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Neighbor Shoots Man Dead In Bed During Love Triangle Dispute At Philly Apartment: Police
A man was shot dead while lying in bed in a Philadelphia apartment, and police say jealousy was the motive behind the killing. The fatal shooting happened in the Wynnefield Heights section of the city at the Greenbriar Club Apartments on the 3800 block of Conshohocken Avenue around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2025. Officers from the 19th District responded to reports of a person with a gun and found the 35-year-old male victim dead in bed with gunshot wounds to his head, chest, and hand. He was pronounced dead at 1:10 a.m., police said. Investigators believe the shooter was a 34-year-o…
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12-Year-Old Nashon Thomas Fatally Shot In Bed By Brother, 14, In Philly: Police
A child was found shot in the head while lying in bed inside a West Philadelphia home, police said. His older brother is now facing charges. A 14-year-old boy had been arrested in connection with the shooting death of his 12-year-old brother, Nashon Thomas, Philadelphia Police announced on Thursday, May 22. Officers responded to the 800 block of Brooklyn Street just after 9:19 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, for reports of a shooting. They found Nashon suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, lying in bed. He was rushed to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia by paramedics, where he died …
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School Employee Had Sex With Student In High School Parking Lot: Police
A 26-year-old Connecticut paraeducator faces multiple charges after police say he had sex with a 15-year-old girl earlier this year in the parking lot of a high school. Christopher Fernandes, of Bethel, is charged with sexual assault in the second degree, sexual assault in the fourth degree, use of a computer to entice a minor in sexual activity, harmful communication with a child, and risk of injury to a minor, Connecticut State Police said. Police began investigating Fernandes in March when two students at New Fairfield High School told the school resource officer that&nb…
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NJ Arsonist Learns Fate In Deadly Fire That Killed His Baby, Family Members: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old Trenton man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Wednesday, May 21, after being found guilty of intentionally setting a fire in Hamilton Township in 2021 that killed four people, including his baby daughter, authorities said. Michael Sanders was convicted in March of four counts of first degree murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and aggravated arson, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. On Friday, July 9, 2021, at 3:40 a.m., a fire at 213 Woodlawn Ave. quickly engulfed both sides of the two and a half story, wood frame duplex, c…
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: Man With Scissors Begs Cops To Shoot Him After NJ Crash With Kids In Car, Police Say
A man holding scissors begged police to shoot him after a crash involving three vehicles — including one carrying children — in a Morris County gas station parking lot on Wednesday, May 21, authorities said (scroll for video). The crash happened around 5:26 p.m. on Ridgedale Avenue, Hanover police said. Officers arrived and began tending to one of the vehicles’ occupants when they noticed a man outside his car acting suspiciously, police said. “When officers began talking to him, he began acting erratically and stated he wanted to die,” the news release reads. The man, who was holding…
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'Delco Pooper' In Viral Road Rage Case Facing Yet Another Charge
A Ridley Park woman who went viral for allegedly defecating on another driver’s car in a Delaware County, Pennsylvania, road rage dispute is now facing an additional criminal charge. Christina Marie Solometo, 44, appeared in court on Monday, May 20, where Magisterial District Judge Mary Hopper held her for court on all original charges and added a new charge of open lewdness. The additional count was filed by Delaware County Assistant District Attorney Dareus Chen just before the hearing, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Solometo now faces the following charges: indecent exposure. disord…
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Suspect Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting During Chase In Philly: Police
A male suspect was shot and killed by police during a foot pursuit in Philadelphia’s Fairhill neighborhood, authorities said at a press conference on Wednesday, May 21. The chase began around 6:41 p.m. near the intersection of Somerset and Mutter streets, Philadelphia Police said. Officers were in pursuit of the man when a “scuffle” broke out. Just one minute later, they radioed for backup, officials stated. During the incident, at least one officer discharged their firearm, striking the suspect. The man was transported to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m…
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Grocery Store Shooting Kills Teen, Leaves Another Critical: Philly Police
A teenager was killed and another was left in critical condition after a shooting inside a grocery store in Philadelphia, police announced on Wednesday, May 21. Officers with the 19th District responded to the 5400 block of Race Street at 2:16 p.m. for reports of gunfire inside the store, the Philadelphia Police Department said. When they arrived, they found two juvenile males suffering from gunshot wounds. One victim was rushed to Lankenau Hospital in critical condition. The other was pronounced dead at the scene by medics at 2:22 p.m. A firearm was recovered, and one person was taken int…
