Ring Member Admits Snatching $1.5M Worth Of High-End Vehicles In NJ, Rockland, CT, Long Island
The last of four men caught stealing more than $1.5 million worth of luxury cars in New Jersey, Rockland County, Long Island and Connecticut took a guilty plea on Thursday, federal authorities announced.
Like his pals, Malik Baker, 29, of Vauxhall, NJ, took a deal from the government, pleading guilty in federal court in Newark on Oct. 19 to conspiring to transport stolen vehicles in interstate commerce and receiving a stolen vehicle that had crossed state lines after being stolen.
U.S. District Judge Esther Salas scheduled Baker's sentencing for March 7, 2024.
Baker had remained on the sid…
Thousands Without Power In NJ Following Tropical Storm Ophelia
Thousands of New Jersey residents were without power Sunday, Sept. 24, after Tropical Storm Ophelia.
Nearly 13,000 residents were without power Saturday, Sept. 23, but as of Sunday morning, that number was down to approximately 4,000.
The bulk of the outages were in Monmouth County, where 4,636 were in the dark as of 10:45 a.m., according to the JCPL outage map. In Ocean County, 352 JCPL customers were without power.
According to AccuWeather, wind gusts of 68 mph were tracked in Sea Isle on Saturday. The National Weather Service says towns along the Jersey Shore saw as much as 3.92 inches…
Winners: NJ Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $20K, $10K
A half dozen Mega Millions players in South Jersey and on the Jersey Shore won third-tier prizes in the latest drawing, state Lottery officials said.
The prizes were worth $10,000.
One of those tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $20,000. That $20,000 ticket was purchased Manchester Exxon, 1 Commonwealth Blvd., Manchester in Ocean County.
The $10,000 tickets were purchased at the following locations:
Camden County: Royal Farms #322, 1409 Blackwood Clementon Rd., Clementon;
Gloucester County: Wawa #379, 882 Glassboro Rd., Williamstown;
Monmouth County…
