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FedEx Driver Points Police To Bronx Thief On Quiet Bergen Street: Authorities
An alert FedEx driver pointed police in Waldwick to a Bronx man waiting on a quiet dead-end street for packages that he fraudulently had delivered there, authorities said. Officers Chris Sanchez, Dillon Sherman and Jake Wanamaker responded to her call and found the dark-colored sedan with Florida plates on Lee Court, just off Wyckoff Avenue, around 2 p.m. Friday, May 10, Lt. Troy E. Seifert said. They arrested the driver, Juan Soriano, 34, after Detective TJ Palaia discovered that he'd gone there to collect fraudulently ordered packages, the lieutenant said. Soriano, who lives 25 mile…
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Parent Picking Up Child At NJ School Arrested After Showing Up Hammered: Police
Police were called and a Montvale mom arrested when she showed up at her son's school hammered, authorities said. Mayowa Kubikisha, 28, "seemed a little off," according to staff, after she pulled into the parking at Memorial Elementary School after the end of the school day on Thursday, May 9, Montvale Police Chief Douglas McDowell said. They became concerned and called his officers, the chief said. They had reason to be: Kubikisha registered a blood alcohol level of 0.33%, he said, more than four times the legal limit to drive in New Jersey. "The child was never in danger and was no…
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Man Taken Into Custody In 'Active Distress'In Brick Township Dies At Hospital: AG
A man who police in Brick found "in a state of active distress" died at Ocean University Medical Center nearly 90 minutes later, authorities said. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin’s office is reviewing the incident because state law and his own guidelines require him to investigate any death that follows an encounter with law enforcement. Preliminarily, Platkin said, it appears Brick Township officers handcuffed the man after finding him in the street in the area of Wisteria Drive and Vermont Drive, then brought him to a grassy area nearby and summoned EMS, shortly before 4:…
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Sherry Lee Heffernan Sentenced
A Pennsylvania realtor convicted of killing her father and his girlfriend on the Jersey Shore will spend the rest of her life in state prison, authorities said. Sherry Lee Heffernan, 57, of Landenberg, PA, received two life sentences on Friday, May 10, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release. After a four-week trial, a jury found her guilty of two murder charges on Friday, Mar. 1. Prosecutors said Heffernan killed 87-year-old John Enders of Surf City and 75-year-old Francoise Pitoy of Manchester back in September 2021. "This defendant will …
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Brick Township Truck Driver Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash
An Ocean County man was killed when his tractor-trailer went off the Garden State Parkway in Atlantic County, authorities said. Brian Ross, 60, of Brick Township, died in the crash on Thursday, May 9, a state police spokesperson said. Troopers responded to the wreck near milepost 43.3 on the Garden State Parkway North in Galloway at around 12:05 p.m. Investigators said Ross's Kenworth tractor-trailer went off the parkway and crashed into several trees. He was pronounced dead at the scene. State police are investigating the crash.
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Jersey Shore Mother Charged In 2023 Death Of Baby Son: Prosecutors
A Cape May County mother was facing charges in the death of her six-month-old son, authorities said. Michelle Stanton, 29, of Lower Township, was charged with second-degree manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced her charges in a news release on Friday, May 10. Lower Township police found Stanton's son Christian Carty unconscious at her home on Wilde Avenue in the Villas section of the township on Sunday, June 25, 2023. The baby boy was rushed to Cape Regional Medical Center and he was pronounced d…
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Man Found Dead With Gunshot Wound In South Jersey Home: Prosecutors
A Galloway Township man was found dead in a Pleasantville home with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Pleasantville police discovered the body of 38-year-old Baseem Taliaferro on Thursday, May 9, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Officers responded to a report of shots fired at a house on West Pleasant Avenue at around 11:02 p.m. Taliaferro had at least one gunshot wound to his torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy will determine his official cause of death. Prosecutors didn't say if any arrests had been made or if there were any…
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Motorcyclist Dies After Crashing Into Deer In Barnegat: Police
A man was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a deer in Ocean County, authorities said. The 63-year-old man was driving south on Warren Grove Road at around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, the Barnegat Police Department said in a Facebook post. The deer went on the road from the east and caused the crash. The motorcyclist was rushed to Southern Ocean Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at the Stafford Township hospital. The Ocean County Sheriff's Department and Barnegat firefighters helped police at the scene. Paramedics from Hackensack Meridian Health and&nbs…
