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Serial Thief Arrested In Toms River For Second Time In Two Months, Police Say Serial Thief Arrested In Toms River For Second Time In Two Months, Police Say
Serial Thief Arrested In Toms River For Second Time In Two Months, Police Say A serial theft suspect in Toms River was arrested for the second time in about two months, authorities said. Kristopher Fudali of Toms River was arrested on Wednesday, July 24, Toms River police Chief Mitchell Little said in a news release. Fudali's age was not mentioned. Officers responded to a report of a man wearing a white T-shirt and khaki shorts trying to get into vehicles in a driveway on St. Regis Court at around 12:50 a.m. An officer saw Fudali sitting in a parked vehicle on Feldmus Lane.  Fudali ran away into the woods but he was soon found…

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by Chris Spiker
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Jersey Shore Man Admits To Having 100+ Grams Of Cocaine, $19K In Cash: Prosecutors Jersey Shore Man Admits To Having 100+ Grams Of Cocaine, $19K In Cash: Prosecutors
Jersey Shore Man Admits To Having 100+ Grams Of Cocaine, $19K In Cash: Prosecutors A Brick Township man admitted to having more than 100 grams of cocaine and nearly $20,000 in cash, authorities said. Ezra Wheeler, 27, pleaded guilty on Monday, July 15 to possession of more than one half-ounce but less than five ounces of cocaine with intent to distribute. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced the guilty plea in a news release on Tuesday, July 16. Brick Township police established surveillance on a Coventry Court home as part of a drug investigation on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Detectives saw Wheeler leave the home and drive away in a vehicle. Officers th…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
NJ Man Killed, Dismembered By 5 People Including Murder Suspect Before SWAT Standoff: Cops NJ Man Killed, Dismembered By 5 People Including Murder Suspect Before SWAT Standoff: Cops
NJ Man Killed, Dismembered By 5 People Including Murder Suspect Before SWAT Standoff: Cops Four people from Ocean County were accused of helping a murder suspect dismember the body of a Toms River man who was killed in his home, authorities said. Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, of Seaside Heights; Danielle Bolstad, 42, of Barnegat; Jared Krysiak, 34, of Brick Township; and Jarred Palumbo, 36, of Manchester, were facing charges in the case, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Monday, July 15. Their charges were related to the killing of 56-year-old Kerry Rollason. Investigators said Rollason was killed by 35-ye…

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by Chris Spiker
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Hours-Long Old Bridge Standoff Ends In Knife-Wielding Man's Arrest, Prosecutor Says Hours-Long Old Bridge Standoff Ends In Knife-Wielding Man's Arrest, Prosecutor Says
Hours-Long Old Bridge Standoff Ends In Knife-Wielding Man's Arrest, Prosecutor Says A 49-year-old man has been arrested after an hours-long standoff with police in Old Bridge, authorities said. Officers responding to reports of a disturbance were met by Giovanni Chiarappa, who was wielding a knife outside of a home on Pensacola Street around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Old Bridge Police Chief Thomas J. Montagna said. Authorities tried to deescalate the situation, but Chiarappa had retreated into the home. After hours of negotiations with Chiarappa, the incident ended peacefully, and Chiarappa walked out of the home witho…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Huge Cache Of Fireworks, Explosives Snuffed Out By Arrest Of South Jersey Man: Police Huge Cache Of Fireworks, Explosives Snuffed Out By Arrest Of South Jersey Man: Police
Huge Cache Of Fireworks, Explosives Snuffed Out By Arrest Of South Jersey Man: Police A Camden County man has been arrested with a huge cache of explosives and illegal fireworks, authorities said. For several months, residents on Fleming Pike complained of loud explosions in the Hammonton section of Winslow Township, police said. Kenneth Baldino, 71, of Hay Road, Winslow Township, was charged after a search of his home and a business, township police said on Monday, July 1. Charges include risking widespread injury, possession of destructive devices and possession of high-capacity magazines, police said. A large quantity of explosives, illegal fireworks and high-capacity fi…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Toms River Woman Who Robbed Woman With Knife, Had Cocaine, Sentenced, Prosecutors Say Toms River Woman Who Robbed Woman With Knife, Had Cocaine, Sentenced, Prosecutors Say
Toms River Woman Who Robbed Woman With Knife, Had Cocaine, Sentenced, Prosecutors Say A Toms River woman will spend several years in prison after admitting to robbing another woman with a knife, having cocaine, and spitting in the faces of officers, authorities said. Olivia Paige, 35, was sentenced on Friday, June 29 to seven years in prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release on Monday, July 1. She pleaded guilty on Monday, Apr. 22 to robbery, possession of cocaine, and aggravated assault. Brick Township police responded to a shoplifting report at a convenience store on Maple Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Officers determine…

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by Chris Spiker
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Video Shows Arrest Of Out-Of-State Suspect In Deadly Central Jersey Double Shooting (DETAILS) Video Shows Arrest Of Out-Of-State Suspect In Deadly Central Jersey Double Shooting (DETAILS)
Video Shows Arrest Of Out-Of-State Suspect In Deadly Central Jersey Double Shooting (Details) A 19-year-old man from Washington state has been charged in connection with a shooting that left one woman dead and another in critical condition in Carteret, authorities said. Video shared by A.D. Pauro shows Gaurav Gill, of Kent, WA — identified by Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone — being taken into custody Wednesday, June 12 in the yard of a Carteret home, following a shooting that left a 29-year-old woman dead and another critical. Arrest Made in Carteret Double Shooting Carteret, New Jersey - Authorities have made an arrest in connection with a... Posted by A.D. Pauro o…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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Man Found With Cocaine, Loaded Gun, Drug-Dealing Items In Atlantic City: Police Man Found With Cocaine, Loaded Gun, Drug-Dealing Items In Atlantic City: Police
Man Found With Cocaine, Loaded Gun, Drug-Dealing Items In Atlantic City: Police An Atlantic City man was accused of having drugs and a loaded gun, authorities said. Anthony Ford Jr., 20, was arrested on Thursday, May 28, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Friday, May 31. He was stopped by officers while driving on Arkansas Avenue at around 7:51 p.m. A K9 officer smelled the presence of drugs inside Ford's vehicle. Police found a backpack with a loaded gun, 18 grams of cocaine, 43 grams of marijuana, and drug-dealing paraphernalia. Ford was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of hollow-point ammunition, possessi…

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by Chris Spiker