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Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Couple Who Dumped, Ran From Feces-Covered Puppy At NJ Home Depot Face Charges
Charges have been filed against a couple who police say dropped a puppy covered in dried feces in a Home Depot parking lot in Central Jersey. Police did not identify the man and woman captured by surveillance footage running away from the lab retriever pup, who followed them into the Route 9 Home Depot store in Old Bridge, after dumping her in the parking lot on Friday evening, May 26. "The dog was wearing a red harness and covered in dry feces," police said. "They were driving a black Ford truck, which was pulling a black Griffin trailer. Later, the dog’s empty crate was found in the par…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash Reported On Route 9 Central Jersey: Police
A fatal crash was reported on Route 9, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 4 a.m. Tuesday, April 18 on Route 9 northbound near Emston Road, Sayreville police said. The route had reopened by 10 a.m., police said. No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Crashes Close Routes 1 & 9 In Central Jersey
Three separate crashes closed parts of Route 1 and Route 9 in Middlesex County, authorities said. The first crash involved an overturned dump truck and occurred at about 9:35 a.m. Monday, April 3, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The crash occurred on Route 9 southbound near Route 656/Smith Street in Woodbridge, the state DOT said. The entrance ramp and a right lane of four lanes were closed, nj511.org reported. The second crash occurred at about 11:35 a.m. on the Route 1 northbound ramp onto College Road West in Plainsboro, police said. The ramp was reope…
Middletown, NJ
Business
Brownstone Pancake Factory Opens 4th Location In Freehold
The wildly popular Brownstone Pancake Factory has opened its fourth location. The latest spot is located at 3445 Route 9 in Freehold, the former space of Perkins Restaurant & Bakery. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brownstone Pancake Factory (@brownstone_pancake_factory) Brownstone opened its flagship location in Jersey City as the Brownstone Diner. Later came the Edgewater, Englewood Cliffs and Brick locations. The restaurant has become popular for its creative pancake flavors and over-the-top milkshakes.
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
EMS Volunteer Killed In Motorcycle Crash On Route 9 Jersey Shore
A volunteer member of the Bayville First Aid Squad was killed when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle turning from Route 9 into a shopping center parking lot in Forked River, authorities said. Michael McCabe, 49, was riding north on Route 9 and the southbound vehicle driven by 55-year-old Anne Danza of Forked River was turning left into Sunset Plaza at 5:59 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30, Lacey police said. McCabe, a life member of the Bayville First Aid Squad, died of the injuries he suffered in the crash, police said. Lacey Township EMS and RWJ Paramedics responded to the scene. “Mike w…
Middletown, NJ
News
Man Charged In Fatal DUI Crash On Jersey Shore
A Monmouth County man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash involving alcohol, authorities said. Walter Decanio, 59, of Howell Township is charged with aggravated manslaughter while driving under the Influence of alcohol, vehicular homicide and other offenses in the death of a 22-year-old woman from Monroe Township, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago Shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 13, 2022, Marlboro and Old Bridge police responded to the intersection of Route 9 and County Route 520/Newman Springs Road in the Morganville section of M…
Lakewood, NJ
News
93-Year-Old Toms River Man Crashes Into TD Bank Lobby
A 93-year-old man from Toms River crashed his car into a TD Bank lobby and escaped serious injury, authorities said. On Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at approximately 1 p.m., Toms RIver police units were dispatched to 2338 Route 9 for a reported vehicle into a building. The initial investigation revealed that while attempting to make a left turn onto Route 9, Anthony Marino accelerated and traveled across the highway and onto the property striking a support wire, a street sign, a light post and then struck the bank before coming to rest in the bank lobby, police said. M…
Jersey City, NJ
News
Disabled NJ Military Vet: George Santos Set Up Then Stole Donations For My Dying Service Dog
Disgraced Congressman George Santos pocketed thousands of dollars of donations intended to save the life of a disabled New Jersey military veteran’s dying service dog, a published report alleges. Richard Osthoff told Patch.com that he and his beloved Sapphire were living in an abandoned chicken coop on the side of Route 9 in Howell when a veterinary technician hooked him up with a man named Anthony Devolder in May 2016. George Anthony Devolder Santos purportedly was operating a tax-exempt charity called Friends Of Pets United at the time and hadn’t entered politics yet. Osthoff said he wa…
Middletown, NJ
News
Pedestrian Killed In Jersey Shore Crosswalk Was Guyanese Swimmer
A 34-year-old swimmer visiting from Guyana — or the "Land of Many Waters" — was struck and killed by a vehicle while in a crosswalk in Freehold Township, authorities said. Robert Taylor was struck by a southbound driver on Route 9 at Schibanoff Lane on Monday, Jan. 9 around 7 a.m., according to authorities and those who knew Taylor. Taylor was pronounced dead at the scene. Taylor was a mentor with the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association. The association's honorary secretary Mia Ritchie penned a tribute on Facebook, calling Taylor a "true champion." https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2023/01/…
Middletown, NJ
News
Trio Arrested After Stealing Car With A Flat In Monmouth County
Three Brooklyn men have been arrested in connection with a carjacking in Monmouth County. Little did they know that the car had a flat tire. Its occupant had been waiting for AAA to come and change the tire. At about 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, The female driver was inside her 2015 Mazda 3, parked in the parking lot of Walgreens, 2 Gordons Corner Road, Englishtown, when she was approached by three individuals who forced her from her vehicle and left with the vehicle eastbound on Gordons Corner Road towards Route 9, Englishtown police said. After fleeing with the vehicle eastboun…
Edison, NJ
News
Police Seek Public's Help Identifying Hit-Run Driver At Central Jersey Park & Ride
Authorities seek the public’s help identifying a hit-run driver who struck a pedestrian at the NJ Transit park and ride in Old Bridge. The woman was dragged about 100 feet while crossing the street on the southbound side of the parking lot behind Walmart at about 7:50 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. The suspected driver of a black, four-door Dodge Ram fled past the Power House Gym northbound on Route 9. Emergency workers brought the woman to an area hospital to be treated for her injuries. Anyone with information is asked to call Old …
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
$2.3M Settlement Reached In Crash With DWI Off-Duty Central Jersey Officer: Report
A Central Jersey man who nearly died after a drunken off-duty police officer plowed into his car has reached a $2.25 million settlement, NJ Advance Media reports. Amadeo Sosa, then 56, of Perth Amboy was sitting in his car behind a disabled dump truck on the side of Route 9 in Old Bridge on Dec. 18, 2018, when then Sayreville Police Sgt. Jeffrey P. Kutz slammed into his vehicle, the outlet said. Sosa suffered a broken back after becoming pinned. “If you look at the photos in this case, it’s just a flat out miracle that he didn’t die,” Sosa’s attorney, Nicholas Leonardis of Stathis…
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