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Tuesday, dec 31

Chris Spiker

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Police & Fire

Two Men Wanted In Violent Robbery Outside Absecon Motel, Police Say Police were searching for two suspects involved in a violent robbery along the Route 30 motel corridor in Absecon, authorities said. Officers responded to a motel parking lot between Turner Avenue and the Home Depot just before 9 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 29, the Absecon Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Investigators said the victim was lured to the location under the pretense of meeting an acquaintance. Upon arrival, two men in their 20s pepper-sprayed and assaulted him, stealing his wallet before leaving the scene. The investigation remained on…

by Chris Spiker

12/31/2024

Police & Fire

Toms River Woman Identified As Victim Set On Fire In Deadly Brooklyn Subway Attack: Nypd Debrina Kawam, of Toms River, was identified as the person who was set on fire and killed on a New York City subway, authorities said. The 57-year-old woman was named as the victim of the attack on Sunday, Dec. 22, a New York Police Department spokesperson told Daily Voice. Investigators said a man lit Kawam on fire while she was sleeping on a stopped F train at the Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn just before 7:30 a.m., NBC News reported. While her last known address was on Waterbury Court in Toms River, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Kawam also spent some time in the ci…

by Chris Spiker

12/31/2024

Traffic

Major Water Main Break Creates Traffic Chaos On Route 35 In Shrewsbury (Developing) A significant water main break has closed most of Route 35 in Shrewsbury, officials said. All northbound lanes on Route 35 were closed on Tuesday, Dec. 31, the state Department of Transportation said. Only one of two southbound lanes remained open near Broad Street (Monmouth County Route 520) and Newman Springs Road. The traffic operations center for NJDOT first reported the incident at around 5 a.m., urging drivers to use caution and plan alternate routes to avoid delays. Crews were on-site working to address the break, but officials have not yet provided a timeline for repairs …

by Chris Spiker

12/31/2024

Police & Fire

Two-Motorcycle Crash Kills Stratford Man, 28, In Lindenwold: Police A Stratford man died when two motorcycles crashed in Lindenwold, authorities said. Thomas Lista, 28, was killed in the crash on Sunday, Dec. 29, the Lindenwold Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Officers responded to the scene on the 100 block of New Freedom Road at around 6:36 p.m. One motorcycle rider who was injured after leaving the road told police that another motorcyclist had also veered off the road at the same time. Police found the second crash site about 50 feet from the road and Lista was pronounced dead at the scene. Investig…

by Chris Spiker

12/31/2024

Police & Fire

Abandoned Building Fire Investigated As Arson In Galloway Township, Police Say (Update) An abandoned building fire in Galloway Township was being investigated as possible arson as the scene forced both directions of Route 30 to shut down, officials said. The fire ripped through an abandoned building on the 400 block of South Odessa Avenue on Tuesday, Dec. 31, the Galloway Township Police Department said in an update posted on Facebook at 3:20 p.m. No injuries were reported in the fire. Officers received the report of the blaze at around 9:41 a.m. First responders found the structure on the south side of Route 30 fully engulfed in flames. The state Departme…

by Chris Spiker

12/31/2024

Police & Fire

Man, 51, Dies In E-Bike Crash At Wildwood Intersection: Police A man was killed in an electric bicycle crash at an intersection in Wildwood, authorities said. The 51-year-old man died in the crash on Saturday, Dec. 28, the Wildwood Police Department said in a news release. His name or hometown wasn't released as of Tuesday, Dec. 31. Officers responded to the intersection of Pacific and East Magnolia avenues at around 5:51 p.m. Police arrived and found the man was dead from his injuries at the crash scene. Investigators said the man’s injuries were related to an e-bike crash. No further details were given about what led up to the wreck. The …

by Chris Spiker

12/31/2024

Police & Fire

Man, 29, Charged With Murder In Deadly Trenton Shooting: Prosecutors A Trenton man was accused of shooting and killing another man wile he sat in a car, authorities said. Najir Tripp, 29, was arrested on Sunday, Dec. 29, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said in a news release. He was facing charges in the shooting death of 44-year-old Michael Jones, also from Trenton. City police responded to the 300 block of West Hanover Street at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 27. A ShotSpotter activation detected more than 20 rounds had been fired. Officers found Jones in the driver’s seat of a black Mercedes sedan, suffering from se…

by Chris Spiker

12/30/2024

Police & Fire

DUI Driver Wanted In Deadly Berkeley Twp Crash Arrested At JFK Airport, Prosecutors Say A Long Island man accused of driving drunk in a deadly Garden State Parkway crash has been captured nearly 15 years after he jumped bail and became a fugitive, authorities said. U.S. Marshals arrested 52-year-old Chaudhry Yousaf at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday, Dec. 24, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Monday, Dec. 30. Yousaf's last known address was in Valley Stream, New York. Yousaf was originally charged in the crash that happened on the southbound side of the parkway on Saturday, March 28, 2009. Troopers responded to …

by Chris Spiker

12/30/2024

Police & Fire

Man Sexually Assaulted Sleeping Girl, 6, During Prayer Service In Trenton Home: Prosecutors A Trenton man was accused of sexually assaulting a young girl while she slept in a home during a prayer service, authorities said. Jose Agustin-Hernandez, 51, was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree criminal sexual contact, and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said in a news release on Monday, Dec. 30. Investigators said Agustin-Hernandez entered a room where a six-year-old girl was sleeping and sexually assaulted her on Tuesday, Dec. 23. The assault happened during an evening prayer servi…

by Chris Spiker

12/30/2024

Police & Fire

Burglar From Asbury Park Ignited Fire That Destroyed Deal Home, Prosecutors Say An Asbury Park man was accused of arson and burglary after a fire destroyed a Deal home, authorities said. Nasyr-Alaire Fisher, 20, was arrested on Sunday, Dec. 29, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release. Firefighters responded to the two-alarm house fire on Lady Bess Drive at around 6:31 a.m. Crews put out the flames and remained at the scene for about five hours, the Deal Fire Department said in a Facebook post. Neptune City and Wanamassa firefighters also responded to the scene. Investigators identified Fisher as the person responsible fo…

by Chris Spiker

12/30/2024

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