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Police & Fire
Gary Lockel Of Atlantic City Arrested
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 anā¦
Police & Fire
Driver Injured In Gloucester County Crash:
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A driver was injured when he veered off Route 42 in Gloucester County, authorities said. Troopers responded to the crash shortly before 1 p.m. on Monday, May 6 at milepost 12.5 in Deptford Township, according to New Jersey State Police. Based on a preliminary investigation, a BMW passenger vehicle was traveling southbound on Route 42 when the driver lost directional control and struck the guardrail, State Police said. The driver sustained minor injuries. The crash remains under investigation.
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Art Gallery Catches Fire Along Jersey Shore: Police
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,ā¦
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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 OāNeill 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, ā¦
Police & Fire
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 durinā¦
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Convicted Lakewood Sex Offender Who Shared Child Porn On WhatsApp Sentenced: Prosecutors
A Lakewood man will spend several years in prison after admitting to sharing child pornography, authorities said. Matthew Robles, 32, was sentenced on Friday, May 3 to seven years in state prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Monday, May 6. He pleaded guilty on Monday, May 15, 2023, to distribution of child pornography and failure to register as a Megan's Law offender. Investigators said Robles was working at a Brick Township business without registering as a sex offender or notifying any law enforcement agencies. Since 1994, Megan's Law has ā¦
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Driver Charged With DWI After 3-Car Crash In South Jersey: Police
A 38-year-old man from Millville was charged with driving while intoxicated after a three-vehicle crash in Vineland, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 4 at South Delsea Drive and West Sherman Avenue, according to Vineland police. In addition to DWI, Gibrant Espinosa was charged with reckless driving, failure to maintain lane, uninsured motorist, endangering the welfare of a child, and assault by auto, police said. One person was injured in the crash, police said. No other details were released.
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87-Year-Old Driver Killed In Early Morning Crash In Egg Harbor Township: Police
An Egg Harbor Township man was killed in an early morning crash, authorities said. Jose Catalan, 87, died in the crash on Monday, May 6 at the intersection of Delaware and Fernwood avenues, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to the wreck at around 2:43 a.m. Investigators said a 19-year-old man was driving a 2006 Toyota RAV4 west on Delaware Avenue and approached the intersection. A 2010 Toyota Camry driven by Catalan was waiting at a stop sign in the southbound lane of Fernwood Avenue. The Camry entered the intersection to cross Dā¦
Police & Fire
Tyrell Gist Sentenced
An Atlantic City man will spend at least a decade in prison after admitting to selling a deadly mix of heroin and fentanyl to two foreign tourists, authorities said. Tyrell Gist, 27, was sentenced on Friday, May 3 to 13 years in state prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced in a news release on Monday, May 6. He pleaded guilty on Monday, Feb. 5 to two counts of first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death. Bally's Atlantic City employees found 42-year-old Scott Jordan and 39-year-old Simon Gamble unresponsive in their hotel room on Sunday, ā¦
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Driver Hospitalized After Pickup Crashes Into Tree Along Jersey Shore
A pickup driver was hospitalized after crashing into a tree in Upper Township, officials said. The Marmora Volunteer Fire Company said firefighters and Upper Township paramedics responded to the crash on South Old Tuckahoe Road at around 6:55 a.m. on Monday, May 6. Emergency crews found a pickup that hit a tree with the driver stuck inside the truck. Seaville and Tuckahoe firefighters were also called to the scene to help with the trapped driver. The driver was freed from the pickup and brought to a hospital. No first responders were injured. The scene was cleared by around 7:30 a.m. ā¦
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North Jersey Man Drowns At Jersey Shore Beach: Police
An Essex County man drowned in the ocean at a beach along the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Spring Lake police responded to the beachfront near St. Clair Avenue for a swimmer in distress at around 2:05 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, the department said in a news release. The first officers at the scene found a man floating face down in the surf and he was pulled out of the water for life-saving measures. The 23-year-old Belleville man was treated by paramedics before he was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at the Neptune hospital. Police also warnedā¦
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Trooper Dies During Training: Officials
A New Jersey State Police trooper has died suddenly, the department said. Trooper II Marcellus E. Bethea, who worked in Troop D at the Moorestown station, died during training, Colonel Patrick J. Callahan said. Bethea was an eight-year NJSP veteran and was a member of the 156th State Police Class. According to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin, Bethea had been training to join the TEAMS Unit, an emergency response unit "prepared to handle extra ordinary police emergencies," the NJSP website says. Gov. Phil Murphy said he died at headquarters in Ewing.&nbā¦
Police & Fire
Employee Killed In Fiery New Jersey Explosion Was Great-Grandmother, Avid Pool Player
The 73-year-old woman killed in an explosion at a New Jersey manufacturing plant is being remembered in her obituary is a longtime employee, avid pool player, and great-grandmother. Eileen, of South River, was killed on Wednesday, May 1, at the site of the Superior Signal Explosion in Old Bridge, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Born in New Brunswick, Eileen lived in Old Bridge, East Brunswick, and Spotswood before moving to South River 24 years ago, according to her obituary on the Crabiel Home For Funerals website. Eileen was a member of the APA Pool League for 27 years and alsā¦
Police & Fire
Police Wrestle Loose Pig In Quiet South Jersey Neighborhood
Friday, May 3 wasn't exactly an ordinary day for police in Washington Township. Officers Frank Cicalese and Victor Rossi spent their afternoon wrangling a 200-pound pig who had gotten loose. The guy was found at the Corner of Egg Harbor and County House Road in traffic, "located in the quiet, serene neighborhood of Heatherwood," police said in a social media post. Rossi and Cicalese tackled the pig and then safely tied him up. According to 6abc, the owners, who live about a mile down the road, later claimed him and said he'd escaped his stall. His name? Pumba.
