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Chris Spiker

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Asbury Park Woman, 70, Identified After Van Hits Two Pedestrians In Deadly Neptune Crash Authorities have named the Asbury Park woman who was struck by a van and killed on a busy Neptune Township road. Bridget Mobley, 70, died in the pedestrian crash on Route 66, a Monmouth County Prosecutor's office spokesperson said on Thursday, Dec. 12. Neptune Township police responded to the collision at around 7:36 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Investigators said a man was driving west in a 2021 Ford Transit when the van hit the pedestrians. Mobley was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead at 8:15 p.m. A man walking with Mobley suffered minor injuries. He was…

by Chris Spiker

12/12/2024

Police & Fire

Atlantic City Man Confesses To Unprovoked Stabbing Of Convenience Store Worker: Prosecutors An Atlantic City man admitted to stabbing a convenience store employee, authorities said. Francisco Bonilla, 35, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 10 to first-degree attempted murder, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Thursday, Dec. 12. The charges stemmed from an attack at the Cedar Market on North Rhode Island Avenue on Saturday, Feb. 3. Atlantic City police responded to the store at around 8:18 a.m. and found the 39-year-old man with several stab wounds. Officers described the assault as unprovoked and confirmed it was captured on surveillance…

by Chris Spiker

12/12/2024

Police & Fire

Howell Township 20-Year-Old Man Identified In Deadly Three-Vehicle Freehold Crash A Howell Township man was named as the victim killed in a three-vehicle crash in Freehold Township, authorities said. Yasine Belkadi, 20, died in the collision on Jackson Mills Road near Geisler Road, a Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office spokesperson said on Thursday, Dec. 12. Freehold Township police responded to the scene at around 10:27 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9. Investigators say a Belkadi was driving a 2017 Infiniti Q50 north on Jackson Mills when his car collided with a 2017 Ford Transit Van driven by a 40-year-old man. A 2017 Subaru Legacy, driven by a 21-year-…

by Chris Spiker

12/12/2024

Police & Fire

Distracted Delivery Driver Hits Grandmother, Girl Near Franklin Township Bus Stop, Police Say An Amazon delivery driver was accused of using her phone when she struck a young girl and her grandmother near a Gloucester County bus stop, authorities said. Laura Mayo Pulgarin of Philadelphia was charged with two counts of assault by auto, the Franklin Township Police Department said in a news release on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Officers responded to the crash scene on the 1800 block of Grant Avenue at around 4:28 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Investigators said Pulgarin, 22, ignored a Franklin Township School District bus that was stopped with its red flashin…

by Chris Spiker

12/12/2024

Police & Fire

Camden Murder Suspect Captured In FL After License Plate Alert, Police Say A man wanted for homicide in Camden County was arrested in central Florida, authorities said. Edwin Facenda Suriel, 46, was taken into custody in Haines City, FL, on Monday, Dec. 9, according to an arrest report from Florida Highway Patrol. Haines City is in Polk County, about an hour southwest of Orlando and roughly 90 minutes northeast of Tampa. A trooper received an alert at around 10:51 a.m. to watch for a black Dodge Ram pickup with New Jersey license plates. The truck was reportedly linked to a shooting in Camden County. A license plate reader camera took a photo of the pickup a…

by Chris Spiker

12/12/2024

Police & Fire

Police Hunting For Suspects In Glassboro Armed Robbery Police were searching for two men involved in an armed robbery in Glassboro that left a 21-year-old man shaken and without his belongings, authorities said. In a news release on Wednesday, Dec. 11, the Glassboro Police Department said the men robbed the victim at gunpoint on Sunday, Nov. 24. The robbery happened near the circle on Route 322 at around 4:30 p.m. Investigators said the suspects—one tall and thin, the other shorter—approached the victim and initially asked about buying marijuana. When the victim said he didn’t know, the conversation shifted to personal items he w…

by Chris Spiker

12/12/2024

News

Toms River Worker Discovers $1.8M Jackpot Win During Virtual Meeting: 'I Am Still In Shock' A routine day at the office turned into a life-changing moment for a Toms River resident who discovered they had won a nearly $2 million New Jersey Lottery jackpot—while checking emails during a virtual meeting. The Jersey Cash 5 player hit the $1,883,824 jackpot on Friday, Dec. 6, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release. The winning ticket was purchased at the Silverton Super Buy Rite on Hooper Avenue in Toms River. The anonymous winner matched all five numbers—7, 21, 28, 31, and 38. The XTRA number was 2 and the Bullseye number was 31. The winner, who plays occ…

by Chris Spiker

12/12/2024

Police & Fire

NC Man Charged In Halloween Road Rage Shooting On NJ Turnpike In Mansfield Twp., Troopers Say A North Carolina man was accused of shooting at another driver during a road rage incident on the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County late on Halloween night, authorities said. Brandon Rudd, 34, of South Mills, NC, was charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses, state police said in a news release on Thursday, Dec. 12. The charges stemmed from shots fired on the NJ Turnpike in Mansfield Township on Thursday, Oct. 31. Troopers responded to the southbound side of the turnpike near milepost 48.3 at around 11:59 p.m. Investigators said Rudd and the victim …

by Chris Spiker

12/12/2024

Police & Fire

Beloved Haddon Heights Vet's Death Investigated As Homicide: 'He Showed So Much Love' The death of a respected veterinarian who owned a Haddon Heights clinic was being investigated as a homicide, authorities said. The homicide investigation into the death of 45-year-old Dr. Michael Anthony of Cherry Hill was confirmed by a spokesperson for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Dr. Anthony was the owner of Haddon Vet, a clinic on Second Avenue. Cherry Hill police responded to a report of an unconscious man on the 100 block of Sharrowvalle Road around 7:09 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Officers found Dr. Anthony and he was pronounced…

by Chris Spiker

12/11/2024

Police & Fire

Van Strikes Two Pedestrians, Killing Woman In Neptune Township Crash: Prosecutors A woman was killed and a man was injured when they were hit by a van on a busy Neptune Township road, authorities said. The two were struck on Route 66, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Neptune Township police responded to the collision at around 7:36 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Investigators said a man was driving west in a 2021 Ford Transit when the van hit the pedestrians. The woman was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead at 8:15 p.m. The man suffered minor injuries. He was treated at the same hospital and releas…

by Chris Spiker

12/11/2024

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