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'I Will F- You Up': Ousted NJ Councilman Busted For Witness Tampering, Prosecutors Say
A 51-year-old former Atlantic City councilman was indicted on charges of witness tampering after he threatened a witness at a courthouse, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 21. Muhammad Zia was attending a court hearing on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 to determine if he met the residency requirement of living in Atlantic City in order to remain on the city council, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Zia was sworn into office earlier that year. During the proceeding Zia, an Egg Harbor Township resident, verbally threatened a witness in the courtroom hallway by saying, "Don't f---…
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Heroin, Cocaine, Baseball Bat With Barb Wire: Two NJ Residents Busted In AC
Two Vineland residents were arrested and charged on Sunday, May 18, after a traffic stop in Atlantic City uncovered drugs and weapons, authorities said. At 7:45 p.m., a license plate reader was triggered In Atlantic City indicating the registered owner of a vehicle had active warrants for his arrest, Atlantic City police said. A traffic stop was conducted and Clarence Shambry, a 44-year-old Vineland resident, was taken into custody for the warrants, police said. Shambry was in possession of 650 individual bags of heroin, police said. During a search of the vehicle, officers located more th…
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Murder Suspect Captured On NJ Transit Train Days After Sidewalk Stabbing: Prosecutor
A Trenton man was arrested on a River Line train in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Hamilton man earlier this month, authorities said. Jermaine Scott, 48, of Hamilton, was dropped off at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton with a stab wound to the abdomen around 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey Hospital staff said Scott arrived in a white, four-door sedan. He was rushed into surgery but “succumbed to his injuries a short time later,” the prosecutor said. An investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force a…
Police & Fire
Photos Show House Collapse Caused By Dump Truck That Lost Control In South Jersey
A dump truck slammed into a home in South Jersey on Tuesday, May 20, trapping the driver and sending a resident to the hospital, according to various news reports. The truck was driving on Woodbury-Glassboro Road when it veered off and slammed into a house on Fairview Avenue at approximately 1:30 p.m. in Woodbury Heights, 6abc reports. A resident in the home was hospitalized, the outlet said. Photos from the scene were shared by the Cherry Hill Fire Department, showing the truck lodged deep inside the single-family home. Happening Now: Rescue Ladder 13 / USAR 13 and Safety 13…
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Fentanyl, Meth: Vineland Man Learns Fate, Prosecutors Say
A 34-year-old Vineland man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday, May 16, after he was previously convicted of numerous drug charges, authorities said. Wayne Broughton was found guilty of intent distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, Cumberland County Prosecutor, Jennifer Webb-McRae said. On Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 at 6:30 a.m., Vineland police served Broughton with an arrest warrant at 1700 Newcombton Rd. in Millville on an unrelated incident, Webb-McRae said. While securing the residence, authorities found multiple items of contraband including over ½ ounce of meth…
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Woodbine Man Uploaded Child Porn: Prosecutor
A 25-year-old Woodbine man was arrested and charged with possessing child porn on Monday, May 19, authorities said. Law enforcement began investigating Brandon Nicolosi after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that he had downloaded and shared images of child sexual abuse material, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said. On Thursday, May 15, investigators executed a search warrant at Nicolosi's residence, that involved numerous law enforcement departments, Sutherland said. Cell phones and laptop computers were seized from the residen…
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Known Animal Abuser Stuffed Malnourished Dog In Trashbag Found In Dumpster: Cops
A 38-year-old woman from South Jersey with an apparent history of animal abuse was arrested after police say she abandoned a small white dog in a trash bag, leaving it malnourished and severely injured in a dumpster. According to the Lindenwold Police Department, Turquoise Morton was taken into custody on Monday, May 19, and charged with: Abandoning a domestic animal Cruelty to animals Torture/Torment/Maiming Officers responded to the Belmont Apartments on White Horse Pike in March 2025 after receiving a report about a dog found in a trash bag. When officers arrived, they discovered …
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NJ Man Stabs Waffle House Diner During Fight With Woman: PA State Police
A Phillipsburg man stabbed another man during a violent altercation outside a Waffle House in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, May 20. The 36-year-old suspect from Phillipsburg, New Jersey, is accused of attacking a 22-year-old Allentown man in the parking lot of the Waffle House at 1783 Airport Road in Hanover Township around 5:14 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, according to Troop M-Bethlehem. The stabbing happened after a fight between the 22-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman from Newark, New Jersey, escalated outside the diner. The argument reportedly began ins…
