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NJ Daughter Who Used Broomstick To Fatally Beat Mom Was Acting In Self-Defense: Report NJ Daughter Who Used Broomstick To Fatally Beat Mom Was Acting In Self-Defense: Report
NJ Daughter Who Used Broomstick To Fatally Beat Mom Was Acting In Self-Defense: Report An 80-year-old woman told police her 65-year-old daughter from South Jersey beat her with a broomstick three days before she died of her injuries in the attack, NJ Advance Media reports. The alleged assailant's defense attorney, though, says she was acting in self-defense. Florence Dicriscio told officers arriving at the Woodmont Circle in Washington Township on Aug. 6 that Loretta A. Barr struck her in the head with a broom and beat her up, then locked her out of the apartment, NJ.com says. Barr's attorney, Mark Bernstein, said Dicriscio suffered Alzheimer's and dementia, and of…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bronx Pair Nabbed In Pair Of Violent North Jersey Carjackings Bronx Pair Nabbed In Pair Of Violent North Jersey Carjackings
Bronx Pair Nabbed In Pair Of Violent North Jersey Carjackings A pair of violent Bergen County carjackings – one that produced a 110 mph pursuit and another that left a driver wounded – both involved a Bronx man who’s now in custody, authorities said. Authorities have moved to extradite Dariel Perez-Grullon and an accused associate, Luis Guzman-Encarnacion, both 22, to New Jersey to face charges. The first incident literally began and ended in minutes after a 31-year-old livery driver had his Lexus E350 taken by gunpoint outside a home on Pascack Road in Washington Township shortly before 1 a.m. March 23. Paramus police spotted the vehicle soon after …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Body Of Drowned NJ High School Student Pulled From Pond UPDATE: Body Of Drowned NJ High School Student Pulled From Pond
Update: Body Of Drowned NJ High School Student Pulled From Pond UPDATE: The body of a New Milford High School senior was removed from a borough pond hours after what witnesses said was a tragic accident. Clinten Ajit, 18, was doing a good deed when he went into the Hard Castle Pond behind the Dorchester Manor Apartments near the borough athletic fields around 7:15 p.m. Friday, April 22. "Some kids accidentally kicked a soccer ball in the water and [he] said he would get it for them," a responder said after police spoke with witnesses. "He didn't know how to swim and never came back up." Responding officers found Ajit's shoes on the bank, the ball floa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PA Man Killed By Car In South Jersey Loved By Many PA Man Killed By Car In South Jersey Loved By Many
PA Man Killed By Car In South Jersey Loved By Many A 45-year-old man from Pennsylvania was struck and killed by a car while walking Thursday night in South Jersey, local police said. Michael D. Geisler, of Pittsburgh, was trying to cross Greentree Road near Heritage Valley Drive when a 2015 Volkswagen heading westbound on Greentree struck him around 11:45 p.m., Washington Township police said. Geisler was rushed to Jefferson Hospital and then airlifted to Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia where he was pronounced dead, police said. Condolences poured in. I am heartbroken over the loss of my friend, Mike Geisler, and I send all my lov…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman Struck, Killed By Philly Driver On Route 42 In South Jersey Woman Struck, Killed By Philly Driver On Route 42 In South Jersey
Woman Struck, Killed By Philly Driver On Route 42 In South Jersey A South Jersey woman, 78, was killed on Sunday night after being struck by a car in Gloucester County, NJ Advance Media reports. A 44-year-old Philadelphia man was driving south on Route 42 when he struck the woman near Ganttown Road around 10:30 p.m. in Washington Township, the outlet said. The woman died at the scene and her name has not been released. The crash remains under investigation and no charges have been filed so far.

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by Joe Gomez
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Pennsylvania Ex-Con, 41, Indicted For Shooting South Jersey Police Officer, Prosecutor Says Pennsylvania Ex-Con, 41, Indicted For Shooting South Jersey Police Officer, Prosecutor Says
Pennsylvania Ex-Con, 41, Indicted For Shooting South Jersey Police Officer, Prosecutor Says A 41-year-old Pennsylvania man has been indicted in connection with a shooting in which he and a police officer were wounded in South Jersey, authorities said. A Gloucester County grand jury returned a 17-count indictment against  Arthur DiSanto, Jr., who allegedly exchanged gunfire with police, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer. DiSanto of Delaware County, PA, also was wounded by gunfire on Aug. 23 in Washington Township, Mayer said. He was charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault, resisting arrest and several weapons offenses, Maye…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Mansion Party With 100 Rowdy Guests Busted By Police South Jersey Mansion Party With 100 Rowdy Guests Busted By Police
South Jersey Mansion Party With 100 Rowdy Guests Busted By Police A South Jersey homeowner is facing a criminal charge and several violations after a rowdy crowd of more than 100 people trashed his residential home during a Labor Day event, authorities said. The Washington Township and Gloucester Township Police Departments responded to the pool party on Bells Lake Road near School House Lane Monday night. There, they found trash strewn on the streets and yards, intoxicated people, loud music and party-goers cars parked throughout this typically quiet residential neighborhood, Washington Township police said.  Officers spoke with security …

