Human Remains Found In South Jersey Wooded Area: Cops Human Remains Found In South Jersey Wooded Area: Cops
Human Remains Found In South Jersey Wooded Area: Cops A local resident made a grisly discovery in a wooded area of a South Jersey town: part of a human skeleton, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. Officers  responded at dawn Thursday, July 30, to woods near the intersection of Tilton and Delilah roads after the resident discovered a portion of the remains, Egg Harbor Township police said. A cadaver canine unit from the New Jersey State Parks Police was brought in to search the area and located the rest of the skeletal remains nearby, while the Atlantic County Medical Examiner's Office completed the recovery of the remains, police sai…
Embattled NJ Councilwoman, Husband Used Phony Signatures To Get On Ballot: Prosecutor Embattled NJ Councilwoman, Husband Used Phony Signatures To Get On Ballot: Prosecutor
Embattled NJ Councilwoman, Husband Used Phony Signatures To Get On Ballot: Prosecutor Gina LaPlaca and her husband Jason Carty are in trouble with the law again. LaPlaca, 47 and Carty, 49 are charged charged with fraudulently placing LaPlaca on the Democratic primary ballot in the June 2026 Lumberton Township Committee race, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Multiple individuals whose names and purported signatures appeared on LaPlaca's nominating petition indicated they had neither signed the petition nor authorized anyone to do so on their behalf in support of the candidate's nomination, Bradshaw said. The petition, which was submitted to the Lumbert…
Mom Sues NJ Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run Mom Sues NJ Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run
Mom Sues NJ Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run A New Jersey mother is suing a strip club and the driver accused of fatally striking her 26-year-old son, claiming the club continued serving the motorist alcohol before the deadly crash in August 2024, court records show. Jeannette Consoro Green, acting on behalf of the estate of her son, Matthew Flores, of Ridgefield Park, filed the wrongful-death lawsuit (attached at the bottom of this news article) in Passaic County Superior Court against Edinson Polo Jr., Silk Gentlemen's Club, and several businesses and individuals associated with the club and nearby parking areas on Tuesday, Aug. 4. …
Convicted Murderer, Mom Break 4-Year-Old Boy's Bones, Burn Him: Affidavit Convicted Murderer, Mom Break 4-Year-Old Boy's Bones, Burn Him: Affidavit
Convicted Murderer, Mom Break 4-Year-Old Boy's Bones, Burn Him: Affidavit A convicted murderer and the mother of a 4-year-old boy are accused in a disturbing child abuse case that left the child with broken bones, burns, bruises, and injuries doctors ultimately categorized as "torture," according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Raheem Akbar Shabazz Floyd, 38, who was on parole for a North Carolina murder conviction, and the boy's mother, Brianna Nichole Nolte-Maple, 32, were arrested in Harrisburg following an investigation into the child's extensive injuries on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the affidavit. The investigation began af…
NJ Boy Dies In Car Crash During Family Vacation In Ecuador NJ Boy Dies In Car Crash During Family Vacation In Ecuador
NJ Boy Dies In Car Crash During Family Vacation In Ecuador A New Jersey mother is facing what friends called "every parent’s worst nightmare" after her son died in a car crash during a family vacation in Ecuador. Vanessa Gonzalez was vacationing in Ecuador with her husband and son Zechariah Diaz, of Cliffside Park, and members of her husband’s family when the crash happened, according to a GoFundMe shared by the borough. Zechariah and members of Gonzalez’s in-law family were involved in the crash, according to the fundraiser, launched by Juliana Chalarca. Zechariah died. Gonzalez remains in Ecuador with her husband as the family handles arrang…
State Police Conduct Search At Trenton City Hall: AG State Police Conduct Search At Trenton City Hall: AG
State Police Conduct Search At Trenton City Hall: AG New Jersey State Police were at Trenton City Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 11, investigating misconduct by a former employee, the city said. Police were conducting a search of Trenton’s Division of Inspections and Department of Housing and Economic Development, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. In 2024, after allegations concerning an employee in the city’s Housing and Economic Development Department came to the administration’s attention, the city initiated an internal investigation, the City of Trenton said in a statement. The employee, who was not identified, was removed from e…