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17-Year-Old With Loaded Handgun Threatened To Shoot Ex, Her Mom: Atlantic City Police
A 17-year-old Atlantic City teenager was arrested and charged on Wednesday, May 14, after he threatened to shoot two people, authorities said. At 4:17 p.m., officers responded to the 2900 block of Fairmount Avenue after the teenager was brandishing a handgun, threatening to shoot his ex-girlfriend and her mother, Atlantic City police said. Officers located the 17-year-old in a vehicle and attempted to take him into custody but he became combative and resisted arrest, police said. He was eventually taken into custody, police said. A loaded handgun was found underneath his seat, police said. …
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Two Killed In Turnpike Crash In Gloucester County:
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Two people were killed in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Gloucester County early Sunday, May 18, authorities said. At 1:06 a.m., an Acura MDX with six occupants, operated by a 19-year-old Maryland man, was traveling northbound on the Turnpike in Harrison Township, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver lost directional control of the Acura, veered off the roadway to the right, traveled down an embankment and struck a tree, Lebron said. Four people were ejected from the vehicle, with two occupants sustaining fatal injuries, Lebron said. The driv…
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NJ Honors Student Shot Dead Was ‘Bright Light,’ Family Says In Heartbreaking Tribute
A 17-year-old Buena Regional High School honors student was shot and killed in Millville on Saturday, May 17, according to his parents who identified him and local authorities. According to the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, police responded to the 900 block of Church Street around 10:02 p.m. for a report of a motor vehicle accident. When officers arrived, they found the driver had been shot and then crashed. The victim, identified by his parents as Lucas, was taken to Vineland Inspira Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:02 p.m., prosecutors said As of press time, mo…
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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…
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Body Recovered From NJ Creek ID’d As PA Man Missing After Trenton Boat Crash:
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A 51-year-old King of Prussia man was identified on Sunday, May 18, as the victim whose body was recovered from a creek in Burlington County earlier this month, authorities said. Enrico Ross was ejected from a boat on Saturday, May 10 near the Route 1 bridge in Trenton, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Ross' body was recovered in the waters of Crosswicks Creek at the Bordentown Yacht Club in Burlington County, Lebron said. The investigation is ongoing, Lebron said.
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NJ Man Who Assaulted Pregnant Fiancée Learns Fate: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old Cape May man was recently sentenced to eight years in prison after he brutally assaulted his pregnant fiancée, authorities said. Jonathan Linnington pleaded guilty to attempted murder, aggravated assault on a domestic violence victim by strangulation and contempt in March, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said. He was originally charged in April 2022, authorities said. Linnington also kept trying to contact the victim after his arrest, calling and writing her, Breaking AC reported. Four other members of Linnington's family were charged with …
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NJ Infant Dies After Struck By Car Driven By Mother: Prosecutor
A 10-month old infant was fatally struck by a vehicle driven by his mother in Jackson Township on Saturday, May 17, authorities said. Wendy Castillo-Torres, a 30-year-old Lakehurst resident, was driving without a license when she struck her son with her car, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. At 6:15 p.m., Castillo-Torres was cleaning motor vehicles in a friend's garage in Jackson, Billhimer said. The infant was positioned in a bouncer seat between two vehicles, Billhimer said. After cleaning the cars, Castillo-Torres entered one of the vehicles to move it, but instead of plac…
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Child Fatally Struck By Car Walking Home From Park: Egg Harbor Township Police
A child was fatally struck by a vehicle after he and another juvenile were hit by a car on Saturday, May 17, authorities said. At 2:20 p.m., officers responded to Delaware Avenue and Fernwood Avenue after two juveniles were struck by a vehicle, Egg Harbor Township police. A 2014 Chevy Camaro, driven by a 71-year-old Egg Harbor Township resident, swerved to the right to avoid a crash with a 2022 Mini Cooper, going off the road and onto the grass shoulder, police said. As the vehicle went off the road, it struck the two juveniles, who were walking home from Bargaintown Park, police said. The…
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NJ Man Had 340K Files Of Child Porn: Burlington County Prosecutor
A 69-year-old Eastampton man was recently arrested and charged after authorities found he possessed more than 340,000 files of child sexual abuse material, authorities said. A search warrant executed by law enforcement turned up the images and videos on Lawrence Bayern’s storage drives and cell phone, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Authorities began investigating Bayern after receiving a tip about his online activities, Bradshaw said. Bayern is charged with possession of child sexual abuse material, Bradshaw said.
