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Sayreville, NJ
Sayreville, NJ
News
YouTuber Convicted Of Trespassing In Sayreville After Viral Video: Report
Matt Dolitsky got 346,000 views on YouTube for his video, "Exploring an Abandoned 110 ft. Yacht Stuck in a Creek." Now it's earned him a trespassing conviction. Dolitsky was convicted of criminal trespassing in Sayreville municipal court and fined $948 following a bench trial on Thursday, Feb. 26, NJ.com reported. Trouble for Dolitsky began when he filmed himself in November 2024, visiting Viking Terminal on the South River and exploring the yacht, believed to be built in 1957. In the video, he even notes that he got permission from the South River Boat Club to launch his kayak into …
Sayreville, NJ
Police & Fire
Death Of South Carolina Woman Under Investigation: Middlesex County Prosecutor
A 64-year-old South Carolina woman died after being found unresponsive in Sayreville on Monday, Aug. 18, authorities said. At 9:37 a.m., officers responded to a report of an unresponsive woman at at a residence in Skytop Gardens and found Shirley Thompson, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Sayreville Police Chief Daniel Plumacker said. Thompson was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities did not say if foul play was suspected. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective George Lestuck Jr. of the Sayreville Police Dep…
Sayreville, NJ
Police & Fire
DUI Tesla Driver Charged In Parkway Crash That Killed Airlines Employee In Sayreville: Records
A DUI Tesla driver has been charged in a deadly crash that killed a United Airlines employee from New York on the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey State Police and court records confirm. Troopers responded at 12:46 a.m. on Sunday, July 6, to a crash near milepost 126.4 northbound in Sayreville, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. A Chrysler minivan was stopped on the right shoulder when a Tesla, operated by 21-year-old Anish Shriram of Livingston, slammed into the back of a Nissan, setting off a chain reaction, Lebron said. After the Tesla hit the Nissan, both vehicles veered into the righ…
Sayreville, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Man Removed Pride Flag From Flagpole: Sayreville Police
A 64-year-old Sayreville man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 2, with removing a Pride flag from a flagpole, authorities said. On Wednesday, June 4, Michael Mosakowski entered Veterans Park near Borough Hall at 167 Main St., Sayreville police said. Mosakowski cut the flagpole rope and removed the Pride flag from the pole, damaging the flag, police said. He is charged with bias intimidation and criminal mischief, police said.
Sayreville, NJ
News
Sayreville Strip Club Owners Admit to Running House of Prostitution: AG
The husband-and-wife owners of a strip club in Sayreville pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 3, to running a prostitution house at the joint, authorities said. Doreen Acciardi and her husband, Anthony Acciardi Sr., owners of XXXV Club on Route 35 pleaded guilty to maintaining a nuisance through maintaining a house of prostitution and failure to pay income tax, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. An investigation into the strip club revealed that it doubled as a house of prostitution and that dancers performed sexual acts on patrons in the VIP rooms, Platkin said. Certain defendants largely …
Sayreville, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Sayreville: Prosecutor
A 53-year-old Jersey City man was fatally struck by a vehicle early Wednesday, May 21, authorities said. At 4:51 a.m., Sayreville police responded to the northbound side of Edson Bridge on Route 9 after Jamal Ebron was struck by a Hyundai Kona driven by an Old Bridge resident, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Sayreville Police Chief Daniel Plumacker said. Ebron's tractor trailer was disabled in the right lane and he was standing outside the vehicle attempting to repair the truck when he was hit by the Hyundai, authorities said. Ebron was pronounced dead at the scene…
Sayreville, NJ
News
Support Swells For Sayreville Family Who Lost Everything In Fire
The Hanna family lost their Sayreville home and everything inside following a house fire on Sunday, April 6. While the family was escape, their dog, Tofu Raphael, died and Martina's supplies and paintings were lost in the fire. A fundraiser has been set up to support the family. As of Wednesday, April 9, more than $20,515 has been raised. "Izabelle, Mario & Martina are incredible people," Kylie Gilbertson, who organized the fundraiser, said. "If you have met any of them you know the amazing and beautiful souls they are Funds raised will go toward temporary housing, basic needs, me…
East Orange, NJ
News
Ex-NJ State Worker, East Orange Woman Among 10 Accused Of COVID Relief Theft: AG
Ten people, including a former state employee, were indicted last month for illegally collecting unemployment benefits and other crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities said. Vanessa Allen, an East Orange resident, Jeffson Cues, a Newark resident, Nerlande Etienne, an Irvington resident and Rose Allen, an East Orange resident, collected unemployment benefits to which they were not entitled, Platkin said. Allen was hired to work as a clerk for the Department of Labor during the pandemic, at the same time she was collecting unemployment benefits, Platkin said. She is charg…