Gas Line Ruptures In Atlantic City, Residence Evacuated: Police Gas Line Ruptures In Atlantic City, Residence Evacuated: Police
Gas Line Ruptures In Atlantic City, Residence Evacuated: Police A gas line ruptured in Atlantic City leading to a major thoroughfare being closed, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. At 6:30 a.m., firefighters responded to contractor‑related rupture of a high‑pressure natural gas line near Florida Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, after an excavator struck a high-pressure gas service line releasing a significant plume of natural gas toward nearby residential properties., Atlantic City police said. A residential building, 2419 Atlantic Ave. required immediate evacuation, police said. South Jersey Gas arrived with an emergency crew and successfull…
Crack Cocaine, PCP Get 4 Men Busted: Hamilton PD Crack Cocaine, PCP Get 4 Men Busted: Hamilton PD
Crack Cocaine, PCP Get 4 Men Busted: Hamilton PD A four month-long investigation into narcotics trafficking in Hamilton Township led to the arrest of four men, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 10. At 2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3, officers, including the SWAT unit, conducted a search warrant on the 1500 block of Greenwood Avenue, a business on the 1600 block East State Street and a Jeep Grand Cherokee, Hamilton Township police said. During the search officers seized an imitation firearm, ammunition, suspected cocaine, crack/cocaine, numerous pills,  cigarettes soaked in suspect PCP, numerous empty wax folds and plastic vials, along with…
DWI Driver Crashed Into Telephone Pole: EHT Police DWI Driver Crashed Into Telephone Pole: EHT Police
DWI Driver Crashed Into Telephone Pole: EHT Police A 23-year-old Pleasantville resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after their vehicle crashed into a telephone pole in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said. At 8:02 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, officers responded to the Black Horse Pike and Oxford Place and found a vehicle that had crashed into a telephone pole with wires down in the roadway and sidewalk, Egg Harbor Township police said. The vehicle had also ran over a fire hydrant, police said. An investigation determined the driver, Franklin Espinoza-Bustillo was intoxicated and he was arrested at the scene and ch…
Parents Kidnapped, Assaulted 7-Week-Old Baby Girl In Philadelphia: Police Parents Kidnapped, Assaulted 7-Week-Old Baby Girl In Philadelphia: Police
Parents Kidnapped, Assaulted 7-Week-Old Baby Girl In Philadelphia: Police A 7-week-old baby girl suffered multiple serious injuries in an alleged assault that landed both of her parents behind bars in Philadelphia, police announced on Monday, Aug. 10. Secret McCleve-Sar, 21, and Tyrone Jones, 22, both of the 2500 block of North Front Street, were apprehended on Sunday, Aug. 9, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The investigation began after an 18th District officer responded to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for a report of a prior assault involving the infant at approximately 6:34 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, police said. The baby had initially …
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Hit, Run Crash: East Windsor PD Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Hit, Run Crash: East Windsor PD
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Hit, Run Crash: East Windsor PD An East Windsor man was arrested and charged following a deadly hit and run pedestrian crash on Sunday, Aug. 9, authorities said. At 10:59 p.m., officers responded to Route 33 and Probasco Road after a car struck two pedestrian crossing Route 33 at the intersection, East Windsor police said. The driver, Herman J. Santos-Morales, failed to remain at the scene and report the crash, police said. One pedestrian, a 37-year-old East Windsor man was pronounced dead at Princeton Medical Center while the other pedestrian, a 21-year-old Spotswood resident was critically injured and transported t…
Person Shot In Groin: Bridgeton PD Person Shot In Groin: Bridgeton PD
Person Shot In Groin: Bridgeton PD A person was shot in the groin in Bridgeton early Saturday morning, Aug. 8, authorities said. At 5:44 a.m., officers responded to the 100 block of Maple Drive and found a person with a gunshot wound to the groin, Bridgeton police said. The shooting occurred after the person was an argument with people, when one individual reached into his firearm, removed a firearm and then fired a gun, police said. The group fled the area on foot, police said. The victim was uncooperative and transported to a nearby hospital, police said. The shooting remains under investigation, police said.