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Estranged NJ Husband Seized At JFK After Threatening To 'Shoot Up' Airport, DA Says
A Paterson man with multiple loaded weapons in his car threatened a mass shooting at JFK Airport as his estranged wife was returning from an overseas trip, authorities charged. The woman was inside Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport when she got a text and video from Darnell King, 39, shortly before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, according to the Queens County District Attorney's Office. A black and silver gun is visible on the passenger seat of his car as King says in the video that he's on his way to the Queens airport and is recording his "last will and testament," authoriā¦
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South Jersey Man Who Left Scene Of Crash That Killed Passenger Sentenced: Prosecutors
An Ocean County man will spend time in prison after admitting to leaving the scene of a crash that killed his passenger, authorities said. Angel Garcia-Rodriguez, 26, of Lakewood, was sentenced on Friday, May 3 to five years in state prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release. He pleaded guilty on Friday, Mar. 8 to leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in a death. Lakewood police responded to a crash on James Street at around 2:25 a.m. on Friday, July 22, 2023. Officers found a 2007 Honda Civic hit a utility pole and the ā¦
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Jersey Shore Contractor Who Stole Nearly $700K From Sandy Victims Sentenced: Prosecutors
An Ocean County contractor will spend time in prison after admitting to stealing nearly $700,000 in funds meant to help victims of Hurricane Sandy, authorities said. Adam Nevius, 49, of Manahawkin, was sentenced on Friday, May 3 to five years in state prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release. He pleaded guilty to theft by failure to make required disposition on Monday, June 19, 2023. Nevius and his wife, 55-year-old Kimberly Atkinson of Manahawkin, owned Coastal Restorations of New Jersey, LLC. Investigators said between Monday, Sept.ā¦
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Woody Demosthenes Arrested
An Atlantic County man was accused of running a large drug-packaging operation inside a home with five children, authorities said. Woody Demosthenes, 35, of Egg Harbor Township was arrested on Friday, May 3, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Demosthenes' arrest came after a search warrant was executed on his home in the morning. He was the only adult inside the home and there were five children between three and 15 years old. Police seized about 20,750 stamped bags of suspected heroin mixed with fentanyl, more than 41 ounces of loose suspectedā¦
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Passenger Dies In Burlington County Crash:
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A passenger was killed in an early morning crash on Wednesday, May 1 in South Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred at 5:48 a.m. on Beverly-Rancocas Road in Willingboro, Burlington County, according to New Jersey State Police fatal crash data. A passenger in a vehicle died in the crash, State Police said. Willingboro police were not immediately available for comment.
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Knife Wielder, 71, Who Threatened Pro-Palestinian Protestor In Teaneck Nabbed In Lakewood: PD
A 71-year-old out-of-state man who threatened a woman with a knife at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Teaneck last month was captured Friday by police in Lakewood, authorities said. Pro-Palestinian protestors have been facing off against Jewish counter-demonstrators in Teaneck for more than two months. Cellphone video from the April 14 motor vehicle procession on Teaneck Road shows Ebrahim Yehounatan of Flushing, Queens pulling up alongside the victimās car, Teaneck Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr said. Yehounatan ābrandished a knife in his right hand directed at the victim,ā the chief saā¦
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Feds: Nine Sex, Money, Murder Members Nabbed With Fentanyl, Coke, More At Open-Air Drug Market
Nine reputed members and associates of the Sex, Money, Murder street gang were charged by Homeland Security agents in New Jersey with peddling fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine at an open-air drug market. Working with local law enforcers, agents with HSI Investigations Newark homed in on a neighborhood on West 3rd Street in Plainfield where the subset of the Bloods controlled the drug trade, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. For months, they witnessed and recorded sales, conducted undercover buys -- some by confidential informants -- and analyzed phone records, the U.S. attorney said. ā¦
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Kiyon Smalley Arrested
Two teens were accused of having a gun with a high-capacity magazine and firing it from a vehicle in Atlantic County, authorities said. Kiyon Smalley, 19, of Egg Harbor Township, and a 17-year-old boy were given several gun-related charges, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a news release on Thursday, May 2. They were arrested after officers responded to a report of a person firing shots from a vehicle "in an unknown direction" near Fire and Delilah roads at around 12:33 a.m. on Sunday, Apr. 28. Shortly afterward, an officer stopped the suspected vehicle near Delilah Road anā¦
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NJ Woman, 77, Embezzles $1M In Benefits Intended For Aunt Who Died In 1998: Indictment