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Shooting Suspect Pursuit Ends In South Jersey Shoot Out PA Shooting Suspect Pursuit Ends In South Jersey Shoot Out
PA Shooting Suspect Pursuit Ends In South Jersey Shoot Out A manhunt for a Pennsylvania shooting suspect ended in a police-involved shoot out in South Jersey, reports say. Arthur H. Disanto Jr., 41, has been on the lam since July 3 when he allegedly shot and wounded a woman in her apartment in Media, according to NJ.com. Pennsylvania State Police spotted Disanto in Marple Township on Aug. 24, but he fled, igniting a pursuit through Delaware County and ending in Washington Township just before midnight, the outlet reports. An exchange of gunfire left Disanto and a New Jersey municipal police officer wounded. Click here for the full report by …

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by Nicole Acosta
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South Jersey Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Injured 13-Year-Old Bicyclist South Jersey Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Injured 13-Year-Old Bicyclist
South Jersey Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Injured 13-Year-Old Bicyclist Police in Gloucester County seek the public's help locating a hit-and-run driver who allegedly struck a teenage bicyclist, authorities said. "We are investigating a hit-and-run motor vehicle crash from last evening on Ganttown Road," Washington Township police said on their Facebook page. The 13-year-old bicycle rider, who police did not identify, suffered non-life threatening injuries, they said. Township police posted a photo of the damaged bike (shown above) which has a bent front wheel. The teenager and a dark-colored SUV were reportedly traveling west about 10 p.m., near Washing…

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by Jon Craig
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Gloucester County Woman, 86, Killed In Crash Gloucester County Woman, 86, Killed In Crash
Gloucester County Woman, 86, Killed In Crash An 86-year-old woman from Gloucester County was killed in a collision on Monday, authorities said. Maria Calabria of Sewell was a front-seat passenger in a two-car crash in Washington Township, who later died at the hospital.  A car was traveling south on Delsea Drive in Washington Township near the intersection of Parke Place Boulevard when it collided with a car trying to make a left turn onto the boulevard from Delsea Drive, according to Washington Township police. The driver of the southbound vehicle, 23-year-old Montgomery Brown of Newtown Square, PA, was not seriously injured, p…

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by Jon Craig
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DA: Hilltown Man Who Pointed Gun At Woman In Walmart Facing Up To 4 Years In Prison DA: Hilltown Man Who Pointed Gun At Woman In Walmart Facing Up To 4 Years In Prison
DA: Hilltown Man Who Pointed Gun At Woman In Walmart Facing Up To 4 Years In Prison A 29-year-old Hilltown man was sentenced Friday to up to four years in state prison on several firearms violations in an investigation that began when he pointed a gun at a woman in the parking lot of a Walmart in Hilltown Township, authorities said. A woman told police she was with her 10-year-old daughter when she pulled into an open parking spot and noticed a man in a car next to hers cursing at her around 2:40 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2020, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. When she and her daughter got out of the car, the man -- later identified as Willia…

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by Nicole Acosta
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'What Happened Is Not Okay,' Catholic HS Student Says Of Classmates' Racially Offensive Video 'What Happened Is Not Okay,' Catholic HS Student Says Of Classmates' Racially Offensive Video
'What Happened Is Not Okay,' Catholic HS Student Says Of Classmates' Racially Offensive Video “What happened is not okay and we will not be quiet,” a student at a Catholic high school in Bergen County wrote in response to a racist video created by two of her classmates. Alumnae and current students at Immaculate Heart Academy have signed a petition with an accompanying letter calling for expulsion of the two seniors and “actions from the administration to further promote racial equality,” she said. This comes in response to a gone-viral video in which one student from the all-girls school in Washington Township repeats a racial epithet and then curses “Black Lives Matter” while…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Catholic NJ High School Pair In Profane, Racist Video Draw Wrath, Shake Community Catholic NJ High School Pair In Profane, Racist Video Draw Wrath, Shake Community
Catholic NJ High School Pair In Profane, Racist Video Draw Wrath, Shake Community Two seniors at a respected Catholic Bergen County high school used a racial epithet and then cursed “Black Lives Matter” while downing shots in an offensive viral video that has brought widespread wrath on a shaken community. "Don't be snowflakes," one student from the all-girls Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington Township says, before the other utters a racial epithet during a 25-second clip recorded at a Valentine’s Day party in earshot of other underage teens. Laughter is heard, after which the second girl leans into the camera leans and repeats the epithet, then says "Black Lives Mat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Bethlehem Pair Nabbed For Selling Prescription Narcotics In Warren County Police: Bethlehem Pair Nabbed For Selling Prescription Narcotics In Warren County
Police: Bethlehem Pair Nabbed For Selling Prescription Narcotics In Warren County A man and woman from Bethlehem were charged with selling prescription narcotics in Warren County, authorities said. James Jones, 61, and Jennifer Jones, 50, were taken into custody Jan. 13 on accusations that they sold prescription narcotics in Washington Township and Washington Borough, township police said. The two were charged with distribution of CDS and conspiracy, police said. They were processed and released in accordance with bail reform. State Police and Hackettstown Police also assisted with the investigation.

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by Valerie Musson
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US Marshals Arrest Teen Fugitive In Camden Shopping Center Shooting US Marshals Arrest Teen Fugitive In Camden Shopping Center Shooting
US Marshals Arrest Teen Fugitive In Camden Shopping Center Shooting A 19-year-old fugitive from Gloucester County has been arrested in connection with last week's shooting at a shopping center, authorities said. One person was fatally shot in the Family Dollar parking lot on South Black Horse Pike around 5:50 p.m. on Thursday, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins. Jose L. Rios Jr., 19, of Gloucester Township was charged with murder and weapons-related offenses, Mayer and Harkins said. Surveillance footage was used to help identify Rios, they said. Police identified the shooting v…

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by Cecilia Levine