Ocean County Man Indicted On Attempted Murder Charge Ocean County Man Indicted On Attempted Murder Charge
Ocean County Man Indicted On Attempted Murder Charge A 52-year-old Jersey Shore man was indicted on attempted murder charges months in the shooting a 55-year-old man, authorities announced. Donald Rutter, of Tuckerton, was indicted on Aug. 19 by an Ocean County Grand Jury on charges of attempted murder, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon in  a Jan. 5 shooting, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Little Egg Harbor police responded to Jarvis Marine on Radio Road for a 911 call reporting a shooting around 7:30 p.m. that night, Billhimer said. There, they found Thomas Jar…
'My 600-Lb Life' Star From NJ Dead At 30 'My 600-Lb Life' Star From NJ Dead At 30
'My 600-Lb Life' Star From NJ Dead At 30 A 30-year-old New Jersey woman who rose to fame on popular TLC show "My 600-lb Life" has died. Gina Marie Krasley, of Tuckerton, died at home on Aug. 1 surrounded by family, her obituary says. A Galloway native, Krasley loved to dance and had a passion for inspiring others on TikTok -- proving "dancing has no size limit," her obit reads. She hoped to one day open a dance studio for children with special needs. Services will be held on Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Maxwell Funeral Home in Little Egg Harbor.
Small Earthquake Shakes South Jersey Small Earthquake Shakes South Jersey
Small Earthquake Shakes South Jersey A small earthquake rattled parts of South Jersey Wednesday morning, authorities said. The tiny temblor was a 2.4 magnitude quake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Numerous 9-1-1 calls from people who felt the earthquake came into Ocean County police agencies starting at 7:52 a.m., initial reports said. The earthquake was centered about two miles south of Tuckerton and 15 miles from Atlantic City, reports said.  The light tremors caused minimal damage and no reported injuries, the USGS said. 
UPDATE: Ocean County Man, 29, Struck, Killed Crossing Route 35 In Central Jersey UPDATE: Ocean County Man, 29, Struck, Killed Crossing Route 35 In Central Jersey
Update: Ocean County Man, 29, Struck, Killed Crossing Route 35 In Central Jersey A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing Route 35 in Monmouth County on Tuesday evening, authorities said. John Hebeler, 29, of Tuckerton, was hit as he crossed the four-lane highway in Holmdel at about 7:15 p.m., the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said. Hebeler wasn’t in a crosswalk or near an intersection when he was hit on the southbound side near the Holmdel Motor Inn at 2174 Route 35 where the man had been staying, initial reports said. Anyone with any information is asked to call Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Ryan McAndrews at 800-533-7443 o…
Ocean County Man, 29, Struck, Killed Crossing Route 35 In Central Jersey Ocean County Man, 29, Struck, Killed Crossing Route 35 In Central Jersey
Ocean County Man, 29, Struck, Killed Crossing Route 35 In Central Jersey A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing Route 35 in Monmouth County on Tuesday evening, authorities said. John Hebeler, 29, of Tuckerton, was hit as he crossed the four-lane highway in Holmdel at about 7:15 p.m., the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said. Hebeler wasn’t in a crosswalk or near an intersection when he was hit on the southbound side near the Holmdel Motor Inn at 2174 Route 35 where the man had been staying, initial reports said. Anyone with any information is asked to call Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Ryan McAndrews at 800-533-7443 o…
Two Jersey Shore Women Arrested On Meth Charges Two Jersey Shore Women Arrested On Meth Charges
Two Jersey Shore Women Arrested On Meth Charges Two women from Ocean County have been arrested on various drug charges after detectives watched them make an alleged methamphetamine deal in front of a home, authorities said. An investigation identified a residence in Little Egg Harbor as being used by Allison Pintye, 26, of Little Egg Harbor, to store and distribute methamphetamine, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On Wednesday, detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Narcotics Strike Force, Little Egg Harbor Police Department Street Crimes Unit, Stafford Township Police Departmen…
US Marshals Capture Fugitive In Jersey Shore Shooting In Atlantic City US Marshals Capture Fugitive In Jersey Shore Shooting In Atlantic City