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Thieves Throw Away 100+ Mayoral Campaign Signs In Central Jersey: Police
A mayoral candidate in a Monmouth County township had more than 100 campaign signs stolen from the ground and thrown away, authorities said. Howell Township police are investigating after about 130 signs for Republican mayoral candidate John Leggio were stolen, the department said in a news release on Thursday, May 9. The signs were taken on or around Tuesday, Apr. 23 and they were put in dumpsters behind Ramtown Plaza. Police shared two photos on Facebook of a 2018 to 2023 Toyota Camry suspected in the thefts. They also posted a 20-second video of a person taking a sign before being d…
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Woman From Infamous NJ Sheriff's Job Sting Busted For Burglarizing Post Offices
A woman who once made national headlines when she showed up for a job interview with the Hudson County Sheriff's Office only to be busted for nearly a dozen outstanding warrants was arrested for burglarizing a post office she'd been fired from, federal authorities said. Zyeama Johnson, 29, of Jersey City had been sacked by the U.S. Postal Service when she applied for a security guard's job with the county sheriff's office in the fall of 2022. She was also wanted on a fugitive warrant out of Monroe County, PA, and 10 outstanding traffic warrants out of Jersey City at the time. Johnson …
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NJ Flight Attendant Smuggled Millions In Drug Cash To The DR Through Special Airport Lane: Feds
A flight attendant from New Jersey smuggled $2.5 million of an estimated $8 million in drug money from the United States to the Dominican Republic through a scheme that capitalized on flight crews’ easy access through airports, authorities charged. Charlie Hernandez, 42, of West New York and three other accused mile-high drug mules used code words such as “lotions” – meaning drug cash – and “los tigres” (for their drug-dealing partners), an indictment alleges. Each got a cut for slipping the cash through unscreened TSA security lanes for international commercial airline employees at JFK Air…
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Man Who Pulled Gun On Teen 'Significant Other' At Atlantic City Casino Convicted: Prosecutors
A Philadelphia man was convicted after he pulled a gun on a teen that he was dating at an Atlantic City casino, authorities said. A judge found 28-year-old Rahiem Paige guilty on Wednesday, May 8 of several gun charges, including certain persons not to possess a firearm and unlawful possession of a handgun, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He faces five to ten years in state prison and must serve five years before he's eligible for parole. Prosecutors said Paige went from Philadelphia to Atlantic City with his 16-year-old "significant other" to&…
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Drunk Driver Killed South Jersey Bicyclist In Hit-And-Run Crash: Prosecutors
An Atlantic County man was accused of driving drunk when he killed a bicyclist and left the scene of the crash, authorities said. Shawn Duffy, 39, of Egg Harbor Township, was charged with second-degree vehicular homicide and second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle crash. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced the charges in a news release on Wednesday, May 8. Neil Burman, 68, of Egg Harbor Township, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Steelmanville Road near Beaver Drive on Tuesday, Feb. 6. According to his obituary, he was born i…
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NJ Man Stole $39K From Grieving Families, Never Delivered Headstones: Prosecutors
An Atlantic County headstone business owner was accused of stealing nearly $40,000 from customers who never received their orders, authorities said. Jiolio "Joe" Cincotti, 71, of Mays Landing, was charged with several counts of theft by deception, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was the owner of Atlantic Memorials, a company that claimed to make and sell headstones for graves. Investigators said more than 24 victims ordered headstones for family members between October 2020 and October 2023. Cincotti accepted payments but never delivered the headstones and…
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Four South Jersey Men Caught During Child Sex Crime Investigation: Prosecutors
Four men were arrested in a police operation trying to stop child sex crimes in Cape May County, authorities said. The arrests were in a two-day operation in Ocean City called "Blank Space", Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced in a news release on Wednesday, May 8. Homeland Security Investigations and state police were among more than a dozen law enforcement agencies in the investigation. The men arrested were 66-year-old William Peraria of Somers Point, 37-year-old Jeffrey Dragon of Pitman, 34-year-old Marc Carroll of Voorhees, and 38-year-old Kristofer L…
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'Reckless' NJ Doc Sentenced For Defrauding Amtrak Out of $1.3 Million: Feds
A 51-year-old Cedar Grove doctor was sentenced to 26 months in prison on Tuesday, May 7, for participating in a five-year health care fraud scheme to defraud Amtrack Muhammad Mirza had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, US Attorney Philip Sellinger said. In 2021, Mirza was accused of recklessly injecting a hazardous dermal filler into patients seeking breast and penis enhancements — often with extremely harmful results — at dozens of offices in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, as previously reported by Daily Voice. From April…
