$100K In Cocaine Gets Man Busted In Trenton: Mercer County Prosecutor $100K In Cocaine Gets Man Busted In Trenton: Mercer County Prosecutor
$100K In Cocaine Gets Man Busted In Trenton: Mercer County Prosecutor A 51-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, June 4, after $100,000 in cocaine was seized in Trenton, authorities said. At 2:15 p.m., detectives with the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force observed Paul Shirley operating a silver Toyota Camry near Brunswick Avenue and Race Street in Trenton, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey said. A traffic stop was initiated and officers observed an open compartment in the center console that they recognized as a trap compartment commonly used to conceal narcotics, Marbrey said. A K-9, Indy, sniffed out a narcotic o…
Man Shot Three Times In Trenton: Police Man Shot Three Times In Trenton: Police
Man Shot Three Times In Trenton: Police A 22-year-old Trenton man is in stable condition after he was shot three times early Saturday, June 7. At 12:37 a.m., officers responded to a nearby hospital on a report of a gunshot victim in the emergency room, Trenton police said. The victim was being treated for three gunshot wounds to his right flank area after a shooting on the 600 block of Hoffman Avenue just after midnight, police said. The Mercer County Shooting Response Team is investigating the incident, police said. 
Tornado Watch Issued In These 10 NJ Counties Tornado Watch Issued In These 10 NJ Counties
Tornado Watch Issued In These 10 NJ Counties The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia through 12 a.m. Saturday, May 31, with storms expected to begin after 8 p.m. Friday. Here's what to expect: Tornadoes: A couple are possible. Hail: Isolated hail up to ping pong ball size. Wind: Gusts up to 65 mph possible. The watch covers more than 22 million people, including densely populated areas around Philadelphia, Trenton, Atlantic City, Baltimore, Dover, and Virginia Beach. ⚠️ In New Jersey, the watch includes: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland…
'He’s Got A Gun!' Bucks County Man Gunned Down Three, Gets Triple Life Sentence 'He’s Got A Gun!' Bucks County Man Gunned Down Three, Gets Triple Life Sentence
'He’s Got A Gun!' Bucks County Man Gunned Down Three, Gets Triple Life Sentence A man who murdered three people in a deadly rampage that began in New Jersey and ended in Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to life without parole, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 28. Andre Gordon Jr., 26, admitted to three counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to three consecutive life terms in Bucks County Court, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn. He was also sentenced to an additional 156 ½ to 313 years in state prison for a series of violent acts committed on Saturday, March 16. Gordon killed: Karen Gordon, 52, his stepmother and a U.S. …
Trenton Homicide Suspect At Large, Prosecutor Says Trenton Homicide Suspect At Large, Prosecutor Says
Trenton Homicide Suspect At Large, Prosecutor Says A 30-year-old Trenton resident remains at large following a shooting in March, authorities said. Alfonso Inestroza a.k.a. Franquin Inestroza-Martinez is charged in the Monday, March 17 fatal shooting of Esteban Vicente Sacalxot, a 55-year-old Trenton resident, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said. At 9:30 p.m., officers responded to the 300 block of Dayton Street on a report of multiple bullet holes in a residence, authorities said. While conducting a welfare check, they located Sacalxot, who was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Inestroza was identified as the suspect …
'Devil Is Coming': Trenton Man Who Threatened to Shoot White People Learns Fate, Feds Say 'Devil Is Coming': Trenton Man Who Threatened to Shoot White People Learns Fate, Feds Say
'Devil Is Coming': Trenton Man Who Threatened to Shoot White People Learns Fate, Feds Say A 24-year-old Trenton man was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Thursday, May 22, after previously pleading guilty to making a social media post threatening to shoot white people, authorities said. In December 2022, Joshua Cobb wrote on social media that he wanted to cause mayhem to the white community, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said. "It is going to take place in 2023 in the state of New Jersey, I have not chosen a exact date but I am going to be sure it is close to an important holiday to their race," Cobb, who said as a Black man, white people wouldn't understand his struggles, wrote. …
