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Reed Gusciora
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Trenton Police Officer, K-9 Injured When Unlicensed Driver Speeds Through Stop Sign: Mayor
A Trenton police officer and K-9 were injured when an unlicensed driver sped through a stop sign, authorities said. The crash occurred Thursday morning, July 25 at the corner of Second and Bridge streets, according to Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora The officer's vehicle was T-boned, sending both cars into a residential building, the mayor said. Both drivers were treated and released from an area hospital. The K-9 was treated for facial cuts. "Thursday's accident is a stark reminder of the dangers our officers face every day in the line of duty," Gusciora said in a press statement. Additiona…
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Trenton Teen Who Saved 2 Girls During Shooting Honored With Street Sign Ceremony
A Trenton teen who was shot and killed on his grandmother’s porch while protecting two of his friends was honored by the city which renamed a street in his name. On Saturday, July 20, there was a street sign dedication ceremony for Tre'Devon Lane at the corner of Kirkbride Avenue and New Willow Street. "Naming this street 'Tre' Lane Way' serves as a lasting tribute to a promising young soul taken from us too soon," Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora said, calling him "a young man with dreams and aspirations that will forever remain unrealized." On Sept. 22, 2012, Tre' was shot and killed while sa…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Father Shot Dead Trying To Save Children During 'Horrific' Trenton Carjacking, Mayor Says
A father was shot dead while trying to save his two children from a carjacking on Friday night, July 12 in Trenton, the mayor confirmed. "A young father lost his life in a senseless act of violence, leaving his two minor children witnesses to this horrific event,'' Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora said in a press statement. At about 10:20 p.m., police responded to an overturned vehicle near Garfield and Farragut avenues, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said. There was a white Durango with one male victim inside and two children, he said. The victim, identified as Johny Emmanuel Cruz…
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Trenton Animal Shelter Taken Over By City Police Department
Trenton Animal Shelter will now be overseen by the city's police department. The reorganization is part of an executive order meant to strengthen management and ease overcrowding. Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora's executive order also creates a new five-member animal welfare advisory board. Trenton Police Lt. Alexis Durlacher will call the shots as the shelter’s new chief. Durlacher has had past animal control experience, the mayor said. Animal welfare, adoption services, pet ownership education and humane animal control enforcement will be among the priorities, the mayor said. "The welfare …
Hamilton Township, NJ
Business
What Losing Its Only Starbucks Means For Trenton
Trenton is about to lose its one and only Starbucks. The Starbucks at 102 S. Warren St., in Trenton, has been a "vital source of employment and opportunity for Trenton youth since 2017," Mayor Reed Gusciora told Daily Voice on Tuesday, March 12. The store's last day in business will be March 30, according to a Starbucks spokeswoman. “It is disheartening to learn of Starbucks’ decision to close their community store," the mayor said. The Community Store program represented Starbucks’ commitment to serving marginalized communities, regardless of profit margins, he said. "While we appr…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Feds Probe Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Unlawful Searches
The Trenton Police Department and the City of Trenton are under federal investigation for a pattern of excessive force and unlawful stops and searches, authorities said. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke, of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division in Washington and U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger made the announcement on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The investigation seeks to determine if there are systemic violations of the Constitution and federal law by Trenton police, they said. The probe will include a comprehensive review of TPD policies, training and s…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Gunman Whose Stray Bullet Killed Trenton Girl Was Fighting Over Facebook Photo: Authorities
A Facebook feud that spilled into the courtyard of a Trenton apartment complex left a 9-year-old girl dead, and authorities say they know the man who fired the shot. Isiah Roberts, 19, has been charged with murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses in the Friday night shooting that left SeQuoya Bacon-Jones dead, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office announced. SeQuoya was found having been struck by a single gunshot in Kingsbury Square at around 7:30 p.m., authorities said. The shooting began with two women — including Roberts' sister — fighting over parenting styles …
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Oops
: Trenton's Top Engineer Bares Belly For Snack Break On Zoom
Photos of a Trenton city employee flashing his naked belly while eating snacks in bed during a live-streamed public meeting on Zoom are going viral on social media. Hoggarth Stephen, Trenton's top engineer, was propped up on pillows when he lifted his shirt and placed his cellphone on his abdomen, then reached for a snack, according to video of the incident published in a report by NJ Advance Media. It occurred as Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora discussed plans to spend federal COVID-19 relief. Stephen was apparently fired in 2014 for threatening another city employee, but was rehired in…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Children Critically Shot Near Trenton Park
UPDATED: Authorities are investigating a drive-by shooting near a Trenton park that critically wounded three people including two children. A fourth passer-by, a 7-year-old girl playing in the park, suffered severe head injuries from a fall while fleeing the crime scene, according to Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora. She remains hospitalized in guarded condition, he said at a news conference. Gunfire was reported about 9 a.m. Wednesday near North Montgomery and Wood streets, authorities said. A girl and a boy, ages 10 and 12, struck by gunfire in a vehicle when shooting broke out, po…
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Murphy, Grewal Slam Trenton Councilwoman For Homophobic Telephone Rant Against Mayor
A Trenton councilwoman's vulgar, homophobic telephone rant to the capital city's mayor and another councilman drew outrage from the state's top elected officials. Councilwoman Robin Vaughn, who represents Trenton's West Ward, exploded into a screaming 10-minute tirade Saturday during a conference call with other city officials about the coronavirus outbreak, according to multiple media reports. Vaughn called Mayor Reed Gusciora a “pedophile” and accused another city official of performing a sex act on Trenton’s first openly gay mayor. She also referred to him as a “woman” and a “bitch a**.”…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: 3 Victims In Trenton Shootings Identified
UPDATED: Three murder victims from Sunday's shootings in Trenton have been identified, authorities said Monday. Police responded to five shootings in four hours throughout the city, starting about 5 p.m. at Martin Luther King Park, according to a statement from the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. The first fatal shooting victim from MLK Park was identified as 20-year-old Frederick Mason of Trenton, the statement said. SEE: Trenton Mayor Orders Curfew After Fatal Weekend A large group of people were at a basketball court in the park when several suspects approached from Bond Street…