Sayreville, NJ
Police & Fire
Justice Served: Sayreville Man Guilty In 1999 Murder Of Teen Girl Learns Fate, Prosecutor Says
It took more than 20 years for someone to land behind bars for the 1999 murder, kidnapping and sexual assault of Nancy Noga, a 17-year-old Sayreville high school senior. Bruce Cymanski, a 52-year-old Barnegat resident, who was convicted of murdering Noga last year, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, March 17, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan. 7, 1999, Noga was reported missing after she did not return home from work, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Daniel Plumacker of the Sayreville Police Department said. Her body was discovered in a wooded area behind …
Marlboro-Morganville, NJ
Police & Fire
Marlboro Man Who Sexually, Physically Abused Daughter Learns Fate: Prosecutor
A 51-year-old Marlboro Township man was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Friday, Feb. 28, for sexually and physically abusing his own daughter over the course of more than six years, authorities said. Andrey Penkin was convicted of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, last September, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago Penkin began abusing his daughter in 2016, when the family lived in Sayreville, Santiago said. Numerous incidents of sexual abuse followed, both in Sayreville and at their next two residences, in East Brunswick …
Sayreville, NJ
Police & Fire
Sayreville Homeowner Thwarts Burglary Attempt, 4 Jersey City Suspects Arrested
A Sayreville homeowner's quick thinking and police response led to the arrests of four Jersey City residents trying to break into their home earlier this week, police said. The incident occurred at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Rhode Street, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, when the resident reported multiple individuals attempting to enter his home through a back window, Sayreville police said. The suspects were apparently targeting the homeowner’s luxury vehicle, authorities said. The suspects fled before officers arrived, but the resident provided detailed descriptions. Officers canvassed the area and …
Avalon-Stone Harbor, NJ
News
$1M 'Living Shoreline' Grant To Improve Environment, Coastal Resilience In Avalon
A marina in Avalon will soon feature a $1 million “living shoreline,” combining nature and innovation to protect the Jersey Shore, officials said. A $1 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will fund the creation of a "living shoreline" at Avalon’s Bay Park Marina. The borough announced the funding in a Facebook post on Monday, Nov. 25. The project is part of a larger rehabilitation effort, which was expected to be completed by February 2026, to boost resiliency and environmental sustainability. "Avalon deeply appreciates the confidence of the National Fish…
Sayreville, NJ
Police & Fire
Dogs Mauling Child Shot, Officer Grazed By Bullet At Sayreville Motel, Prosecutor Says
A police officer and a child were both hospitalized during a harrowing incident at a Central Jersey motel, authorities said. Sayreville police responded to The Knights Inn in Sayreville in response to a distressed family member staying at the motel who called 9-1-1 saying that their family dogs were attacking a 10-year-old boy around 11:20 a.m., Monday, Nov. 4, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Arriving officers saw the dogs attacking a 10-year-old boy. To stop the attack upon the child, the officers shot the dogs, and in the process, an officer was struck and superfici…
Fort Lee, NJ
News
$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Fort Lee
A $1 million New Jersey Lottery ticket was among the more than $3 million in cash prizes sold last week across the state. Monday, Oct. 7, was particularly remunerative for nine winner. Three draw participants and six Scratch-Off players combined to win nearly $800,000. The top winner landed the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot of $413,896, with a ticket sold at J&M Grocery in Newark. John’s Liquors & Deli in Hudson County’s Kearny sold a $200,000 winner in the Triple Golden Cherries Scratch-Off game. On Oct. 9, the Robbinsville Quick Check, in Mercer County sold a winning $400,000 Cro…
Sayreville, NJ
News
Guilty
! Bruce Cymanski Convicted In Nancy Noga's Cold Case Killing
A 52-year-old New Jersey man accused of killing a 17-year-old girl 25 years ago has been found guilty, authorities announced. A Middlesex County Jury has found Bruce A. Cymanski guilty in the 1999 murder of Sayreville's Nancy Noga, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Sayreville Police Chief Daniel Plumacker said. Nancy was a senior in high school when she was reported missing on Jan. 7, 1999. Five days later, her body was found in a wooded area behind a strip mall on Ernston Road. An autopsy later determined Noga died from blunt force trauma after being struck with a b…
North Bergen-Guttenberg, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Ran Off With Guttenberg Teen After Mom Found Them Lying Naked Together: Police