šØš£ššš§š: A New Jersey woman was indicted by a federal grand jury for stealing more than $1 million of benefits meant for an aunt who died 25 years ago, authorities said. Janis Miller, 77, of South Orange even went as far as trying to impersonate her aunt in a phone conversation with a Social Security worker, according to the indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Newark. However, she couldnāt come up with her auntās exact birthdate ā just an approximation, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Unaware of Millerās auntās death in 1998, the federal Social Security Administrationā¦
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Pair Of 7-11 Burglars Arrested: Trenton PD
Two Trenton men have been arrested in connection with a burglary last month at a 7-11 store, authorities said. Martin Luther Melvin, 55, and Venta Hayes Jr., 37, were charged in the theft, a Trenton police spokeswoman said on Thursday, May 2. On April 24, at approximately 5 a.m., Trenton Police Patrol officers responded to the 7-11 at 828 N. Olden Ave. on a reported commercial burglary. Thousands of dollars in merchandise, including cigarettes, cigars, New Jersey Lottery tickets, and candy were reported stolen, police said. Surveillance footage revealed an individual, later ideā¦
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore City's First Female Police Chief Sworn Into New Role
A new police chief in Cape May County is making history in her city. Chief Katherine Madden was sworn into her new role with the North Wildwood Police Department on Wednesday, May 1. She's the city's first female police chief and the 14th in the city's history. The city said Chief Madden is a lifelong North Wildwood resident and is the daughter of retired sergeant Thomas Flounders. She attended Margaret Mace Elementary School, Wildwood Catholic High School, and Rutgers University. Back in March, Chief Madden completed training at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Shā¦
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Christine Sanfelice And Alex Crawford Arrested
A South Jersey man and woman were accused of having crack cocaine and a loaded gun, authorities said. Christine Sanfelice, 32, of Camden, and Alex Crawford, 27, of Hammonton, were arrested on Tuesday, Apr. 23. The Brigantine Police Department announced their arrests in a news release on Wednesday, May 1. Officers responded to a report of a woman peeing behind a Wawa convenience store at around 10:21 a.m. A woman matching a caller's description denied the accusation, provided a name to police, and refused to answer questions. The woman was allowed to leave but one officer thought she gave aā¦
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Motorcyclist, 46, Killed In South Jersey Crash:
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A 46-year-old man was killed Wednesday night after being ejected from his motorcycle in a crash with another vehicle that was making a turn into a parking lot in Cumberland County, authorities said. Angel Alicea Jr., of Bridgeton, was riding a Honda motorcycle northbound on Route 77 in Upper Deerfield Township at about 8:30 p.m. when he collided with a southbound Chevrolet passenger vehicle that was making a left turn at milepost 2.5, said Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron, a New Jersey State Police spokesman. Alicea was thrown from the motorcycle and died of his injuries, Lebron said. No other injuriesā¦
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Woman, 85, Killed In 2-Car Crash In South Jersey: Police
HOLD for Chief's callback An 85-year-old woman from South Jersey was killed in a two-car crash on Wednesday, May 1 in Mount Holly, authorities said. Vera Stockton of Southampton was pulling out of a parking lot near CVS on Route 541 when another vehicle collided with her vehicle, Mount Holly Police Chief Richard W. Spitler said. Stockton was trapped when Mount Holly police arrived at the scene at 9:23 a.m., the chief said. Westampton firefighters extricated Stockton from the car before she was airlifted to Cooper Hospital where she was pronounced dead, he said. The other driver was not hā¦
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Howard Griswold And Melissa Tikarem Indicted
A couple from Central New York was indicted for murder in the killing of an Atlantic City man, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 24-year-old Howard Griswold of Baldwinsville, New York, and 28-year-old Melissa Tikarem of Manlius, New York, on Thursday, May 2 for several charges, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. The pair was charged in the deadly shooting on Saturday, Jan. 20. Christian Hunter, 32, of Atlantic City, was killed on North Virginia Avenue. Atlantic City police responded to the shooting at around 7:19 p.m. and officers ā¦
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Double-Shooting, Crash Leave Pair Dead In Trenton Church Parking Lot: Prosecutor
Two men from Mercer County were killed in a pair of shootings and a car crash in a Trenton church parking lot on Wednesday night, May 1, authorities said. Jerome Francis, 43, of Hamilton, and Chevaughn Fagan, 28, of Trenton, died after the double shooting, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J Onofri. The heavily damaged car's airbags deployed, the said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating, Onofri said on Thursday, May 2. No arrests had been made, he said. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Trenton police ā¦
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Pedestrian Hit By Vehicle, Killed In Toms River: Prosecutors
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed in Toms River, authorities said. In a news release, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said the pedestrian was hit near the intersection of Route 166 and Hilltop Road. The crash happened at around 8:25 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1. Toms River police said the crash closed Route 166 between Lomell Lane and Mapletree Road. The county sheriff's department and prosecutor's office are helping in the investigation. Anyone with information about the crash should call the Ocean County Prosecutorās Office at 732-929-2027, ext. 3689, oā¦
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