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DWI Driver Slams Into NJ Senior Center, Hundreds Evacuated: Police DWI Driver Slams Into NJ Senior Center, Hundreds Evacuated: Police
DWI Driver Slams Into NJ Senior Center, Hundreds Evacuated: Police A drunk driver crashed into a senior living center on Sunday, Aug. 2, forcing hundreds of residents to be evacuated. At 11:44 p.m., officers responded to Ridgewood Senior Living at Historic Smithville after a 2023 Ram crashed into the building and caught fire, Galloway Township police said.  Through coordinated efforts involving Ridgewood Senior Living personnel and responding emergency service agencies, more than 100 residents and staff members were safely evacuated from the facility, police said. Two residents were injured during the evacuation and transferred to a nearby hospit…

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K-9 Apprehends NJ Fugitive Wanted For Child Sex Crimes: Police K-9 Apprehends NJ Fugitive Wanted For Child Sex Crimes: Police
K-9 Apprehends NJ Fugitive Wanted For Child Sex Crimes: Police A 28-year-old New Jersey man wanted for molesting a child was apprehended in Louisiana, authorities announced Saturday, Aug. 2. Officers in Shreveport, working with the U.S. Marshals Violent Offender Task Force, served a felony warrant for Jose Caal Pop, who was charged in Pennsauken on numerous charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual battery, and molestation of a juvenile, Shreveport police said. Pop refused to surrender and tried to hide inside the residence, police said. K-9 Karo tracked the suspect to the second floor of the home, where he engaged and apprehended him…

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Pedestrian Seriously Injured Improperly Crossing Black Horse Pike: EHT PD Pedestrian Seriously Injured Improperly Crossing Black Horse Pike: EHT PD
Pedestrian Seriously Injured Improperly Crossing Black Horse Pike: EHT PD A 20-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured after they were struck by a vehicle in Egg Harbor Township Saturday, Aug. 1, authorities said. At 8:58 p.m., officers responded to the Black Horse Pike and Fire Road after an 80-year-old Williamstown man driving a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado traveling westbound struck a pedestrian, a Mays Landing man, improperly crossing the street, Egg Harbor Township police said. The man sustained serious bodily injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital, police said. The investigation into the crash is ongoing, police said.

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Rabid Groundhog Attacked Person In Atlantic County: Authorities Rabid Groundhog Attacked Person In Atlantic County: Authorities
Rabid Groundhog Attacked Person In Atlantic County: Authorities A groundhog in Mullica Township who attacked someone has testified positive for rabies, authorities announced. The groundhog attacked a homeowner in Mullica Township on Monday, July 27, the Atlantic County Division of Public Health said. It was collected by heath officials and sent to a state lab for testing, authorities said. An investigation found one human exposure and two outdoor cat exposures, th Atlantic County Division of Public Health said. The homeowner is receiving post rabies exposure treatment, and the two outdoor cats have been placed under a 4-month informal observation confin…

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by Sam Barron
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Atlantic City Cop Suffers Stroke Weeks After Welcoming Baby, Colleague Says Atlantic City Cop Suffers Stroke Weeks After Welcoming Baby, Colleague Says
Atlantic City Cop Suffers Stroke Weeks After Welcoming Baby, Colleague Says An Atlantic City police officer who also serves in the U.S. Coast Guard is recovering after suffering a sudden stroke just two weeks after becoming a father, prompting an outpouring of community support. More than $27,000 had been raised in just five hours as of Sunday evening, Aug. 2, through a GoFundMe created for Officer Anthony Nastasi. The GoFundMe, organized by fellow police officer Nickolas Cardani, says he remains hospitalized and is beginning what is expected to be "a long and difficult road back to health." Nastasi joined the Atlantic City Police Department in 2022, according to …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Post-Funeral Family Feud Turns Violent In Philly, Woman Pistol-Whipped, Man, Teen Stabbed Post-Funeral Family Feud Turns Violent In Philly, Woman Pistol-Whipped, Man, Teen Stabbed
Post-Funeral Family Feud Turns Violent In Philly, Woman Pistol-Whipped, Man, Teen Stabbed A family gathering following a funeral erupted into violence in Philadelphia overnight, leaving three people injured after a fight ended with a woman being pistol-whipped and two others stabbed, police said. Officers from the 35th District were called to the 2100 block of West Grange Avenue at approximately 12:17 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, for a report of a person with a weapon, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Investigators said a 32-year-old woman told officers she had been attending a family gathering after a funeral when a verbal dispute escalated into a physical confront…