A 20-year-old man was arrested and charged on Thursday, Oct. 10 after he ran off with a 15-year-old girl in Guttenberg, authorities said. Earlier in the week, the 15-year-old's mother found her daughter lying naked on a couch with Mario Astudillo-Mendieta, who she believed was her daughter's friend, Guttenberg police said in a release. Following a verbal dispute, Astudillo-Mendieta and the girl left the home, police said. The girl did not possess a cell phone and the mother had no way of contacting her, police said. Officers were able to locate Astudillo-Mendieta's cell phone…
Marlboro-Morganville, NJ
Police & Fire
Marlboro Twp. Man Convicted Of Sexually, Physically Abusing Girl For 6+ Years: Prosecutors
A Marlboro Township man was convicted of sexually and physically abusing a girl for more than six years, authorities said. A jury found 51-year-old Andrey Penkin guilty of second-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault, as well as two counts each of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced the conviction in a news release on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Investigators said Penkin started sexually abusing the girl in 2016 when he lived in Sayreville. The abuse continued when Penkin moved …
Hackensack, NJ
News
Video Shows Bon Jovi Talk Would-Be Bridge Jumper Off Ledge In Nashville
A video from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department that captured New Jersey rocker Jon Bon Jovi talking down a would-be bridge jumper is going viral. Bon Jovi had been filming a music video for his song "People's House" on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge when he spotted the woman standing on a ledge of the bridge Tuesday evening, Sept. 10, multiple news outlets are reporting. The MNPD shared the video of what happened next. The "Livin' On A Prayer" singer and a woman on his team are seen approaching the woman and then pulling him to safety on the bridge where they stay …
Hazlet, NJ
News
Two $10K Mega Millions Tickets Purchased In Hazlet, Sayreville
Two lottery tickets worth $10,000 were sold in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, officials said. The winning Mega Millions tickets were purchased in the drawing on Friday, Sept. 6, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Monday, Sept. 9. The winners were sold at the E-Z Chek food store on Main Street in Sayreville and the ShopRite supermarket on Route 35 in Hazlet. The winning numbers were 6, 23, 41, 59, and 63. The Mega Ball was 25. A ticket worth $20,000 was also purchased at a convenience store in Medford. No one in the U.S. matched all six numbers to win th…
Medford, NJ
News
$20K Richer: Medford Convenience Store Sells Mega Millions Prize Winner
A lottery ticket worth $20,000 was sold at a Burlington County convenience store, officials said. The winning Mega Millions ticket was purchased at the 7-Eleven on Tomlinson Mill Road in Medford, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Monday, Sept. 9. The winner was in the drawing on Friday, Sept. 6. The winning numbers were 6, 23, 41, 59, and 63. The Mega Ball was 25 and the Megaplier was two. Two tickets worth $10,000 were sold in Central Jersey. One was from a supermarket in Hazlet and the other was from a convenience store in Sayreville. No one in the U.S. matched …
Sayreville, NJ
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Killed Man, 22, In Sayreville Shooting: Prosecutors
A Sayreville teen was accused of shooting and killing another man, authorities said. Daniel Adediran, 18, was arrested in the case, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news release on Friday, Aug. 30. Jeremiah Brown, 22, died in the shooting on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Sayreville police responded to a 911 call about the shooting on Swider Drive at around 9:49 p.m. Officers found Brown with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said Adediran knew Brown and the shooting wasn't a "random act of violence." Adediran was …
Old Bridge, NJ
Police & Fire
Boat Explosion Launches Victim Into Water At Raritan Marina, 2 Injured (
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Two people were injured in a fiery boat explosion at a New Jersey marina Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 28, police said. The explosion at the Route 35 Raritan Marina in Laurence Harbor caused a 57-year-old Old Bridge resident to be launched into the water, police said. He was rescued by bystanders and airlifted with burns to his face and legs. First responders battle boat fire at Raritan Marina in Old Bridge, New Jersey https://t.co/vX7KGJm5W4 pic.twitter.com/rw9qXFZgPQ — Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) August 28, 2024 A 47-year-old South Amboy resident suffered blast injuries from gla…
Hackensack, NJ
News
19 NJ Retailers Fined $4,500 For Selling Illegal Flavored Vape Products, AG Says
Nineteen retailers across New Jersey are facing $4,500 after an investigation found they'd been selling flavored vape products banned in the Garden State, the NJ Attorney General's Office said. All 19 stores were issued a Notice of Violation after they were found to have violated the state's consumer protection laws, AG Matthew Platkin said. The enforcement actions are the result of a Division investigation into unlawful sales of flavored electronic smoking devices and products, including mint, candy, fruit, and chocolate flavors, Platkin said. The Division launched its investigation…
