Cecilia Levine

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Jersey City, NJ
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Jersey City Officer, Woman Arrested For Child Abuse: Prosecutor Jersey City Officer, Woman Arrested For Child Abuse: Prosecutor Jersey City Officer, Woman Arrested For Child Abuse: Prosecutor
Jersey City Officer, Woman Arrested For Child Abuse: Prosecutor A Jersey City police officer and a 36-year-old woman have been arrested for child abuse, authorities said. Authorities were called to investigate a fight between JCPD officer Frank Martinez, 37, Joanny Hidalgo, 36, and the teen in their care on Dec. 2, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The teen had injuries on their face, shoulders, and arms, and was taken to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment, Suarez said. Martinez and Hidalgo individually surrendered to detectives with the Special Victims Unit on Thursday, Jan. 20 in connection with the incident, police asid. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Bristol, PA
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NJ Receptionist Clubbed Dead In Philadelphia Office Was Young Professional Who Loved Fashion NJ Receptionist Clubbed Dead In Philadelphia Office Was Young Professional Who Loved Fashion NJ Receptionist Clubbed Dead In Philadelphia Office Was Young Professional Who Loved Fashion
NJ Receptionist Clubbed Dead In Philadelphia Office Was Young Professional Who Loved Fashion A 49-year-old Philadelphia man has been arrested for clubbing a 31-year-old New Jersey young professional to death in an office space they were sharing earlier this week, according to police and recent news reports. Jeffery Stepien was holding two pipes when police arrived to Constitution Place on Chestnut Street, where Samantha Maag was unconscious on the floor of shared office space on the 8th floor of the building, Philadelphia police and CBS3 report. Maag, of Blenheim, had been working at her job as a receptionist when she was attacked by Stepien, CBS says. Stepien apparently worked on…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lakewood, NJ
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Fire That Caused Traffic Nightmare On Parkway Was Arson: State Police Fire That Caused Traffic Nightmare On Parkway Was Arson: State Police Fire That Caused Traffic Nightmare On Parkway Was Arson: State Police
Fire That Caused Traffic Nightmare On Parkway Was Arson: State Police A brush fire that closed the Garden State Parkway for hours last night was caused by arsonists, New Jersey State Police say. Troopers responded to the fire near milepost 91 in Brick Township around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Officials believe the fire was started by several individuals, possibly juveniles, within a drainage culvert that runs underneath the Garden State Parkway from the 91 north entrance ramp to the 91 south exit ramp, police said. After starting the fire in the culvert opening on the south side, the suspects were seen running into the Evergreen Woods Park Apartment Complex, which r…

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by Cecilia Levine
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
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DWI Driver Was Going 90 MPH Before Crash That Killed NJ Teen Coming Home From Work: Prosecutor DWI Driver Was Going 90 MPH Before Crash That Killed NJ Teen Coming Home From Work: Prosecutor DWI Driver Was Going 90 MPH Before Crash That Killed NJ Teen Coming Home From Work: Prosecutor
DWI Driver Was Going 90 MPH Before Crash That Killed NJ Teen Coming Home From Work: Prosecutor A South Jersey woman was drunk and had her headlights off when she was leaving a local bar and struck another vehicle, killing the teenage driver last month, authorities said. Wanda Sprague, 54, of Pemberton, was behind the wheel of a Chrysler 300 when he hit a Nissan Sentra driven by 17-year-old Kayla Bowen at Lakehurst Road and Rancocas Lane around 9:15 p.m. on Dec. 16, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Prior to the crash, Sprague had been drinking at a nearby bar and reached a speed of more than 90 mph, Coffina said. She suffered extensive injuries from whic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lakewood, NJ
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Disgruntled Ex-Employee Sets Fire To Former Central Jersey Workplace: Prosecutor Disgruntled Ex-Employee Sets Fire To Former Central Jersey Workplace: Prosecutor Disgruntled Ex-Employee Sets Fire To Former Central Jersey Workplace: Prosecutor
Disgruntled Ex-Employee Sets Fire To Former Central Jersey Workplace: Prosecutor A 25-year-old Toms River man who'd recently been fired from his job set his former workplace on fire early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Jorge Euxaque-Ballesteros has been charged with aggravated arson and burglary following the fire on Cross Street in Lakewood around 2 a.m., Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Lakewood police officers and firefighters responded to the building for a sprinkler system alarm, where they found the fire in the basement of the business. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze. Euxaque-Ballesteros had used an open flam…