Trenton Arsonist Learns Fate In Deadly Fire That Killed His Baby, Family Members: Prosecutor Trenton Arsonist Learns Fate In Deadly Fire That Killed His Baby, Family Members: Prosecutor
Trenton Arsonist Learns Fate In Deadly Fire That Killed His Baby, Family Members: Prosecutor A 27-year-old Trenton man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Wednesday, May 21, after being found guilty of intentionally setting a fire in Hamilton Township in 2021 that killed four people, including his baby daughter, authorities said. Michael Sanders was convicted in March of four counts of first degree murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and aggravated arson, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. On Friday, July 9, 2021, at 3:40 a.m., a fire at 213 Woodlawn Ave. quickly engulfed both sides of the two and a half story, wood frame duplex, c…
Trenton Murder Suspect Captured On NJ Transit Train Days After Sidewalk Stabbing: Prosecutor Trenton Murder Suspect Captured On NJ Transit Train Days After Sidewalk Stabbing: Prosecutor
Trenton Murder Suspect Captured On NJ Transit Train Days After Sidewalk Stabbing: Prosecutor A Trenton man was arrested on a River Line train in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Hamilton man earlier this month, authorities said. Jermaine Scott, 48, of Hamilton, was dropped off at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton with a stab wound to the abdomen around 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey Hospital staff said Scott arrived in a white, four-door sedan. He was rushed into surgery but “succumbed to his injuries a short time later,” the prosecutor said. An investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force a…
Body Recovered From Bordentown Creek ID’d As PA Man Missing After Trenton Boat Crash: NJSP Body Recovered From Bordentown Creek ID’d As PA Man Missing After Trenton Boat Crash: NJSP
Body Recovered From Bordentown Creek ID’d As PA Man Missing After Trenton Boat Crash: Njsp A 51-year-old King of Prussia man was identified on Sunday, May 18, as the victim whose body was recovered from a creek in Burlington County earlier this month, authorities said. Enrico Ross was ejected from a boat on Saturday, May 10 near the Route 1 bridge in Trenton, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Ross' body was recovered in the waters of Crosswicks Creek at the Bordentown Yacht Club in Burlington County, Lebron said. The investigation is ongoing, Lebron said.
Winds Up To 70 MPH, Hail, Lightning Expected In NJ, PA: Here's The Timing Winds Up To 70 MPH, Hail, Lightning Expected In NJ, PA: Here's The Timing
Winds Up To 70 MPH, Hail, Lightning Expected In NJ, PA: Here's The Timing Flash flooding is slamming parts of New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania Friday, May 16, with more severe weather possible on Saturday, forecasters say. At 11:32 a.m., the National Weather Service in Mount Holly issued a Flash Flood Warning after Doppler radar showed rainfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour. Some areas have already recorded an inch of rain. “Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms,” the NWS said. “Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.” The warning is in effect until 3:30 p.m. for the following counties: In New Jersey: Southwestern Mercer, Northwester…
Hamilton Man Fatally Stabbed In Trenton: Police Hamilton Man Fatally Stabbed In Trenton: Police
Hamilton Man Fatally Stabbed In Trenton: Police A 48-year-old Hamilton man was fatally stabbed in Trenton on the evening of Wednesday, May 14, authorities said. At 7:05 p.m., Jermaine Scott arrived at the Capital Health Regional Medical Center with a stab wound to the abdomen, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. Scott was rushed into surgery but later died of his injuries, Marbrey said.  No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, Marbrey said.
Trenton Man Falsified Water Quality Reports: OAG Trenton Man Falsified Water Quality Reports: OAG
Trenton Man Falsified Water Quality Reports: OAG A 37-year-old man who worked as a Trenton Water Works sample collector was arrested and charged with falsifying water quality reports and failing to collect water samples, authorities said. Cesar Lugo, a Trenton resident, worked as a water sample collector from October to November 2023, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. He knowingly submitted fraudulent or falsified water testing results and fraudulent or falsified chain of custody forms to the Trenton Water Works, Platkin said. Lugo did not perform water collections when he was supposed to and submitted timesheets that indicated he wa…