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Man Stopped Moving Car, Threw Rocks In Attempted Atlantic County Carjacking: Police Man Stopped Moving Car, Threw Rocks In Attempted Atlantic County Carjacking: Police
Man Stopped Moving Car, Threw Rocks In Attempted Atlantic County Carjacking: Police A Mays Landing man was arrested after he tried to steal someone's vehicle and threw rocks at it in Atlantic County, authorities said. Absecon police responded to a carjacking incident happening on Route 30 just before 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 20, the department said in a news release. Deshaun Washington, 31, was accused of walking into the road and disrupting traffic. One driver stopped to avoid hitting Washington, who began banging on the hood and punching a window to try and get inside of it. The driver sped away and Washington threw rocks at the vehicle, causing damage that included a s…

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by Chris Spiker
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Paramus Murder: Man Stabbed Dad Dead, Left Him In Home Two Days, Sources Say Paramus Murder: Man Stabbed Dad Dead, Left Him In Home Two Days, Sources Say
Paramus Murder: Man Stabbed Dad Dead, Left Him In Home Two Days, Sources Say UPDATE: A Paramus man who’d just stabbed his father to death dragged the body to a bathroom and tried to set it on fire last week as part of an attempt to conceal what he’d done, authorities said. Melvin Thomas repeatedly stabbed his father, 61-year-old Manuel Thomas, in the chest with a kitchen knife on Valentine’s Day, a criminal complaint says. He then dragged the bloody corpse to a bathroom where he tried igniting it with a lighter, according to the complaint filed by Paramus Police Detective Justin Sicari. “This attempt failed,” the detective wrote. Melvin Thomas wiped off the b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Camden County Man Arrested In Campus Area Shooting: Prosecutor Camden County Man Arrested In Campus Area Shooting: Prosecutor
Camden County Man Arrested In Campus Area Shooting: Prosecutor A 33-year-old man from Camden County has been arrested in connection with shooting a man near the Rutgers University-Camden campus, authorities said. Malcolm Jordan, of Berlin Borough, was charged with first-degree attempted murder and weapons offenses, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. On Tuesday, Feb. 13, at approximately 2 p.m., officers from the Camden County Police Department responded to Cooper University Hospital for a report of a gunshot victim. Upon arrival, officers learned that the victim, a 36-year-old Pine Hill man, had sustained…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Sentenced In Fatal Shooting Of Girlfriend In Mercer County: Prosecutor Man Sentenced In Fatal Shooting Of Girlfriend In Mercer County: Prosecutor
Man Sentenced In Fatal Shooting Of Girlfriend In Mercer County: Prosecutor A 41-year-old man from Ewing was sentenced to 45 years in New Jersey State Prison for the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, authorities said. Aaron Adams was found guilty of murder and weapons offenses, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. At approximately 6:30 p.m. on June 1, 2020, Ewing police were alerted to a deceased female in a home on Glen Stewart Drive.  Police found the victim, identified as Ashley Davis, 32, of Levittown, Pennsylvania, in the basement. There were visible wounds to Davis’ body and she was pronounced dead at the scen…

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by Jon Craig
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Fugitive Hunted In 'Bling Bishop' Robbery Killed By US Marshals In NJ Hotel Shootout Fugitive Hunted In 'Bling Bishop' Robbery Killed By US Marshals In NJ Hotel Shootout
Fugitive Hunted In 'Bling Bishop' Robbery Killed By US Marshals In NJ Hotel Shootout 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: A fugitive wanted for robbing a "bling" bishop from Bergen County during an online service was killed by U.S. Marshals Wednesday afternoon during a shootout at a Route 1 hotel, federal sources confirmed. Ex-con Shamar Leggette was the subject of a manhunt following the infamous 2022 gunpoint robbery of "Bling Bishop" Lamor Whitehead of Paramus during a live-streamed church service in Brooklyn. Leggette, 41, of Brooklyn, also shot a man in Providence, RI last September, authorities there said. Members of the U.S. States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Task Force, assisting th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Camden Man Charged In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor Camden Man Charged In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
Camden Man Charged In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor A 39-year-old man from Camden has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a man in November 2023 that resulted in his death last month, authorities said. Marcus Davenport was charged on Monday, Jan. 22 with first-degree murder in the death of Anthony Young, 38, of Camden, they said. Davenport was also charged with weapons offenses, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. On Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, at 9:08 p.m., Camden County Police responded to Hunter Drive after receiving a 911 call for a re…