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by Cecilia Levine
Reading, PA
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SMACKDOWN: 23 Arrested In Takedown Of PA Heroin Ring That Caused Weekend Of 100 Overdoses SMACKDOWN: 23 Arrested In Takedown Of PA Heroin Ring That Caused Weekend Of 100 Overdoses SMACKDOWN: 23 Arrested In Takedown Of PA Heroin Ring That Caused Weekend Of 100 Overdoses
Smackdown: 23 Arrested In Takedown Of PA Heroin Ring That Caused Weekend Of 100 Overdoses A major drug ring that supplied mass amounts of tainted heroin that made NARCAN ineffective and caused more than 100 overdoses in just one weekend has been dismantled, authorities in Berks County announced. "Operation SmackDown" was launched in September 2021, when the 101 heroin/fentanyl overdoses overwhelmed Reading's hospital systems and left three victims dead and the rest with life-threatening symptoms, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said at a press conference. A leading addiction doctor called the overdoses an "outright poisoning," Adams said. The symptoms caused low he…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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Chick-fil-NAY: Petition Opposes Eatery Planned For NJ Turnpike Rest Stop Chick-fil-NAY: Petition Opposes Eatery Planned For NJ Turnpike Rest Stop Chick-fil-NAY: Petition Opposes Eatery Planned For NJ Turnpike Rest Stop
Chick-fil-nay: Petition Opposes Eatery Planned For NJ Turnpike Rest Stop Hundreds of signatures had been garnered as of Thursday, Jan. 20 on a petition to stop a Chick-fil-A from opening at a rest stop on the New Jersey Turnpike. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority on Jan. 3 announced that it would be replacing the McDonald's restaurants at the Vauxhall and Brookdale South rest stops with Chick-fil-As. A Change.org petition launched by William Courson accuses the fast-food eatery's parent company of supporting "political candidates and individuals as well as organizations that actively oppose and work to undermine the civil rights and equality of a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Another Sussex County Dog Dead In Bloody Bear Attack Another Sussex County Dog Dead In Bloody Bear Attack Another Sussex County Dog Dead In Bloody Bear Attack
Another Sussex County Dog Dead In Bloody Bear Attack For the second time this month, a dog was attacked and killed by a bear in one Sussex County town, authorities said. The Sparta man told police the bear attacked his 5-year-old Yorkie, Tommy, in his Layton Lane backyard around 10 p.m. just after midnight on Thursday, Jan. 20, Sparta Police Lt. John Lamon said. Tommy was outside to go to the bathroom and didn’t return when he was called, Lamon said. His owner went out back and saw bear tracks and blood in the snow, then found his beloved dog lying mortally wounded near the woodline, police said. The heartbroken owner brought his dog to the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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PA's Tori Yorgey Stuns Viewers After Being Struck By SUV On Live TV PA's Tori Yorgey Stuns Viewers After Being Struck By SUV On Live TV PA's Tori Yorgey Stuns Viewers After Being Struck By SUV On Live TV
PA's Tori Yorgey Stuns Viewers After Being Struck By SUV On Live TV Tori Yorgey can't be stopped. The Montgomery County, PA native was on live television when she was struck by an SUV at the scene of a water main break in West Virginia Wednesday. “Oh my God! I just got hit by a car, but I’m okay," she told WSAZ-TV anchor Tim Irr. “Well, that’s a first for you on TV, Tori,” Irr replied. Yorgey, 25, was praised for her resilience on Twitter, where the clip had garnered millions of views. "We're good, Tim." pic.twitter.com/9kn2YElDLK — Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) January 20, 2022 Yorgey attended Plymouth Whitemarsh High School and worked at a local Chick…

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by Cecilia Levine
Towson, MD
On Your Side
Baltimore Diner Named Among Best 24-Hour Restaurants In America Baltimore Diner Named Among Best 24-Hour Restaurants In America Baltimore Diner Named Among Best 24-Hour Restaurants In America
Baltimore Diner Named Among Best 24-Hour Restaurants In America Endless coffee refills, and a long and varied menu. These are just some of the things that go into a great 24-hour restaurant. EatThisNotThat has chosen the best 24-hour eatery in every state. "Road tripping and traveling for work can bring on some late nights or early mornings," the site reads.  "Fortunately, when hunger strikes on the road, there's likely a 24-hour restaurant nearby serving up breakfast favorites like pancakes and omelets, along with full plates of fried chicken and meatloaf for those craving something more savory." In Maryland, that restaurant is the Broadway…

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