Sayreville, NJ
Police & Fire
Sayreville Man, 22, Killed In Shooting, Police Searching For Suspect: Prosecutors
Police were looking for whoever shot and killed a Sayreville man, authorities said. Jeremiah Brown, 22, died in the shooting in Sayreville on Tuesday, Aug. 20, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news release. Officers responded to a 911 call about the shooting on Swider Drive at around 9:49 p.m. Police found Brown with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests have been made in the shooting as of press time. Anyone with information or surveillance video that could help investigators should call the Middlesex…
Plainsboro, NJ
Police & Fire
Plainsboro Man Sexually Assaulted Two Children, Uploaded Pics On Dark Web: Feds
A Plainsboro man was accused of sexually assaulting two children and uploading pictures of the abuse on the dark web, authorities said. Anthony Lagotta Jr., 54, was charged with one count each of production and possession of child pornography, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release on Tuesday, Aug. 20. He appeared in front of a federal judge and was detained. According to court documents and statements, Lagotta sexually assaulted two children and took photos of what happened about 15 years ago. He then uploaded 30 of the pictures to a child po…
Edison, NJ
News
5 Passengers Hurt In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Garden State Parkway:
Njsp
Five people were injured in a three-car crash on the Garden State Parkway in Central Jersey, authorities said. New Jersey State troopers responded to a crash on Sunday, July 14 at 4:40 p.m. on the parkway southbound at milepost 126.5 in Sayreville, according to Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron, a State Police spokesman. A total of five passengers sustained minor injuries and were transported to an area hospital, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation and there is no additional information available at this time.
Middletown, NJ
Obituaries
Bon Jovi Mourns Death Of His Mother, 83, Remembers Her 'Can-Do Attitude'
The mother of New Jersey rock and roll icon Jon Bon Jovi has died, according to an obituary. Carol Bongiovi died at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch on Tuesday, July 9, her obituary said. A cause of death was not given for the 83-year-old who was three days away from her 84th birthday. Bongiovi was remembered as an entrepreneur who operated several businesses and the founder of her son's fan club. "Our mother was a force to be reckoned with, her spirit and can-do attitude shaped this family," Bon Jovi said in a statement to People. "She will be greatly missed." In 195…
Edison, NJ
News
Motorcyclist, Expectant Father Loses Foot In Central Jersey Crash, Campaign Says
A young motorcyclist expecting his first child in six weeks lost his left foot and was undergoing more surgeries after a crash in Sayreville, according to a family friend. Marybeth Walz Pritzlaff of Red Bank detailed the crash's aftermath in a GoFundMe campaign. "On Friday night (June 21), Krischan Wehnke, the beloved son of our close friends Renee (Hemburger) and Carl Wehnke had his life irrevocably changed when he was involved in a severe motorcycle accident in Sayreville," Pritzlaff wrote. "Krischan was ejected from his motorcycle. His leg and foot were stuck between the car and m…
Edison, NJ
News
DWI Driver Sentenced In Fatal Central Jersey Crash: Prosecutor
A 21-year-old man from Old Bridge has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with a fatal drunk driving crash, authorities said. James Cannici was sentenced on Friday, June 14 in connection with the fatal crash that occurred at about 11:20 p.m. on July 16, 2023, when he drove the wrong way on Route 18 in Old Bridge, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Florence Akoma, 45, of Sayreville, a passenger in a Honda Accord involved in the three-car crash, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Honda Accord sustained seriou…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Man, 40, Accused Of Stabbing Parent Arrested At NJ Mall, Police Say
A 40-year-old East Brunswick man has been arrested in connection with stabbing one of his parents, authorities said. Heng Shao is believed to have stabbed one of his parents in a home on Buttonwood Drive in East Brunswick, local police said. East Brunswick police were notified by Sayreville police around 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 12. The victim subsequently fled to safety at a home on Winding Woods Drive in Sayreville before being taken to a local area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Officers responded to the home on Buttonwood Drive in an attempt to loca…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Central Jersey Crash
A driver was killed in a Saturday, June 8 crash in Sayreville, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 12:15 a.m. on Cheesequake Road, according to New Jersey State Police fatal crash data. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said Sayreville police were not immediately available for more details.
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