US Marshals Capture Fugitive In Jersey Shore Shooting In Atlantic City U.S. Marshals captured a fugitive in an attempted murder on Thursday in Atlantic City, authorities said. Donald Rutter, 61, of Tuckerton was charged in the shooting on Jan. 6 and remained at large, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer has announced that Donald Rutter, 61, of Tuckerton, a fugitive. Rutter is accused of trying to kill Thomas Jarvis, 55, of Little Egg Harbor, Billhimer said. On Jan. 5 at about 7:30 p.m., Little Egg Harbor Township police were called to Jarvis Marine on Radio Road in response to a 9-1-1 call about someone being shot, authori…
SEEN HIM? Fugitive Sought In Jersey Shore Shooting SEEN HIM? Fugitive Sought In Jersey Shore Shooting
Seen HIM? Fugitive Sought In Jersey Shore Shooting Authorities are searching for an Ocean County man wanted in a shooting. Donald Rutter, 51, of Tuckerton is wanted for attempted murder and weapons charges, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Rutter is a suspect in a shooting that involved bodily injury on Tuesday night in Little Egg Harbor Township, Billhimer said. “Rutter has not yet been apprehended (and) is currently a fugitive from justice,'' Billhimer said on Wednesday. About 7:30 p.m., police responded to a 9-1-1 call about a shooting at Jarvis Marine on Radio Road. Patrol officers found Thomas Jarv…
Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Trio's $30K Embezzlement From Lacey Veterans Group 'Truly Shameful' Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Trio's $30K Embezzlement From Lacey Veterans Group 'Truly Shameful'
Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Trio's $30K Embezzlement From Lacey Veterans Group 'Truly Shameful' Three former employees of a veterans organization in Ocean County stole at least $30,415 from the non-profit, authorities said. Jesse Violante, 33, of Tuckerton, Mary Anne Dileo, 67, of Manahawkin, and Gary Mclain, 33, of Little Egg Harbor, were each charged with theft by unlawful taking on Thursday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The three suspects formerly worked at Vetwork, a Lacey Township-based nonprofit organization that provides resources and assistance to veterans in Ocean County, according to Billhimer.  Violante and Dileo have turned themse…
Drug Dealer Charged In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says Drug Dealer Charged In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says
Drug Dealer Charged In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says A 35-year-old woman from Burlington County has been arrested in connection with a drug customer's fatal overdoes on fentanyl, authorities said.  Dolores Cespedes was charged with strict liability for drug-induced death and several drug dealing and possession charges, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and New Jersey State Police Commander Pat Callahan. Cespedes was taken into custody on Tuesday in Bass River, they said. State troopers from the Tuckerton station found a victim, Michael Kramer, deceased on Feb. 16 on a bathroom floor on County Road 54…
Feds Crash Major Heroin Deal At Jersey Shore Wawa, Nab Bronx Man, Indictment Says Feds Crash Major Heroin Deal At Jersey Shore Wawa, Nab Bronx Man, Indictment Says
Feds Crash Major Heroin Deal At Jersey Shore Wawa, Nab Bronx Man, Indictment Says Federal agents nabbed a Bronx man as he tried to sell a kilo of heroin in the parking lot of a Jersey Shore Wawa, authorities said. The arrest of Luis Payano-Perez, 36, was outlined in an indictment returned Thursday by a federal grand jury in Trenton charging him with possessing more than 3½ ounces of the drug with the intent to sell it, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. A confidential informant tipped off the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) that Payano-Perez was prepared to sell the heroin in the parking lot of a Tuckerton Waway the night of …
CT Man Indicted For Shooting At Police Officer, Fleeing Ocean County Stop After Kidnapping GF CT Man Indicted For Shooting At Police Officer, Fleeing Ocean County Stop After Kidnapping GF
CT Man Indicted For Shooting At Police Officer, Fleeing Ocean County Stop After Kidnapping GF A Connecticut man who authorities said fired at a police officer following a Jersey Shore traffic stop was indicted on attempted murder, kidnapping and other charges, authorities said. Miguel Angel-Villegas, 29, of New Haven had threatened to kill his then-girlfriend if she didn't drive him from Connecticut to New Jersey, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.  After making the woman give the Tuckerton police officer a bogus name during the traffic stop last Nov. 21, Angel-Villegas forced her at gunpoint to speed away, Billhimer said. She hit the gas and the vehicle struck…