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Fort Dix Inmate Convicted In Fatal Marine Hit-And-Run Faces Third Deportation: ICE Fort Dix Inmate Convicted In Fatal Marine Hit-And-Run Faces Third Deportation: ICE
Fort Dix Inmate Convicted In Fatal Marine Hit-And-Run Faces Third Deportation: ICE The man convicted in the hit-and-run death of a young US Marine in Maryland is headed toward deportation once again after illegally returning to the United States not once, but twice, according to federal officials. Martin Martinez-Ballinas, 38, a Mexican national, was sentenced Friday, July 31, to 21 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after a prior felony conviction, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland announced. The conviction traces back to a 2017 Montgomery County case in which Martinez-Ballinas was found guilty of a deadly automotive o…

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Meet Rookie Cop Who Swam Through Head-High Surf To Save Teen At Asbury Park Beach Meet Rookie Cop Who Swam Through Head-High Surf To Save Teen At Asbury Park Beach
Meet Rookie Cop Who Swam Through Head-High Surf To Save Teen At Asbury Park Beach An Asbury Park police officer swam through head-high surf to rescue a juvenile swimmer in distress before lifeguards were on duty Saturday morning, Aug. 1, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to the area of Convention Hall at approximately 6:18 a.m. for a quality-of-life complaint involving an estimated 200 people gathered on the beach, according to the Asbury Park Police Department. Less than 10 minutes later, officers received a report that three juvenile swimmers were in distress off Fourth Avenue Beach, police said. Officers were then advised that only two swimmers remained i…

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by Cecilia Levine
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1 Airlifted After Boat Captain Falls Asleep, Vessels Collide Off Barnegat Inlet, Sources Say 1 Airlifted After Boat Captain Falls Asleep, Vessels Collide Off Barnegat Inlet, Sources Say
1 Airlifted After Boat Captain Falls Asleep, Vessels Collide Off Barnegat Inlet, Sources Say One person was airlifted after a dive boat and a fishing boat collided several miles off Barnegat Inlet on Friday morning, July 31, sources with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. The crash happened at approximately 11:45 a.m., about eight miles offshore and involved a 32-foot research vessel and a 33-foot Grady-White, TowBoatUS Barnegat Light & Beach Haven said on Facebook. A source tells Daily Voice the fishing boat was returning from offshore when the captain fell asleep while the vessel was on autopilot. Daily Voice could not immediately independently verify tha…

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NJ Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner: Prosecutor NJ Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner: Prosecutor
NJ Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner: Prosecutor A 23-year-old East Orange man was charged with murdering an inmate at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility in Chesterfield, authorities said Friday, July 31. On Friday, July 17, correctional officers found Yasin Sellers slumped on the floor and unresponsive in a prison gymnasium following a religious service, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Sellers was pronounced dead at the scene, Bradshaw said. An investigation determined Sellers collapsed after being assaulted by Banton, Bradshaw said.

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Prosecutors Want Imprisoned NJ Lawmaker Removed From Office Prosecutors Want Imprisoned NJ Lawmaker Removed From Office
Prosecutors Want Imprisoned NJ Lawmaker Removed From Office Nathaniel Anderson, a councilman in Burlington County, was just sentenced to a year in prison for mortgage fraud. Now prosecutors want him removed him office. Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw announced her office has filed a civil complaint was filed seeking to remove Nathaniel Anderson from the Willingboro Township Council following his federal conviction for financial crimes earlier this year. Bradshaw says Anderson has forfeited his ability to serve on the township council.  For more than two years, Nathaniel and Christone Anderson orchestrated a fraudulent short s…

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by Sam Barron
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Man Fleeing ICE Hit By Car In NJ: Police Man Fleeing ICE Hit By Car In NJ: Police
Man Fleeing ICE Hit By Car In NJ: Police A pedestrian was injured after he was struck by vehicle while fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement Friday morning, July 31, authorities said. At 9:05 a.m., officers responded to Route 35 north near the train station after the man fled from ICE agents who were attempting to apprehend him, Point Pleasant Beach police said. During the course of fleeing, the man entered the roadway and was struck by a motor vehicle, police said. The man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital, police said. Point Pleasant police said they were not notified of …

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