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Police & Fire
Toms River Man Arrested For Eluding: Lakewood Police
A 21-year-old Toms River man was arrested and charged following an eluding investigation in Lakewood, authorities announced Monday, May 18. The incident occurred on Monday, May 4, authorities said. Officers took Nicholas Ratajczak into custody and charged him with eluding and several other multiple vehicle violations, Lakewood police said. A second person was also identified during the course of the investigation and was issued multiple motor vehicle summonses related to the incident, police said.
Police & Fire
Jackson Teen Kills Grandmother In Local Home: Prosecutor
An 18-year-old Jackson Township man is accused of stabbing his grandmother to death inside their home Monday morning, May 18, authorities said. Louis Brown was charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon in connection with the death of 69-year-old Darlene Brown, both of Jackson Township, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. At 7 a.m. Jackson Township police responded to a home on Justin Way after receiving a 911 call reporting that someone had been murdered, Billhimer said. Responding officers found Louis Brown st…
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Fentanyl, Cocaine, Meth: 5 Members of NJ, Philly Drug Trafficking Ring Busted: Feds
Five members of a drug trafficking organization that sold drugs in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia were arrested and charged last week, authorities said. The arrests came after a lengthy wiretap investigation conducted by a drug enforcement task force and New Jersey State Police’s Gangs and Organized Crime South Unit, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. As part of its investigation, law enforcement wiretapped Andrew Davis a.k.a. Flip Mogella's phones and conducted controlled drug purchases with a confidential source, Frazier said. The drug trafficking ring distributed large …
Police & Fire
Ketamine Gets Driver Arrested: Stafford PD
A 57-year-old Manahawkin woman was arrested and charged with possessing ketamine, authorities announced. At 2:57 a.m. on Friday, May 8, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop near East Bay Avenue and Parker Street and determined the driver, Kimberly Strahle was in possession of drugs, Stafford Township police said. A search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of ketamine which Strahle did not have a valid prescription for, police said. Strahle was charged with one count of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, police said.
Police & Fire
Woman, 27, Killed When Pickup Bursts Into Flames On Garden State Parkway
A 27-year-old Long Branch woman was killed after a pickup truck crashed, overturned, and caught fire on the Garden State Parkway in Tinton Falls early Sunday morning, May 17, authorities said. At 3:59 a.m., troopers responded to the southbound express lanes for a report of a motor vehicle crash, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State police said. A 23-year-old Long Branch resident was driving a Toyota pickup truck southbound with passenger Katherine E. Andrade-Portillo, a 27-year-old Long Branch resident, Postorino said. The Toyota ran off the roadway to the left, struc…
Police & Fire
Carjacking Suspect Arrested After Crash Near NJ Festival: Cops
A vehicle linked to a Jersey City carjacking crashed near the Glen Ridge Eco-Fair Saturday morning, sending suspects running through the area before one man was captured, authorities said. Glen Ridge police were alerted at approximately 8:50 a.m. May 16 about a vehicle traveling east on Bloomfield Avenue at a high rate of speed that was wanted in connection with a felony carjacking out of Jersey City, Glen Ridge police said. Because the Glen Ridge Eco-Fair and Arts Festival was underway near Ridgewood Avenue, officers responded to secure the busy intersection and protect pedestrian traffic,…
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Essex Sheriff’s Van Flips In Garden State Parkway Crash In Lakewood
An Essex County Sheriff’s Office van overturned in a crash on the Garden State Parkway in Lakewood Township Saturday morning, May 16, authorities said. At 8:16 a.m., troopers responded to the Garden State Parkway southbound for a report of a motor vehicle crash, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State police said. A preliminary investigation found a Chevrolet pickup truck struck an Essex County Sheriff’s Office Chevrolet Express van, Postorino said. After the initial impact, the sheriff’s office van overturned, authorities said. The driver and passenger insid…
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Man Shot In Face At Jersey Shore Motel, Armed Suspect Arrested: Prosecutor
A 43-year-old gunman has been arrested for shooting a 25-year-old man in the face at a Cape May County motel on Friday, May 15, authorities said. At 12:56 p.m., Middle Township police responded to the Simpson Motel and found a person suffering from a gunshot wound to the face, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Middle Township Police Chief Tracey Super. said. An investigation determined Adam Radomski, a Rio Grande resident, confronted the victim shortly after they arrived at the motel and shot the,, authorities said. Radomski was located a short time later in …
Police & Fire
Suspected DUI Driver Kills 2, Injures 3 In Manhattan When Plows Into Pedestrians:
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Two men were killed and three others were critically injured after an SUV crashed into a group of pedestrians in Manhattan Friday night, May 15, police said. The crash happened around 6 p.m. near West 109th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Police said a 61-year-old man driving a Mercedes-Benz SUV north on Amsterdam Avenue lost control of the vehicle, slammed into two parked cars, and struck five men ages 35, 36, 44, 46, and 51. All five victims were rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition, authorities said. The 35-year-old and 46-year-old victims later died from their injuries, …
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Update
: Wrong-Way Pass On Route 70 Ends In Fiery Head-On Crash In Whiting, Medevac: Prosecutor
A driver trying to pass another vehicle on Route 70 caused a head-on crash that left one person trapped and sent four people to the hospital in Manchester Township Friday night, May 15, authorities said. A 2025 Ford Ranger was traveling eastbound on Route 70 when it attempted to pass another vehicle by entering the westbound lane in an unsafe manner, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. A 2022 Hyundai Elantra carrying a driver and two passengers was traveling westbound when the Ford Ranger entered its lane, causing a head-on collision, Billhimer said. One victim required extricat…
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Perth Amboy Motorcyclist, 28, Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck
A 28-year-old Perth Amboy motorcyclist was killed in a crash involving a pickup truck Thursday afternoon, May 14, authorities said. Perth Amboy police responded to Convery Boulevard and Krochmally Avenue around 2:54 p.m. for a report of a serious crash, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera. Investigators found a 2021 Nissan Frontier pickup truck driven by a 51-year-old Perth Amboy man and a 2025 Kawasaki motorcycle operated by Xavier Sanchez Serrata, 28, of Perth Amboy, prosecutors said. Sanchez Serrata suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to University Hospi…
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NJ Man Stole $673K+ From Roman Catholic Church: AG
A 78-year-old Atlantic Highlands man admitted to stealing thousands of dollars from a Roman Catholic church where he served as an officer, authorities announced Friday, May 15. Joseph Manzi pleaded guilty to theft by unlawful taking and filing a fraudulent tax return, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. He is set to be sentenced to five years in prison, Davenport said. Manzi was the former director of finance, operations, and development for the Church of Saint Leo the Great in Lincroft, Davenport said. After his employment ended in June 2025, staff reviewed the church’s credit …
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