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Nicholas Ryland And Quadazia Scott Arrested
A man and a woman were accused of using two Ocean County homes to sell several drugs, including heroin mixed with fentanyl and crack cocaine, authorities said. Nicholas Ryland, 32, of Cream Ridge, and Quadazia Scott, 33, of Berkeley Township, were arrested after a three-month investigation. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced their arrests in a news release on Tuesday, May 7. Police began surveillance on two suspected homes in Toms River and Berkeley Township on Thursday, May 2. Detectives saw Ryland and Scott leave the Berkeley home in their vehicles. Ryland…
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Man Admits To Selling Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine In Atlantic City: Prosecutors
An Atlantic City man admitted to selling heroin mixed with fentanyl and cocaine, authorities said. Nahjajuan Ellis, 23, of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty on Monday, May 6 to first-degree maintaining a controlled dangerous substance production facility, second-degree possession of heroin and fentanyl with the intent to distribute, and second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced the plea in a news release. Investigators said Atlantic City police executed a search warrant on an apartment on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. When officers arrived, the…
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Barnegat Plane Crash
Reports of a small plane crash along the Jersey Shore Tuesday, May 7 turned out to be nothing at all, police said. Barnegat police received an "unconfirmed report" of a small aircraft crash on Tuesday, May 7, the department said in a Facebook post at 3:53 p.m., bringing multiple agencies to the scene. Just more than two hours later, police said "no evidence of an aircraft in distress was found." Stafford Police dispatch had gotten a report from Joint Base McGuire indicating the reception of a single Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) signal in the area of western Barnegat, police clarifie…
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Family Seeks Help Returning Jersey Shore Drowning Victim's Body To Ecuador: Fundraiser
A family is asking for help returning an Essex County man's body to his native Ecuador after he drowned at a beach along the Jersey Shore, a campaign fundraiser said. According to a GoFundMe page, 23-year-old Wilmer Lalvay of Belleville drowned on Saturday, May 4. The fundraiser was created by Lalvay's cousin Norma Minchala Perez. The GoFundMe has raised nearly $400 from at least six donations as of Tuesday, May 7. "My cousin came to this country to look for a better future and provide for his family in Ecuador," Perez wrote in Spanish. "Wilmer died on the beach drowning and…
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Trio Arrested With Guns After Shots Fired From Atlantic City Hotel Balcony: Police
Two men and a woman were accused of firing gunshots from the balcony of a hotel near the beachfront in Atlantic City, authorities said. In a news release on Tuesday, May 7, Atlantic City police said 42-year-old Corey Brown of Chesapeake, VA, 43-year-old Malik Dean of Philadelphia, and 41-year-old Zara Griffiths of Paoli, PA, were arrested on Saturday, May 5. Officers responded to a report of gunshots fired from a balcony at the Club Wyndham Skyline Tower on South North Carolina Avenue at around 10:20 p.m. Police learned that the shots came from a room on the 21st floor. Brown, Dean, a…
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Man, Woman Plead Guilty In Shooting Near Atlantic City Apartment Complex: Prosecutors
A man and a woman admitted to their roles in a shooting near an Atlantic City apartment complex more than a year and a half ago, authorities said. Tawanne Williams, 42, of Philadelphia, and Jessica Bryant, 33, of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty to charges on Monday, May 6. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced their pleas in a news release on Tuesday, May 7. Atlantic City police responded to a man who was shot twice near the Carolina Village complex on Aug. 31, 2022. The man's injuries to his hand and hip were not life-threatening. Investigators said surveillance video …
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Christopher Green Of Toms River Arrested
A Toms River ex-convict was accused of committing more than 15 burglaries in a week, including at least one when he was armed, authorities said. Christopher Green, 31, was arrested on Wednesday, May 1, the Lakewood Police Department said in a news release. He was wanted in the string of burglaries in Lakewood and Toms River from Saturday, Mar. 30 to Saturday, Apr. 6. Investigators identified homes in Toms River and Neptune associated with Green, along with several vehicles. He was also believed to be armed with a gun during at least one burglary. Police executed several search w…
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Newark Airport TSA: Yet Another Traveler Says He Didn't Know He'd Packed A Gun
