Teen Swimmer Missing In Ocean City: Coast Guard Teen Swimmer Missing In Ocean City: Coast Guard
Teen Swimmer Missing In Ocean City: Coast Guard A 19-year-old who went boogie boarding in Ocean City on Monday, May 18 is missing, the Coast Guard said. The teen was in the water near 10th Street, 200 yards from shore, the Coast Guard said. The teen was struck by a wave and failed to resurface, the Coast Guard said. One person was rescued by Ocean County Beach Rescue, the Coast Guard said.  The missing boogie boarder is a Hofstra University student from Exton, PA, 6abc reports. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast (UMIB), and launched Coast Guard Station Atlantic City as well as Air Station…
NJ-Born Trans Teen Stabbed Dead In Campus Housing Building NJ-Born Trans Teen Stabbed Dead In Campus Housing Building
Nj-born Trans Teen Stabbed Dead In Campus Housing Building A 19-year-old University of Washington student born in New Jersey was stabbed to death inside a campus housing building near the Seattle campus, an incident their family is calling "unspeakable violence." University of Washington police responded to a stabbing at approximately 10:10 p.m. Sunday, May 10, at Nordheim Court on 25th Avenue Northeast, where officers found Juniper Blessing dead inside a laundry room with stab wounds, Seattle police said. Seattle Fire Department crews attempted lifesaving measures, but Blessing was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. According to their…
Teen Kills Grandmother Inside NJ Home: Prosecutor Teen Kills Grandmother Inside NJ Home: Prosecutor
Teen Kills Grandmother Inside NJ 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…
Man Who Sold Underage Girls For Sex Learns Fate: Mercer County Prosecutor Man Who Sold Underage Girls For Sex Learns Fate: Mercer County Prosecutor
Man Who Sold Underage Girls For Sex Learns Fate: Mercer County Prosecutor A 28-year-old Trenton man was sentenced to 22 years in prison after he sold underage girls for sex on an online classified advertising website, authorities announced Monday, May 18. Al-Tariq Mitchell previously pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and advertising commercial sex abuse of a minor and witness tampering, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. Mitchell forced multiple children with ages between 12 and 16 into sexual slavery at various points during 2017, Marbrey said. In one incident, he gave a 16-year-old girl a cell phone…
Fentanyl, Cocaine, Meth: 5 Members of NJ, Philly Drug Trafficking Ring Busted: Feds Fentanyl, Cocaine, Meth: 5 Members of NJ, Philly Drug Trafficking Ring Busted: Feds
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 …
NJ Man Admits To Assaulting Cop After Trying To Snatch E-Bike: Prosecutor NJ Man Admits To Assaulting Cop After Trying To Snatch E-Bike: Prosecutor
NJ Man Admits To Assaulting Cop After Trying To Snatch E-Bike: Prosecutor A 37-year-old Minotola man pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer and leaving the scene of a crash last year, authorities said. Jeffrey Phillips faces 18 months in prison per the terms of a plea agreement, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Thursday, Aug. 7, Hammonton police responded to Hammonton Train Station for reports of a man, Jeffrey Phillips attempting to steal an e-bike, prosecutors said. Phillips fled from the scene when he saw police but was apprehended, authorities said. He spat on and injured one of the officers while being detained, authorities said On T…
Woman, 27, Killed When Pickup Bursts Into Flames On Garden State Parkway Woman, 27, Killed When Pickup Bursts Into Flames On Garden State Parkway
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…
Carjacking Suspect Arrested After Crash Near NJ Festival: Cops Carjacking Suspect Arrested After Crash Near NJ Festival: Cops
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,…
Essex Sheriff’s Van Flips In Garden State Parkway Crash Essex Sheriff’s Van Flips In Garden State Parkway Crash
Essex Sheriff’s Van Flips In Garden State Parkway Crash 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…
Man Shot In Face At Jersey Shore Motel, Armed Suspect Arrested: Prosecutor Man Shot In Face At Jersey Shore Motel, Armed Suspect Arrested: Prosecutor
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 …
Suspected DUI Driver Kills 2, Injures 3 In Manhattan When Plows Into Pedestrians: NYPD Suspected DUI Driver Kills 2, Injures 3 In Manhattan When Plows Into Pedestrians: NYPD
Suspected DUI Driver Kills 2, Injures 3 In Manhattan When Plows Into Pedestrians: Nypd 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, …
Man Shot, Killed In Mullica Twp: Prosecutor Man Shot, Killed In Mullica Twp: Prosecutor
Man Shot, Killed In Mullica Twp: Prosecutor A man was fatally shot in Mullica Township on Thursday morning, May 14, authorities said. At 6 a.m., officers responded to the bike path area between Aleta Road and Locust Street in Mullica and found a man dead from a gunshot wound to the head, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The man was not identified. The incident remains under investigation, authorities said.