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by Jon Craig
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18-Year-Old Killed Stepdad In Heated Argument Over Dog Crate In South Jersey: Complaint 18-Year-Old Killed Stepdad In Heated Argument Over Dog Crate In South Jersey: Complaint
18-Year-Old Killed Stepdad In Heated Argument Over Dog Crate In South Jersey: Complaint "I'm hurt that I had to do that," is what an 18-year-old New Jersey man was captured telling his mother after fatally shooting his stepdad over an argument about cleaning a dog crate, according to police documents obtained by Daily Voice. Jah’lyll X. Lawrence, 18, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Joe Williams at a home in Upper Deerfield Township, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office. Lawrence also faces weapons offenses. He was being held in Cumberland County jail. The pair were arguing over the crate before Williams began choking Lawrence, according t…

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by Jon Craig
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Teenager Arrested In Fatal Shooting In Cumberland County Teenager Arrested In Fatal Shooting In Cumberland County
Teenager Arrested In Fatal Shooting In Cumberland County A teenager has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 51-year-old man in Cumberland County, authorities said. Jah’lyll Lawrence, who lived in the same residence as the victim, Joe Williams, in Upper Deerfield Township was charged with first-degree muder and weapons offenses, according to the Cumberland County prosecutor. New Jersey State Police responded to the shooting, which occurred early on Saturday, Jan. 20. The investigation is ongoing.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the NJSP Bridgeton Station at (856)451-0101.

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by Jon Craig
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Man Threatening Wawa Employees Had Stabbed Wife Dead In South Jersey: Prosecutor Man Threatening Wawa Employees Had Stabbed Wife Dead In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Man Threatening Wawa Employees Had Stabbed Wife Dead In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 60-year-old man from Burlington County harassing Wawa employees was found to have fatally stabbed his wife, authorities said. Stanley Martin of Willingboro was charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses in the death of 56-year-old Dierdra Martin, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said on Friday, Jan. 19. The investigation began just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13 when officers from the Westampton Township Police Department were called to the Wawa convenience store on Springside Road for a report of a man threatening employees. The man, who was later iden…

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by Jon Craig
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HARDCORE AT 21: Paterson Ex-Con Charged In Separate Shootings After Prison Release HARDCORE AT 21: Paterson Ex-Con Charged In Separate Shootings After Prison Release
Hardcore AT 21: Paterson Ex-Con Charged In Separate Shootings After Prison Release A 21-year-old ex-con from Paterson who’s already spent three years behind bars had been free all of four months when he shot someone, then shot someone else while police searched for him this week, authorities charged. A SWAT team led a raid that ended a brief standoff at an Essex Street apartment in Paterson with Memphis Morales on Friday, Jan. 12, they said. Morales was previously convicted of a 2020 shooting and was incarcerated for three years before being released from New Jersey State Prison last May. Three months later, Morales shot a 34-year-old Secaucus man during a Sept. 17 robbe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman Convicted Of Killing Mother In Shared South Jersey Apartment: Prosecutor Woman Convicted Of Killing Mother In Shared South Jersey Apartment: Prosecutor
Woman Convicted Of Killing Mother In Shared South Jersey Apartment: Prosecutor A 27-year-old woman has been found guilty of killing her mom in 2019 in their shared South Jersey apartment, authorities said. Marisa Rivera was convicted of murder and two weapons offenses in the Sept. 6, 2019 killing of Denise DeNapoli, 56, in Mount Holly, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. The ruling was handed down by Criminal Court Judge Terrence R. Cook, who conducted a bench trial at the defendant’s request. Sentencing was scheduled for March 8. DeNapoli's body was found in their apartment the morning of Sept. 6, 2019, by Mount Laurel police officers performi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pair Arrested In Atlantic City Drug Deal, Gun Recovered: Police Pair Arrested In Atlantic City Drug Deal, Gun Recovered: Police
Pair Arrested In Atlantic City Drug Deal, Gun Recovered: Police A pair of South Jersey men were arrested during an alleged drug deal in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Tuesday, Jan. 9, at about noon, Atlantic City Detectives Alberto Valles, Eric Evans, and Troy Grams observed a parked vehicle with two occupants.  The driver, Najee Roberts, 33, of Ewing, Mercer County, allegedly engaged in a drug deal with a man who approached the vehicle on foot, police said. The man walked off and detectives initiated a motor vehicle stop. Detectives spoke with Roberts and his passenger, Samad Dudley. Dudley initially provided a false name to detectives, pol…

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by Jon Craig