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Edison, NJ
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Pedestrian Reported Struck In Central Jersey
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred about 3 p.m. Tuesday on Fresh Ponds Road in East Brunswick, initial reports said. East Brunswick police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Newark, NJ
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6 Thieves Targeted Luxury Cars, Led Police Pursuits Across NJ: AG Charges In Indictment
Six members of a luxury car theft ring that targeted dealerships and high-end cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars are named in an indictment filed by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office. The defendants from Newark, East Orange and Blackwood arrested in "Operation Dealer No Deal" targeted dealerships in Essex, Hudson, Bergen, and Union and took key fobs to steal the luxury vehicles off the lots, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today said. The defendants (listed below) were charged in connection with thefts of 22 vehicles valued at over $787,000 …
Edison, NJ
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79-Year-Old Man Used Public Wi-Fi Across Central NJ To Upload Child Porn: Prosecutor
A 79-year-old man used public Wi-Fi at several Central Jersey stores to upload and distribute child pornography, authorities said. William Geisz hopped on the Wi-Fi at stores in Edison, Woodbridge, and East Brunswick to upload and distribute the images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of children, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. He was charged with first-degree using a file-sharing program to store items depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of children, second-degree distribution of child pornography, second-degree possession of ch…
Edison, NJ
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State Trooper's Car Rammed, Pistol Pointed During NJ Turnpike Pursuit
New Jersey State Police were in pursuit of an out-of-state mini van that had rammed a trooper's car, authorities said. The chase was reported at about 5:10 p.m. Friday on the New Jersey Turnpike in East Brunswick. The suspect was reported to have a handgun and was refusing to stop, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said that the suspect pointed a gun at an off-duty Springfield police officer during a road rage incident. State police had requested help from an aviation unit near interchange 10 on the inner thruway. The vehicle was described as a white Chrysler mini-van wit…
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Jesse Eisenberg Spotted In Hoboken
Did you catch a glimpse? "Zombieland" and "The Social Network" star Jesse Eisenberg was spotted this week in Hoboken. Tosti Cafe on Washington Street posted a photo of the 38-year-old actor on Monday. It was not clear why Eisenberg was in the area. Tosti did not immediately respond to Daily Voice's request for details. Eisenberg was born in the Queens, NY but was raised in East Brunswick, NJ.
Middletown, NJ
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Popular Jersey Shore BBQ Joint Shutters Flagship Store
A popular New Jersey barbecue restaurant is closing its flagship store. Jersey Shore BBQ announced its Belmar location would close Sunday after 11 years in business. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jersey Shore BBQ (@jsbbq_nj) "We have served tens of thousands of customers," owners Dana and Doug Walsh wrote, "and will not change but continue to evolve to be the best restaurant and caterer possible." Meanwhile, Jersey Shore BBQ's other two locations in Point Pleasant and East Brunswick remain open.
Franklin Township, NJ
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TikTok 'Devious Licks' Challenge Wreaks Havoc In NJ Schools
Schools across New Jersey are cracking down on a TikTok challenge called "devious licks." The trend has students filming themselves stealing, vandalizing and showing items taken from their schools -- typically school bathrooms. The challenge has resulted in dozens of arrests across the US, and school officials across New Jersey say they have no qualms with doing the same. An East Brunswick student stole a water fountain from the boys locker room and posted it to TikTok, while another said he saw a group of students tearing the soap dispenser from the wall, TapInto reports. District Superi…
Edison, NJ
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AG Releases Video, Audio In Death Of Edison Man, 55, Hit By Police Car On Route 18
Authorities on Thursday released a grainy, tilted-angle video of a 55-year-old Edison man who was struck and killed by a police car as he walked on a darkened Route 18 last month. What also remained unclear was why Julius Filep was walking toward oncoming traffic in the highway’s northbound lanes in East Brunswick shortly after 3:30 a.m. Aug. 1. An East Brunswick police officer was responding to another accident when his cruiser struck Filep in front of the AAA Insurance center, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Filep was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson Univer…
Edison, NJ
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Man Struck, Killed By Police Car On Route 18 Identified
UPDATE: A man who was struck and killed by a police car as he walked in the roadway on Route 18 was identified Thursday as a 55-year-old Edison resident. Authorities didn’t say whether they’d determined why Julius Filep was walking on the highway when he was struck in front of the AAA Insurance center on the northbound highway in East Brunswick shortly after 3:30 a.m. Sunday. An officer was on duty and in uniform as he headed north to a crash in the highway’s southbound lanes when the police cruiser struck Filep, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. He was pronounced d…
Edison, NJ
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NJ Attorney General: Man On Darkened Route 18 Struck, Killed By Police Car
A man was in the roadway when he was struck and killed on Route 18 by a police car before dawn Sunday, authorities confirmed. The East Brunswick officer was on duty and in uniform when the marked vehicle struck the man in front of the AAA Insurance center on the northbound highway at 3:35 a.m., Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said Sunday evening. The man, whose identity was temporarily being withheld, was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at 4:13 a.m., the attorney general said. State law and his own guidelines require Bruck's office to investiga…
Newark, NJ
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Getaway Driver In 7-County North Jersey Holdup Spree Heads To Federal Prison
The wheelman in nearly two dozen gas station and convenience store armed robberies in North Jersey was sent to federal prison for at least nine years. Meshach Whagar, 31, of Newark must serve just about all of the 110-month sentence handed down in U.S. District Court in Newark on Wednesday because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Whager admitted late last year that he drove the getaway car during the 20 predawn holdups in seven counties -- Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Middlesex, Morris and Union -- in November and December of 2017 (see list of locations below). The gunman…
Edison, NJ
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Central Jersey Man Beat Acquaintance To Death With Baseball Bat, Prosecutor Says
A Central Jersey man is accused of beating his acquaintance to death with a baseball bat, authorities said. Curtis Wright, 57, was charged with murder in the early Saturday morning death of Howard Smith, 53, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Frank LoSacco said. Police responding to a Main Avenue home in East Brunswick on reports of an unconscious man found Smith with signs of blunt force trauma around 6:50 a.m., authorities said. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation by Detective Alex Danese of the East Brunswick Police Department and Dete…
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