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Allentown, PA
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Teen Killed In Route 9 Crash Loved To Dance, Was Loving Brother
A 15-year-old boy killed in this week's crash on Route 9 was being remembered for his charisma.John Ryan McCarthy and, standout football star Asaivion Whiting, 17, of Manalapan, NJ died in the crash on Tuesday, April 19 in Freehold. A GoFundMe launched for John had raised more than $9,200 as of Thursday, April 21. A campaign for Asaivion had raised more than $24,000. "John was known just to make people laugh, no matter the situation," the page says. "John was a momma's boy at heart, and he was proud of it. He loved to dance his heart out and put on a show always. "If you knew John, y…
Middletown, NJ
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Teen Football Star Dead In Route 9 Crash Was Aspiring Police Officer
Support is surging for a star athlete killed in a Route 9 crash earlier this week.Asaivion Whiting, 17, a standout athlete on the Manalapan High School football team, was being remembered as soft spoken and polite. He dreamt of being a police officer, according to a GoFundMe page that had raised more than $23,000 as of April 21. Whiting was a passenger in the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu, driven by a 17-year-old male from Howell, that changed lanes when the driver lost control and spun out around 10:40 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, authorities said. The vehicle ran off the road to the right si…
Middletown, NJ
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2 Teenage Passengers Killed In Jersey Shore Crash: Prosecutor
Two teenage passengers were killed in a crash in Monmouth County, authorities said.Three other teens, including the driver, were injured in the single-car crash, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. On Tuesday, April 19, at 10:38 p.m., Freehold police responded to a report of an overturned vehicle. The investigation found that a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu, driven by a 17-year-old male from Howell, was traveling southbound on Route 9, near 3468 Rt. 9, when the vehicle changed lanes and the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to spin out, Linskey said…
Middletown, NJ
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Truck Flips On Jersey Shore (
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A box truck rolled over on the Jersey Shore, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, March 25 on Route 34 at Route 18 in Howell, initial reports said. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Lakewood, NJ
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4 NYC Shoplifting Suspects Nabbed By Brick Police
Four suspects connected with shoplifting throughout the tri-state area have been arrested during an alleged theft at Target, authorities said. On Monday, March 7, at approximately 6 p.m., Brick police and detectives responded to the Target on Route 70 in reference to shoplifting. Detectives from the Street Crimes Unit responded, along with Detectives Tom Cooney and Mike Bennet, and Patrolmen Mike DeMaio and Mark Catalina. The suspects were still in the store at the time, police said. They were recognized as suspects from previous shoplifting incidents throughout the …
Middletown, NJ
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Driver Killed, Another Critical After 3-Vehicle Jersey Shore Crash On Route 33: Prosecutor
A motorist was killed and a second driver is in critical condition after a three-vehicle crash on Route 33 in Monmouth County, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly after midnight, Friday, March 11 in Howell, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. None of the drivers' names had been released. A 2004 Ford F150 pickup, driven by a man from Jackson, was traveling westbound on Route 33, just west of Colts Neck Road crossing the intersection, when it crossed the centerline and collided with a 2004 Kia Rio, sideswiping the vehicle, Lin…
Middletown, NJ
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Office Worker Stole Nearly $3M From 2 Jersey Shore Employers: Prosecutor
A woman from Howell who was criminally charged last month with swindling a former employer out of more than $2.2 million has been additionally charged with stealing more than $67,000 from her next employer, authorities said. Donna Cook, 52, was charged with theft by unlawful taking, forgery and false uttering, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. After news coverage of Cook’s January arrest circulated, her next employer, a Shrewsbury-based excavating company, reviewed its financial records – and discovered that from early November 2021 into e…
Middletown, NJ
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Man Rubbed Crotch On Shopper At Jersey Shore Supermarket: Police
A 59-year old man from Monmouth County has been arrested for inappropriately touching a shopper at a local grocery store, authorities said. Ehab E. Nassif of Howell was charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, Howell police said. On Sunday, Feb. 13, a female victim reported that while at the Lidl supermarket on U.S. Route 9 South the day before, she had been followed around the store by an unidentified male later identified as Nassif. The suspect was described as wearing a black mask, gloves, a blue baseball hat, a blue jacket, and jeans. An investigation by the How…
Lakewood, NJ
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Video Shows Deadly 5-Car Crash That Brought Dozens Of Police Cars To Parkway
A 58-year-old Toms River resident was killed in a five-vehicle crash that closed the Garden State Parkway for hours Friday, authorities said. The 12 p.m. crash occurred on the southbound side near milepost 96.8 in Wall Township, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. It involved a Hyundai passenger car, a GMC SUV, a Ford Transit van, a Kia SUV, and a Jeep SUV. The GMC struck the rear of the Hyundai, then the front of the Ford collided with the GMC, the GMC collided with the Kia, and the Kia collided with the Jeep, Marchan said. Footage from the scene posted by The Lakewood …
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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NJ Bed Bath & Beyond Store Among Dozens Closing
Nearly 40 more Bed Bath & Beyond stores will be closing in February, according to a new report from USA Today. Among them, one in New Jersey. Liquidation sales are underway at the 37 stores, including the one on River Road in Edgewater, the outlet says. Last June, the company announced it would be closing 200 stores over the next two years. Locations in Jersey City, Howell, and Rockaway were some of the first to go. Click here for more from USA Today.
Lakewood, NJ
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Bus Fatality Under Investigation In Lakewood
The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office is investigating a fatal pedestrian crash involving a New Jersey Transit bus, authorities said. A 33-year-old man, who has not been identified, was killed, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The fatal crash occurred at about 9:45 p.m. Monday at the Lakewood Bus Terminal on Route 88, Billhimer said. The driver of the bus was located in Howell and has been cooperative with the investigation, Billhimer said. The victim was found lying by the side of the road. He was taken to Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus, in La…
Bethlehem, PA
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Feds: Drug Ring Member From PA Who Trafficked Coke, Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Gets 16½ Years
A Pennsylvania member of a drug ring that trafficked massive amounts of heroin and cocaine into New Jersey must spend more than 16 years in federal prison. Guy Jackson, 49, of Effort, PA must serve just about all of the 200-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. It was by far the stiffest term handed down so far in U.S. District Court in Trenton following a sweep led by federal investigators. Members of the network funneled heroin and cocaine into the area of Monmouth and Middlesex counties known as the Raritan Bayshore. It stretches from the Amboys to Sandy…
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