A Florida man was arrested after TSA agents at Newark Airport found a loaded pistol in his carry-on, authorities said. It was part of what threatens to be a record year with more than 5,000 guns intercepted at airports throughout the country so far compared with 6,542 for ALL of 2023. The traveler's .38-caliber revolver was spotted in the X-ray machine in Newark's Terminal C, the Transportation Security Administration's Lisa Farbstein said. Port Authority police seized the weapon and its owner, who "claimed that he did not realize that he was traveling with his loaded gun in his carry-on b…
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Rare Louis Vuitton Trunk Among $300K In Merchandise Stolen In Robbery, Cape May Store Says
Thieves stole more than $300,000 of high-end handbags and other merchandise, a Cape May jewelry store said. Queen May posted surveillance video on Instagram showing two people breaking through a glass front door at around 2:59 a.m. on Sunday, May 5. The Washington Street store said a rare Louis Vuitton trunk with the name Jenny Hecht written on the side was among the stolen items. The store also said every bag has a serial number in a database with Entrupy, an authentication service for luxury accessories. "We are looking to the power of social media to catch these criminals," Qu…
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Scotland Pedestrian Crash Kills Globally Renowned Philadelphia Scholar, Princeton Librarian
A doctor from Philadelphia who has been working as a librarian at Princeton University but known globally for his scholarly work has died following a pedestrian crash in Scotland. William Noel, 58, was struck by a Citroen Relay van in the evening hours of Wednesday, April 10 in Edinburgh, police in Scotland said. He was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where he died of his injuries on Monday, April 29, police said. The driver of the van, a 40-year-old man, was arrested and released pending further enquiries. According to his bio on the Princeton website, Noel is a "curator and li…
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'Horror House:' $6.75M Pre-Trial Settlement Reached For NJ Woman Sexually Abused In Foster Care
They called it a horror house. The Salmon household, that is. The foster home where a woman named only as J.T. was sexually abused by a man named Joseph Salmon during a five-week stay in 1972. And now, the State of New Jersey has agreed to pay J.T. $6.75 million in a settlement expected to be reached, with a $25 million trial verdict for a similar case was obtained last month. "The Salmon home was a horror house of abuse," said Vincent Nappo of the law firm Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, who represented J.T. alongside Matthew Bonanno, of Rebenack Aronow Mascolo LLP in New…
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Man Locked Ex-Girlfriend In Crawl Space Of Atlantic City Apartment: Police
An Atlantic City man was accused of locking his ex-girlfriend in an apartment's crawl space, authorities said. Gary Lockel, 54, was arrested on Friday, May 3, the department said in a news release. He was charged with criminal restraint, terroristic threats, simple assault, obstruction of justice, and unlawful possession of a weapon. Atlantic City police responded to the 1400 block of Absecon Boulevard at around 4:37 p.m. Officers received a report of a woman who was assaulted, held against her will, and feared for her life. A 911 caller said Lockel forced the woman into the crawl space an…
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OPI Gallery Fire
An art gallery caught fire along the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Wall Township police said a driver called 911 and reported smoke coming from OPI Gallery on Route 35 at around 2:48 p.m. on Friday, May 3. Officers arrived and found an active fire inside the business. Wall firefighters worked for about two hours to put out the flames. The state Department of Transportation detoured traffic from the scene. The initial cause of the fire appeared to be accidental. Wall police and the township fire bureau are investigating. Firefighters from Belmar, Brielle, Manasquan, Point Pleasant Beach,…
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Uber Driver Slashed With Box Cutter, 71-Year-Old Female Passenger From North Jersey Jailed
A 71-year-old passenger from Bergenfield was jailed after New Milford police said she slashed an Uber driver with a box cutter. The 53-year-old driver from Newark picked up Linda Buckner in Hackensack and was driving her home when she became irate for some reason and slashed his face, New Milford Police Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. Officers Pierre Hanikeh, Daniel O’Neill and Shane Churaman and their colleagues from Teaneck met with the injured driver on New Bridge Road near the borders of their towns around midnight Saturday, May 4, the captain said. He has two cuts on his face, …
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Two Men Wanted In Separate Atlantic City Shootings: Police
Police are searching for two men in separate shootings in Atlantic City, authorities said. In a news release on Monday, May 6, Atlantic City police said 19-year-old Ashan Jackson of Galloway was wanted in a shooting on Wednesday, Mar. 13. He was facing two counts of aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Police responded to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, at around 2:34 a.m. after a 29-year-old man from Pleasantville walked into the hospital with a gunshot wound. He was treated after he was shot durin…
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