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Cocaine, Heroin, Handgun, 30 Pounds Pot Seized In Nj-pa Bust: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old Mercer County man has been arrested in connection with dealing drugs in Trenton and Bucks County, PA, authorities said.
Akeem Smith, 33, of Trenton, was arrested on Tuesday, July 18, as a result of the investigation conducted by the members of the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force, with assistance from the DEA, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, and Hamilton, Trenton and Bensalem, PA, police, they said.
About $63,900 in drugs, a handgun and $13,860 cash were seized as a result of the Pennsylvania arrest and searches, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Ono…
Brothers Killed 29-Year-Old Trenton Man: Prosecutor
Two brothers have been arrested following the deadly shooting of a 29-year-old Trenton man last week, authorities announced.
Leon Mack, 31, was charged with murder, burglary, and weapons offenses, while his brother, Prince Mack, 29, of Trenton, faces the same as an accomplice for taking his brother to the victim’s home, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a press release Monday.
Donnell Williams, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene after he was found with a gunshot wound on the living room floor of his apartment in the 100 block of South Overbrook Avenue shortly after 4:05 p.…
Sleazy Pass: Feds Charge Bi-State Duo With $1M Pennsy Turnpike Toll Scam
Two men helped truckers and other drivers dodge $1 million in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls by registering E-ZPass transponders with bogus identities, federal authorities charged.
Duvany Zambrano, 43, of Hamilton, NJ, and Sergio Jara, 37, of Allentown, PA, colluded with other unidentified co-conspirators to buy up thousands of the devices from retailers in both states, an FBI investigation found.
E-ZPass transponders aren't all that difficult to find. Walmart is among those who sell them.
Pennsylvania has more than 300 retail locations where state officials say customers can buy the transpon…
Driver Seriously Hurt As Honda Veers Off Road, Bursts Into Flames In Hamilton Crash: Police
A driver was rushed to a nearby trauma center with serious burns and injuries after his vehicle veered off the road and went up in flames in Hamilton late on Wednesday, Sept. 21, authorities said.
Yvenson Dossous, 33, was behind the wheel of a 2022 Honda Pilot when he veered off of Whitehorse Ham Square Rd. and slammed into a tree on the northeast curb just after 9:50 p.m., Hamilton Police said in a release.
After the collision, the Honda became engulfed in flames, causing residents to quickly respond and pull Dossous, of Hamilton, from the flaming vehicle, police said.
Emergency crews fr…
PA Woman Struck, Killed In South Jersey: Police
A 36-year-old pedestrian from Pennsylvania was struck and killed in Atlantic County, authorities said.
Heather L. Gerevics was crossing Millville Avenue at the intersection of Route 40 in Hamilton at 7:58 p.m. on Saturday, Sept 17, when she was hit, police said.
Gerevics, of Washington, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The drive of a Nissan Pathfinder, Herman Lopex, 53, from the Mays Landing section of Hamilton, stopped., police said.
He had not been charged.
The accident remains under investigation by the Township of Hamilton Police Department.
Anyone who wit…
Brothers, Ewing Deli Workers Targeted In Deadly Double-Shooting: Prosecutor (Update)
Two brothers and deli workers were targeted in a shooting at their Ewing workplace in which one of them did not survive, authorities said.
Officers responding to the shooting report inside Priori’s Deli at 301 Hillcrest Ave. found the brothers with gunshot wounds around 6:10 a.m. on Monday, June 6, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release alongside local officials.
Both victims were rushed to a local hospital, where Oscar Palacios, 54, of Trenton, was pronounced dead, Onofri said.
His brother, a 57-year-old Hamilton man and fellow deli worker, remains hospitalized, autho…
Driver, Passenger Hospitalized As Car Strikes Tree In Mercer County: Police
A driver and passenger were hospitalized with serious injuries after the vehicle struck a tree in Mercer County, authorities said.
Ashley Williams, 35, was behind the wheel of a 2003 Acura TL heading southbound on Pitman Avenue near Rennie St. in Hamilton when she struck a tree around 5:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, Hamilton Police said.
The vehicle continued southbound and eventually came to a stop after Williams was ejected, police said.
Her passenger, Cedric Williams, 59, was extricated by the Hamilton Fire Division, authorities said.
The victims — both from Hamilton — were taken to Cap…
Hamilton Walmart Worker Promoted Sex Assault Of 5-Year-Old, Distributed Child Porn: Prosecutor
A Mercer County Walmart worker promoted the sexual assault of a 5-year-old and actively distributed child pornography, authorities charged.
Kevin Pearsall, 30, of Trenton, was charged with various child pornography possession and distribution offenses, as well as first-degree aggravated assault as an accomplice, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, and child endangerment as an accomplice, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a Thursday release.
A search warrant carried out on Pearsall’s cell phone turned up 30 videos of child pornography, including one that he had shared w…
2nd Suspect Charged With Murder Alongside Teen In Alleyway Shooting Of Trenton Man: Prosecutor
A second suspect has been charged with murder in connection with last August's alleyway shooting of a 37-year-old Trenton man, authorities said.
Domonic Hodges, 26, was charged with murder, felony murder, robbery, and several weapons offenses, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced Friday.
Herberth Ramirez Pimentel was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound in Ditmar Alley and pronounced dead around 4 a.m. on Thursday, August 19, 2021, DailyVoice.com reported.
Hodges, of Hamilton, was being held in the Mercer County Correction Center on a parole violation.
A 15-year-old…
Vigilant Witness Helps Chase Down Trenton Car Burglar, Police Say
A vigilant witness helped to chase down and apprehend a man who had just burglarized a neighbor’s vehicle in Mercer County, authorities said Monday.
Calvin Stevens, 38, was seen by a neighbor on surveillance footage breaking into a vehicle on the 500 block of East Franklin Street in Hamilton just before 5:10 a.m. Sunday, local police said.
Stevens fled when confronted by the neighbor, who caught him at the intersection of East Franklin Street and Fairmount Avenue, police said.
Stevens, of Trenton, then fled a second time but dropped a brown bag containing his cell phone, a left-handed glov…
Teen, 2 Adults Dead In Atlantic City Expressway Crash
A teen and two adults were killed when a car slammed into a tollbooth on the Atlantic City Expressway Sunday night, New Jersey State Police said.
Reachthon Khiev, of Manchester, NH, was behind the wheel of a Honda heading east when he struck the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza near milepost 17.6 in Hamilton around 9:05 p.m., Sgt. Philip Curry said.
The car went up in flames killing Khiev and two of his passengers, Reachsieh Khiev, 27, of Manchester, NH (front seat passenger), and Keotepie Khiev, 14, of Atlantic City (back seat passenger). A fourth backseat passenger, age 12, …
Beloved Hamilton HS Grad Jared Dunn Dies Suddenly At Age 28
Beloved Hamilton native Jared Joseph Dunn died suddenly on Dec. 6 at the age of 28.
Dunn graduated from Hamilton East-Steinert High School and lived in Trenton at the time of his death, his obituary and social media pages say.
Dunn worked at Ruby Tuesday and was known for his love of sports, especially football and basketball, his memorial says.
Dunn also loved video games, anime and freestyle rap.
Dunn is survived by his mother Suzanne (Louis); and his loving brothers and sisters, Dawn Griffin (Peter), Kari Aloisio (Pat), Jessica, Elisa Alston (Will), Aileen Dunn, Amelia Dunn (Sheen), Ke…