, authorities said.
Victor Martinez is expected to be sentenced to 10 years in prison per the terms of a plea agreement, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
On Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, Victor Martinez was stopped and searched pursuant to a warrant, authorities said. Inside a backpack that Martinez was carrying, police located a Glock 9mm handgun with two extended magazines along with small quantities of crack cocaine and fentanyl, authorities said.
Martinez did not have a…
PA Dad Kills Son's Mother, Her Mother In NJ Home Invasion (Update)
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with murder of the mother of his child and her mother in their New Jersey home this week, authorities said.
Junior Edward, of Lansdowne (Delaware County), PA, smashed a first-floor window of the home on Harrington Circle in Willingboro, and shot Catherine Nunez, 33, with whom he shares an 8-year-old son, and her mother, Marisol Nunez, 54, around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Willingboro Township Acting Public Safety Director Captain Ian Bucs said.
The women's bodies were found in an upstairs bedroom…
Man Critically Injured In Double Shooting At South Jersey Apartment Complex, Police Say
A Bridgeton man was accused of shooting two other men at an apartment complex, authorities said.
Cas Albert Miller, 31, was arrested after the shooting at Amity Heights on Pamphylia Avenue on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 10, the Bridgeton Police Department said in a news release. He reportedly lives at the apartment complex.
When officers arrived, they found the victims, 45 and 31 years old, with gunshot wounds. One man was rushed to Cooper University Hospital where he remains in critical but stable condition, while the other man was treated at the scene and released.
Miller was take…
Burlington Man Convicted In Fatal Camden Shooting
A jury has convicted a Burlington man for the 2021 fatal shooting of a man in Camden, authorities said.
Lesure Funari, 25, of Burlington City, was found guilty on Thursday, June 6, of first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Takwail Bailey of Camden.
Funari was also found guilty of second-degree weapons offenses.
On Nov. 28, 2021, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the Camden County Police Department received a ShotSpotter activation for 10 rounds in the area of the 1000 block of Lois Avenue in Camden. Officers responded and located a male, later identified as Ba…
