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Manahawkin Woman Who Stole $178K+ From Long Beach Engineering Firm Sentenced: Prosecutors Manahawkin Woman Who Stole $178K+ From Long Beach Engineering Firm Sentenced: Prosecutors
Manahawkin Woman Who Stole $178K+ From Long Beach Engineering Firm Sentenced: Prosecutors A Manahawkin woman will spend several years in prison after stealing nearly $180,000 from a Long Beach engineering firm, authorities said. Dona Carlo-Tanzola, 51, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 11 to five years in state prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. The former administrative assistant at Horn, Tyson & Yoder, Inc. pleaded guilty to theft on Monday, July 1. Long Beach Township police said Carlo-Tanzola deposited checks for the business into her personal bank accounts between May and November 2022. She also edited the…

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Pine Hill Man Who Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted Woman In His Home Convicted: Prosecutors Pine Hill Man Who Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted Woman In His Home Convicted: Prosecutors
Pine Hill Man Who Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted Woman In His Home Convicted: Prosecutors A Pine Hill man was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in his home for more than four years, authorities said. A jury convicted 51-year-old Adam Natal on 63 counts, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said in a news release on Friday, Oct. 11. The woman, who's now 75 years old, testified that Natal sexually assaulted her from November 2017 until March 2022. Pine Hill police arrested Natal at his home on Monday, Mar. 14, 2022. After a nine-day trial, Natal was convicted on Wednesday, Oct. 9 of 56 counts of second-degree sexual assault and two counts eac…

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Former Point Pleasant Beach Fire Dept. Treasurer Who Stole $100K+ Sentenced: Prosecutors Former Point Pleasant Beach Fire Dept. Treasurer Who Stole $100K+ Sentenced: Prosecutors
Former Point Pleasant Beach Fire Dept. Treasurer Who Stole $100K+ Sentenced: Prosecutors A Point Pleasant Beach man will spend several years in prison after stealing more than $100,000 from a volunteer fire department, authorities said. Salvatore Umek, 46, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 11 to five years in state prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. The former treasurer of Point Pleasant Beach Fire Company No. 2 pleaded guilty to theft on Monday, June 10. Investigators said Umek stole about $100,000 from the fire company's bank account to pay off personal credit card debt between February 2019 and November 2021. He als…

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JACKPOT: $284K Lottery Ticket Purchased At South Amboy Gas Station JACKPOT: $284K Lottery Ticket Purchased At South Amboy Gas Station
Jackpot: $284K Lottery Ticket Purchased At South Amboy Gas Station A lottery ticket worth more than a quarter of a million dollars was sold at a Middlesex County gas station, officials said. The Jersey Cash 5 ticket was purchased at the Exxon gas station on Route 35 and Route 9 North in South Amboy, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Friday, Oct. 11. The $284,169 winner was in the drawing on Thursday, Oct. 10. The winning numbers were 3, 4, 5, 24, and 27. The XTRA number was 4 and the Bullseye number was 3. This is the third Jersey Cash 5 jackpot winner of the month. A record $2,439,721 prize was won from a tick…

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NJ Transit Light Rail Driver, Four Passengers Injured In Burlington Township Crash NJ Transit Light Rail Driver, Four Passengers Injured In Burlington Township Crash
NJ Transit Light Rail Driver, Four Passengers Injured In Burlington Township Crash Five people were injured when a New Jersey Transit light rail train crashed into a truck in Burlington Township, officials said. Four passengers and the train's operator suffered injuries on Friday, Oct. 11, a NJ Transit spokesperson said. The crash happened near Dulty’s Lane Crossing at around 6:10 a.m. All five injured people were expected to survive their injuries. There were 36 customers on board the train. The River LINE was temporarily suspended between the Burlington Town Center and Florence stations. Service has resumed with up to 15-minute delays. NJ Transit police are inve…

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Woman Killed, Three Injured When SUV Runs Red Light In South Brunswick: Prosecutors Woman Killed, Three Injured When SUV Runs Red Light In South Brunswick: Prosecutors
Woman Killed, Three Injured When SUV Runs Red Light In South Brunswick: Prosecutors A Kendall Park woman was killed when she was in a car that was hit by an SUV that ran a traffic light in South Brunswick, authorities said. Ranjinidevi Ramakrishnan, 43, died in the crash, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news release on Thursday, Oct. 10. Police responded to the crash in the area of Route 522 and Georges Road at around 7:13 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3.  The driver and two passengers in a Hyundai Sonata were rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital with serious injuries. Ramakrishnan, a rear passenger, was pronou…

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Business
Cherry Hill-Based TD Bank Fined $3B For Allowing Criminals To Launder Money: Feds Cherry Hill-Based TD Bank Fined $3B For Allowing Criminals To Launder Money: Feds
Cherry Hill-Based TD Bank Fined $3B For Allowing Criminals To Launder Money: Feds TD Bank has agreed to pay about $3 billion in historic penalties after its relaxed policies allowed criminals to launder their money, authorities said. The Canadian bank with U.S. headquarters in Cherry Hill pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to not maintain an anti-money laundering program that complies with the Bank Secrecy Act, filing inaccurate currency transaction reports, and laundering money, the Justice Department said in a news release on Thursday, Oct. 10. TD Bank will pay more than $1.8 billion to resolve the DOJ's investigation and $1.3 billion in a penalty f…

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Man Who Raped, Killed One-Year-Old Gloucester City Girl Gets Life In Prison: Prosecutors Man Who Raped, Killed One-Year-Old Gloucester City Girl Gets Life In Prison: Prosecutors
Man Who Raped, Killed One-Year-Old Gloucester City Girl Gets Life In Prison: Prosecutors A Manahawkin man will spend the rest of his life in prison for brutally raping and killing a toddler, authorities said. Michael Disporto, 30, was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 10 to life in prison without parole, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said in a news release. He was convicted in the death and sexual assault of a 23-month-old girl identified by the initials "A.S." Gloucester City police responded to a report of an unresponsive child on Sunday, July 3, 2016. A.S. was rushed to Cooper University Hospital for extensive injuries and signs of sexual abuse. …

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Five Malnourished Horses Removed From Winslow Township Property, Owner Charged: Prosecutors Five Malnourished Horses Removed From Winslow Township Property, Owner Charged: Prosecutors
Five Malnourished Horses Removed From Winslow Township Property, Owner Charged: Prosecutors A Winslow Township woman was accused of neglecting five horses on her property, authorities said. Dana Grykin, 56, was charged with five counts of fourth-degree animal cruelty, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said in a news release on Thursday, Oct. 10. Police executed a search warrant on Friday, Oct. 4, removing Grykin's horses from her property on the 100 block of Norcross Road. The state agriculture department assisted the county prosecutor's office and Winslow officers. Investigators said the horses were severely emaciated and dehydrated in a small…

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Thieves Stole Assemblyman's Car In Hazlet While Family Slept, Police Say Thieves Stole Assemblyman's Car In Hazlet While Family Slept, Police Say
Thieves Stole Assemblyman's Car In Hazlet While Family Slept, Police Say A Jersey Shore assemblyman's car was stolen by thieves in Hazlet, authorities said. Assemblyman Paul Kanitra, R-Brick Township, said in a Facebook post that his car was taken from his mother-in-law's house in Hazlet just before 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Kanitra was in Washington, D.C. for his work as the owner of the lobbyist firm Lobbyit.com. Kanitra said the thieves drove up to the home in a stolen white BMW with temporary plates. "They ripped off every screen window in the house," Kanitra posted. "They then broke one of the windows and climbed in." In a news release, …

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