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Baby Turkeys Rescued By South Jersey Firefighters
Some baby turkeys owe firefighters in Camden County a debt of gratitude or at least a “gobble gobble.” On Friday, May 16, firefighters responded to Lambert Avenue after residents reported hearing what sounded like ducks in a sewer drain, the Gloucester City Fire Department said. The four babies turned out to be chicks, and they were retrieved from the sewer drain, firefighters said. After making sure they were okay, the chicks were reunited with their mother, who was surely very grateful, firefighters said.
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Mom Fatally Shoots 3-Year-Old Daughter, Then Self In Philadelphia: Police
A 3-year-old girl and her 45-year-old mother are dead in what Philadelphia police believe was a murder-suicide in the city’s Wynnefield Heights neighborhood on Sunday, May 18. Officers from the Philadelphia Police 19th District were called to a home on the 3900 block of Lankenau Avenue just after 6 p.m. for a reported shooting, authorities said. Responding officers found the 45-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the head. She was pronounced dead at the scene by medics at 6:20 p.m., police said. A 3-year-old girl, also shot once in the head, was rushed by officers to Children’s Hospital…
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2 Dead, 4 Hurt After SUV Crashes Into Tree On NJ Turnpike In Harrison Township: Police
Two people were killed and four others seriously injured when an SUV slammed into a tree on the New Jersey Turnpike overnight, authorities said. The crash happened at 1:06 a.m. in the northbound lanes near milepost 13.6 on Sunday, May 18, in Harrison Township, Gloucester County, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron. Troopers say 19-year-old Cesar Ivan Martinez-Adino, of Hyattsville, MD, was behind the wheel of an Acura MDX with six people inside when he lost control of the SUV. The car veered off the road, rolled down an embankment, and hit a tree. As a result…
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Firefighter, 22, Dies In Central Jersey Motorcycle Crash: Police
A 22-year-old firefighter was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday evening, May 17 in Central Jersey, his department confirmed. East Brunswick police said only that Robert J. Oross, also known as RJ, was involved in a crash with another vehicle at Summerhill Road and Racetrack Road at around 5:16 p.m. Oross, of Spotswood, was critically injured and pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the other vehicle was not hurt and remained at the scene, according to the release. Patrolman Ryan Welch and Patrolman Gabriel Gausachs of the Traffic Safety Section are leading the in…
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2 Dead In Mexican Navy Ship Crash With Brooklyn Bridge (
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Two people are dead and 19 more are injured after a Mexican Navy ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday night, May 17, the NYPD confirmed. The crash happened at around 8:26 p.m., when the ship — which had just departed from Pier 17 — suffered a mechanical failure, according to the NYPD. “A preliminary investigation by the NYPD Special Operations Division, FDNY, US Coast Guard, and the NYC Department of Transportation revealed that a naval vessel… experienced a mechanical malfunction,” police said in a statement. “The masts of the vessel then collided with the structure of the Broo…
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10 Inmates Escape Through Toilet Hole, Taunt Police: ‘Catch Us When You Can’
Police in Louisiana believe a dramatic prison break that allowed 10 inmates to dash to freedom was the result of an inside job, according to investigators. The inmates escaped from the New Orleans jail early Friday morning, May 16, but jail authorities did not notice they were missing until several hours later. As of Saturday afternoon, Louisiana authorities had tracked down three of the escapees. One was found hiding in the French Quarter, a popular tourist destination in New Orleans, according to the Washington Post. Louisiana State Police guide a hooded Kendall Myles to a chopper…
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